Chipped Polo quicker than EVO X ??

[Blitzen]

If you prefer hatchbacks, then just wait till Mitsubishi release their Ralliart Hatch. It's basically a slightly less powerful EVO in the hatch shape and its real nice.

And before anyone asks, no i don't work for Mitsubishi. I've just finished working on their advertising campaign for the new Evolution so i'm all up to speed with what they're doing

Yeah, the Ralliart hatch looks the goos too, and for way cheaper from what I have read. You do only get a 5 speed manual box and no tricky center diff apparently, but I would take that for about 15g's off the Evo X.

[Pumpe-Düse]

afternoon lads,
i've just purchased the August edition of the wheels mag and had a read through the WRX STI vs EVO X feature. the main stats i was interested in are as following:

EVO X: 0-100km/h in 6.3sec
0-400m in 14.4sec

WRX STI: 0-100km/h in 5.7
0-400m in 13.8sec

i have no doubt in saying these testers are good drivers. i thought more would come from the EVO X but it doesn't seem its as good as its cracked up to be.

i'd still drive the EVO X though, but i'd rather the STI Spec-R for that money. i say the Subie has it this time around.

Cheers,
Rhys

And you'd be completley wrong. These testers are horrible drivers, and really easy to beat. The Aussie mags give off super unrealistically slow, bad times for almost everything they drive.

For example, Motor managing 13.36 in the MY03 Gallardo that the rest of Earth managed 11.8-12.0 in.

Wheels doing 12.4 in the 996 GT2 that the rest of the world managed 11.7-11.9 in.

Motor doing 4.0/11.9 in the Murcielago LP640 which has done bests of 3.0/11.2 in Europe and averages 3.3/11.4 worldwide.

The list goes on and on.

Both the EVO and STi should hit 100km/h in 4.7-5.0 seconds and do 12.8-13.0 for the 1/4. Those times are laughable.

[taylor]

you cant compare an evo to a polo, the polo just couldnt keep up in any way.

[VW GTI]

you cant compare an evo to a polo, the polo just couldnt keep up in any way.

You signed up just to make that comment with nothing to back it up?

[Flaps]

You signed up just to make that comment with nothing to back it up?

The Polo is a 30K poo box compared to the EVO X. That's all anyone needs to know.

[VW GTI]

Oh yeah, I know which I'd buy if my budget was larger.. lol

I just thought it was weird a lurker would post that as their first post. They really felt the need to tell us that a $60+k car is better than our $30-k car.

[Sharkie]

Actually .....

If I was going to spend $65K ..... I would not even look at the EVO. It would be a 135i (a stretch to $72K) or a 5 door S3.

In a straight line both would in std form be no slower than an EVO and both would be far better daily use cars. With a chip both would be significantly quicker for less than $2K extra.

Not even too mention quality and prestige. BMW & AUDI >>>>>>>>> EVO

No contest there ..... at all ....

[VW GTI]

Actually .....

If I was going to spend $65K ..... I would not even look at the EVO. It would be a 135i (a stretch to $72K) or a 5 door S3.

In a straight line both would in std form be no slower than an EVO and both would be far better daily use cars. With a chip both would be significantly quicker for less than $2K extra.

Not even too mention quality and prestige. BMW & AUDI >>>>>>>>> EVO

No contest there ..... at all ....

Read my thread in general chat section about the TGA magazine comparison. My favourite article of any car mag I've read recently.

[Sharkie]

Read my thread in general chat section about the TGA magazine comparison. My favourite article of any car mag I've read recently.

Haven't seen it yet..... wil go buy it today....

Still, they seem to back up my choices ........

Been talking to Guy about when DMS will have chip for the 135i....... no indication yet, though Powerchip does a piggyback chip worth 261kw/464NM and ChipTorque does a 290kw piggyback. Both for less than $2K.

And we all know what the S3 can go to .....

[VW GTI]

Haven't seen it yet..... wil go buy it today....

Still, they seem to back up my choices ........

Been talking to Guy about when DMS will have chip for the 135i....... no indication yet, though Powerchip does a piggyback chip worth 261kw/464NM and ChipTorque does a 290kw piggyback. Both for less than $2K.

And we all know what the S3 can go to .....

That's why I'd choose the S3, and the BMW is a 6 cylinder which definitely has it's downsides. The 135i isn't for performance driving. The S3 is awesome as a daily and when pushed even on uneven roads.