Lancer EVO VII VS. WRX

[lilolee00]

The other day i was just looking at a WRX and i was trying to compaire it with the New EVO VII. I couldn't decide which was going to be a better buy for the money. So the question is: Which one is really BETTER EVO VII or WRX?

 

[crazyjoe]

According to Car And Driver (not the most reliable source, I know), the US version of the EVO will be:

Detuned to between 260 and 270hp
Have NONE of the fancy traction control or yaw control features found on the european or jdm versions of the car.

So you're going to pay 30 large for this car and it's going to dissapoint you....but if no one buys it, Mitsu will likely not bring it over here again because of lack of interest...if it makes it through a couple of years of production, they mey offer the traction and yaw control as OPTIONS, probably jacking the price up by another 10 grand ...what a deal

 

[EvoSix]

Its going to be 271 hp 273 lb ft when the Evo gets here. Here's the pics if you haven't seen it yet:

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Someone at the Evolutionm.net forum scanned the technical training manual that is going to be used for the Evo servicing at the dealers.

 

[cagri]

Most people in USA don't know anything about EVOs. They are incredible cars for the money.
First of all it is Evo 8 we are getting not 7, secondly it is in 276hp range, but it will be lacking some of the features Evo7 has. Evos has been great cars. Far more advanced than DSMs have ever been(suspension, breaking, handling, power) and very comparible to WRX STI(300- 320hp) version not the regular WRX.

Evo is a kind of car when driven good, can beat a lot of $50,000+ supercars on the race track, that is out of the factory no mods. In fact overall(breaking, handling lap time), Evo 7 beat every factory car(including M3, M5, C5, Ferrari, Porche, Viper and some others I don't remember) except Lamburgini Diablo on the track. I would like to highlight the fact that Evos are not Drag cars but pure track cars. I sure hope what we get in USA continues that legend.