Adam Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 0-60 is a rubbish measure but... 276bhp Evo - 4.5 secs roughly 270bhp chipped S3 - 5.7/5.8 at a guess so why? I know the gearing in an S3 does not help as we have to change to 3rd just before 60 how much lighter is an Evo? is the 276bhp rubbish to keep the Jap authorities happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 basically yes... and the quattro is quite heavy I'm lead to believe Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison1379134007 Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 ok so someone needs to grab (subtley) a evo uber geek from another forum and give him a new home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danksy Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 kind of like a press-gang, but in a nice sort of a way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoobySimon Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 The EVO has less loss on the drivesystem, it is somewhat lighter, it has more torque and better spread gearing... Scooby also beats S-whatever without much trouble... Except maybe RS models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwk Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 In Evo car mag stats at the back it claims evo7 = 1360kg S3 = 1375kg so not much difference in the weight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobK Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 Hmm, well at Santa Pod I beat an alleged 350bhp EVO 7 in my standard 380bhp RS4 by 0.8 seconds over the quarter. I think they have very short gearing which helps in the 0-60 but they then run out of steam quite fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracocha Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 0.8 seconds is a big difference as well. Not sure why an Evo 7 has a quicker 0-60 time than the RS4 when the RS4 is actually faster in real life! Saying that, you will need a 911 Turbo or faster to beat the RS4 from the lights if you dump the clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 O- to 60 times can be very misleading.. some manufacturers over state them and others understate them. Audi are always conservative with there figures. I once read somewhere that Audi test there cars with two passangers and a full tank of fuel. Others make their cars as light as possible. Just need to take the figures with a pinch of salt and not take them as gospel. I feel they are there for a guide. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS4_Barry Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 An interesting point to add here that makes figures all the more confusing.... transmission loss is actually greater on the evo than on the RS4...... honestly! when I get home (in gran canaria at the mo return on the 17th) I will post the graphs of my old 465 bhp RS4 against my 460bhp evo 7 and power at the wheels is more from the audi although the shorter gearing and lighter weight means the evo pastes the RS4 and even my turbo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 18, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 so in summary an S3 is 15kg lighter and Audi are conservative with 0-60 times and Mistu aren't but aren't mags (generally 2 up with half a tank of fuel?) not subject to this - best for a std S3 0-60 in 6.2 sec per Evo - I've seen 4.5ish for Evos? Night, night everyone, I am taking my boyfriend to bed. x er - that was my gf - cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_UK Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 You can not compare a German car to a Jap car...no way...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Sam - I think they just did... On under/over-estimating Manufacturer's figures, I'm not sure about Mitsubishi but I do know that historically Subaru were very conservative with theirs. Subaru's 0-60 time for the 1998 Impreza (UK model Turbo) was 6.4 seconds. Most of the magazines managed around 5.5 seconds. Mind you there was always a surprisingly large variance in the power of standard engines coming off the production line, so Subaru were conservative with their official figures, but I'm guessing Subaru UK made sure the UK press fleet were "good ones"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjd1965 Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Its not all about 0-60 0-100 times etc. Its the way the Evo delivers the power which is the key. There's no drama even in the wet.The steering gives the driver plenty of feedback,and the car feels extreemly well planted. Ok there a bit bland inside and quite expensive to run mine costs me around £3,700 a year inc fuel servicing ins etc. not cheap I know. but well worth it when you get behind the wheel. End of the day there are cars out there that will outgun a evo in a straight line.But point to point in a well driven car I very much doubt there would be many cars out there that could live with the cross coutry ability that these cars are capable of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbside Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 ...and you can't fit the shopping in a Ferrari! I like the way the car drives too. Its just one of those cars that feels so chuckable! They can make anyone look like a great driver! Had a shot of the new Evo 360 the other day and it is fantastic! Still shaking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 The Evo which I'm looking forward to seeing and would love to test drive, is the Evo X - Supposed to be in the UK early 2008. [pics in the Evo X thread] On paper it sounds like an excellent package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjd1965 Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Heres a short clip of my evo on the Dyno. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2x38uXJR1Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Sounds good - Like an aeroplane! That 'Evo8 at Limerock' is a great vid on that link - A nice long piece of action where nothing got past the Evo but the Porsche(?) at the end just left the Evo for dead on the long straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterdub Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Like the clip, sounds sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domaslan Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 I think all these times are kinda irrelivant. Someone who knows how to drive and change change gears well will be able to get a much better time that the average kid just putting his foot down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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