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Originally posted by Steve
yes that evo was an FQ400 or something though robin what evo was in that vid? not all evos are out and out rapid

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Originally posted by Steve
yes that evo was an FQ400 or something though robin what evo was in that vid? not all evos are out and out rapid

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Originally posted by Steve
none i was about to say this is going off a tangent.

I think the evo was trying and i think people need to get over the fact that a saxo modified in this way could give an evo a run for its money round a twisty track

the trouble is peole have been brainwashed by the likes of fast and furious and think that an evo is the be all and end all.

Yes evos were used for rallying, so was a saxo, none of the road going versions will be anything like there rallying counterparts.

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Originally posted by Robin

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Originally posted by Steve
yes that evo was an FQ400 or something though robin what evo was in that vid? not all evos are out and out rapid

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and the evo in the vid in this thread was what? you don't know.

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Originally posted by Eckmcmann

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Originally posted by Steve
yes that evo was an FQ400 or something though robin what evo was in that vid? not all evos are out and out rapid

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It was the Evo 5 or 6 I think. The 6 being one of the quickest, if not thee quickest Evo's until they brought out all the MR's and FQ's.

[Edited on 22-01-2007 by Eckmcmann]

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Originally posted by nik

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Originally posted by Eckmcmann

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Originally posted by Steve
yes that evo was an FQ400 or something though robin what evo was in that vid? not all evos are out and out rapid

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It was the Evo 5 or 6 I think. The 6 being one of the quickest, if not thee quickest Evo's until they brought out all the MR's and FQ's.

[Edited on 22-01-2007 by Eckmcmann]

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ALL Evo's from 4 onwards are 276bhp unless it's a special edition - FQ, MR VII onwards. 6 wouldn't be any quicker standard than a 5.

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Originally posted by Steve
an evo 5 RS is quicker than a GSR

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Originally posted by Adam-D
just my opionion, saxo was flat out and pushed to the limit, tail was twiching to on some corners.
and most proberly had a lot of money sunk into it

evo was stable round the corners and most probably almost standard,

plus the vid ends as soon as the saxo was past, i have no doubt if the evo wanted to and most probably did get back past a corner or two later. < but that is pure speculation.

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Originally posted by Carl
As previously mentioned, think of it like this,
You have an evo, you can afford it but not in the position where you don't care for it. You think "i know i have an evo lets use it properly" you sign up to a track day, it might be his first in might be his fifth, he doesn't want to crash his evo either way, What would you do?
Drive around like your balls are on fire on the limit? Obviously not.

The saxo driver, obviously likes is car, however its fundementally a saxo, he crashes it gets re-shelled for little cost, he's been on a few track days and gets a bit cocky, he sees an evo and thinks "right i'm going to do that evo" and clearly pins it and drives around close to the limit.

To me that is obvious, not taking anything away from the saxo obviously a bit of kit, but thats an evo, designed to win rallys and an awesome bit of kit. Its everything to do with the drivers skill and mentallity. I think people need to step back and look what they are argueing about and realise its going in circles and is pointless.

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Originally posted by Robin
276bhp book figure Nik, because of the Japanese agreement thingy. Everyone knows certain cars leave there with more power straight from the factory, not saying the Evo does, but it could have done.

The only way anyone I will believe the Saxo is better than an Evo 5, is if they are both driven by the same person, who is independant.

The driver of the Evo may well have picked it up that day, or it might be a rented one from the track day organisers or whatever, it could even be running badly and the lad with the Saxo obviously knows his car, and has driven it a few times.

Far too many factors to know for sure IMO.

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Originally posted by Ant
oh ffs this is pointless dribble saxo beat that evo on that day with said drivers end of.

Fed up of hearing well i know what id rather have, of course most would prefer an evo but there something a bit naughty about pulling a superior cars pants down in a well fettled hot hatch.

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