View Poll Results: Which EVO model would you buy, all 3 cost $30,000
MR
108
76.06%
GSR
25
17.61%
RS
9
6.34%
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If all Evo's cost the same, which would you buy?
Originally Posted by Rez90
which is funny because they purposly made the RS to be stripped to the bone for the purpose of a faster track car.... 
all the way to the bank!
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Originally Posted by EVOSTEVO
this is a stupid question IMO because the MR would be the best bang for your buck. the RS costing 30K with no ac, sound, or 6speed, while the MR has a 6speed, soundsystem, and ac and has more useless crap.
It's just preference. Buy the car that has the stuff on it that you want. I don't need a sunroof, leather, tail, or electric anything. If you want lux, go get an s4 or m3.
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If all 3 actually did cost the same then I think the MR would be the obvious choice.
However, they don't cost the same. The RS is nearly $10K cheaper and has the front LSD, the main thing missing from the GSR.
As for the articles claiming the RS is slower on the track; who wrote them Dan Rather? False but accurate? Give me a freaking break. The RS has a front LSD and weighs less. Otherwise it is the essentially the same car as the GSR. Same engine, same tranny, etc. They just dropped the ABS and a few other things for the RS. A good driver (read not one of the writers in C&D, R&T, SCC, etc) would prefer not to have ABS on the track. Threshold breaking is where it is at.
I don't intend this as hate for the MR. The addition of an ACD, a 6speed tranny, slightly better suspension, and improved turbo are probably worth the extra $5K over the GSR. In 2007 or so I may consider buying the equivalent. I'm totally addicted to the AWD goodness that the Evolution is.
However, they don't cost the same. The RS is nearly $10K cheaper and has the front LSD, the main thing missing from the GSR.
As for the articles claiming the RS is slower on the track; who wrote them Dan Rather? False but accurate? Give me a freaking break. The RS has a front LSD and weighs less. Otherwise it is the essentially the same car as the GSR. Same engine, same tranny, etc. They just dropped the ABS and a few other things for the RS. A good driver (read not one of the writers in C&D, R&T, SCC, etc) would prefer not to have ABS on the track. Threshold breaking is where it is at.
I don't intend this as hate for the MR. The addition of an ACD, a 6speed tranny, slightly better suspension, and improved turbo are probably worth the extra $5K over the GSR. In 2007 or so I may consider buying the equivalent. I'm totally addicted to the AWD goodness that the Evolution is.
Last edited by tweekscratch; Feb 21, 2005 at 03:43 PM.
Okay, if you want to quote auto journalists, I'm quoting Top Gear.
They always say, "this is the faster car, and that makes it the better car!" We've all heard that so many times on that show.
So when they tested the FQ400, they said, "you can get 95% of the performance in the FQ340, 320, 260, etc, for 45% of the cost."
They didn't like it because the Super-AYC requires too much maintenance, the clutch was too firm, the turning radius was too much (but so are other Evos), etc.
THey also chose the Porsche over the Ferrari because of the same reason. You get 95% of the performance for 55% of the cost.
So I'll concede that the MR is ultimately faster with a hamfisted driver, or a pro for that matter, but does that make it the better car? According to Top Gear, the choice isn't so obvious
They always say, "this is the faster car, and that makes it the better car!" We've all heard that so many times on that show.
So when they tested the FQ400, they said, "you can get 95% of the performance in the FQ340, 320, 260, etc, for 45% of the cost."
They didn't like it because the Super-AYC requires too much maintenance, the clutch was too firm, the turning radius was too much (but so are other Evos), etc.
THey also chose the Porsche over the Ferrari because of the same reason. You get 95% of the performance for 55% of the cost.
So I'll concede that the MR is ultimately faster with a hamfisted driver, or a pro for that matter, but does that make it the better car? According to Top Gear, the choice isn't so obvious
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Originally Posted by mrmefodman
Did anybody read the 0-60 times. then tell me which one is the fastest... RS. when u think back to all the times u have accelerated in this car, chances are that 99.9 percent of the percentage was on the street for a block or so. or at the QTR track. Either of which the RSis faster in a straight line. However when it comes down to TRACK Racing. the rs does however have weak points. which all can be taken care of by the $ left over. I paid 26 for mine, the mr cost 35. that is 9 grand. So my car is faster in a straight line and i have NINE FREAKING GRAND to put into it. all the way to the bank!
all the way to the bank!
Originally Posted by Richard EVO
I spent my NINE FREAKING GRAND making my RS go Way faster and handle Way better than a stock MR.
tweekscratch...
FYI ALL EVOs for 2005 have front diff....another thing the abs in the evo gsr and mr is not the same as the regular abs u find in camryand other regular cars, it s a sport abs designed for agressive driving condition thats y the gsr and mr out performed the rs. AND motor trend test drivers are very good raod racers.
FYI ALL EVOs for 2005 have front diff....another thing the abs in the evo gsr and mr is not the same as the regular abs u find in camryand other regular cars, it s a sport abs designed for agressive driving condition thats y the gsr and mr out performed the rs. AND motor trend test drivers are very good raod racers.
A 30k MR, This is a No Brainer! I'll take two MR's and turn one around for a quick 3k profit! ... after a few serious Holeshots of course. Than I'll be Super Happy with a new 27k MR AND a fresh clutch.
Originally Posted by GTKage
tweekscratch...
FYI ALL EVOs for 2005 have front diff....another thing the abs in the evo gsr and mr is not the same as the regular abs u find in camryand other regular cars, it s a sport abs designed for agressive driving condition thats y the gsr and mr out performed the rs. AND motor trend test drivers are very good raod racers.
FYI ALL EVOs for 2005 have front diff....another thing the abs in the evo gsr and mr is not the same as the regular abs u find in camryand other regular cars, it s a sport abs designed for agressive driving condition thats y the gsr and mr out performed the rs. AND motor trend test drivers are very good raod racers.
