Evo X in the 2008 C&D Lightning Lap
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yeah, but if you read the article and the notes about the EVO IX's drive, those guys didn't know what the hell they were doing. the SC'ed cobalt SS that ran with them that year had higher entry AND exit speeds than both the EVO IX MR, and the 350Z track on more than one corner. that tells me they were driving the cars wrong. wouldn't surprise me if the X MR had more speed in it than they could get out of it as well.
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ha ha, these posts about the cobalt ss remind of what BMW owners would say if an M3 lost to an EVO (wont get you laid, cheap interior, driven by ricers, etc...). Hopefully EVO owners have not fallen to the level of "but our interior is more ergonomic" or something similar.
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Lets be honest here - an EVO which the average person sees as a Lancer isn't exactly pulling in super models.
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From my experience so far, the evo doesn't get chicks excited...Anything that cost about $50k does the trick though.
School aged kids look at it a lot though. I even had a motorcycle cop motion to me to slow down a bit (I guess he didn't want to take the time to write up a cite)- The evo x is low key.
School aged kids look at it a lot though. I even had a motorcycle cop motion to me to slow down a bit (I guess he didn't want to take the time to write up a cite)- The evo x is low key.
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The frickin' $22k Cobalt SS trounced the following vehicles:
- EVO MR
- STI
- ISF
- 135i
- S2000 CR
- Elise SC
- G37 Sport
- Challenger SRT8
- S5
- R32
- Mugen Si
AND IT GETS 30 MPG!!!
Talk about an awesome daily driver.
X owners better hope GM doesn't release any stage kits...if so, these things will be pushing 300hp for $700 WITH a factory warranty.
- EVO MR
- STI
- ISF
- 135i
- S2000 CR
- Elise SC
- G37 Sport
- Challenger SRT8
- S5
- R32
- Mugen Si
AND IT GETS 30 MPG!!!
Talk about an awesome daily driver.
X owners better hope GM doesn't release any stage kits...if so, these things will be pushing 300hp for $700 WITH a factory warranty.
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The frickin' $22k Cobalt SS trounced the following vehicles:
- EVO MR
- STI
- ISF
- 135i
- S2000 CR
- Elise SC
- G37 Sport
- Challenger SRT8
- S5
- R32
- Mugen Si
AND IT GETS 30 MPG!!!
Talk about an awesome daily driver.
X owners better hope GM doesn't release any stage kits...if so, these things will be pushing 300hp for $700 WITH a factory warranty.
- EVO MR
- STI
- ISF
- 135i
- S2000 CR
- Elise SC
- G37 Sport
- Challenger SRT8
- S5
- R32
- Mugen Si
AND IT GETS 30 MPG!!!
Talk about an awesome daily driver.
X owners better hope GM doesn't release any stage kits...if so, these things will be pushing 300hp for $700 WITH a factory warranty.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn0UkrPvPmc
-"The MR rides more comfortable than the GSR, yet manages SUPERIOR lap times."
Direct quote from video review of the MR, GSR, and STI, with the MR having the fastest lap time. So it depends more on the track course layout.
As many have said already, most of us would still prefer a EVO X over a cobalt. It's like the old SRT-4 vs. WRX debate:
"The SRT-4 is faster!"
"Well, throw in any turns, and it's not, and b) I don't want to drive a neon."
They can say "you drive a lancer" , but the MR offers so much more (Recaros, auto climate control, BBS, AWD, and Nav option.)
Chevy did give it some respect, following Mitsubishi and Subaru's early philosophy:
turbo it, give it brembos, and mark up the price of our cobalts by thousands!
To each their own.
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Mitsubishi really needs to up the Evo's hp so it'll do well in these tests. I'd like to see a FQ360 or 400 version for the US that cost a couple thousand more! The handling is already good enough, it just needs a bit of hp.
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I don't have to use any excuse. I never liked C&D since day one. Way before this post or any other. Sorry, always found their reviews underwhelming and never precise or even accurate most of the time.
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BTW - it's great that others prefer the X, but it's also great that people can get similar performance for $22k. Not everyone can or wants to spend $35k on a car. Figure in interest/tax/extra gas and the X probably has a 5 year cost of ownership that is over $20,000 more!!
IMO, fast, cheap and economical cars are fun.
IMO, fast, cheap and economical cars are fun.
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BTW - it's great that others prefer the X, but it's also great that people can get similar performance for $22k. Not everyone can or wants to spend $35k on a car. Figure in interest/tax/extra gas and the X probably has a 5 year cost of ownership that is over $20,000 more!!
IMO, fast, cheap and economical cars are fun.
IMO, fast, cheap and economical cars are fun.
Last edited by love9sick; Sep 25, 2008 at 10:10 PM.