Both my son and I have 2011 Evo X GSR's. Neither seemed sluggish. Fast? No. But, they are still pretty quick. I would not say that they are much slower than a IX stock for stock. They are however, larger in size and they have more mass, which kind of makes it seem like it is slower. I love my X and they do respond to mods well.

 

As for one who opted to get the Evo X, I expected it to not feel as fast/ quick as previous Evos...and I have driven an 8 and 9...definitely felt heavier

 

That's definitely part of it. The 4G63T was designed in the 80s. The 4B11T is an all aluminum modern engine designed to give smooth refined power delivery. Combined with dual MIVEC it is a very linear power feel and doesn't have the same turbo lag as the older motors.

I consider my stock Evo X extremely fast and I'm happy with it, but again it's all about what cars you are comparing it too.

 

Mod it and you will feel like the X is the Evo it could and should be.

 

If you drive a zo6 (especially modded) and/or a gtr... Why would you even think about an evo? It isnt THAT cheaper to maintain... well except the tires are cheaper...

 

Cuz i like them and they are fun to mod

 

Drive a Ralliart around for a few days and then hop into the X. You'll be just as blown away as I was

 

The GTR feel's even bigger but not slower

 

after driving an evo...going 100mph doesn't feel fast...

 

The Evo X feels slow as hell from the factory. It's a fast car, but it certainly doesn't FEEL like a fast car. My SRT-4 and Mazdaspeed 3 felt way faster than the Evo X, but in reality they are all about the same in a straight line. The reason the Evo X feels so slow is because the factory settings have the max horsepower peak at like 4,000 RPMs. So after 4k, the actual acceleration rate stops increasing.

I was absolutely disappointed with my car until I got it tuned. Now the horsepower peaks at 7,000 RPMs, and it throws you back in the seat and scares the living **** out of anyone who hasn't rode in it before.

So basically, yes, the car feels slow because the factory tune is pig rich and has really low-RPM hp/torque peaks. If you do get an Evo X (which I highly recommend lol), get it tuned, and it will absolutely blow you away. I gained 53 HP after the tune with no mods except catback exhaust. Until you get it tuned, it will feel slower than an VII or IX or most other performance cars in the same class, even though it is a fast car.

 

Yeah im probably goig to be picking one up in a week or two but yeah ill have to mod it cuz in stock form it does not give the turbo feeling that i love

 

stock Evo X feels fast for those who've never driven faster cars... in your case, an Evo feels like a stock Civic Si lol... a friend of mine's 500whp X feels VERY freaking fast, and he's constantly pulling on stock GT-Rs, but even still it doesnt feel as crazy fast as my friends GT-R... It really is the weight of the car imo... and when compared to my friend's IX, its also much confier so it feels much slower... like, the power is there, and you feel it only after it's done delivering it... it doesnt have that isntant "bite you back" feeling... I'm guessing is the stock ground clearance maybe as someone mentioned? idk!

my X picked some nice power with the Cobb flash which is the only thing I've done to it thus far, but the main difference is highway pickup, which sucks big time in stock form... with a simple flash what Ive noticed is 5th rips from 80 to 110mph-ish in very little time... HUGE, huge difference from stock!

just get one already and start modding it i need 2 start modding mine already as well

 

Dumb question maybe, but you weren't driving it cold were you? Until they warm up, they don't boost much at all.

 

No it was warm i didnt get on it till i got onto the highway from the dealership

 

LOL, coming from a Z06 a stock Evo X feels like a turd. I drove my 430 RWHP 02 Z06 to test drive my Evo. I could not believe how slow it felt in comparison. A few mods will help that problem out.