RE: Mitsubishi Evolution IX MR FQ-360: PH Heroes

[Jazzer]

greenarrow said:

PorkRind said:

As has been stated by all motoring journalists that have compared the two !

Except EVO Magazine. From memory, they usually went for an Impreza in any comparison between the two.

I still think the EVO 6 was the standout model. I bet 20 years down the line it would keep a Golf R honest along any back road. I also remember Vicky Butler Henderson lapping one quicker than one of the later EVO models on a race track, which I thought was cool.

An Evo 6 would crush a Golf R down any back road.....different league!

[dinkel]

I drove an R and it's a quick car. When all conditions are tiptop.

An Evo just don't care and always goes goes goes. The black 6 I drove was a riot and limits didn't seem to exist.

[don logan]

Jazzer said:

greenarrow said:

PorkRind said:

As has been stated by all motoring journalists that have compared the two !

Except EVO Magazine. From memory, they usually went for an Impreza in any comparison between the two.

I still think the EVO 6 was the standout model. I bet 20 years down the line it would keep a Golf R honest along any back road. I also remember Vicky Butler Henderson lapping one quicker than one of the later EVO models on a race track, which I thought was cool.

An Evo 6 would crush a Golf R down any back road.....different league!

Crush, obliterate, destroy, humiliate, any of those would do!

[greenarrow]

don logan said:

Jazzer said:

greenarrow said:

PorkRind said:

As has been stated by all motoring journalists that have compared the two !

Except EVO Magazine. From memory, they usually went for an Impreza in any comparison between the two.

I still think the EVO 6 was the standout model. I bet 20 years down the line it would keep a Golf R honest along any back road. I also remember Vicky Butler Henderson lapping one quicker than one of the later EVO models on a race track, which I thought was cool.

An Evo 6 would crush a Golf R down any back road.....different league!

Crush, obliterate, destroy, humiliate, any of those would do!

Its a shame there's no way of legally finding out. I'd love one of the magazines take over the current copy of hot hatches (including the Golf R) and the old warriors like the EVO to somewhere like the Isle of Man to find out. I'm sure it could be done! Cars have developed an awful lot in the last 20 years. Would be interesting indeed to see how they compared.

In the dry I think it could be closer than people imagine. In 2007 Autocar took a group of cars to the Millbrook Alpine Handling circuit, which is a good approximation of an English B Road. The EVO X beat a Megane R-26 F1 (the regular one not the R26-R) by only 1 second on a 1 minute 53 second lap. Given the Megane was 60BHP down on power that was quite close really!!

In the wet, or anything less than dry ideal conditions, obviously no contest!!!

[PK0001]

greenarrow said:

don logan said:

Jazzer said:

greenarrow said:

PorkRind said:

As has been stated by all motoring journalists that have compared the two !

Except EVO Magazine. From memory, they usually went for an Impreza in any comparison between the two.

I still think the EVO 6 was the standout model. I bet 20 years down the line it would keep a Golf R honest along any back road. I also remember Vicky Butler Henderson lapping one quicker than one of the later EVO models on a race track, which I thought was cool.

An Evo 6 would crush a Golf R down any back road.....different league!

Crush, obliterate, destroy, humiliate, any of those would do!

Its a shame there's no way of legally finding out. I'd love one of the magazines take over the current copy of hot hatches (including the Golf R) and the old warriors like the EVO to somewhere like the Isle of Man to find out. I'm sure it could be done! Cars have developed an awful lot in the last 20 years. Would be interesting indeed to see how they compared.

In the dry I think it could be closer than people imagine. In 2007 Autocar took a group of cars to the Millbrook Alpine Handling circuit, which is a good approximation of an English B Road. The EVO X beat a Megane R-26 F1 (the regular one not the R26-R) by only 1 second on a 1 minute 53 second lap. Given the Megane was 60BHP down on power that was quite close really!!

In the wet, or anything less than dry ideal conditions, obviously no contest!!!

Subaru crushes Golf R :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jyTjggB2S5M&vl=e...

[Loyly]

PK0001 said:

Subaru crushes Golf R :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jyTjggB2S5M&vl=e...

That Golf just looked all at sea there. I thought there would be more than a second in it.

[StottyGTR]

Jazzer said:

These cars are outrageously good down a back road and really shine beyond the limit. There is nothing like them.
I shed tears when I sold my last Evo in 2007 and have not driven one since....but dream about one regularly!

Agreed. Nothing like them and nothing comes close IMO. Their competency under changing road conditions is nothing short of breathtaking.