Got a lift home in an Evo 8...

[Psyk]

There is a reason why these cars dominate GTP Car championships, Bathurst 12hr races etc. Here's the results of the 12hr race in 2009:

1 #1 R.Salmon/T.Longhurst/D.White – Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution - 239 laps
2 #55 G.Crimp/T.Ricciardello/S.Kostera - Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
3 #35 J.Bargwana/S.Knight/B.Jones – Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution – 238 laps
4 #43 D.Wall/D.Wall/T.Symonds – Mitsubishi Evo IX GSR – 237 laps
5 #11 B.Morcom/L.Searle/P.Stubber - BMW 335i
6 #3 S.Jones/K.Wade/A.Caratti – Mitsubishi Evo IX – 235 laps
7 #23 S.Briffa/M.Zukanovic/T.Sipp - Holden VE R8 Clubsport – 231 laps
8 #20 G.Holt/P.Morris/R.Shaw – BMW 335i – 228 laps
9 #24 G.Walden/B.Walden/M.Auld - Holden Commodore SS
10 #62 T.Leahey/P.Hill/E.Bana – Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.

Here's the Team Mitsubishi Ralliart 270kw upgrade package:

http://www.tmraustralia.com.au/article.php?ref=101

For what it is, it's a bargain. If you wanna go racing on weekends this would be the best bang-for-buck car.

Regardless of there build from humble Lancer beginnings they share close to nothing with the base $20K model other than the chassis and 'cheap' plastics. Everything else is quite different.

[Manaz]

They're undoutably a great car, and have been for years.

Regardless of there build from humble Lancer beginnings they share close to nothing with the base $20K model other than the chassis and 'cheap' plastics. Everything else is quite different.

The chassis is a pretty major component of a car you know!

The drivetrain is different (and is itself a major component, sure). But the earlier comment that they're "designed-from-the-ground-up-with-but-one-purpose" was simply not true.

[chris.]

my vr walks away from my mates evo 7?

but the are an awsome drive, somthing you couldnt compair to most cars & even more so when set up right.
and like most jap cars they feel really fast


i dont think you would really regret it if you bought one but i would get an evo 6

[GoLfMan]

my vr walks away from my mates evo 7?:

ya dreaming mate!!!! VR's arent thhaattttt quick. Like really.

I've been in an Evo 8, that thing was rediculous! AWD sideways LOVED IT

would only have it for the track though

[chris.]

not a word of a lie

he was a tech at vw (got fired on friday)
his was an evo 7 ( only performance mod was a CAI )

and from about 110 to 180ish i had him by 3 car legths

and i was side my side with my evo 6 from about 20 kph to 130 ish and that was stock with a pod filter and custom catback i made up



but keep in mind an evo was never built for straight line speed and thats not why people like them

[Ben_GTI]

I drove an Evo6 around a rally track on Sunday.... They aren't bad

[Manaz]

not a word of a lie

he was a tech at vw (got fired on friday)
his was an evo 7 ( only performance mod was a CAI )

and from about 110 to 180ish i had him by 3 car legths

and i was side my side with my evo 6 from about 20 kph to 130 ish and that was stock with a pod filter and custom catback i made up



but keep in mind an evo was never built for straight line speed and thats not why people like them

I'd really love to know how your VR6 achieved this, given the power/torque/weight factors involved. They may not have built purely for straight-line speed, but they are not slow cars, by any stretch of the imagination. From 110km/h to 180km/h, I imagine pretty much always under load and on boost...

And dare I ask where said racing was taking place?

[evorobin]

And dare I ask where said racing was taking place?

It's always a racing track. Same as the Stig is anonymous hehe

[Yevvy]

my vr walks away from my mates evo 7?

but the are an awsome drive, somthing you couldnt compair to most cars & even more so when set up right.
and like most jap cars they feel really fast


i dont think you would really regret it if you bought one but i would get an evo 6

wow man so this means that my v6 bora would walk away from pretty much everything!! how come though i get smoked by any current hot hatch? wait are you saying that hot hatches are faster than rally bred road rockets? next time tell your mate to bolt the turbo back on...i mean my car is faster than any current lambo - they are doing 60, i'm doing 65 and smoke them easily

[mikepologti]

lol I'd love to get inside an S3 then!

i got a very short quick ride in the apr s3. that thing is beautiful. havt ridden in an evo before but id imagine there fun.

[BDI]

Go the EVO, massive fan of the Evo's! 6.5 will always be my favorite.
S**t loads of them back home, from 1's through to 10's, even station wagon Evo 9's. Everywhere you go you see them back home, such a awesome car and they are cheap, or you could just get a GSR 1.8 but i still see plenty of them doing 10 sec quarters.

Last i saw the fastest Evo (Quarter mile) did a 8.23 (Evo 3) - straight, side ways, not a problem.

[Bubu]

I am a big fan of EVO's I wanted to get one before I got the Polo GTI but they were just a bit out of my price range at the time.

I got to drive a TMR 220. I believe there are only 4 in existance. I have also driven a WRX with 220kw at all four and the EVO is a nicer drive.

[Brisben]

ya dreaming mate!!!! Vr's arent thhaattttt quick. Like really.

evo 7 - 0 to 100 kph 4.7 seconds

evo 8 - 0 to 100kph - 4.4seconds

bora v6 4 motion 0 to 100 kph 7.4 seconds

[Golf Houso]

evo 8 - 0 to 100kph - 4.4seconds

Its closer to like 5.6, and that's with a 7k launch. There's that much traction in those things you have to annihilate your clutch to get a 1/2 decent start...

[Swallowtail]

Yup, you can get them doing under 5 easily enuf with mods, but they aren't that quick standard. Early to mid 5s with a good launch I believe. Mitsu claimed 6.1s to 100 but they were uicker than that. 195KW I think stock.