Ran a 14.50 @ 91.6mph! Yes, that's right, 91.6mph trap speeds!!! Also, they claim that the new front helical LSD and stiffening material adds exactly 101 pounds! They say it's only 45lbs lighter than a regular Evo now (3218lbs), but you have to remember that their RS was not fitted with A/C like the production RS'. So, you figure an RS is actually therefore heavier than a regular Evo. How stupid.

C&D on the other hand said the RS runs 13.5 @ 102 and weighs only 3026. I guess somebody at one of these magazines is smoking their underwear... Yet another reason to never believe what you hear or read... If this is all published in magazines, can you believe how much untrue BS must be posted on Internet forums such as these?

 

this isnt the first time autoweek screwed up.... whenever i read autoweek, i always wonder, "are they smoking crack?" u should wonder why autoweek doesnt sell nearly as well as car and driver, and road and track.

 

huh?? that has got to be a mistake.

 

No, it wasn't a mistake. They tried justifying it in the article by saying it was hot out when they tested it, blah blah blah. I don't care if it's 200 degrees out, there's no way in hell it should be trapping at 91mph in the 1/4 mile.

 

That is stupid.

My 02 IS 300 5 spd trapped at 91 mph, and it ran a 15.4!

 

In the same issue, they say the updated RSX Type-S has 243lb-ft of torque . Maybe the RS acceleration times are a typo too!
Anyway, the whole Autoweek issue got me thinking, what with the RS losing the shootout, the revised RSX looking good, and the STI cranking out 300lb-ft of torque......time to mod!

 

They cant drive man, and they cannot produce good writeups on sport compacts. Now if it was a mustang it would be a different story.

 

Real Stripper do you plan to take your car to the strip any time soon, report back your results, interested to find out some of your thoughts.

 

why listen to an american mag who is easily persuaded by $$$$...(like a lot of other consumer mags are in the us)...go test it your self and find out...or read european mags...much more inforemative and less biased to a car/ manufacturer

 

Amen to that.


it is either they are on crack or they got bribed by suburu

 

Funny part is, they had Evo RS vs VW R32 and Evo was just slightly better

 

Ouch. I hope that's just bad testing, typos, or both. There's also the possibility the RS software needs some fine tuning or something. I never put too much stock in what Autoweek reports... they have good pictures though.

- Jason

 

I had autoweek for the longest time and hated it... I always saw different numbers in other magazines and never knew what to beleive. Plus the mags are really short and un-detailed, way too many ads in that thing...

 

I like Autoweek a lot, but certainly not because of their new car tests. The thing that makes Autoweek great is that it comes out weekly and you don't have to wait a month to see what's new, particularly along the lines of motorsports and spy shots. And they have great classified ads too. Of course, that all meant a lot more before this whole Internet thing happened...

JW

 

Changed...

I get what your saying, I would be pissed off to if the EVO I was getting was way down on power than other stock EVOs. Good luck with your tunning . Still stand by the Autoweek test being total crap .