[s-cars] Re: EVO not all it claims to be...

[Daniel Hussey]

Agreed!  But if I do that, I'll probably be trading in my S6 Avant!

Anyways, Sorry...  I stand corrected (which doesn't happen much :)  The Evo
VII has a Torsen Front diff, an Active Center Diff, and active Yaw control!
The new Evo VIII has none of this!  This is the specs from Mitsubishi's web
site on the Evo 8:

      Drive Train:   Full-Time All-Wheel Drive with 50/50 Viscous Coupled,
Center Differential, Front Open-Type Differential and a Rear Mechanical
Limited-Slip Differential.


So, here's my question...  Seems like the Evolution took a step backwards in
technology with no active diffs...  however, this is not neccessarily a bad
thing...  The rally guys do not like the active diffs and prefer mechanical
differentials.  This is evidenced by the rally running gear on the Evo VIII
and VIII.5 where the active diffs have been replaced with a mechanical one
(viscous coupling, I believe).  But, for street...  I dunno, I might want
that technology helping me through the turns....

Any comments,

Dan
'95 S6 Avant (Europa/ecru)
'87 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 (aka "Ski Bitch")
Seattle, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clayton Howes" <linksvu at hotmail.com>
To: <danh at s-cars.org>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 11:44 PM
Subject: EVO not all it claims to be...


> I am sorry to burst your bubble about the praise for the EVO 8, but the
STI
> is the one to go for.  Dan is mistaken when it is taking about the three
> controled diffs, that is not the case for the EVO.  The EVO has an open
dif
> in front, an LSD center, and pressurized LSD in rear, and non are
controlled
> by the driver.
> In the case of the STI, that is the truth.  Subaru has what is called the
> "active" drivetrain where the driver has the opportunity to lock all three
> LSD or leave it to the computer.  In which case, the conputer decides
which
> wheels and/or wheel to spin and which to not.  It does not leave it to
> chance or what ever wheel begins to spin in the case of the EVO.  The STI
> can sense if there is braking involved, accelerating, or anything along
> those lines.  The EVO can not (in the US version, the TRUE EVO that is not
> being imported has a more advanded driveline).  With that, STI is far
beyong
> what is offered in the EVO.
> And lets not forget that the STI also has an in-car water sprayer for the
> intake.  I would trust the STI over the EVO anyday....
>
>
>
> CT  "look at what Audi has started..."  Howes
>
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