GSR Vs MR...
I've had both and I prefer the MR for day-to-day fun, spirited driving. It does everything well- more compliant suspension, still can do basic bolt-on's/tune for more HP, fun to romp around with in Super-Sport mode, and great for the day-to-day traffic messes we all seem to run into these days.
For a track or high-hp car, then I think the "general" consensus is the GSR is the way to go.
For a track or high-hp car, then I think the "general" consensus is the GSR is the way to go.
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MR may be slightly faster than the GSRs top speed of about 163 (I think) however I'm sure the MR tranny is significantly heavier. One of the reasons I always buy manual cars is because manual transmissions are much easier to work on.
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Iowa, your informative posts laced with a small side of cynicism always crack me up.
I went from a 09' STi (lemon) to a '11 MR. At the time, I was commuting 40 miles a day in traffic. For that, having the SST over a manual was an easy choice. Since then my company relocated me to a more 'laid back' part of the country. If I start to miss driving a manual, I hop in my 95' civic hatch daily driver/winter beater.
Never make a car choice based on a girlfriend. You'll be inside your car way longer then her.
The MR has a lower HP/TRQ ceiling and is more expensive to properly tune. I bought my MR for daily driving (which I don't use it for any more) and autocross. Its hard to beat always being in the right gear!
I went from a 09' STi (lemon) to a '11 MR. At the time, I was commuting 40 miles a day in traffic. For that, having the SST over a manual was an easy choice. Since then my company relocated me to a more 'laid back' part of the country. If I start to miss driving a manual, I hop in my 95' civic hatch daily driver/winter beater.
Never make a car choice based on a girlfriend. You'll be inside your car way longer then her.
The MR has a lower HP/TRQ ceiling and is more expensive to properly tune. I bought my MR for daily driving (which I don't use it for any more) and autocross. Its hard to beat always being in the right gear!
More expensive to tune... i think not... you get a COBB AP they tune it same price, you can get a stand alone EMS and still get it tunned same price... i will say it does take a little longer for TQ reasons.. But yes the MR is a great track car.... like mitsu said... the EVO X MR is truley a car you can buy and go straight to the track with.
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More expensive to tune... i think not... you get a COBB AP they tune it same price, you can get a stand alone EMS and still get it tunned same price... i will say it does take a little longer for TQ reasons.. But yes the MR is a great track car.... like mitsu said... the EVO X MR is truley a car you can buy and go straight to the track with.
My question is how is the 5sp in the X GSR? I love the 6sp in my IX MR a lot better than the 5sp in my VIII. Is the X GSR trans close to the VIII? I know this might have been covered, but i never really thought about it until now.
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It's been a while since I've driven a X GSR, but I remember it being a lot smoother than the five-speed in my IX SE. But the shift boot material felt really cheap, almost like foam rather than actual leather... not that it affects shift quality.
Tell her that you want the 5-speed because it's more fun, and if she wants to avoid learning to use a manual gearbox so bad, she can pay the difference in price to get the MR. 5k or so.
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