EVO X vs STI - Which Is Faster Lapping Tsukuba ?

[MeraBoy]

It didn't take long for Japan's journalists to get the new STI and EVO X side by side, and the results are now officially in. Tsukuba circuit regulars Kazuo Shimizu and Manabu Kawaguchi spent an afternoon thrashing around the notoriously twisty short circuit just north of Tokyo and here are the best times they could ring out of the AWD rivals:

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X : 1:06:46

Subaru Impreza WRX STI : 1:05:95

So there you have it. The new engine placed further forward in the engine bay of the EVO X than in the EVO IX has indeed proven to be a handicap, while the STI's "wheel at each corner" longer wheelbase plus new double wishbone rear suspension has proved its worth.

Neither car is quite as quick as its immediate ancestor though.

Check out this 15 year rivalry of the EVO vs the STI as recorded at Tsukuba :

EVO / STI

2006 1:05:07 / 1:04:72

2005 1:04.88 / 1:04:17

2003 1:05:30 / 1:04:69

2001 1:05:17 / 1:06:56

1998 1:04:69 / 1:06:73

1996 1:07:00 / 1:05:92

1994 1:06:52 / 1:06:26

1992 1:10:90 / 1:07:99

Source:
Autoblog

 

[skyancient]

seems like... STI get higher marks~! haha

 

[jiash87]

still,EVO is the ultimate race car + practicality

 

[- D i a b l o -]

fanboys dont come in please.

Will BM do a coverage of this run in Tsukuba? or will they do it again with Tsuchiya and co at Tsukuba?

 

[- J f D -]

fanboys dont come in please.

Will BM do a coverage of this run in Tsukuba? or will they do it again with Tsuchiya and co at Tsukuba?

Word.

Im sure Tsuchiya and co will be doing a battle with other contenders. Cant wait!

 

[deacon]

I gotta say tho.. both cars look a bit out compared to the more shapelier versions of yesteryear.

 

[bangkai_jk]

yeah!! i support sti actually :P

 

[bit3nok]

evo all the way.. evo 4 lyfe..

 

[na_power]

evo? naaah, only their stuff good in local cars, but for real one. sti the best

 

[infernaL]

rofl forums going down the drain.

 

[zero2]

Evo and sti also good car, but boxer engine the best one.

 

[- D i a b l o -]

demise of malaysian forums = fanboys
get the fark out of here la mofos

jfd.come and shoot them pew pew pew

 

[AzaniLaiho]

Err... Evo X = 1:06:46, WRX STI = 1:05:95 (both are turbo charge)

Civic FD2 Mugen Type RR (2.0 litre N/A engine, 240HP) clock at 1:06:68..

http://www.mugen-power.com/car/RR/movie/index.html

Hmm.. what a precise engineering tech...plus environment friendly..Turbo suk..Peace

 

[si|verfish]

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