Exactly what new car ticks all the boxes Evo does? Right, GR Corolla aaaaanndddd...?
Get an Evo, they are the actual best.

 

if you look at it as a daily driver/econo car...yea it's horrible. Performance/race car? The evo 8/9 has proven it can compete with the best of modern performance cars. Updated mods/tuning is necessary of cource but being a lighter more nimble chassis due to lack of safety regulations back then make it the ultimate performance car.

 

I dont mind buying a cheap 2nd evo9 with high mileage and have 'load of problems on the horizon' as long as there are no rust issues, the carpets/dash/glass are all there, cone/autox damage is fine, no pulled fenders (cut lip is fine). everything else can be refreshed gradually. I wouldnt trust any nice looking evos out there to not have any aging problems, even the ones that are well taken cared of

 

I bought a 2011 GL550. The massage chair is nice!

 

For me it’s not necessarily about the power. AWD power is different than RWD power. I came from WRXs and STis. I just love the way evos look (always have), and their stout performance (speed and handling) have always been attractive to me. I think what I’m going to do is keep my mustang for a weekend fun car, and get an evo IX for a fun daily. Hoping to have a “reliable” ~500 AWHP one day.

 

You have the right Idea IMHO. Some people may have moved on from the evo for one reason or another. But if you find one in decent shape, you can at the very least experience it for yourself and most likely wont be disappointed.

 

well thats positive. You dont even own an evo, what are you still doing here

 

But I’m not wrong. Everything in my post is a fact.

Were great. Fact. They were some of the best drivers cars at the time.
Still cool. Fact. One of the coolest mid school JDM cars.
Times have moved on. Fact. Modern cars are much more capable off the showroom floor.

The fact that a thread about mk5 Supras on a Evo forum is one of the currently higher viewed threads is a good signal.

Lol that rallyspork forgot I put him on my ignore list. I can only see his asinine posts when someone quotes him.

 

Mr Razorlab is probably not boss-level in the Supra forums yet. Cut him some slack
I have not seen a fast Supra locally and its been out several years. I see some in chinatown meets. we got more fast hardcore Mustang guys down here

 

The more time that passes the more your post will resemble telling someone who owns a 69 Camaro that times have changed, and newer cars are more capable off the showroom floor, and to move on.... We are probably at that point already with CT9A given the price appreciation I've witnessed recently.

Has it not occurred to you that people are interested in the nostalgia and analog feel of these cars? JDM muscle car if you will. Its not always about owning the newest and best and most expensive.

Furthermore the supra by example is in a different class, 6cyl rear wheel drive coupe... Homologated rally car specials are a dying breed. Which makes Evos that much more special.

 

Try not to conflate “times have moved on” with “it’s time to move on”

Times have indeed moved on. Fact.

EV’s replacing gasoline cars are really going to blow ya’ll’s minds.

 

EVs have blown my mind. A 9 sec stock plaid is just insane and very cool. But i wouldn't buy one. Yea the new supra is a track missle, but no, im not going to buy one. I wish people paying these rediculous prices for the NSX, MK4 supra, R34GRT felt the same way you do so i could buy one of those. I could've bought several different newer cars but i chose an outdated 2010 corvette and i couldn't be happier.

 

Don’t worry, I have my eye on a R32. Maybe after that is in my garage I can be cool with the “our cars are old but MAN the feel!” Internet bros again.

I’m actually serious about the R32, the additional snarky comment was just that.

 

Allright, now we're talking! Lol. IDK man, for me I think its just these are the cars I grew up with as a kid. Dont get me wrong tho, I will absolutely not deny the performance and value of newer cars. 10 years ago, i would've never thought these cars would perform the way they do.

 

Careful man, you're gonna get put on the "iGnOrE LiSt" and lose your godsend of a privilege for your posts to be read, then countered by close-minded and narcissistic banter

Some people just don't understand that automotive preferences are not always and entirely based on lap times..especially to those 99.9% of us who don't track our cars. I can't even believe comparisons are being made between an AWD turbo 4 cylinder built off an econobox sedan and a 2 door I6 RWD sports coupe. Similar comparisons can be made between the new Supra and a S1000RR.

One of the main reasons people bought Evo's and STi's is the practicality of 4 doors and the AWD. The new GR Corolla is the closest thing to an Evo we have today and the price for the performance isn't too far off even after 20 years of automotive development.