lancer evolution vs subaru impreza [MERGED]

**Dr.Kamiya** · March 20th, 2007 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by cyrusblutrooper

ano po ba ang pagkakaiba ng Spec C? alin ang katapat nyan sa Evo FQ o MR, meron din akong nakita sa net na special edition WRX STI RB320 comes only in obsidian black.

Yung regular STi palaging talo sa Evo pag best motoring battle, yung Spec-C palaging panalo, except for the debut battle of the Evo IX.

**Dr.Kamiya** · March 20th, 2007 04:17 AM

Originally Posted by cyrusblutrooper

ano po ba ang pagkakaiba ng Spec C? alin ang katapat nyan sa Evo FQ o MR, meron din akong nakita sa net na special edition WRX STI RB320 comes only in obsidian black.

Seriously:

Twin scroll ball-bearing turbo (JDM STi has twin scroll turbo but not ball bearing, international 2.5li sti has non-twin scroll, non-ball bearing turbo)
Lighter (aluminum doors, trunk)
Tuned dampers and springs
Aesthetically:
Different front chin
No sideskirts
Different wheels

The RA models have dampers tuned by Toshihiro Arai, front chin and most of the optional braces STi sells. The 2006 RA-R has that funky 6-piston front caliper that starts off silver, and turns gold when it gets hot.

**Karding** · April 27th, 2007 12:17 AM

Originally Posted by Laser_Ramon

from 320hp naging 280, but afaik, all jdm cars is limited at 280hp, a gentleman's agreement between car manufacturers perhaps or maybe it is the law in japan.

Originally Posted by Si 06

Its the law in Japan limiting all production cars to 280hp. Pricing will always depend on the source.
My Japanese friend gave me Subie's brochures lahat ng STI, spec c etc 280hp lang.

AFAIK, the gentleman's agreement is not a law. It's an AGREEMENT between car manufacturers but not governed by the Japanese government itself

Also, the agreement specifically states that it "limits their advertised horsepower to 276" (KEYWORD: advertised)

Car manufacturers have been breaking the 276hp point. They just don't advertise the actual hp.

Car and Driver:

Japan Dumps 276-hp Pact - Car News

BY PETER LYON, January 2005

Since 1989, Japanese automakers have all endorsed—at least on paper—a kind of gentlemen's agreement that limited their advertised horsepower to 276 on domestically produced vehicles. Their primary goal was to avoid a horsepower war in a country where the maximum speed limit is 62 mph. But in October, Honda officially broke the agreement at its Legend (Acura RL in the U.S.) press conference when it unveiled the model's 300-hp, 3.5-liter V-6.

For years, it's been presumed that once an automaker stuck out its neck and ignored the 276-hp mark, the rest would quickly follow. And judging by what's in the Japanese production pipeline, it looks as if the conventional wisdom was correct. Coming on the heels of that new Acura RL will be the Lexus RX400h with an estimated 300 horsepower, and then the flood gates open—Mazda will introduce a 300-hp two-seat RX-7, Acura will again cross the line with a new NSX with at least 400 horses, and Toyota will mark its territory with the supercar on page 36.

Japanese engine designers, however, will readily concede that the country's manufacturers have been building cars with more than 276 horsepower. It's just that none of the automakers wanted to officially break the agreement. It's no secret that Mitsubishi Lancer Evos, Subaru Impreza WRXs, and Nissan 300ZX twin-turbos have been in violation of the agreement for years, but at least in Japan, they all claimed to have 276 horsepower. The false advertising was ignored for the sake of harmony. Not anymore.

http://www.caranddriver.com/carnews/...6-hp-pact.html

This news could be WTLY :evillaugh

I'll base my vote according to what is readily available in the US of A.

STi

gwapong-gwapo talaga tunog ng boxer engine.parang kahit low speed parang gusto ko above 3k rpm lagi

addicting, I agree.

**jjmichaels** · April 27th, 2007 07:36 AM

Having owned both the build quality of Subaru is way better than that of Mitsubishi. Afaik aren't there more Evo's on the road here than Imprezza's???

It boils down now to the exhaust note. Now we all know which rules!