Is the EVO the best all around car?

[M3FordBoy]

I like the Volvo S40 or is it the S40R? They safe have a nice ride plenty of room for 5 people. They alos have decent power and awd. Also there is a option witch you can choose a the push off a botton soft, medium, and firm suspension when you get in some twisties.

[youngvr4]

i still think the m3 and the S4 are better all around cars than the evo

so baasically 3000ways, your saying that in your opinion, the evo is the best all around car?

i'd put it in my top 7, so i'm not saying your an idiot for thinking that, but i disagree and sooo many others will too, meaning its not the best all around car

i don't think there is one, its all a matter of opinion

[syr74]

Originally Posted by M3FordBoy

I like the Volvo S40 or is it the S40R? They safe have a nice ride plenty of room for 5 people. They alos have decent power and awd. Also there is a option witch you can choose a the push off a botton soft, medium, and firm suspension when you get in some twisties.

You ae thinking of the S40T5, there is no R model for the S40 yet. Although, Volvo has said that they might do one if interest is high enough.

[drunken monkey]

"....best all around car.....
i don't think there is one, its all a matter of opinion"

and what your needs are.

[M3FordBoy]

^ Thanks syr74 I agree with you drunken monkey it mostly depends on what you like and have to do with it. Some I would still say are more practical than others.

[drunken monkey]

and even if two people's needs are the same, they'll have different interpretations of what fulfills those needs.
stick an EVO in front of a housewife with two screaming kids and a trolley full of shopping and stick a boggo focus in front of the same woman and she'll go for the one with the bigger boot.....

or something like that.
well, you get my point.

fast is also relative.
taking the Evo again.
to me, it doesn't really make sense in london,
whereas something like the wonderful Mini Cooper does.

do you need a sub 5 second 0-60 when the majority of cars do it in 10+ seconds and the average speed is less than 20 mph anyway?

that's why the hatchback market is so big in the uk, mainly because in most cases, a simple (7/8 sec 0-60) hatchback turns out to be the best all rounder.
(ST170 anyone?)

add to this that they tend to to be much cheaper and it just makes even more sense.

[kman10587]

Yeah, it's too bad that hatchbacks never really made it in America. If they did, we'd probably have the Focus RS, the Civic Type R, and the MK5 GTI by now.

[Vettribution87]

Originally Posted by 3000ways

I would never call the EVO the flavour of the month (the EVO is no SRT-4), because it has a very rich history, and it has earned it's spot on the podium of Japanese cars. The only 4-Cylinder AWD car to reach speeds of 200MPH+, was the EVO. The quickest record 4-Cylinder AWD car is, the EVO. The list of accolades for the EVO is long and that is my number #12 reason for the EVO being the best all around car.

I was referring to the FQ400. I don’t think it will have a long lasting impact because of limited numbers and being available in only one country.
I suppose you could say that the EVO has a rich history but it is dwarfed by so many others. After all the EVO has only been around since 1992.
Still 200MPH from a 4cyl is impressive. Was it modded or did they just push it off a cliff? I’m just kidding but its good to hear of a Lancer that actually uses its spoiler and ground effects for something other then looks.

[nbr1nthuzyst]

As far as bang-for-buck, i would have to go with the SRT-4, but i would have to agree that the EVO is a good all around car, (4 doors, reasonably good gas milage, traction, preformance, etc)

[drunken monkey]

..then again, you don't have to spend the £40,000+ on an M3.
the 330i Sport isn't exactly a slug and it's a useful £10,000 cheaper.

[WickedNYCowboy]

The Volvo R series would be a very good all around car.

[3000ways]

I like the Volvo S40R as good competetion, the other Volvo in my opinion gives up way too much ground to the EVO in performance.

[syr74]

Originally Posted by 3000ways

I like the Volvo S40R as good competetion, the other Volvo in my opinion gives up way too much ground to the EVO in performance.

Well, as we already discussed above there is no Volvo S40R so it is a difficult car to like very much. There is a S40T5 awd, but the only R cars currently in Volvo's lineup are the S60R and it's wagon sibling the V70R.

Other than that this was a well-rounded, attentive post....lol

[3000ways]

I meant the S60R.

[syr74]

Originally Posted by 3000ways

I meant the S60R.

Yeah chief, we know you did.