Clap Clap? I think you
should read up my post before you try to post witty comments like
that. I mentioned the Evo 8 has a power output around the 300
horsepower mark - Not 280ps (276hp) that you claim i said. I do
know for a fact about the Gentlemans agreement in Japan and very
much disgard it as i have personally witnessed dyno readings of a
1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R back in Melbourne newly imported, posting
in excess of 310 HP in stock guise.
Mitsubishi does not go as far as the Skyline in terms of sheer
output because, as i mentioned before, of reliability and service
compromises assocated with a highly tuned four-cylinder engine (the
Mitsubishi already requires very short 3000-4000 mile service
intervals in stock form).
If you read my post even further, you would have seen valid
justification through facts for what i am saying. The Mitsubishi
DOES have a lower output
than the E46 M3 (which is as i mentioned previously again 332 bhp).
It DOES have a higher drag
cofficent (0.35 as compared to 0.32) and a larger frontal area,
contributing to lower performance in the high-end range.
It DOES have permanent
variable 4WD, and thus higher resistance and drag for all wheels
being driven as opposed to the E46 which is rear wheel drive. These
all add up to the M3, in a straght line as i mentioned, being the
quicker of the two in terms of 'rolling' acceleration past 100
km/h.
