I just test drove the 06 evo mr and wow. i was disapointed.. i felt more power come out of my toyota.. haha
the lag in the turbo wasso bad and it wasnt a race feel it was a luxory feel to smooth for my taste i was very very disapointed.
does any1 no if the evo i drove was just ****ty or sumthin it had only 17000 miles on it. just it wasnt hitting anythinggood..
i mean top end it was quick but arent those cars supost 2 be quick on both ends

 

First impressions.............

 

Something must be wrong if when you hit boost your organs didn't cry in your body.

 

 

doesnt sound right. is this the first time you were driving a turbo'd car?

 

I personally didn't like the feel of any of the 06s I drove. I opted for the Evo8 which IMO felt more powerful low end. My advice is try driving a few more and then make an assumption. I test drove many evos at least ten times before I bought mine. But I must say I was hooked when I first drove an 05 MR. Give the 8 a try, you may feel that its different

 

if you think stock turbo lag is bad then a turbo'd car isn't for you.

 

Drive a GSR...different suspension, not such a "Luxory feel" and maybe your question on power will be answered as well if you got a run down car. As for the other comments...bring your flame retardent...Toyota...BS.

 

I find it funny that you felt like the 8 was faster. I've never driven a stock VIII to compare to my IX but I've read that the VIII feels like it's boost is more ON/OFF and that the Mivec in the IX smooths some of that out.

 

I think it's because the Ford Ranger is such a TORQUE MONSTER. I could be wrong though

 

^^^ hahaha probably a 22re. lol

 

@ your Sig

 

I didn't say it felt faster, I said it felt more powerful low end. I just never felt that the MIVEC was all that great. I would still take an 8 to this day over the 9. Just my preference. I would definitely rather dd a 9 though over the 8.

 

Actually when I first drove my Evo it didn't feel fast at all.
I didnt break 5k rpms, but I was like.. this is the pull everyone's been raving about?
And no it's not supposed to be fast from the bottom, especially. Heavy, awd, low compression 2 liter 4cyl and no boost = weak low end.

 

Wow more powerful? I'm glad you prefer the VIII. I'll take the IX knowing bolton for bolton it's basically a factory cammed VIII.