Hey Guys I'm in the market for a new car and I'm considering the evo as a potential candidate. I test drove the car about 4 days ago and all I have to say is that it felt so good. I want to feel that rush again.lol. It's funny because I didn't expect the torque delivery to come so early in the rev range. As I was going through the gears I noticed it wasn't as smooth as a honda gearbox but I didn't care at that given moment. As for the clutch pedal I did find it to be a bit stiff, which I didn't like. It also seemed as if the clutch was a long throw.The power delivery is def. their. Anyways I'm really considering this car, I've already gotten a couple of quotes for insurance and for me it's not to bad since I'm 25 years old. I would really like to hear from some of the evo 9 owners. What do you guys think of the clutch? short throw or long throw? Stiff or soft clutch? At the moment I'm not sure what I want to do. For now I'm looking to hear some reviews from actaul evo owners.


Respectfully,
-John

 

They let you test drive one???? My mistu dealer DIDNT even have one on the lot. I guess I have a crap dealer(but is there really ever a good dealer??). And the clutch will be a lil stiff its brand new.

 

I test drove one, guy let me have at it so I wasn't going to object...definitely more torquey than most make it sound...everything felt smooth...clutch wasn't that bad to me but at the same time I've only driven high performance cars and nothing with a lot of miles...so the clutches were never featherweights

I currently have an STi and the clutch is definitely a longer throw in the evo

I'm picking up a IX MR in a week or two and don't plan on looking back

 

Coming from a honda, anything will feel torquey... even a slap in the face.

 

Now that's funny right there...
I like my car alot. Clutch didn't really feel that hard at all. Drive a DSM with an ACT 2600. That's hard.

 

The stock clutch feels very soft to me. That may also be because I had an ACT clutch on my 8 for so long. My 9 MR defiinitely feels more torquey than my 8 did stock.

 

Could somone please post a side view picture of the clutch and brake pedal. I want to see if they're aligned to each other or if the clutch pedal is higher than the brake pedal. Thanks guys.

-Jonathan

 

Damn man, I figured you would have gotten it already. (I'm D16y8 on clubrsx.com)

 

hey man wassup,

by any chance do you think you could take a picture of the clutch and brake pedal arrangement. I want the car so bad, but I just want to make sure I'm making the right move.

Thanks in advance,

 

they have TONS of MR's here in Naples FL(7-8)

they wanted me to pay 38k for one, I got my RS for 27

 

I could, but I wouldn't be able to upload it to the internet. Why do you want to see it though? Is there something you are curious about? If I can remember correctly, my clutch pedal sits a little higher than my brake pedal.

 

My clutch is real stiff, and its been like that since day one, but the evo IX clutch should be real soft. I don't know why my clutch is stiff, but I took it to 2 dealers and they set it was fine.

 

To me the clutch is alittle stiff, but i love it. I came from a vwgti 1.8t, which has the softest, mushiest clutch ever. In the base IX, i do feel the shifter throw is alittle too long, but nothing that couldn't be remedied!

 

the brake is lower than the clutch pedal.

 

Stock EVO feels torquey compared to say.. a lawnmower or a Segway.