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STi vs Evo

So I believe from vvti.net we always had a long discussion on what is better? Subaru Impreza STi or Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Well the majority said they like the looks of the Evo better and they still prefer the evo more over the impreza's in general. Well I just read this article this morning.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/you-know-youve-pushed-your-car-too-hard-when/

It kinda goes to show how cheaply made Mitsubishi's are. Not to say that Subaru has cut a few costs here and there but the fact that they are cutting prices on one of their best selling cars is not all that great.

Read the article and tell me what you think.

awww. reading??? pifft.

what if i said there were naked girl pictures too? would you consider reading then?

nah, I'll probably just look and the pictures and close the browser.

hmm.. pedal broke off. Look like its made of plastic, clearly a consequence of drive by wire. I'd still take the IX myself.

kinda hard to drive without fully functional pedals.

for a car that's worth close to 40k u expect everything to be in perfect non breaing condition....but shit happens. and mitsubishi not wanting to fix this problem .....WTH!!

I won't buy Mitsu, sorry. After knowing the unreliability of the 4G63, I don't have much hope for any of their new motors or craftsmanship.

i drove the new wrx but not the new sti. i dont recall the pedals being made of plastic but i could be wrong. i'm curious now.. maybe i should go check it out later this week.

wow ... cutting cost on a PEDAL!? wtf is that shit .. come on now plastic on a part that is used everyday .. i would expect Mitsubishi to be smarter than that ..

lmao. terrible.

I wonder what other cars have plastic?

seriously mitsubishi is very cheap on there parts everything break easy and when something break(stock form)mitsubishi dealer give you the hardest time just to get it warrant,i had to change my clutch 2 times and now my transfer case is out(i think).

Moved this to the debate sub-forum.

lmao, why cant u just change it into an aftermarket pedal

i still love the evoX though.......would get it in a heart beat if i had the money

huh? what would just the pedal do?

wait nvm. didnt know that the part thats connecting is plastic

I'm pretty biased on because I love the look of the 04-05 STi's, but I wouldn't give up a chance to own an EVO IX if given one

2006 Lancer Evo IX:
- 1,999 cc 2 liters in-line 4 front engine with 81.5 mm bore, 95.8 mm stroke, 9.5 compression ratio, overhead cam and four valves per cylinder 4G94
- Unleaded fuel 87
- Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg 31 and EPA city (mpg 25
- Multi-point injection fuel system
- 13.2 gallon main unleaded fuel tank
- Power: 89 kW , 120 HP SAE @ 5,500 rpm; 130 ft lb , 176 Nm @ 4,250 rpm

2006 Subaru WRX STi:
- 2,457 cc 2.5 liters horizontal 4 front engine with 99.5 mm bore, 79 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder
- Unleaded fuel 87
- Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg 29 and EPA city (mpg 22
- Multi-point injection fuel system
- 15.9 gallon main unleaded fuel tank
- Power: 129 kW , 173 HP SAE @ 6,000 rpm; 166 ft lb , 225 Nm @ 4,400 rpm

From http://www.automobilemag.com

I don't like the looks of either personally. Especially the new STi. But it looks like the STi outpowers the EVO in just about every way.

those specs are for the base model Lancer and Impreza L.. The STi throws down 305HP and the Evo X 291HP

Metric specs. I'm too sick to find the standard version.

Your specs claim SAE HP not metric, also as I remember from physics a 745.7 multiplier is used to convert SI units in kW to SAE HP and a 735.49 for metric HP. The difference wouldn't be that great.

Also your specs claim these cars take 87octane, the STI and EVO takes 91+, neither claim turbo, compression ratios are too high, MPG are too high, engine code is wrong

Well, Jspex definately shut me down. Go being sick as hell.

How about this?

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Comparos/articleId=109126/pageId=68445

It ok, I don't know diddly about truck.

if anyone gave me one of these cars i trade it for a evo3 or an older sti (96ish) in a heartbeat

yeah i was wondering...cus i know damn well sti isn't sub200hp.

I wouldn't, AYC FTW

I drive a 350hp Stage 2 STI and it smokes Lancer Evo MR's like they are standing still. Also I have driven a lancer before and it does not feel anything like the STI, I love how much of a brute the STI is. The EVO is more like a ford focus or something with a lot of power. The STI feels like a rally car.

That's because it is. LOL

now get a missfiring system!!