Too bad there was no Lancer Ralliart. Guess we'll just all have to wait till the 2004 comparison. Anyhow, here's a pic of the cars... Guess who won?

 

Uh...the SRT-4?

 

I don't suppose there's a video of that race where you got that pic???

 

The SRT-4 won that battle.

It's at Edmunds.com as Purecoda said.

http://edmunds.com/reviews/compariso...2/article.html

 

haha, i completely forgot to post the link. whoops.

/purecoda fumbles the ball! but wait! lancerevolution recovers and takes it for the touchdown!

 

of those 4 cars the svt is def. where my money would go. i love that thing. in fact i think i really want 1. i need some money

 

i test drove the svt and absolutely HATED it. didn't feel very quick, hated the shifting (the stick felt very weak, and wasn't smooth at all), interior was really odd looking, not enough headroom for me (6'3"), and its a FORD. resale is jack. for the price, get the srt-4 or the spec-v. both are better for the money.

 

They are all great cars that offer something different. Well, in my opinion the SVT is far behind all the others. The SRT-4 offers straight line speed, the MAZDASPEED offers some speed with a superior suspension, and the Spec-V offers a decent suspension with speed right between the SPEED and the SRT-4. There is a reason why they are all in D-Stock for autocross.

I feel the issue between the three is looks and modifiability. The SPEED is the best looking out of the three imo, but you really can't up the boost or do anything till the internals are changed. The turbo kit for the Spec-V was just released and it ups the engine output to around 250hp at the crank, and while the front of the car looks awesome, the back end looks like crap, while the 2004 looks like crap all the way around. Then there's the Neon. First of all it's a Neon, and in my opinion all neons are crap, this one is just fast. It's ugly, the seats are uncomfortable after 15 minutes, and I'm not sure about the modifiability of the engine. As usual though, it's really whatever your preference and pocket book like.

 

Most of its power comes around redline, and when it does, it felt almost as fast as a SE-R. I felt the Getrag manny was really good. The suspension is one of my favorite thing about the SVT, you can just toss that thing around. Also, resale would be better than the spec-v, because of the SVT badge. Special Vehicle Team cars has always had a better resale value.