2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR - CNET News
Our desires for the car weren't diminished when we got our first chance to drive the MR version of the new Mitsubishi Evolution earlier this year, running it around the track at Laguna Seca. Mitsubishi offers a full range of tech in the cabin, as well, with a raucous Rockford Fosgate audio system, hard-drive navigation, and Bluetooth for hands-free cell phone use. Test the tech: Evo and STI. The Mitsubishi Evo and the are the two top production rally cars, vying for trophies on muddy tracks all over the world. We reviewed the newest WRX STI earlier this year, so a comparison with the new Evo is in order. We took the Evo over that same road in similarly dry conditions to when we took the STI out. Both cars have intercooled, turbocharged four-cylinder engines, with the Evo getting 2 liters and the STI bumping up to 2. 5 liters. Where the Subaru makes 305 horsepower at 6,000rpm and 290 foot-pounds of torque at 4,000rpm, the Evo does 291 horsepower at 6,500rpm and 300 foot-pounds of torque at 4,000rpm. Given this power output, both cars also suffer from serious turbo lag, although the Subaru's seemed a little worse, as the higher torque figure in the Evo mitigates it a little. Source: www.cnet.com
