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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 10:35 AM
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February issue of EVO magazine

Greetings All:

There's an interesting article (actually a couple of them) in this months EVO magazine. EVO is a British based motoring magazine. This months issue caught my eye as it compares the new Audi RS4 to the BMW M3 and AMG C55.

The Audi is one smoking machine - 414bhp V8, delivered through Audi's quatro 4wd. The comparison is well written and entertaining - I won't spoil the ending for those of you who wish to read it.

The REALY interesting article follows the one above, when EVO takes the Audi, a Porsche Carrera 4 and the Mitsu FQ-340 around a 1.8 racing track. And the times are:

Audi- 1:28.60
Porsche- 1:25.75
Mitsu- 1:24.55

The Mitsu Evo beats the mighty Audi by over 4 seconds on a 1.8 mile course, never mind the Porsche!

I know we don't get the FQ-340 in the States, but with a decent exhaust and tune, 345bhp is very doable from our humble Mitsu's.

Don't we drive an utterly stunning car?
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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do they sell the mag here? barnes and noble maybe
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by zgodfathera
do they sell the mag here? barnes and noble maybe

Yes, B&N will carry EVO.

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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Nellie
Greetings All:

There's an interesting article (actually a couple of them) in this months EVO magazine. EVO is a British based motoring magazine. This months issue caught my eye as it compares the new Audi RS4 to the BMW M3 and AMG C55.

The Audi is one smoking machine - 414bhp V8, delivered through Audi's quatro 4wd. The comparison is well written and entertaining - I won't spoil the ending for those of you who wish to read it.

The REALY interesting article follows the one above, when EVO takes the Audi, a Porsche Carrera 4 and the Mitsu FQ-340 around a 1.8 racing track. And the times are:

Audi- 1:28.60
Porsche- 1:25.75
Mitsu- 1:24.55

The Mitsu Evo beats the mighty Audi by over 4 seconds on a 1.8 mile course, never mind the Porsche!

I know we don't get the FQ-340 in the States, but with a decent exhaust and tune, 345bhp is very doable from our humble Mitsu's.

Don't we drive an utterly stunning car?
thanks for the post
i will have to check that article out
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 09:48 AM
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Well, the real question is : How much faster is an Evo with SAYC (JDM or EDM) than a non-SAYC Evo (USDM) around that track?

It is hugely impressive that it murdered RS4 by over 4 seconds a lap though.

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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 10:45 AM
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Don't you think its fishy when the Evo beats a porsche 911 and a rs4 in a magazine called EVO?
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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i cant find EVO mag anywhere. ive checked barnes and noble and they do not carry it at the one i kno. somaybe around here its not as popular...i was gonna checksome other book stores...any other locations?
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 10:49 AM
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The magazine has nothing to do with the mitsu evo...its a really good mag btw.
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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Correct, the title of the magazine has nothing to do with Mitsu. It is one of my favorite magazines but, it gets expensive between it, CAR and Top Gear at about $10 each. I usually choose one a month.
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by hotrod2448
Well, the real question is : How much faster is an Evo with SAYC (JDM or EDM) than a non-SAYC Evo (USDM) around that track?

It is hugely impressive that it murdered RS4 by over 4 seconds a lap though.
Has to have been a big factor. It would be a very interesting comparison to put two same-tune Evo's around a track - one with SAYC and one without. Sounds like something one of the Evo driver clubs should do.

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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 10:21 AM
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it gets expensive between it, CAR and Top Gear at about $10 each. I usually choose one a month.

Same here I know which one I'm getting this month... BTW, Borders carries it too, at least around here.
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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The worst is even if you get a subscription it's still like a $100 a year. I wonder if you can get an on-line subscription.

Does the RS have SAYC in Europe? There has to be at least one model over there without it.
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by hotrod2448
The worst is even if you get a subscription it's still like a $100 a year. I wonder if you can get an on-line subscription.

Does the RS have SAYC in Europe? There has to be at least one model over there without it.
I looked at the UK, German, French and Spanish Mitsubishi web sites, and none of them list an RS option.

I guess we're lucky to get the RS here.
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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way off topic (but talking about the RS), I was watching Best Motoring Vol. 13 Enduro today and the Evo they race is actually called the Evolution VIII MR RS... I thought that was interesting...
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