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Evolution X & STI 08 Review

Postby B1NZ » Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:44 pm

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Postby Lloyd » Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:51 pm

Evo looks like a bubble, and semi VE/Honda-ish
Subaru looks like a Focus

Both not really what they should be in my opinion
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Postby bluemaumau » Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:21 pm

what the $&#$% up with the impreza, its not a hatch and not a wagon. looks ghey.
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Postby method » Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:23 pm

Evo seems to be alright, they got quite a bit out of the engine.
Good torque and nice and low down for a small displacement high powered turbo car.

Im sure the STI would respond very well with a slight tickle, with its displacement it should make more torque than that!
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Postby FST4RD » Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:39 pm

Don't like the look of the Poobaru, looks like it got a good hit from behind... Like the new Evo though.
But then again both will look alot different in real life.
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Re: Evolution X & STI 08 Review

Postby Leon » Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:40 pm

B1NZ wrote:http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=31&article_id=5211

Interesting article with pics


Hang, on, is this a review of two cars that aren't publicly released, and the magazine hasn't in fact driven.

That's an interesting trick. Almost as though they pulled a review out of their collective arses.

Yep ... just finished reading it. What a crock of shit. It's nothing but a collection of speculation "might" "should" "an insider"
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Postby NZ_AE86 » Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:26 pm

Quite right Leon, it was like someone saying to me last week "My mate's just bought an Evo 10" haha!
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Postby MasCam » Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:58 pm

Saw a new WRX today in Invercargill.


It looked a lot better in real life than it does in any photo's that I have seen, more like my car :D :D
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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:41 pm

oh good.
coz all the pics iv seen of the new WRX make my eyes water.
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Postby AE86less » Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:19 am

I've seen a couple.

They are better than the photos make them look, but they still don't look good. Having said that they might look quite nice with some decent wheels and without fat, 50+ drivers....
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Postby barryogen » Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:38 am

I love the look of the EvoX... the front of the WRX is "ok", but I love the fact that it is a hatch.

Both cars have grown up and look much more subtle than the cars of old.
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Postby Adamal » Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:54 am

HRT wrote:Subaru looks like a Focus



That is EXACTLY what I was thinking when I looked at it.
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Postby Leon » Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:09 pm

Yep. Take the "artist rendering" photo of the Subaru WRC car. Photoshop the Focus WRC sponsor stickers on the Subaru ... then try to work out the difference between the two.
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Postby Snoozin » Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:36 pm

Adamal wrote:
HRT wrote:Subaru looks like a Focus



That is EXACTLY what I was thinking when I looked at it.


I reckon it looks good. At least they bulked up the STi a bit, lookswise... the standard WRX looks incredibly wussy.
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Postby SUBARUCONVERT » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:07 pm

we just got the brand new generation lancers in at work yesterday, the VRX model looks good in my eyes, rolling on standard 18's. but the standard engine isnt really a match to the out going models mivec 2.4l, ive only driven autos so far, 6 speed manuals should pick up the performance
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