Life in the Eyes of John

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Monday, March 15, 2004

Evo 8 Beats STi and Murcielago -- Performance-Wise

Saw TopGear this afternoon (5pm, Sundays, Studio 23) and was plain delighted to see the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 8 FQ-300 go up against the Subaru WRX STi. The two cars are the most highly acclaimed rally-bred sedans in the automotive world.

Although the STi had a more "macho" appeal according to the people at TopGear, they described the Evo as "an F-16 fighter jet" compared to the STi as "an F-15 fighter-bomber". They also mentioned that the Evo performed better as well.

And better it did. The Evo 8 outdid the STi. While the STi exhibited understeer, the Evo was pure precision. As a matter of fact, the Evo was even quicker around their test track compared to a Lamborghini Murcielago, a full-blown, V12 supercar!

But guess what TopGear said... they'd rather get the STi. Why? Because it was more "manly", especially with the hood scoop built to cool the top-mount intercooler. That's way more macho than escape slots on the Evo's hood, since its intercooler was front-mount.

Fine. I won't argue with their preference. Kanya-kanyang trip lang 'yan. I also won't argue with the Murcielago drivers out there looking for sex.

Sport Compact Car Magazine, on the other hand, had performance in mind. Last February, they featured the Evo 8 as their Car of the Year. An article last January also mentioned that a garage sold its WRX in favor of the Evo because it was faster.

If you'd ask me, it's hands down. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII.

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