EVO X MR Road and Track 4-Track Free-For-All
I don't know how many "performance" cars you've driven in your lifetime but that is a pretty bold statement. The OEM equipped Yokos are one of the best tires put on factory cars, period. Are you comparing the performance of the OEM tires w/ R-compound race slicks? If so, yes they do "suck for dirt". But for streetable tires they are very very good.
the best part about this test. is one like the tire differences , the porsche even have a rollcage in it. and so on.
I dont know how the picked the Evo to be there.
But it makes me feel good they did , and dint even finished in the last place
Just some things which is really pulls some car over others:
"It was assumed the GT2 and ACR would dominate. Both wear mammoth Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires and are built by the factory to dominate track events."
"The Porsche was the only other car with adjustable suspension bits"
"It must be said that the ACR was the only car that arrived with its own crew chief, who optimized the suspension settings for each venue. But that's consistent with the ACR's role as a street-legal track car."
ETC.
So why not called out like Vishnu X like they tested before, and still you will be under $50K which is make it still a cheapest car there...
Or let say the AMS MR?
They dont want to embarrassed by them?
just i'm thinking.
I dont know how the picked the Evo to be there.
But it makes me feel good they did , and dint even finished in the last place
Just some things which is really pulls some car over others:
"It was assumed the GT2 and ACR would dominate. Both wear mammoth Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires and are built by the factory to dominate track events."
"The Porsche was the only other car with adjustable suspension bits"
"It must be said that the ACR was the only car that arrived with its own crew chief, who optimized the suspension settings for each venue. But that's consistent with the ACR's role as a street-legal track car."
ETC.
So why not called out like Vishnu X like they tested before, and still you will be under $50K which is make it still a cheapest car there...
Or let say the AMS MR?
They dont want to embarrassed by them?
just i'm thinking.
My bad. However, kinda rediculous stating stock tires don't perform well on dirt surfaces. lol.
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From: pdx
Road and Track loved the Evo in the shootout with the STI. I think that's why it was chosen as a benchmark for best 'inexpensive' performance car. A Mustang GT or even a Mazdaspeed3 would FAIL against this group...
Just looking at the list of cars and their price stickers I kind of thought the results would be disappointing.
But... Just to have an Evo compared to vehicles like the GT-R, Z06, Viper, GT2, Martin, M3, etc... says a hell of a lot about just how good the X is.
But... Just to have an Evo compared to vehicles like the GT-R, Z06, Viper, GT2, Martin, M3, etc... says a hell of a lot about just how good the X is.
It's very interesting to read that the last time R&T did a test they said "On a previous test, the lesser-powered GT3 RS ran a 1:33.14 and the ACR a 1:29.33" In there March 2008 issue they claim to have made a 1.31.6 run with the MR and a 1.32.5 on the GSR. The times posted were in the beginning stages of testing the MR when they had some problems on the top end too!!!!!!!!! Now what happend to the times with the new test?
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From: LA
It's very interesting to read that the last time R&T did a test they said "On a previous test, the lesser-powered GT3 RS ran a 1:33.14 and the ACR a 1:29.33" In there March 2008 issue they claim to have made a 1.31.6 run with the MR and a 1.32.5 on the GSR. The times posted were in the beginning stages of testing the MR when they had some problems on the top end too!!!!!!!!! Now what happend to the times with the new test?
the best part about this test. is one like the tire differences , the porsche even have a rollcage in it. and so on.
I dont know how the picked the Evo to be there.
But it makes me feel good they did , and dint even finished in the last place
Just some things which is really pulls some car over others:
"It was assumed the GT2 and ACR would dominate. Both wear mammoth Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires and are built by the factory to dominate track events."
"The Porsche was the only other car with adjustable suspension bits"
"It must be said that the ACR was the only car that arrived with its own crew chief, who optimized the suspension settings for each venue. But that's consistent with the ACR's role as a street-legal track car."
ETC.
So why not called out like Vishnu X like they tested before, and still you will be under $50K which is make it still a cheapest car there...
Or let say the AMS MR?
They dont want to embarrassed by them?
just i'm thinking.
I dont know how the picked the Evo to be there.
But it makes me feel good they did , and dint even finished in the last place
Just some things which is really pulls some car over others:
"It was assumed the GT2 and ACR would dominate. Both wear mammoth Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires and are built by the factory to dominate track events."
"The Porsche was the only other car with adjustable suspension bits"
"It must be said that the ACR was the only car that arrived with its own crew chief, who optimized the suspension settings for each venue. But that's consistent with the ACR's role as a street-legal track car."
ETC.
So why not called out like Vishnu X like they tested before, and still you will be under $50K which is make it still a cheapest car there...
Or let say the AMS MR?
They dont want to embarrassed by them?
just i'm thinking.
Since the average cost difference from the MR to the other competitors was 92k, I think the MR did well. Also, the fact that this car was considered for this group is a huge accomplishment to the evo community. Finally, the fact that it didn't come in last is awesome.
