MT: Evo X vs STi

[overst33r]

http://www.motortrend.com/road...evolution_x/index.html

Evo/STi

0-30 1.6 1.3
0-40 2.6 2.3
0-50 3.7 3.3
0-60 5.2 4.7
0-70 6.9 6.3
0-80 9.0 8.2
0-90 11.4 10.6
0-100 13.9 13.3

Passing, 45-65 mph 2.8 2.7

Quarter mile 13.8 sec @ 99.3 mph 13.4 sec @ 100.4 mph

Braking, 60-0 mph 111 ft 106 ft

Lateral acceleration 0.99 g (avg) 0.94 g (avg)

MT figure eight 25.1 sec @ 0.74 g (avg) 25.3 sec @ 0.73 g (avg)

1.04-mi road course lap 57.6 sec 58.6 sec

Top-gear revs @ 60 mph 2900 rpm 2400 rpm

Mitsubishi's engineers really tweaked that AWD system well.

 

[fstime]

.99 g's for the evo, wow.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Price as tested:
$39,440 STI
$34,000 EVO

$40K for an econobox on steroids! YIKES!

 

[fbrdphreak]

The GSR may be $34K, but that's with the 5-speed manual and less features than the MR. The MR is really the STi's competitor, with its 6-speed DSG. IIRC, the MR stickers about $40K as well.

 

[GoatMonkey]

Fact is the Evo's 122 horsepower per liter easily bests the STI's 102 horsepower per liter.

That's all I need to read. The Evo is clearly superior. 😉

 

[ayabe]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
The GSR may be $34K, but that's with the 5-speed manual and less features than the MR. The MR is really the STi's competitor, with its 6-speed DSG. IIRC, the MR stickers about $40K as well.

Yeah they don't seem to want to mention that in the review, the base STI minus navigation and the BBS wheels is something like $35k-ish.

Does anyone know if the MR has some kind of launch control with the DSG?

Decent review I guess if the only thing you care about is performance, they don't really comment on any other aspects of either car. I think the base Evo should still get a 6 speed for the kind of jack you are laying down.

If I had to choose today I would still go with the STI, the boxer burble is worth the $1000 difference to me.

 

[dgevert]

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Price as tested:
$39,440 STI
$34,000 EVO

$40K for an econobox on steroids! YIKES!

Calling it an econobox on steroids is missing the point, really, IMHO.

 

[Maximus96]

wow! the new versions of both looks like shit...

 

[BW86]

I'll take the evo MR

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: BW86
I'll take the evo MR

Yes.....the IX MR

 

[Kaieye]

evo>sti

nuff said!

 

[JulesMaximus]

I love the old STi but honestly the new ones look like ass.