Evo X vs. modern BMW cars (All X General threads merged)
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We discourage anyone pays markup here ... so we only count MSRP here =)
335 is fine , 135 is just an over priced small cheapest BMW ... ( wht ppl will think when u see ur car )
We discourage anyone pays markup here ... so we only count MSRP here =)
335 is fine , 135 is just an over priced small cheapest BMW ... ( wht ppl will think when u see ur car )
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I'm actually it's not even close to the cheapest... first of all. Second of all anyone that thinks that about a 135i doesn't matter and is a waste of space that doesn't know crap about cars. By the way, what do you think most people think of EVO's when they see them? Ricer? Lancer? It's all the same. I personally would go with the 135i because as long as you don't have to deal with snow... it is a much better car all around in terms of comfort, performance, handling and classy/sharp looks. Besides Vishnu makes huge smiles.
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Sorry if this is repost. Just noticed this now and I have been researching both cars for a while so I think its brand new.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/..._mr_comparison
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/..._mr_comparison
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M/T: 135i vs. Evo X MR!!
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/..._mr_comparison
Yeah, we know-on the face of it, this comparison looks ridiculous. What business do we have comparing an all-wheel-drive Japanese rally sedan versus a rear-drive German luxury coupe?
Simple: BMW's new 1 Series really is just that-the only one in its class. Its smaller stature and lower-cost bar comparisons with the Infiniti G37 and Audi A5/S5-plus, there's the BMW 3 Series for that. Though the BMW is available as a convertible, the 135i's 2+2 seating combination eliminates sports cars and roadsters like the Nissan 350Z and CLK350 (and the Z4 already has those covered.) What's left? We put together a matrix to compare (see it on page 4).
There we found the perfect 135i competitor: a 300-horsepower, two-door, four-passenger, rear-drive sports car that comes in at $28,000, but can hit the mid-30s fully loaded.
Then we sobered up and realized that nobody cross-shops a BMW against a Mustang. So we rolled up our sleeves and dug past some of the usual disqualifiers to focus on concepts like pure performance and fun factor.
Which is how we arrived at the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR-two extra doors, two fewer cylinders, and one fewer turbocharger, yes, but two more driven wheels, similar engine output, and class-leading performance. Most important, the Evo is the kind of vehicle a true driving enthusiast can honestly consider against the 135i.
Or is it? Does a Mitsubishi deserve to run with a BMW? Or is the question whether a brand-new Bimmer stands a chance against a rally-bred legend? Step beyond the matrix to find out.
"Maybe this was a mistake," come the murmurs from the test track. Part of the rationale behind this odd pairing was the BMW claim that the 135i sprints to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds, just a tick under what we've seen out of the manual Evo GSR. How do we explain our 135i consistently ripping off 4.7-second runs to 60, a full half-second faster than our Evo MR's fancy launch controlled sprint? We can't....
Simple: BMW's new 1 Series really is just that-the only one in its class. Its smaller stature and lower-cost bar comparisons with the Infiniti G37 and Audi A5/S5-plus, there's the BMW 3 Series for that. Though the BMW is available as a convertible, the 135i's 2+2 seating combination eliminates sports cars and roadsters like the Nissan 350Z and CLK350 (and the Z4 already has those covered.) What's left? We put together a matrix to compare (see it on page 4).
There we found the perfect 135i competitor: a 300-horsepower, two-door, four-passenger, rear-drive sports car that comes in at $28,000, but can hit the mid-30s fully loaded.
Then we sobered up and realized that nobody cross-shops a BMW against a Mustang. So we rolled up our sleeves and dug past some of the usual disqualifiers to focus on concepts like pure performance and fun factor.
Which is how we arrived at the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR-two extra doors, two fewer cylinders, and one fewer turbocharger, yes, but two more driven wheels, similar engine output, and class-leading performance. Most important, the Evo is the kind of vehicle a true driving enthusiast can honestly consider against the 135i.
Or is it? Does a Mitsubishi deserve to run with a BMW? Or is the question whether a brand-new Bimmer stands a chance against a rally-bred legend? Step beyond the matrix to find out.
"Maybe this was a mistake," come the murmurs from the test track. Part of the rationale behind this odd pairing was the BMW claim that the 135i sprints to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds, just a tick under what we've seen out of the manual Evo GSR. How do we explain our 135i consistently ripping off 4.7-second runs to 60, a full half-second faster than our Evo MR's fancy launch controlled sprint? We can't....
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Too bad that, when it came time for hot laps, all the BMW delivered just wasn't enough; in one lap around the 2.74-mile Reno-Fernley Raceway, the Evo put a blistering 3.42 seconds on the 135i.
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There are several facets to concluding a car is "better" mod-for-mod as the previous poster put it. To me, it seems that the EvoX has only ONE edge.. going around the track faster. Since I would spend less than 1% of my life on the track - a 135i would be better in my eyes.
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There are several facets to concluding a car is "better" mod-for-mod as the previous poster put it. To me, it seems that the EvoX has only ONE edge.. going around the track faster. Since I would spend less than 1% of my life on the track - a 135i would be better in my eyes.