WRX vs 300 SRT8 and IS350

Not much, but on my way home from work last night, I came up to a light and turning right with the arrow, a 300 SRT8 was pulling a U-turn right in front of me, I turned and put it in 2nd, and he was a car out in front of me, soon as I shifted in to 2nd, I seen his front end come up, so I hit it, by the time I let off in the top of 3rd I was a car in front of him.

Then later on I came to a red light and a Lexus IS350 was sitting there, I didn't expect him to run, so I took off normal and when I was about to shift to 2nd, he took off and got a decent jump of about a car out in front of me by the time I hit it, by the time I shifted into 4th he left off and was about a car and a half out in front of me. I held him at that car for a bit but he started creeping away a little bit and got that extra half car on me.

My car is nothing special, 2018 WRX with a Intake and tuned.

Good runs. However I think you ran a 300 SRTdesign which is a 300/300c with the SRT appearance package. Really, really hard to tell them apart unless you're really looking. I say this because any year SRT 300 will murder the IS350 but the IS350 held you at bay after getting the jump.

Good runs either way.

Luckily for you the '18 isn't (or will it be?) effected by the engine failure recall/class action.

I almost got a WRX, still might get one, how do you like it?
I have heard about the engine issues, that seemed a bit worrying and it's always at the back of my mind when I start looking at these cars.

I'm not into Mopar so I have no idea, I just know it said SRT-8 on the back emblem.

I like it, I took it easy for 4,000 miles, changed the oil at 1,000 miles... waited until I hit 9,000 to tune it. I am at 21k now and no issues so far, knock on wood... I have run quite a few people in it as well... so does not always get babied.