Motor Trend Evo,RS,MR test data
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|-------------------------------------------------------------| | Evo | VIII | MR | RS | |-------------------------------------------------------------| | 0-30 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | | 0-40 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | | 0-50 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | | 0-60 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | | 0-70 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.0 | | 0-80 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | | 0-90 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.0 | | 0-100 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.6 | | 1/4 mile | 13.5@100 | 13.4@102 | 13.1@102.8 | | Brake,100-0 | 322 | 316 | 341 | | brake,60-0 | 111 | 111 | 112 | | 600ft slalom | 70.9mph | 70.1mph | 69.3mph | | 200ft skid pad | .94 | .95 | .95 | | roadcourse lap sec. | 92.07 | 91.80 | 92.15 | |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Did the RS have something wrong with its brakes? Seems like being the lightest of the bunch, it should have the shortest stopping distance???
EDIT: Nevermind I guess even the '05 RS doesn't have ABS?
EDIT: Nevermind I guess even the '05 RS doesn't have ABS?
Last edited by machron1; Jan 25, 2005 at 01:56 PM.
Neil, did alll 3 cars have launch control at 5K rpms?
Interesting on the salom between the RS and GSR. I wonder why the GSR is faster? I guess depending on surface traction sometime more weight = better grip.
Interesting on the salom between the RS and GSR. I wonder why the GSR is faster? I guess depending on surface traction sometime more weight = better grip.
Last edited by gtr; Jan 25, 2005 at 01:53 PM.
Originally Posted by jude
The RS does not have ABS. The braking test is done at impending lockup, without ABS this is very difficult to control. This will affect road course times and braking tests.
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That's interesting. I thought a lot of people say that ABS doesn't stop as quickly as a good driver without it could? Also a lot of race cars don't use ABS, I think F1 had it and then it was banned but that was an expensive system made just for racing not a normal road car ABS? Anyway the results are there, and the cars with ABS stop quicker even though they are heavier.
To Kordwood: Are you serious? It might create drag for the acceleration times but it also creates a lot of downforce for the handling and road course part. Without it those figures would be a lot worse.
EDIT: I just realised that one of the reasons that the RS takes longer to stop and is slower around the road course could be because it is missing the rear wing. Could this be correct? I have read that Mitsubishi put a lot of effort and wind tunnel testing into the wing and the car so taking it away could have a noticable effect.
EDIT EDIT: ray3328 posted the same thing about the wing while I was editing my post. Sorry.
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To Kordwood: Are you serious? It might create drag for the acceleration times but it also creates a lot of downforce for the handling and road course part. Without it those figures would be a lot worse.
EDIT: I just realised that one of the reasons that the RS takes longer to stop and is slower around the road course could be because it is missing the rear wing. Could this be correct? I have read that Mitsubishi put a lot of effort and wind tunnel testing into the wing and the car so taking it away could have a noticable effect.
EDIT EDIT: ray3328 posted the same thing about the wing while I was editing my post. Sorry.
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Last edited by astondg; Jan 25, 2005 at 02:18 PM.
Originally Posted by gtr
Neil, did alll 3 cars have launch control at 5K rpms?
Interesting on the salom between the RS and GSR. I wonder why the GSR is faster? I guess depending on surface traction sometime more weight = better grip.
Interesting on the salom between the RS and GSR. I wonder why the GSR is faster? I guess depending on surface traction sometime more weight = better grip.
RS has more oversteer than GSR, less balanced in the slalom.
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The article said that the MRs lighter wheels helped on the braking and that the RS had understeer during the laps. Goes to show you that the wing does it's job. I wonder how the VIII would do with lighter rims.