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vanguard · 05-07-2003, 05:42 AM

I saw an Evo run a 13.6 last Saturday. regrdless of what MT/others say....it is a fast car....as is the WRX. Again, the EVO runs 18.8 or .9 lbs. boost from the factory. The Sti runs 14.5 lbs. Either way, these are 2 very fast cars.

One other thing. MT and other magazines have talked about the "totality" of the driving experience. The parts add up to be greater than the sum, as one writer said about the Sti. I put it in perspective this way. My modded WRX can likley take a Carerra in a 1/4 mile run. Which is a better driving experinece on the whole. I'll take the Carrera, which is no way a slight to my WRX.

campbell · 05-07-2003, 06:08 AM

Let me quote directly from MT for you people out there:

"Comparisons to the Mitsubishi Evolution are inevitiable, and we're happy to make them, with these caveats: Although we tested both with the same driver and timing gear, we believe the surface on which we ran the Evo to be slightly grippier. This won't affect acceleration (these are AWD cars, so little wheelslip is involved), but would give the Mitsubishi a handling and braking advantage. Also, out STi was a barely broken-in, preproduction model. So, while these neumbers are highly representative--and amazingly close--thy're not 100 percent like-kind. A pure apples-to-apples comparo is in the works."

(p49, MT)

Hope this clears up any confusion.

BlueScooby · 05-09-2003, 09:29 AM

Have you all seen car and drivers Sti Vs Evo article. There times were more realistic 13.8 for the Evo and 13.2 for the Sti!! Sucks though because the Evo wins the shootout!!

Richie03 · 05-09-2003, 09:35 AM

The car and driver also posts Sti 0-60 in 4.6 and the EVO 0-60 in 5.0

Daytona · 05-09-2003, 09:37 AM

Evo seems to win solely based on the fact that it's msrp is 3500 less, but almost all suffer varying levels of dealer markup so that reason is insane. If the mags value a few K so dearly, then I'd expect them to place the Neon over everything.

05-07-2003, 06:08 AM	#17 (permalink)
campbell Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Central IL Posts: 742	Let me quote directly from MT for you people out there: "Comparisons to the Mitsubishi Evolution are inevitiable, and we're happy to make them, with these caveats: Although we tested both with the same driver and timing gear, we believe the surface on which we ran the Evo to be slightly grippier. This won't affect acceleration (these are AWD cars, so little wheelslip is involved), but would give the Mitsubishi a handling and braking advantage. Also, out STi was a barely broken-in, preproduction model. So, while these neumbers are highly representative--and amazingly close--thy're not 100 percent like-kind. A pure apples-to-apples comparo is in the works." (p49, MT) Hope this clears up any confusion. __________________ Rubber Duckies Fair Well in the Rain

05-09-2003, 09:29 AM	#18 (permalink)
BlueScooby Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 121	Have you all seen car and drivers Sti Vs Evo article. There times were more realistic 13.8 for the Evo and 13.2 for the Sti!! Sucks though because the Evo wins the shootout!! __________________ 02 Blue WRX Sedan<---Gone but not Forgotten!!!! 05 WR Blue WRX Sti <---- coming soon

05-09-2003, 09:37 AM	#20 (permalink)
Daytona Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 219	How can cheapness win out? Evo seems to win solely based on the fact that it's msrp is 3500 less, but almost all suffer varying levels of dealer markup so that reason is insane. If the mags value a few K so dearly, then I'd expect them to place the Neon over everything. __________________ Is this extreme? Because I don't want to be a part of anything that's not extreme.

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05-07-2003, 05:42 AM	#16 (permalink)
vanguard Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: No VA Posts: 154	I saw an Evo run a 13.6 last Saturday. regrdless of what MT/others say....it is a fast car....as is the WRX. Again, the EVO runs 18.8 or .9 lbs. boost from the factory. The Sti runs 14.5 lbs. Either way, these are 2 very fast cars. One other thing. MT and other magazines have talked about the "totality" of the driving experience. The parts add up to be greater than the sum, as one writer said about the Sti. I put it in perspective this way. My modded WRX can likley take a Carerra in a 1/4 mile run. Which is a better driving experinece on the whole. I'll take the Carrera, which is no way a slight to my WRX.

05-09-2003, 09:35 AM	#19 (permalink)
Richie03 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PA Posts: 587	The car and driver also posts Sti 0-60 in 4.6 and the EVO 0-60 in 5.0