C&D WRX STi vs. EVO

**boostyle** · 04-29-2003 08:37 AM

Anyone check this out yet?

**PKer** · 04-29-2003 08:51 AM

Check what out?

**WR Xilr8** · 04-29-2003 11:58 AM

I'm guessing that the new C&D has an article comparing the two. If they do, I must of missed it yesterday when browsing magazines.

**Achilles** · 04-29-2003 12:10 PM

yeah theres a thread on nasioc.com about it. lemme find it:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...hreadid=353122

full performance data and driving impressions. did laps around willow springs with ryce millen as the driver. sti won all acceleration tests, evo was a tick faster around the road course. C/D complained about understeer on the sti compared to the more neutral evo. in the end they ranked evo over the sti. but i think it was real close.

mark

**dukmahsik** · 04-29-2003 12:52 PM

that would be about right to what i've been guessing about the 2 cars. the sti would of course be faster in the straights with the evo of course being faster in the twisties. it's all about what kinda driver u are, straight or twisties. evo could always up its power and sti can always get better suspension. i want both cars

**Mr Kooyulator** · 04-29-2003 01:35 PM

the only thing i dont like about the EVO are the altezza style tails. i spotted one on the road once and i had to look twice to make sure it wasnt a riced out civic.

**PKer** · 04-29-2003 03:12 PM

Originally posted by dukmahsik
i want both cars

Me too, but I'd give the lancer to my boy when he's old enough.
It seems he has taken a liking to Lancers and Mitsus in general (little traitor

)
Just throw a rear sway and the STi will be fine in the corners.
That 100 ft braking is real nice though. They really did a good job in that dept.

**chevyeater** · 04-29-2003 06:10 PM

Gee, Rhys Millen did the driving and the EVO was faster on the road course. There is a shocker.

**capt'n'caveman** · 04-29-2003 08:34 PM

man.....i still haven't gotten my issues, damn it.....

but those results are what i was expecting.....looking at the handling and braking numbers of the evo is just amazing for a car under 30k

and the sti....well, what can you say bout it's power and over, everyday kinda car

**FastARSEWRX** · 04-29-2003 09:55 PM

both cars are great. I'd be happy to have either one sitting in my garage, but the STi didn't do as well as I thought it would. Only thing I'm hesitant about is the reliability of the mitsu. I've owned dsm's in the past and although they were easy to mod, something new would break every week...

Evo vs. STi review by C&D, Automobile, and MT seems to go along with what has been said about the two in the past around the world.

Given the choice, I'd take the STi though, since the streets and highways here in the Midwest are mostly flat and straight and ya gotta love the 2.5L.

**Snowvert** · 04-29-2003 11:09 PM

I agree. I figured the STi would of posted better numbers. Never the less, both cars are sweet. Personally i'd take the STi. As Fast said, 2.5 = $$.

**WilliamG** · 04-30-2003 06:19 AM

Ooh this is funny! This reminds me of that EVO vs WRX thing that C/D had a little while ago, where they said the EVO felt faster, sharper etc than the WRX , but for the everyday drive, they'll take a WRX.

So.....by that calculation....:

EVO = better than WRX STi

WRX = better than EVO

Therefore, WRX = better than EVO and WRX STi!!

Yay!!!

**Street Reeper** · 05-08-2003 03:42 PM

Anyone notice

Evo 0-100 takes 13.5 seconds
Looking @ the 1/4 mile we could say the EVO does 0-101 in 13.6 seconds; that makes sense it takes it .1 seconds more to go 1 mph faster.

However look at the STI

STI 0-100 takes 12.4 seconds
Looking @ the 1/4 mile we could say the STI does 0-103 in 13.2 seconds?

How can you account for the STI taking almost a full second to go 3 miles an hour faster?