EVO VII vs GR Yaris 1.6 Circuit Pack - Shootout OLD VS NEW | Fifth Gear

It's hard to believe, but Fifth Gear is already turning 20, so to mark the occasion we've created some pretty special shoe tanks involving cars we were all excited about back in 2002 and then comparing them to their modern counterparts around the world. . This time on the track we are going to get dirty with two Japanese beasts inspired by rallying, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 7 or EVO 7, as it is better known, and a Toyota Yaris GR, the fq 300 was the fastest version of the Evo 7 when It was launched in 2002. In fact, when

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put it on track against another highly rated rally machine, the Subaru Impreza WRX, it was two seconds faster, fast forward two decades and we got Toyota's version of a rally car for the roads, although this is not my first encounter. with the rsgr because I drove it for the first time two years ago, come on darling, that day it flew a high spec Toyota sneaker firmly into the weeds and left me with this conclusion: this little iris is without a doubt my new favorite but I have a feeling . that Mitsubishi will give the Toyota something a little harder to swallow, let's start by rolling our ears if a rally fan of a certain age will remember that in the late 90s, dominated by the Evo, he found a friend of mine, the great Tommy Mackin . won four WRC titles on the All In evos banks, i.e.

Mega, which is so successful that Mitsubishi produced 10 versions since 1992 and finally hung up its hat in 2016. And it's not difficult to see why these cars were so popular, you know , sensible money. I bought you a practical four-door sedan. I can see just about anything on the roads, especially if you had an fq 300, a two-liter turbocharged engine that produced almost 310 horsepower in a body that weighed 3,000 pounds and, by today's standards, is light. The result is a 0-62 time of 5.1 seconds and a top speed of 157 miles per hour, but since the Evo is first and foremost a rally car, the emphasis is less on stoplight stats than on being sure, in maximizing grip on loose or slippery terrain.

Surfaces are all about directing power to the wheels that can use it best, which is why it's all-wheel drive, but it goes much further than that. It now also had an active center differential that could distribute power forward or rear depending on what was needed. There's also a trick kit on the rear axle that activates your control where you could actually individually put more power to one wheel to help the car turn and then there's another differential on the front axle to make sure the left or right wheel doesn't. spin smarter things unnecessarily, now you know that even on the asphalt you can feel these systems right there, you feel how it transfers power from the front to the rear of the car.

Here on really slippery surfaces you really notice it and there's plenty of stopping power, thank you. to the Brembo brakes in every aspect now back when this car was new you know the brakes were amazing obviously this one has had a bit of work and the brakes are a little noisy with a lot of vibration probably because they are a little deformed. The FQ-300 also benefited from a free-flow air filter and revised exhaust to help the engine breathe better. This was supposed to reduce turbo lag, but remember we're talking about a 20 year old car, these cars have pretty big turbos now and, um, yeah.

I mean, there's definitely no lag, nothing like a modern turbo, but you know, it's pretty fun because you end up anticipating and getting power a little earlier than normal, waiting for the boost to build, which makes these fun to drive. . cars you know Vivo Subaru in the past. I'm taking this impressive in terms of the way they handle the way they drove, I mean a really pointy front end, great grip, brilliant balance but they also make you feel alive you know, that fast. move a little, that's just epic, well they're epic until the brakes fail. Turns out the brake fluid had boiled over in all the excitement, however after a brief cool down normal service was restored and I set out for a quick spin. right power power power come on JP flat over the ridge start right the clock feel like Tommy MacKinnon God is fast here we go coming to the line stopwatch the Evo 7 crosses the line in 48.58 seconds now any of you with eagle eyes Spot something unusual on this car's license plate now, would you believe this is exactly the same car we drove 20 years ago after the Yaris was launched as the Evo did 20 years ago?

The rsgi is campaigning in the World Rally Championship, but let's not kill. We know ourselves that those cars are a million miles away from the

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h ones you can get at the Toyota dealership, so this GR comes with all the safety technology, soundproofing and luxury accessories we expect from production cars Hefty now commented before that the Evo was quite light at 1360 kilos and to put that in context, this Yaris is half a meter shorter and yes, it is only 50 kilograms lighter, so this is a Small, heavy paddle, you know, and although the GR is still the most powerful three-cylinder car you can buy with 260 horsepower at its disposal.

It's still giving 50 horses to the Mitsubishi. Now do the numbers basically it means this Yaris has a lower power to weight ratio than the Evo and why is this statistic? It is very important because it is the definitive comparison figure. When comparing two cars you know that if this car had twice the power but also twice the weight it wouldn't be faster, in fact it would be slower because Mass doesn't want to slow down and doesn't want to change direction so Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Yaris is almost half a second slower to 62 than the Evo, although the Toyota will benefit from the optional

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age doesn't add power, but it does. Add front and rear torsion differentials and a stiffer suspension setup, which will ultimately mean better cornering and better traction. It also adds three and a half grams to the price, taking the gr to £35,000. That's only four grand more than the Evo 7 cost in 2002. Let's get ready for a full lap, sell the clock, phenomenal grip at the first checkpoint, the Yaris is half a second ahead here, in this track mode, His split pair is 50 50, brilliant. The front is very tight holding the line and this is going to destroy the Evo.

I think by the second checkpoint that advantage has extended to three-quarters of a second. The front folds down now I can feel the back move a little. Wow, it's really beautiful. balance it right, stop the clock, the Aries crosses the line in 47.15 seconds, which is 1.4 seconds faster than the Evo, so the new car wins by a good margin on this short

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. The Evo is still a very fast car and very fun to drive, but it simply can't compete with a small Toyota's amazing balance, its mega brakes and its super glue grip, and I loved it when I drove it a couple of years ago, still love it don't forget if you like what you see remember to click the subscribe button to The Fifth Gear YouTube channel will be the first to see our latest content and maybe drop us a comment below if there's a shooting that you are dying to see.