Check your sources. The Evo 7 and 8 RS comes with ACD and a front helical diff. It does not come with AYC however. What is similar is that the USDM Evo and the RS have the same rear diff. So even the bare bones Evo has more gadgets than ours

 

Just to clarify the Diff issue:


JDM EVO VIII RS
Front: Helical
Center: ACD
Rear: Mechanical (Super AYC = optional)

JDM EVO VII RS II
Front: Helical
Center: Viscous
Rear: Mechanical

JDM EVO VII RS
Front: Open
Center: Viscous
Rear: Mechanical

USDM EVO VIII
Front: Open
Center: Viscous
Rear: Mechanical

http://www.japanvehicles.com/newcars...o7/lhdmain.htm
http://www.japanvehicles.com/newcars.../Evo8/main.htm

The USDM EVO has same diffs as the VII RS but NOT the same as the VII RS II & VIII RS variants.

The reason why the VII RS came with minimal differential hardware is because the people buying it were likely to upgrade the diffs depending on what the rules would allow for whatever type of competition they were participating in. Notice on the website that the VII RS came with cheap 15-inch wheels which were also likely to get upgraded.

I think the best set-up might be the one that belongs to the VIII RS.

 

i was told by a friend at mitsubishi that if the evo sales and sti sales are good mitsubishi will bring over the Evo RS version with 320 hp.

but we must wait and see.