2008 EVO X GSR-
0-60- 5.2 Seconds
1/4 Mile- 13.9 Seconds
1/4 Mile Trap Speed- 99.3mph
Lateral Acceleration- .99g
60-0 Braking- 111FT
1.04 mile road course- 57.6 Seconds
2008 STI-
0-60- 4.7 Seconds
1/4 Mile- 13.4 Seconds
1/4 Mile Trap Speed- 100.4mph
Lateral Acceleration- .94g
60-0 Braking- 106FT
1.04 mile road course- 58.6 Seconds
Motor Trend Pick- 2008 EVO X GSR
someone else probably noticed this already but i guess thats the problem for the SSTThe MR's 58.2-second lap time puts it just ahead of the STI, though it could have beat the GSR had our test vehicle not been plagued by a high-rpm hesitation. Mitsubishi claims to have already solved this problem and finalized the ECU software that has delayed the release of this MR. Look for a full test shortly.
Interesting read, but being totally honest, IMHO I think the Sti is the winner for the average owner on the street.
Those acceleration and stopping numbers for the Sti are impressive, that's what kind of performance I always expected from the Evo 10.
The majority of owners for either one of these 2 cars will never 'track' their car, that's where the Evo has the advantage, but out on an every day street on any average day, the Sti's superior acceleration and stopping performance and excellent handling will be enough to see it win most of your typical stop light or traffic duels that you'll encounter...
I still want to see Mitsu up the ante and introduce more power and torque into their car, without owners having to get into aftermarket tuning, just so that we can keep up to a stock Sti on the street !
Good points.Ah, been reading these posts and I just had to register to respond to this one.
Don't people still not realize that Mitsubishi's car is a brand new, all new, redesigned, re-engineered model? Subaru however, all they did was take take their old car, place it on a slightly re-engineered chassis. Of course their performance and weight will be similar to the old one and of course the performance will differ more drastically with the X. To solve all this fuss about the X so called lack of performance, just put it on a diet and there you go. Judging from the JDM model, this car should be able to shed a lot of weight. If this car can already perform like this with all 3500lbs, think what it can do with less.
What's a warranty?If you remove your cat and resonator goodbye warranty!!
I wonder if it will be possible without affecting the S-AWC. All senosors and electronics must be tuned for the stock suspension.Going to coilovers will shave a few pounds off each corner. Compare a stock strut/coil to a Tein or something..big difference.
H'mm, it probably won't be effected by too much. One would think the system works primarily by sensing wheel slippage.I wonder if it will be possible without affecting the S-AWC. All senosors and electronics must be tuned for the stock suspension.
The MR's 58.2-second lap time puts it just ahead of the STI, though it could have beat the GSR had our test vehicle not been plagued by a high-rpm hesitation. Mitsubishi claims to have already solved this problem and finalized the ECU software that has delayed the release of this MR. Look for a full test shortly.