now, for comparison, you should go drive an STi and an R32.
for my tastes and needs... the STi won.
for my tastes and needs... the STi won.
I test drove an Evo VIII last night...*GASP!*
Jesus Christ that car is fast. 
I'm in the market for another car right now (I've been looking for used 911's for months now), and I've never considered getting an Evolution VIII (or a Japanese car period), but a local dealership on Route 1 here in NJ has had a silver one and a red one on the lot for a good three-four weeks. I'm surprised they haven't been purchased yet.
Seeing these cars every day for the past few weeks finally got to me last night (they've been growing on me). After work, I went home and changed, waited for my girl, then her and I got something to eat, then went up to the dealership to check one out...
After the salesman tried to tell me things about this car that I already knew (most of which he had no clue what he was talking about, shocker there), we ended up taking out a used red 2004 on a test drive. Car had 5,2XX miles on it.
So I got in the driver's seat. I'm between 6'4" and 6'5" so right off the bat I noticed that I was a little tall, but once I sat in the seat (which was very comfortable, btw), I was better off.
Its headroom wasn't bad at all, but I was a bit legroom deficient even after scooting the seat all the way back. Whoever drove that car last must have been about 5'6", I thought, as the seat was really close when I sat down at first.
I looked at the dash and instruments right after I sat inside. Charcoal-ish/Gray two-tone interior. The steering wheel looked weird. Reminded me of a short, fat kid. The center console area was squared off a little too much. The radio and heat/AC controls were simple and straight-forward. The said simplicity of the forementioned things is fine by me considering the Evo VIII was not built to be a luxury car. That said, they still could have made the gauges a bit nicer looking. They were way too plain. Felt like I was in a regular Lancer.
Started the thing up... Damn, sounds nice. Holy s#!t, I guess this isn't a regular Lancer! Mean sounding, but not too mean. Subtle mean, if you will. Went to reverse the car. DAMN THAT'S A HUGE WING! Saw that thing out of the rear window when I turned around and I was like, :shock: ... It didn't seem to be in the way though as it's tall enough to be out of the way, actually (if that makes sense).
Got to Route 1, salesman says we're gonna turn around immediately. I went up and did so. Didn't feel TOO much power as I accelerated out of the dealership at about 33% throttle, but I felt a lot of grip. (And I mean A LOT.)
Turned around, started going back down Route 1 (bumpy as hell for those of you who know), didn't feel so bad though. I expected the ride to be more rough than it was.
Finally got the car to an open part of Rt. 1. So I'm at a stoplight and it turns green so I give it a little gas to get started. (Don't want to take off like an asshole). I got to about 3k RPM and gave it about 80-90% throttle and it felt like God himself kicked the car in the ass. :bow:
Before the acceleration even registered in my brain, I was shifting into second. Got into second and gave it 100% throttle and I was GONE. I mean, GONE. The Evo sounds like it's unleashing something really wild when you get on it. Nice sound.
I hit third, accelerated for a little bit, then remembered that I had a salesman still in the car and that I was doing 80 in a 55 so I reluctantly slowed down. All of that took less than ten seconds, mind you. :weirdo:
I felt just a touch of lag down low and between shifts, but in the mid-to-upper RPM range, the Evo makes you forget about that by being faster than hell. I still can't get over how much grip it had.
So the dealership wants $31k for it. The only things that are holding me back is the lack of legroom and the boy-racer look it has to it. (But those are two BIG things.) I wish I could take it out on a longer test drive to see how comfortable it is on say, an hour drive.
I've driven some fast cars, but the Evo is right up there. I felt like I could take that car right off of the road and onto a track. I think I might go back for another test drive today.
Anyone here own one? Does $31k seem a bit high?
Discuss...
-Harry
I'm in the market for another car right now (I've been looking for used 911's for months now), and I've never considered getting an Evolution VIII (or a Japanese car period), but a local dealership on Route 1 here in NJ has had a silver one and a red one on the lot for a good three-four weeks. I'm surprised they haven't been purchased yet.
Seeing these cars every day for the past few weeks finally got to me last night (they've been growing on me). After work, I went home and changed, waited for my girl, then her and I got something to eat, then went up to the dealership to check one out...
After the salesman tried to tell me things about this car that I already knew (most of which he had no clue what he was talking about, shocker there), we ended up taking out a used red 2004 on a test drive. Car had 5,2XX miles on it.
So I got in the driver's seat. I'm between 6'4" and 6'5" so right off the bat I noticed that I was a little tall, but once I sat in the seat (which was very comfortable, btw), I was better off.
Its headroom wasn't bad at all, but I was a bit legroom deficient even after scooting the seat all the way back. Whoever drove that car last must have been about 5'6", I thought, as the seat was really close when I sat down at first.
I looked at the dash and instruments right after I sat inside. Charcoal-ish/Gray two-tone interior. The steering wheel looked weird. Reminded me of a short, fat kid. The center console area was squared off a little too much. The radio and heat/AC controls were simple and straight-forward. The said simplicity of the forementioned things is fine by me considering the Evo VIII was not built to be a luxury car. That said, they still could have made the gauges a bit nicer looking. They were way too plain. Felt like I was in a regular Lancer.
Started the thing up... Damn, sounds nice. Holy s#!t, I guess this isn't a regular Lancer! Mean sounding, but not too mean. Subtle mean, if you will. Went to reverse the car. DAMN THAT'S A HUGE WING! Saw that thing out of the rear window when I turned around and I was like, :shock: ... It didn't seem to be in the way though as it's tall enough to be out of the way, actually (if that makes sense).
Got to Route 1, salesman says we're gonna turn around immediately. I went up and did so. Didn't feel TOO much power as I accelerated out of the dealership at about 33% throttle, but I felt a lot of grip. (And I mean A LOT.)
Turned around, started going back down Route 1 (bumpy as hell for those of you who know), didn't feel so bad though. I expected the ride to be more rough than it was.
Finally got the car to an open part of Rt. 1. So I'm at a stoplight and it turns green so I give it a little gas to get started. (Don't want to take off like an asshole). I got to about 3k RPM and gave it about 80-90% throttle and it felt like God himself kicked the car in the ass. :bow:
Before the acceleration even registered in my brain, I was shifting into second. Got into second and gave it 100% throttle and I was GONE. I mean, GONE. The Evo sounds like it's unleashing something really wild when you get on it. Nice sound.
I hit third, accelerated for a little bit, then remembered that I had a salesman still in the car and that I was doing 80 in a 55 so I reluctantly slowed down. All of that took less than ten seconds, mind you. :weirdo:
I felt just a touch of lag down low and between shifts, but in the mid-to-upper RPM range, the Evo makes you forget about that by being faster than hell. I still can't get over how much grip it had.
So the dealership wants $31k for it. The only things that are holding me back is the lack of legroom and the boy-racer look it has to it. (But those are two BIG things.) I wish I could take it out on a longer test drive to see how comfortable it is on say, an hour drive.
I've driven some fast cars, but the Evo is right up there. I felt like I could take that car right off of the road and onto a track. I think I might go back for another test drive today.
Anyone here own one? Does $31k seem a bit high?
Discuss...
-Harry
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Oh, is it that over-spec, stealth? I didn't know.stealthx32 said:
How much power do you think the 4G63 could produce before being as stressed as a 1 bar chipped 1.8T? Or is it already as stressed (relatively speaking) as a chipped 1.8T? Any idea?
Do those motors in the Evo have any signature problems like the 1.8T has signature coil pack and ICM problems?
Thanks. I need to be brought up-to-speed a bit on Japanese powerplants.
As far as the wing is concerned. I actually like it. Plus it sets the Evo apart from the Lancer even more.
I like the taillights too. Only on the Evo and the IS300 do I like "altezzas" though.
340 the to ground? Jesus.okibono said:
You can bet your ass I'll be emailing you when I'm back in San Diego. What all did you do to it to acheive that?
Also, what PSI do they boost stock? I'm guessing @ 12? What is the HP/TQ gain after engine management and exhaust, I wonder? :suspicio:
19 PSI stock?pacent said:
Jesus. What does it boost after the engine management software? 30? LOL.Go test drive an R32 and STI. Different cars, but both equally fun.SDPassatT said:19 PSI stock?pacent said:
You think the EVO is fast, drive the STI. The R32 isn't that fast, but the interior is great.
Also remember the Evo VIII MR is coming out. I think it is about 300 HP.
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