I don't know guys. In the end the EVO is just another ricer dream only it's already riced out from the factory. It's got that whole high school punk kid look to it. It's just missing another stack to the already too large rear wing. Sure it's fast, but it's still a four door people hauler and not a true sports car. For all intents and purposes, it could just be corolla with a body kit and a turbo only that would make it more reliable.

 

the evo is an awesome car, and so is the s2000. they are totally different types of cars though. the evo is a good handling car that can be made into a really really quick drag car. the s2000 is one of the best handling cars you can buy for under $100k. as much as i hate to say it, the evo really isn't that great looking, but looks aren't really the biggest deal to me (i used to own a 1g turbo awd talon, the american evo of 10 years ago).

if you want to build a drag car, there is no question which one is better. hell turbotrix has an evo that is running 9's and is still street driven. will an s2000 ever see 9's? i very highly doubt it. sure they may only make 270hp at 18lbs (btw, it bleeds off boost as it closes in on the redline. the factory ecu doesn't run 18lbs the whole time) but i've seen a couple of shops put 500 hp to the wheels on the stock engine internals. you will NEVER see that on an S2000. but then again this car was never designed to make as much power as the evo was.

the s2k was designed to be a sports car from the get go. the evo is an econobox that has been throughly massaged and turned into a beast. both are excellent at what they do however, so i don't see what the big deal is. if someone wanted to trade me an evo for my s2000, i wouldn't have to think twice about it. goodbye honda reliability, hello mitsu horsepower.


btw, mitsu is a very shady automobile company. i have read a lot of stuff on the evo forums about them not honoring warranties, and using any excuse possible to get out of repairing cars under warranty. for that reason alone i would rather have an STi. the reason i have a preference for the evo is because i already know so much about the engine/drivetrain from my previous dsm experience.

 

minus the lancer, thats bad enough

 

I don't care how fast that car is, or how fast you can make it, its an economy car.

Built for people who don't have a lot of money or don't want to spend a lot of money.

All of these cars - Mitsu Evo, Subaru WRX/STI, Honda Civic, Chevy Cavalier, Kia Rio, Nissan Sentra, Ford Focus and Dodge Neon - I (as would most normal people) would lump all those cars in the same group. They are all 4 door economy passenger cars. They have about as much appeal as a minivan to me.

Sure you can mod the hell out of your 4 door and make it uber fast, but why would you want to?

 

and we drive a honda ...nuff said

 

The Talon was made by DSM (Diamond Star Motors) in Normal, Ill., a joint venture of Mitsubishi and Chrysler. The same factory also made the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Plymouth Laser.

 

 

well said...I also used to be a DSMer 99GST and made it to the 300whp mark then gave up cause I thats when the problems started.

I must say that the Evo is a good car, it also handles very well...however not as good as the S, I've driven the Evo before and I must say I like the S much more...it doesn't feel all cheapy inside and is a true sports car

 

So that's why they all looked exactly the same.

My sister use to have a laser. Boy was that a pile.

 

There you have it, pretty much the same car with differant badging and bumpers, tail lights.