Thank god you didn't "compare" this to your accord for once. Would have just been silly.

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah fair enough but look at the views... Now you see why I'm keen to keep the accord involved. Standalone reviews literally get no views on KZread these days... People want something different to all the rest

@jrhpng

2 жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife you should organise a track day with a group of car owners, be a great series of videos. 👍

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

@@jrhpng it would actually... There's one coming up in September

@loofaah6088

2 жыл бұрын

Tbf I would've liked to see an evo race an accord 🤣

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

@@loofaah6088 we all know who would win that haha

I drove my mate's 2011 Evo 10 MR downhill on one of our twistie sections here. Shit It's good. It's the best handling I've ever experienced in a Car in my life. The AWD system it has is very unique. The computer can detect It's losing the most grip on one wheel and then distributes the traction to that wheel so even with the Pirelli Sport Dragon's he had I didn't experience any understeer or oversteer. Pretty amazing stuff. His car only makes 200kw to the wheels and it get's up and goes. Like no joke It's fast and It's just something people need to experience to really find out. The SST is beautiful. One of the best part's about the Car. Shift's nice and quickly with very little or no lag between gears. It's a big shame they are out of production. I reckon they could have made more of them today.

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Nice yeah they're really quick and handle brilliantly for sure... Sure the SST shifted quickly, but I would describe it as a very beta transmission. Needs a lot of work... Euro DCT's shift just as quick but are significantly smoother around town and much more refined

@jadonaaron5475

2 жыл бұрын

Lancer naturally has the best stairing its very responsive

Just want to highlight that your reviews are great with good quality camera work, its good to see an NZ channel like this, let's see an good line up next, evo 3, 6, 9 all put together for a review, would be sick! Keep up the good work!! 💯👊

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man and yeah that would be really cool haha - I know someone with an Evo 6 and 10, none of the others tho. Evo 3's are getting super old now

Great video and good to see you enjoyed the Evo X and the SST

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers man! And yeah was a lot of fun

Still love the evo. Evo look badass sti look pretty lol. What I see every time they park next to next

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah true man they're nice

If memory serves that T intersection where you turned right a the 5min mark is where that bus nearly took you out last week. Back on topic I do like the Evo's. They are very expensive over here in Straya and a solid % have been driven VERY hard which means the mint/pampered examples are priced accordingly.

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah same intersection haha - I'm very regularly seen filming videos at that overpass. And yeah agree, lot of money for what you get but great cars

It's nice to see another Evo X review, I've had my X since 2012: prior to that I had a Cooper S cabrio, but I needed something with room for my burgeoning nest of dependents that would be as fun to drive as the Mini. The Evo matches or even slightly betters the mini for handling and leaves it for dead in acceleration, plus I can fit my whole family in there, and it has 8 airbags. Granted the interior leaves a bit to be desired, especially compared to the Mini or even my wife's VW Tiguan but I don't look at that while I'm driving. Best car I've ever owned, and I've owned a few. Cheers from Australia!

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man and agree!

solid review

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

Great review. You just reminded me why I love my Evo X so much. The interior is garbage but I definitely have a great time driving it around

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Hah yeah agree man

Another awesome car. Evo 10 is the best lancer. Personal preference over subaru. Good video👍

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers man!

Need to Mitsubishi make a comeback

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that would be good aye

I like how it looks

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

It does look nice aye

Got one tuned to 400bhp and its beautiful!

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

nice!

I just...L.O.V.E. this car!!! Hope I'm gonna get one before I leave planet earth...

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah it's pretty cool

Love my 2011 Evo X 🥰

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

I would be interested to see your impression of an CL9 automatic with an engine and transmission tune by ktuner. How that compares to the OEM automatic.

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah got a review of a modified auto one coming soon

Don't know if you know, if you hold sst button forward after you have it in sport mode, that put it in super sport mode that's where it really shines....

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I had it in super sport mode the whole time

That makes me want one. Imagine daily driving that, you would be leaving for work early but taking the long way there. Any ideas on how to $60000+ loan pass my wife?

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Hahah yeah man it's pretty sick

Ive driven an evo8 at work once and yea ngl the interior of all these evos is pretty, lame… Nice review as always have a good one mate

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers man and yeah not great haha

Have a mostly stock 2009 WRX STI spec c just down the road if you want a decent comparison vs the X ;)

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah true that could be a good vid - hit me up on insta @kiwicarlife.yt

Me and a mate had one for an afternoon put my wedding day is a second best day of my life

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Haha that's cool!

Funny how you didn’t line this one up with the Accord mate 😂😜

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah wouldn't really have been a terribly fair test... not in terms of speed anyway

@oscarkabowski8413

2 жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife little bit more cash spent on that K24 and I’d expect it to keep up with the Evo no worries!

Would you be willing to compare a rb1 honda odyssey and a rb3 honda odyssey? Maybe compare either to your honda accord.

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that would be interesting actually... especially if I could get my hands on an Absolute with the K24A2

@Lxzandr

2 жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife yes definitely an absolute spec if possible. I drive a rb3 odyssey absolute and to me it's a family version of the cl7/cl9 accords. Cheers.

probably changed the valve body, you can make cars so aggressive with the shifting that you wouldn't want to drive it off a track

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah quite possibly, or maybe that's just how they shift in sport mode

@benjaminwingchun9665

2 жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife yeah likely, was just saying you can do that on a lot of cars and actually make them worse to drive than the one you were driving.

@benjaminwingchun9665

2 жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife check this out, I know of someone who did that to their car but they switched it back quickly, as its not nice to drive on the street. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJOAt6ybhc3Qlto.html

not a fan of the sst but I'm in love woth the evo x. you need to do some homework on the sst - its a very very good gearbox and shares alot with whats in very high end sports cars. chuck a golf in bin mate.

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I've done some research and it's highly regarded as one of the most unreliable and weak dual clutches on the market 👍

@cenzofrisina6517

Жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife 🤦‍♂️ wow that's some great findings. hahah. they require a,few upgrades to get,them spot on but not very many people have knowledge to do so, so they fail and get the rep they have. Here in Sydney Australia there are many sst evos with huge hp running sst and they are sweet. maybe try reviewing scooters dude. 😁 👍

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

@@cenzofrisina6517 "it just needs a few upgrades" So that means it's not good? I don't see many people rebuilding or upgrading their ZF6's in a 335i build with similar power to a moderately tuned Evo X. The SST is just simply not a great gearbox all things considered. It's jerky, unrefined and fragile. The fact you openly admit to "loving the Evo X" means I will take everything that follows with a grain of salt. Just been reading on the forums... literally everyone is like "oh yeah it's pretty good, you just gotta service it every 30,000km, don't drive it hard, drive it in manual mode all the time coz D mode ruins it, blah blah" It's all excuses. Great car, but you will never ever convince me the transmission is good.

@cenzofrisina6517

Жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife the upgrades dont make it "not good"....... There are many vehicles with drivelines, engines etc, that require different levels of care for multiple reasons but this again dosent make them not good!!!! As for loving the evo x....... you did read correctly but you would have also read that I'm not a huge fan of the sst but gave it credit for what it is and my preference Is the 5 speed.

Need to drive a GSR

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Mmm yeah that would be cool

Trouble is. These carry the known name, so that marks up the second-hand price. And then you get a car someone ragged around, so it could cost a lot of money to fix everything. Unless you're lucky, they're a money pit.

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

I'm no expert but I guess that makes sense

@hamishahern2055

2 жыл бұрын

I have an EvoX in red just like this.. It drives like a Mclaren worth 100k+ . spending $5k on DCT upgrades is nothing on a $50k car. If you want a racing supercar car that you spend all your money just to buy it, with no money left over, is never a good plan. you need to spend tyres, brake pads. and maintenance. the engine is strong, the dct is strong, the drivetrain is strong.. the only thing that can go wrong is if you don't change the oil every 6mths in the DCT.

@shiftautomotive854

2 жыл бұрын

@@hamishahern2055 so is pretty reliable compare to the STI?

@zeroyon4562

2 жыл бұрын

@@shiftautomotive854 I think overall they’re similar. The late model Sti engine from GRB onwards (2.0, not 2.5) is strong enough for most peoples needs and the 6 speed sti box is pretty much bulletproof. The Evo x sst transmission by Getrag is pretty much the weak point of these but the rest of the car is strong.

@shiftautomotive854

2 жыл бұрын

@@zeroyon4562 what are the common things to fail on a evo x? and can u daily them with stock hp

Arrrrgh! Get rid of those Supercheap mats 😵‍💫... The Evos are the only Mitsubishi I'd even think of owning, Evo4 up. Some of the Pajeros were not too bad. Those Brembo front calipers will bolt onto my Estima too 😉.

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah same I mean I'd consider one, but I think there are nicer cars out there that go just as fast... M135i for example

@kennygeoffrey

2 жыл бұрын

id own any evo besides a e4.

Do Lexus is350

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

I shall in due course

evo x or .. fk8 ctr ?

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Fk8 all day

oh boy I really like horsepowers is a measure

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

324whp in this one

Everyone hating till they take it for a ride, then they suddenly start forgetting they complaints 😃

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yep I was the same man and now I love it!

Looks like a fast car with excellent stability but it‘s just too expensive and not my cup of tea. Also the lack of road feedback from the steering wheel and the fact that this car screams boyracer and it‘s probably a cop magnet just puts it down from that „ I gotta have it“ list.

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I get that

@hamishahern2055

2 жыл бұрын

its actually not a cop magnet, never been pulled up 'just cause' its just 'family' enough to get by :)

I miss the accord :(

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

What about it? It's still around

I want to buy this car so bad now but Im 14 and with average monthly salary what is 800 will take forever to make up for it but yeah.. See ya in some years

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Haha good luck man!

@anthonybelton-ford3124

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck young sir.

@rajingajadhar4135

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck man! I just got my evo x this year and I just turned 23. Just gotta put in work. You’re making that much at 14 so I’m sure you’ll be able to get it by the time you can drive. :)

@EmptySpot

2 жыл бұрын

@@rajingajadhar4135 actually I dont make money I couldnt keep up with school. So it will take me a long time till I can buy evo

1st

@caves2065

2 жыл бұрын

Damn you beat me:(

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Well done

It’s no accord though

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Haha nah g

U buy an EVO and Mitsubishi give u an engine, a gearbox and chassis. The rest is just free extras. The EVO is about the driving experience, nothing more, nothing less.

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, but isn't nice to have something that's also a decent "car" as well, not just a driving experience?

@AWOL_ODST

2 жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife Yeah I guess.. but decent and average driving experience usually equals a boring car. I will keep my EVO thank u.

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

@@AWOL_ODST not at all! Jump in any Porsche and you'll know. The build quality is top notch but they drive like a dream and are some of the most engaging cars on the planet

@AWOL_ODST

2 жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife I certainly cant disagree with you there.... my wallet on the other hand will. If u can afford a Porsche then absolutely go for it. EVO vs a Porsche is not exactly a fair comparison - Purchase price, insurance, servicing costs, etc. As Clarkson said sitting in an EVO is like being in a bin liner but it will keep up with your Porsche (or Lambo) for a fraction of the cost and that's priceless to me.

Evo is better but subiegang hard

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Hahah yesss

any Evo is better then any sti

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Sti has better interior and better sound imo

Evo x is better than the skinny evo 8/9. People only like those because of the 4g63.

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

True

8 and9 looks better

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

I disagree personally

Evos would always be better then sti

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Hah I'm neither here nor there about either. Both fantastic, but if I was gonna go turbo I'd get an FK8

but its auto tho lollll

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

It is... but it is a good auto

@lorhan5715

2 жыл бұрын

imagine spending that much money for a jdm automatic tho

@lorhan5715

2 жыл бұрын

@$ell.out.$ociety maybe u dont know how to drive

Rip the only evo I don’t like

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Lol

It's automatic 🤢

@KiwiCarLife

2 жыл бұрын

In all fairness it is a good auto