Test Drove Evo X tonight...
Well.. I like all of them.. AWD isnt garbage.. just the interior..
i had the honor to sit in a evo X when i was thinking about trading in.. and it really didnt feel anything upgraded from the older evo's maybe it was just me..
the seat felt really comfortable.. but not on long trip.. it would probably give you lower back pains..
and the interior ohh boy it felt like my 2002 oz rally lancer.. and thats nothing short from shitty..
but i was comparing it to my car.. they completely different cars and different purposes..
The 4G on the mitsubishis.. are really good engine and can handle power.. with the iron block... they are tough.. mitsus usualyl suck in they trannys. I did hear that they tore apart the new evo engines and they found many weakpoints... i dont know if its true but thats what i heard.. but like any new engine thats being used it will have its bugs to iron out.. look at the renesis.. its still being tuned and modified for optimun performance..
the older STi 04-06 do have slightly better inerior but thats mainly because its blue and it stands out more to the eye.. but its BUTT ugly unless you get a white one..
EVOS LOOK HIDIOUS IN BLUE AND YELLOW (personal opinion)
The New sti's Look Fugly as well..
The only drawback about the new evo is the ugly rear end reminds me of a corolla.. but the front looks sweet. I wish they had that new front on the older model evos.. looks like a shark!
but each car has different purposes you cannot compare them to the rx8 come on now..
its like me trying to compare my air jordans to my Jogging shoes.. they each have different purposes depenidng on what you want out of it..
i had the honor to sit in a evo X when i was thinking about trading in.. and it really didnt feel anything upgraded from the older evo's maybe it was just me..
the seat felt really comfortable.. but not on long trip.. it would probably give you lower back pains..
and the interior ohh boy it felt like my 2002 oz rally lancer.. and thats nothing short from shitty..
but i was comparing it to my car.. they completely different cars and different purposes..
The 4G on the mitsubishis.. are really good engine and can handle power.. with the iron block... they are tough.. mitsus usualyl suck in they trannys. I did hear that they tore apart the new evo engines and they found many weakpoints... i dont know if its true but thats what i heard.. but like any new engine thats being used it will have its bugs to iron out.. look at the renesis.. its still being tuned and modified for optimun performance..
the older STi 04-06 do have slightly better inerior but thats mainly because its blue and it stands out more to the eye.. but its BUTT ugly unless you get a white one..
EVOS LOOK HIDIOUS IN BLUE AND YELLOW (personal opinion)
The New sti's Look Fugly as well..
The only drawback about the new evo is the ugly rear end reminds me of a corolla.. but the front looks sweet. I wish they had that new front on the older model evos.. looks like a shark!
but each car has different purposes you cannot compare them to the rx8 come on now..
its like me trying to compare my air jordans to my Jogging shoes.. they each have different purposes depenidng on what you want out of it..
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I can't believe your whining over the INTERIOR of the evo. Ask any damn evo owner if they give 2 pennies about the interior! Once your start making actual power from basic cheap bolt ons you start to realize what really matters in an evo... So if your saying that the Evo > STi in handling and mods then lol I guess subaru failed?
Hasn't anyone taken a REAL test drive? Like around some twisties? All this crap about "ZOMG INTERIOR IZ FAIL" and "OLD DSM TEH BETTTAR!!1" is really disappointing coming from you guys...
Hasn't anyone taken a REAL test drive? Like around some twisties? All this crap about "ZOMG INTERIOR IZ FAIL" and "OLD DSM TEH BETTTAR!!1" is really disappointing coming from you guys...
I hate factory turbos on cars in that price range...they all run out of breath way before redline so they can have quicker spool up down low and smoother daily drivability.
If you wanna see the potential of factory turboing for just a little more money, test drive the 135. It's got the best factory turbo setup in its price range by far. No flat spot, pulls hard all the way to redline...feels like a roller coaster.
If you wanna see the potential of factory turboing for just a little more money, test drive the 135. It's got the best factory turbo setup in its price range by far. No flat spot, pulls hard all the way to redline...feels like a roller coaster.
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I own an RX-8 and I still don't get the whole 'beat them in the twisties' BS.
Why the hell would you race on a public street if it was extremely twisty anyways? Drag racing on a straight road is bad enough. Anyone willing to 'race in the twisties' are both idiots and have no skill. I have yet to hear other autocross/track people talk about such silly things.
Since cars matter so much to some of you, if you are ever in Houston stop by raceway park. There are several guys with 9 & 10 second trucks. Some of those trucks are desiels.
With the logic of the 'kids' on this forum that means
F-250 > EVO, STI, RX-8, Crossfire, and 350z
Why the hell would you race on a public street if it was extremely twisty anyways? Drag racing on a straight road is bad enough. Anyone willing to 'race in the twisties' are both idiots and have no skill. I have yet to hear other autocross/track people talk about such silly things.
Since cars matter so much to some of you, if you are ever in Houston stop by raceway park. There are several guys with 9 & 10 second trucks. Some of those trucks are desiels.
With the logic of the 'kids' on this forum that means
F-250 > EVO, STI, RX-8, Crossfire, and 350z
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I own an RX-8 and I still don't get the whole 'beat them in the twisties' BS.
Why the hell would you race on a public street if it was extremely twisty anyways? Drag racing on a straight road is bad enough. Anyone willing to 'race in the twisties' are both idiots and have no skill. I have yet to hear other autocross/track people talk about such silly things.
Since cars matter so much to some of you, if you are ever in Houston stop by raceway park. There are several guys with 9 & 10 second trucks. Some of those trucks are desiels.
With the logic of the 'kids' on this forum that means
F-250 > EVO, STI, RX-8, Crossfire, and 350z
Why the hell would you race on a public street if it was extremely twisty anyways? Drag racing on a straight road is bad enough. Anyone willing to 'race in the twisties' are both idiots and have no skill. I have yet to hear other autocross/track people talk about such silly things.
Since cars matter so much to some of you, if you are ever in Houston stop by raceway park. There are several guys with 9 & 10 second trucks. Some of those trucks are desiels.
With the logic of the 'kids' on this forum that means
F-250 > EVO, STI, RX-8, Crossfire, and 350z
O.M.G.
here we go
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Also Subaru has a better over all reliability then Mistu, the interior is nicer and you still have the old saying there is no substitute for cubic inches. STI 2.5 vs 2 for the Evo.
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personally i would take the evo x over the sti..not just cuz i work a a mitsu dealer its just a nicer car overall..especially if you get the MR that is one quick car,,and i dont know where some of you guys get that the sti handles better because it has been PROVEN that the sti is slower around a course(forgot which one) than a evo x and the evo mr is still faster than the gsr also....just go out test drive an mr and you will see wat i am talking about....
also this is a very good write up of the 2,,,,,,,,,,,
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...st+page-2.html
also this is a very good write up of the 2,,,,,,,,,,,
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...st+page-2.html
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This guy just wont give up 
So your admitting the MR > STi in every possible way? Because pricing isnt that big of a difference (Mitsu dealer selling em at invoice). You admitted that you had no motive to research either cars so your knowledge of them is lacking...
You and Shinkateen should hookup.
So your admitting the MR > STi in every possible way? Because pricing isnt that big of a difference (Mitsu dealer selling em at invoice). You admitted that you had no motive to research either cars so your knowledge of them is lacking...You and Shinkateen should hookup.
I mean WTF is your Malfunction? I SAID I HAD NO MOTIVE TO RESEARCH THE '08 EVOs and STIs because I wasn't in a budget to afford one but I DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE '03-'06 EVOs and STIs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Should I mail you a physical fu**ing memo to relay this information to you? And Where did I say anything about the MR owning the STI? Where? please show me where I said this???????? Basically what I said about the MR is the MR>RS, SE............And no I won't go surf the web for gay pics to post as illustrations of how mentally fu**ed you are. Go back to your inbred EVO forum u effing TROLL.
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ARe you a PROFESSIONAL GLUE SNIFFER?>??????? hahaha I mean WTF is your Malfunction? I SAID I HAD NO MOTIVE TO RESEARCH THE '08 EVOs and STIs because I wasn't in a budget to afford one but I DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE '03-'06 EVOs and STIs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Should I mail you a physical fu**ing memo to relay this information to you? And Where did I say anything about the MR owning the STI? Where? please show me where I said this???????? Basically what I said about the MR is the MR>RS, SE............And no I won't go surf the web for gay pics to post as illustrations of how mentally fu**ed you are. Go back to your inbred EVO forum u effing TROLL.
I mean WTF is your Malfunction? I SAID I HAD NO MOTIVE TO RESEARCH THE '08 EVOs and STIs because I wasn't in a budget to afford one but I DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE '03-'06 EVOs and STIs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Should I mail you a physical fu**ing memo to relay this information to you? And Where did I say anything about the MR owning the STI? Where? please show me where I said this???????? Basically what I said about the MR is the MR>RS, SE............And no I won't go surf the web for gay pics to post as illustrations of how mentally fu**ed you are. Go back to your inbred EVO forum u effing TROLL.
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It is no surprising that you found the power lacking. The stock tune on the X from the factory is shitty. The stock tune runs soo damn rich such that you gain 20+whp by adding a drop in filter to lean it out.
If you have a chance you should try to test drive the X tuned. You should be a lot more impressed with the power. I wasn't impressed with my stock IX either until I did a dyno tune. It changes the car completely.
If you have a chance you should try to test drive the X tuned. You should be a lot more impressed with the power. I wasn't impressed with my stock IX either until I did a dyno tune. It changes the car completely.
It is no surprising that you found the power lacking. The stock tune on the X from the factory is shitty. The stock tune runs soo damn rich such that you gain 20+whp by adding a drop in filter to lean it out.
If you have a chance you should try to test drive the X tuned. You should be a lot more impressed with the power. I wasn't impressed with my stock IX either until I did a dyno tune. It changes the car completely.
If you have a chance you should try to test drive the X tuned. You should be a lot more impressed with the power. I wasn't impressed with my stock IX either until I did a dyno tune. It changes the car completely.
The evo X is looking to be a tuners dream. Below is a thread title from the evo x board. They went from stock 252whp to 317whp on a stock car and tuning.
TTP-Engineering cracks the Evo X +85whp +65tq stock! NO REFLASH!
http://www.evoxforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5711
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+1
TTP-Engineering cracks the Evo X +85whp +65tq stock! NO REFLASH!
http://www.evoxforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5711
TTP-Engineering cracks the Evo X +85whp +65tq stock! NO REFLASH!
http://www.evoxforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5711
Ohhhh nooo ... thers's a flash alright ... It's the flash of flames that your warranty just went up in !!!