Having owned a Mitsubishi Evo TME and a Subaru STi before I will provide a comparison for these cars:
Evo:-
- super small fuel tank (can hardly reach 300km on a full tank of moderate driving)
- minimal turbo lag and faster turbo spool up
- practically no understeer
- engine is very thirsty and need to watch engine seals for leaks
- easy to drive fast and make yourself think you are a hero!
- stiffer suspension makes city driving a bit uncomfortable
Subaru STi:-
- slightly bigger fuel tank compared to Evo. (difference is 5 litres)
- turbo only kicks in around 3000rpm but more torque is available from 3,500rpm
- understeers when you push it hard into corner
- engine is thirsty but not as thirsty as Evo
- more comfortable to drive in city
- unique looking (some say it is ugly)
These two rally based cars were the hot items in the 1990s and the early 2000. Since the 10th generation were introduced about 2 years ago their appeal has deteriorated as their cars got uglier, fatter and heavier. There are also more choices for fast cars (some maybe not as fast as the Evo or STi) such as 350Z or the 370Z (now), Golf Gti, Renault Megane Cup Sport, Civic Type R, Integra Type R, Nissan GTR and Scirocco.
Things have changed and the buyers these days expect better comfort, better fuel economy and less turbo lag. Mitsubishi already announced that they will not be making any more Evos and Subaru has changed it direction to focus on the upcoming GT-86 coupe. Looks like the boy racer scene will change and these two cult rally heros will be a thing of the past very soon!
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