Mitsubishi Evo vs Mustang Boss 302 /w Video - EvoXForums.com

Autoguide.com · 01-23-2013, 10:28 AM

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Power vs Traction. RWD vs AWD. Displacement vs Turbo.
by David Pratte

Normally we try to bring you head-to-head racetrack shootouts that pit similar types of vehicles against each other. But every once in a while, it’s fun (and surprisingly informative) to step outside the industry’s definitions and categories, by testing two vehicles with utterly different approaches to going fast. There probably aren’t too many people out there cross-shopping the Ford Mustang Boss 302 and the Mitsubishi Evolution MR, but perhaps our test results will inspire a few folks to broaden their definition of what “fun and fast” really means and look beyond the categories and sub-categories the industry’s marketing nerds have been corralling us with.

Sports car, pony car, sport compact – who cares? If you’re an enthusiast-driver looking for something that’ll put a smile on your face, whether it’s at the race track or down your favorite winding road, the real questions should be: how fast is it, and is it any fun to drive?

THE ODD COUPLE

On paper the Boss 302 and the Evolution X MR couldn’t be more different. Where the Mustang uses a brawny 444 hp 5.0-liter V8 to motivate its rear wheels, the Evo is equipped with a tough little 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-banger that sends 291-horsepowers to all four wheels. This obviously puts the Mitsubishi at a significant power disadvantage, though the Evo is almost 100-lbs lighter despite having two extra doors.

Still, this is not a contest the Evolution X is going to win on power-to-weight ratio, but what it does have in its favor is a whole host of high-tech grip-enhancing features including an Active Center Differential that sends torque to whichever wheel(s) have the most available traction. The Active Yaw Control system is just as impressive, which uses a rear limited-slip differential and a pair of clutches to split torque between the rear wheels, dialing out the understeer normally associated with AWD vehicles and replacing it with a machine that’s amazingly neutral. The dual-clutch 6-speed flappy paddle gearbox in the MR model is also a technological marvel, providing impossibly fast though rather harsh shifts in either direction.

Read the complete Ford Mustang Boss 302 vs Mitsubishi Evo shootout at AutoGuide.com

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Demon X · 01-23-2013, 10:37 AM

The mustang looks mean on black. One of the guys at job just got one to track it.

mitsuevox · 01-23-2013, 11:23 AM

they should have gone with BOSS vs. FQ-400

ZLAYER · 01-23-2013, 11:28 AM

I'm not quite as interested in stock vs stock results. I'd say a lot of people leave their. Boss' stock, whereas Evos in stock form aren't why were all proud to be Evo owners. I'm going to guess that with a round of boltons and tunes that the gap narrows, or the evo exedes the mustang on a track. Throw 100 hp at the evo along with a few minor suspension mods and it will be muuuuch better suited for great track times. With the mustang though, I would think another 100 hp would make it much less manageable (resulting in traction issues). I would be very interested in seeing a matchup like that!

I love both cars though!

Techneecs · 01-23-2013, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Demon X

The mustang looks mean on black. One of the guys at job just got one to track it.

I walk home everyday and walk past a ford dealership and you are so right. Even a black 5.0 looks so mean and a few external mods makes that car about as aggresive as yours

Demon X · 01-23-2013, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Techneecs

I walk home everyday and walk past a ford dealership and you are so right. Even a black 5.0 looks so mean and a few external mods makes that car about as aggresive as yours

No. No like mine... Never.

wwEvoXgsr · 01-23-2013, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Demon X

No. No like mine... Never.

DRIV4K16 · 01-23-2013, 12:49 PM

new mustangs are real tough looking....i have thought about trading in the evo for boss or even a 5.0 with track package.

AndreNeves · 01-23-2013, 01:14 PM

What a bunch of boobs on that video. Lots of inconsistencies & misinformation on that video.

r34p3rex · 01-23-2013, 01:24 PM

Didn't think the Evo had that much of a chance

It should definitely give the Boss a run for its money with full boltons and a tune though

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01-23-2013, 11:28 AM	#4
ZLAYER X-phile Join Date: Jun 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 844	I'm not quite as interested in stock vs stock results. I'd say a lot of people leave their. Boss' stock, whereas Evos in stock form aren't why were all proud to be Evo owners. I'm going to guess that with a round of boltons and tunes that the gap narrows, or the evo exedes the mustang on a track. Throw 100 hp at the evo along with a few minor suspension mods and it will be muuuuch better suited for great track times. With the mustang though, I would think another 100 hp would make it much less manageable (resulting in traction issues). I would be very interested in seeing a matchup like that! I love both cars though! __________________ Last edited by ZLAYER; 01-23-2013 at 11:30 AM.

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r34p3rex [Local Team Member] Join Date: Jun 2012 iTrader: (0) Location: Boston, MA Posts: 5,590	Didn't think the Evo had that much of a chance It should definitely give the Boss a run for its money with full boltons and a tune though __________________ ams. downpipe \| intake agp. uicp \| licp \| fmic dw. dw300 id. id1000 isc. n1 coilovers perrin. 3-port synapse. synchronic bov tomei. ti exhaust \| ti test pipe E85 ARMY. 345whp/375wtq dynodynamics. 388whp/394wtq virtualdyno

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