Evo Rs
Like they said, only real drawback is sacrificing a few comfort items... But you do get the better preppared car for the track (and the cheaper one too...) yes, stock for stock the MR is faster, put a spoiler and aftermarket suspension on the RS, lower it an inch to inch-and-a-half (the equivalence of saving the 4 lbs off the roof that the MR saves) and you'll be faster by far.
The MR is the out of the box, most likely not gonna mod much, performance machine.
The RS is the, I'm ready for a badass car and its gonna get some serious work done on it machine.
The VIII/IX is the middle of the group.
If I was doing it all again I'd buy a IX SE though.
The MR is the out of the box, most likely not gonna mod much, performance machine.
The RS is the, I'm ready for a badass car and its gonna get some serious work done on it machine.
The VIII/IX is the middle of the group.
If I was doing it all again I'd buy a IX SE though.
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No fugly useless rear wiper...My low key OE black winged RS looks great w/vortex and handles/mirrors match
Having a fully optioned Evo is like putting a bow on a pigs head.....face it - Interior wise pre-'08 evos are all cheapo jap cars....why drop 6-8k more for map lights and leather headrests when rest of interior is the lame same
Having a fully optioned Evo is like putting a bow on a pigs head.....face it - Interior wise pre-'08 evos are all cheapo jap cars....why drop 6-8k more for map lights and leather headrests when rest of interior is the lame same
And about the "fully optioned Evo," there aren't really many options. Other than the standard differences between an RS and the other models, it's not like those differences are trying to make the Evo pretty, like throwing in fake wood trim or anything like that. And hardly anyone gets the dealer-installed options listed in the brochure.
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From: Ft Mitchell Al
I didn't need a stereo, because I usually end up putting my owne speakers and unit in myself, so why pay extra for that, power windows, it has AC, I am not a stock car racer this is an everday driver for me and my family I roll with the windows up most the time anyways, sun roof nah who needs it, causes drag when open, so yeah mrxidx is right
"you could get the RS and add anything you want to it and be under the price of the other ones"
that is what I am doing and still happy that I got the RS, no spoiler either, I m really not a spoiler type of guy, with out it is ok with me, sleeper you know.
But hey if you what all the extra stuff then hook it up. Comfort items are nice. I just wanted to save some money and use it to put what I want into the car.
All in all the EVO is a damn fine car no matter which one you get.
I am still glad I got the RS though.
"you could get the RS and add anything you want to it and be under the price of the other ones"
that is what I am doing and still happy that I got the RS, no spoiler either, I m really not a spoiler type of guy, with out it is ok with me, sleeper you know.
But hey if you what all the extra stuff then hook it up. Comfort items are nice. I just wanted to save some money and use it to put what I want into the car.
All in all the EVO is a damn fine car no matter which one you get.
I am still glad I got the RS though.
i just read all three pages, i recall someone saying people think MRs have more performance, thats just straight bull ****. i liked the RS when i purchased my evo but at that time they were hard to find. not to mention they didnt have electric blue so i was like let me just get a GSR, but all in all the 3 models are all good. i always felt the RS was made for the track while the GSR was meant to do more mods and the MR was the one you wanted to keep stock.
Ill be going with the RS just waiting on financing it should be done early next week.Its funny how someone mentioned it was hard to get the RS.A friend of mine in Iowa couldnt find an rs and he went around to a few sorrunding states and nothing.I guess in some places its harder to find an rs.
If you want i have a basic article on how to install power locks on an Evo RS.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=246839
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=246839
I have a WW 04 RS.. I love it.. It came with a/c, I added my own stereo and speakers (as you would swap anyway) And now I have jdm headlights with HID. I have every "option" I would want.. Power windows would be nice, but I can unroll the passenger side window from the drivers seat, and thats strapped up!!! haha I love my RS and hated sliding around in my buddies VIII with leather seats..my .02
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You "understand" because you "originally [were] going to get a red RS" but didn't? So, you don't have any real and/or extensive experience with an RS like WW_IX_RS has? I'm confused.
It was during my long and exhausting research of the Evo that I discovered comments like WW_IX_RS's - saying that the RS felt better than the MR - that convinced me that the RS was the better driver's car.
It was during my long and exhausting research of the Evo that I discovered comments like WW_IX_RS's - saying that the RS felt better than the MR - that convinced me that the RS was the better driver's car.
You don't seem to understand. I don't need to drive the RS because its just a GSR minus 60 lbs. I've driven Evo's with more weight taken out. An RS and every other model besides the MR is barely even an Evo IX in America. They have Evo VIII suspension, tranny, etc. It doesn't take a genius to understand that the MR handles better. All Evo IX GSR's in Japan have everything from the VIII MR: like the bilsteins, aluminum roof, etc. All Evo GSR's since the Evolution VIII have had the 6-spd transmission. The only thing the RS has that I want is black door handles and mirrors.
I fail to see how the six speed even appears in this discussion about handling. If you want to bring it up, look how many track nuts have replaced their six speed trannies with 5 speeds...
Not only that, but many on these boards will agree that for track duty the Bilsteins are much too soft. They were added to help round the car out, not improve its on track abilities.
And why again is your MR more of a IX than the other cars in the US? Because you own it?
Seriously, take all three trim levels out to a track and run them, the driver is going to be the biggest difference.