Sti has 305 hp, evo 291. Sti was in test too with a 13.4@104 I think? Evo x are slower in quarter than all 3, and at more like 103mph from what I remember.
The point is that they're all a drivers race with manuals, and the ford needs so much more hp. Just like the st did.
You're talking 59 hp more than evo, 58hp than golf r, 45 more than sti, for same performance straight ahead. In the case of the golf r, that's 20% more hp...