Test your Vision Wednesday
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Car Info: 2005 LGT wagon
I got to drive this car yesterday.
All I can say is, "Golly!"
Don't care about the Top Gear Tests, magazine write ups or any of that non sense.
If you are in the market for an AWD sports car, the Mitsubishi Evolution X MR flat out performs & out delivers the Subaru STi.
The transmission and how it feels is great, except for when first starting out.
The feeling is similar to any car with an auto box that is slightly slipping gears.
At first, I did not like the paddle arrangement; fixed to the column and not to the wheel. After driving...and getting used to this arrangement, it became very easy to change gears...up or down...with the wheel turned.
With the exception of downshifting into 1st when stopped, the transmission yields control to the driver.
If you wind the engine out to red line, the tranny will not shift for you.
The computer blips the throttle during downshifts, and is hardly noticeable.
I did not get to look under the hood, as the hood release cable was not working.
Power delivery is fast but very smooth. If the ecm programming is anything like the "plain Jane" Evo X that was recently strapped to the dyno, the power & torque curves are very smooth, with peak torque coming on in the lower rpm ranges.
For the money spent, the Evo MR flat beats the STI.
All I can say is, "Golly!"
Don't care about the Top Gear Tests, magazine write ups or any of that non sense.
If you are in the market for an AWD sports car, the Mitsubishi Evolution X MR flat out performs & out delivers the Subaru STi.
The transmission and how it feels is great, except for when first starting out.
The feeling is similar to any car with an auto box that is slightly slipping gears.
At first, I did not like the paddle arrangement; fixed to the column and not to the wheel. After driving...and getting used to this arrangement, it became very easy to change gears...up or down...with the wheel turned.
With the exception of downshifting into 1st when stopped, the transmission yields control to the driver.
If you wind the engine out to red line, the tranny will not shift for you.
The computer blips the throttle during downshifts, and is hardly noticeable.
I did not get to look under the hood, as the hood release cable was not working.
Power delivery is fast but very smooth. If the ecm programming is anything like the "plain Jane" Evo X that was recently strapped to the dyno, the power & torque curves are very smooth, with peak torque coming on in the lower rpm ranges.
For the money spent, the Evo MR flat beats the STI.
Last edited by FW Motorsports; Sep 3, 2008 at 08:26 AM.
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I'm gonna do the test, but my blood sugars have been high for days so I'm going to fail 
edit: **** that
edit: **** that
Last edited by VRT MBasile; Sep 3, 2008 at 08:36 AM.
its brand ****ing new!
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Car Info: 2014 Forester XT
I got to drive this car yesterday.
All I can say is, "Golly!"
Don't care about the Top Gear Tests, magazine write ups or any of that non sense.
If you are in the market for an AWD sports car, the Mitsubishi Evolution X MR flat out performs & out delivers the Subaru STi.
The transmission and how it feels is great, except for when first starting out.
The feeling is similar to any car with an auto box that is slightly slipping gears.
At first, I did not like the paddle arrangement; fixed to the column and not to the wheel. After driving...and getting used to this arrangement, it became very easy to change gears...up or down...with the wheel turned.
With the exception of downshifting into 1st when stopped, the transmission yields control to the driver.
If you wind the engine out to red line, the tranny will not shift for you.
The computer blips the throttle during downshifts, and is hardly noticeable.
I did not get to look under the hood, as the hood release cable was not working.
Power delivery is fast but very smooth. If the ecm programming is anything like the "plain Jane" Evo X that was recently strapped to the dyno, the power & torque curves are very smooth, with peak torque coming on in the lower rpm ranges.
For the money spent, the Evo MR flat beats the STI.
All I can say is, "Golly!"
Don't care about the Top Gear Tests, magazine write ups or any of that non sense.
If you are in the market for an AWD sports car, the Mitsubishi Evolution X MR flat out performs & out delivers the Subaru STi.
The transmission and how it feels is great, except for when first starting out.
The feeling is similar to any car with an auto box that is slightly slipping gears.
At first, I did not like the paddle arrangement; fixed to the column and not to the wheel. After driving...and getting used to this arrangement, it became very easy to change gears...up or down...with the wheel turned.
With the exception of downshifting into 1st when stopped, the transmission yields control to the driver.
If you wind the engine out to red line, the tranny will not shift for you.
The computer blips the throttle during downshifts, and is hardly noticeable.
I did not get to look under the hood, as the hood release cable was not working.
Power delivery is fast but very smooth. If the ecm programming is anything like the "plain Jane" Evo X that was recently strapped to the dyno, the power & torque curves are very smooth, with peak torque coming on in the lower rpm ranges.
For the money spent, the Evo MR flat beats the STI.
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thanks Paul, now I have to get one
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Car Info: 2005 LGT wagon
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iTrader: (25)
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 15,494
From: Participating in some Anarchy!
Car Info: 2005 LGT wagon
