I wonder what would happen if we took the 5 stock RS's and their owners, and 5 stock MR's and their owners, and set them loose on a track like Laguna Seca, who would consistently turn out better laptime?


My vote is on an RS locking up its tyres on the approach to the corkscrew and taking out 2 MRs at the same time.

 

lol why did u leave out the the regular gsr, they performe as well as the other 2, even better than the rs on the road course as motor trend showed in their article.
but yeh no abs sucks.

 

Because the GS-R is like an RS but with the power equipment added back in.

 

You would have 10 EVO's with voided powertrain warranties.

 

thats about all that it would amount to.

 

if you where talking japan I would bet on the MR.. it simple kickes all other japanese evo's out of the water, even mitsu claims the MR is there best performance car. USDM its going to be a drivers race. Well there both a drivers race (USA or Japan)

 

It would boil down to the drivers skill levels.

 

I would think it would be up to the nut behind the wheel. Who can get the most out of the car. Michael Schumacker, Jeff Gordon, etc... driving an MR would beat any of us in the RS or vice versa. But how would Jeff do in an MR against Michael in an RS?

Enjoying the ride of my MR,

 

 

this is what happens the middle guy always gets left out

 

so true

 

didnt that happen when we bought the car?

 

If what I've heard is correct, the EVO GSR & the EVO MR go into snow drive when your taking a turn fast and you lift the inside rear wheel which can cause problems. This even happens from what I've heard on the MR even though you can switch the Center-diff. settings. The RS would probably take the MR on a road-course for that very reason, not to mention the Power-to-rate ratio is better.

If this is incorrect, someone please confirm.

 

I do not know about the 05 RS, but the 04 RS would get killed by the MR on the track. personal experience owning the 04 RS and now the 05 MR.