Article from R&T magazine of the new USDM Evo 8:

0-60: 5.1 secs (6000 rpm clutch drop mind you)
1/4 mile: 13.8@101.5mph
Top speed: 155
skidpad: 0.97g
slalom: 68.7mph
curb weight: 3265lbs


1/4 mile times & MPH are consistent with power to weight ratio listed by !
I except improve E.T's with a better skilled driver.

 

not bad but 1/4 mile and 0-60 could be better

 

Slalom and Skidpad are very impressive

 

Which issue is that? Was there a braking 70-0 or 60-0 test?

I was hoping 102mph but 101.5mph is close enought. With that kind of trap speed it's well capable of 13.5 range. Must of been the driver or conditions that day. We'll see what Sport Compact Car has done? I'm sure they are more experienced in launching an AWD cars.

I've actually expected lower skidpad and higher salom.

I also want to mention that i've took a wrx at the drag strip and seen 13.9@96mph so go figure?

 

Which R&T is that in?
Where was the test?
What elevation?
What temp.?
Barametric pressure?
Thanks

 

yea, I Just got the March issue of Automobile it has an article about the Evo too. sounds liek the people at Automobile really enjoyed the car..raving about it's handling and speed. my favorite quote:
"The cognoscenti will know this car when they see it, but valet parkers will think you're part of the import-tuner scene."

now all i need to read is the STi article which should be coming out next month..probably.
-Bob

 

Yep, i just got the March issue of Automobile and it has a rave review of the Evo I said this in another thread, but the people who tested the car sounded like they really enjoyed driving it. They talked about how the car handles really nice and the speed was incredible, but u all should know that by now
Best Quote:
"The cognoscenti will know this car when they see it, but valet parkers will think you're part of the import-tuner scene."
gotta love that
-Bob

 

The most current i.e. the one I got in the mail today!

That was exactly what I was thinking!!

I have seen LOTS of DSMs run 13.9 @ with a 96 mph trap speed... from what I would like to infer, would be that the 13.8 @ 101.5 is a crappy ET from someone who didn't know how to launch the car and was getting bad 60fts (2.0 or slower).

If you could cut a 1.7 or 1.8 60ft with a 101.5 trap speed a mid 13 would be a conservitive estimate.

I know people that have run 12.8s with a 104 trap speed with full weight DSMs... it is all about the 60ft! So if you subtract 2 mph from that run, you would end up around a low low 13 second ET. (gotta love the Ricer Math/Bench Racing ... even though it is based on real world info)

 

 

im just informing people
-Bob

 

I feel magazine people should post 60ft time to let us know what kind of track conditions they are running. Oh well. I guess i'll check my mail today and hopefull i'll get read the article.

Any new pics guys?

 

The 101.5mph trap speed is encouraging considering I ran a 13.25 at 100.56 in my WRX. That makes me very happy!

Mike

 

Maybe that was the run at LACR. Remember it ran a 13.8...but LACR has a crappy surface and is 2700 ft above sea level.

 

Good point! The traction is definitly bad. I've seen people run 13.9@101mph in a 98 mustang cobra and it's hard to believe the cobra would run close times with an awd car. MPH is way up for 13.8 in an AWD car.

 

Exactly... I find myself always looking for 60ft times for some reason??

Not really... nothing you haven't seen already!