quattro digest, Vol 1 #4659 - Evo8 weight

[Larry C Leung]

The Evo8 weight sounds like the GVW.

Road and Track test data:           Evo8 est 3265 lbs
                                                WRX  act 3130

HTH!

LL - NY

> Subject: NAC: Advertised Weight Difference btw: Scooby WRX and Mitsu
> EVO 8
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> From: robert_a_dupree at bankone.com
> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:56:29 -0600
>
> No Audi content but...
>
> As I get ready to retire from UrQ ownership and yield to the siren
> song of
> newer technology I noticed something odd.
> While this might be an apples/oranges comparo
> Has anyone else noticed that the upcoming EVO-8 is a little over
> 1,100 lbs
> heavier? (based upon manufacturers info)
>
> Mitsu EVO-8
>    4,222 lbs
>    271 hp
>   =3D15.6 lbs/hp
>
> Scooby WRX
>    3,085 lbs
>    227 hp
>   =3D13.6 lbs/hp
>
> Am I reading the wrong stats?
> It seems like tranny issues notwithstanding that the WRX is a more
> advantageous platform.
> FOR LESS MONEY...
>
> STi throughs a different twist but since it isn't here yet, I wont
> go
> there.
> Sorry for the NAC, just thinking outloud.
>
> Rob Dupree
>      84 UrQ
>      others...