Thats such a sweet victory of the Evo over the STi! Mitsubishi should be proud of themselves.

http://www.nihoncar.com/en/news-663-...+year+%21.html

For those who are interested, the new Honda Fit received the Car of the Year award.

Bonus shots:

 

"Now in order to prove you how much fun this new Evo is, next week we will shoot a death match between the Evo X and the Subaru Impreza WRX STI on the winding roads of Japanese mountains, thanks to our test driving pilot Masaki Nishihara!"

Sounds like fun cant wait to see how that goes!

 

Right...

I guess nobody really cares about that, judging by the 1 reply and almost 200 views.

 

If the USDM Evo X weighed what the JDM version does it might have a chance of winning that award stateside. However...

 

sick gsr!

 

That'll be interesting! I hope X wins.

 

Oh come on man, we don't know that. I just don't think extra weight totally defines whether the car is fun or not. Congrats to the EVO X, I believe this is the second award it has received already

 

Unfortunately we do...

http://media.mitsubishicars.com/deta...73098&mime=ASC

 

i dont think he doubts the 3517 number, he (and I) probably think that the number doesnt automatically make the Evo x a "loser"

 

Who said it'll be a loser?

 

from that post above, to me it sounds like you dont think the evo x USDM doesnt have a good chance to win a similar award..at least thats how i interpret your post

 

So where did you find the information stating the JDM version is, in fact, lighter?

Doesn't sound feasible, more like an assumption based on the myth that people believe everything in Japan, is better because-its in Japan.

 

Well, I did some searching and found the Jap spec sheet - http://translate.google.com/translat...ec/spe_02.html.

It states that the GSR with the 5M/T weighs 1520kg (3351lbs) and the GSR with the TCSST (there is no MR in Japan) weighs 1540kg (3395lbs). However, from what I understood from the crappy Google Translation, both cars are not equipped with things that are standard on the US-spec Evolutions (mainly on the MR). These are things like side curtain airbags (+10kg), Rockford Fosgate sound system (+20 kg), what looks to be leather seats(+10kg) and electric sunroof (+20kg). This means that a fully equipped Jap-spec GSR with TCSST would weigh in at 1600kg (3527lbs), only a bit more that a base US-spec GSR and much less than fully equipped MR.

/Argument

 

Zippo, good info. Merely stating the USDM evo is heavier than the JDM evo didn't have any back up.



However, even though you've got some numbers, the options themselves seemingly dictate the curb weight of the vehicle.

I can't imagine, at least, I hope very much that the JDM evo doesn't have any tricks up its sleeve to be any lighter. It doesn't seem cost effective, to start with.

 

I'm pretty sure it doesn't.

The only reasons for the US-spec models being heavier are more standard equipment, such as 6 airbags instead of 4, and beefier body reinforcements (like crash beams) that apply to the American safety regulations.