2000 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution WRC Rally Spec 2.0 turbo
Summary:
I'll never drive anything faster... EVER!
General Comments:
I owned a road going Evo, but last year I had the honour of driving an Evo with exactly the same spec as the WRC Rally Car on a tarmac stage on a Rally School Training event.
With the aid of a high pressure turbo the car had 300bhp and accelerated to 60 from a standing start in 3.1 seconds! And I kid you not, it was scary stuff!!!!
Put your foot down at 50mph in 2nd gear and find yourself riding in the back seat.
How are the Japanese so good to gain all this performance from a car with half the power of some supercars!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 5th January, 2001
26th Feb 2001, 09:20
I wish these Japanese car firms would stop lying about the performance times of these vehicles.
See 0-100-0 special in Autocar '99, and you will see an Extreme version of the Evo VII packing a 'supposed' 350 BHP only managed 0-60 in 5.2 secs, when a standard 280 BHP Evo is said to be 4.4 secs!
The old ones are still the best.
ie. My 300 BHP Escort Cosworth, which slaughters 22B's and Evo 6's regularly on the A1.
COME AND HAVE A GO IF YOU THINK YOU ARE FAST ENOUGH!!!???
13th Jan 2001, 15:42
I bet the insurance is steep? What is its group rating? It sounds like a real scream of a car!