came home from work today and was happy to find a new motor trend waiting for me, and to top it off nice 5 page artical on a one year EVO test with performance numbers to back it up.
what stuck out to me the most was the 1/4mile time of 13.1@ 105 and 0-60 in 4.6 seconds. All the articals from 1 year ago were saying 13.5s @ 101 and 0-60 in 5 seconds, are these engines getting more powerful as they get broken in?

 

Motor Trend says one thing Car and driver says another Road and track has their own numbers etc. Every car is slightly different and capable of slightly different numbers. Just because they are all Evo's and made the same year doesn't mean every one from the lot can run a 4.6 for 0-60. Drivers also make a huge difference. These are all professional drivers and the best numbers I have seen for the Evo are 13.01 for the 1/4 that was in a Road and track article. An article by Car and driver rates the Evo at 5.0 seconds and mitsu (conservitively) rates it at 5.1.

 

I read that mag today. NICE REVIEW

 

So what did they say??

 

Thats its OVERALL a great car and best car for the money by far. Pretty much NOTHING NEW

 

i just got a 13.1 with mods stock i was in the high 14s there pretty good drivers

 

they are freakin awesome drivers I haven't taken mine to the track yet but with the extra 75lb of subs I'm thinking I will be doing good to keep it low 14's and I would be thrilled to hit 13's as a noob on the track

 

i havent been to the track either , but when i do go, if i can get anywhere in the 14s i will be happy

 

i read after 5k miles then they really open up

 

I read that after Buschur stage IV they really open up

 

To get those great #s stock, they probably drive the living sh*t out of the car. They probably make a lot of passes until they get a satisfactory #. Don't feel too bad if you can't get the same #s stock.

Also, I would think that our cars would feel a little faster after getting broken in. After the piston rings wore in, I noticed I got slightly better gas mileage. Higher compression = better gas mileage = more power.

 

Really i have been reading the opposite they cant even beat a cobra with exhaust agianst a evo with full stage 4 and BR440. But hey maybe its the driver..lol..

Chris

 

I heard that the cars slow down!

 

Ha... yeah, I posted this before I read that thread

 

i like at the end the three drivers gave the overall review.....one guy said...he liked it so much, he bought one lol.