EVO vs. WRX/STI (Real Life Battle)

[TatII]

Originally Posted by driftmaster200

It's not that shocking, Subaru has always been giving the US a tuned-down version of ther WRX's, we don't even get their high version, the S202. Mitsubishi gave the US a exact replica of their Evo-8 and I hope Subaru will do the same.

the EVO 8 in the U.S. no where near the same as the j spec EVO

we got a 5 speed, the japs get 6

we got only 271hp (officially) they get 280 ( both are probrably underrated )

we don't have a active center differential. the japs do

we don't have active yaw control, the japs do

we weight more

so how is our EVO the same as the japanese version?

the only one that comes close will be the EVO MR thats coming in a few months. and even that one is inferior to the japanese one by making less power and weighting more then a standard EVO GS-R.

the STi is very close to the japanese STi. waaay more closer then the u.s. evo is the japanese evo.

[kman10587]

Uh, the USDM STi has a completely different engine. But other than that, yeah, it's pretty similar.

[TatII]

yeah different engine but hte output is the same. and so is the rest of the drivetrain. and oh yeah the wheels are different. lolz

[drunken monkey]

just want to let you guys know.
this month's CAR magazine has a little articel about the FQ400 i mentioned before elsewhere.

[MR2Driver]

The STI engine had to be larger to make the same power with our emissions nonsense...

[jmrev]

in a comparison between the sti and the evo: its all up to the driver, how is better?

[drunken monkey]

and in case you missed the article,
the writers/testers claim it outpaces a zonda.....

[kman10587]

There's more to an engine than how much power it makes. How about the rpm it makes that power at in each gear? That'd be important too.

[Neutrino]

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