Evo vs Lamborghini Part 2 - Top Gear - BBC

Part 2 of 2: We've seen that the Evo can keep up with the Lamborghini, but what's the real price of all that power?
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[@jayaprasanthcg]

Watching it again 12 years later... There's a charm to this show.

[@bigsarge8795]

Agreed. Can we all appreciate how he spelled Koeneggsiggkmeee.... 😂

[@bigsarge8795]

Definitely. Ive owned two Evos and theyre the most fun ive ever had with my pants on. "Stupid flashing lights - whats that all about ?" Hahaha.

[@Litassa]

*Exactly!* Said with British accent :D

[@BigJohninJunction]

Wasn't this in 2004?

[@leenevin8451]

It went around 2011

[@benthrussell618]

of course the fiat is faster... its a rental car

[@Riasat202]

Ben Thrussell underrated comment?

[@jamesmuffins3330]

rental cars, best thing you can do for the weekend.

[@JohnSmith-hy1ir]

You'd only get that joke if you've seen 'the world's fastest car's video

[@evanfinch4987]

pj o'rourke

[@pedrorhodes6206]

Its the fastest type of car!

[@JonathanLong]

so in reality.... a rented fiat... is faster than a Evo... which means its faster than a lamborghini...

[@strkszone]

Jonathan Long It isn't faster than an Evo. Clarkson was demonstrating that if you're not on boost, the car isn't fast. You only achieve boost at higher RPMs, meaning you need to downshift in order to get the car to go fast. If both cars stayed in their highest gear and continued for 2 miles, the Evo eventually would've hit boost and caught up and passed it, but it takes too long for that to occur, and of course the Lamborghini doesn't have that problem because it's a more powerful engine. However, if all cars were to downshift and maxamize the performance of their vehicle. The Fiat would be eating the Evo and Lambo's dust...which is what you would realistically do in a race ._.

[@JonathanLong]

David Zee I believe the term you fail to understand is trolling... it was just a joke only meant to play with logic, not actually being serious, i know the evo is faster

[@strkszone]

Jonathan Long I had a suspicion you were trolling, but I wasn't sure. Now that I reread it, I can see how it was meant to be a joke, just didn't click at the time. I know what the term is... just didn't know you were doing it :(

[@JonathanLong]

David Zee its cool just trying to clear that up for you :)

[@strkszone]

Jonathan Long Thanks :p

[@heamees4822]

This has to be one of the most impressive lap times on Top Gear, nearly as fast as Koengisegg in sub-optimal conditions

[@zajxperia3983]

That's because it was a car made to be driven, more or less and most super cars... are just that, very expensive, good looking cars with huge engines.

[@frankdeutan]

The power of Japanese engineering

[@primuspilusfellatus6501]

Wow

[@znub206]

@@frankdeutan He said in the first part british engineers

[@AUSSIETAIPAN]

You mean the koenigoeorjfnfodnsoengksosen?

[@WestCoasterBoy]

the fiat was a sleeper. had a single turb 2jz

[@cryo2156]

A supercharged 4-AGE

[@killstacy8088]

@@cryo2156 with a 20 valve conversion and a forged aluminum block

[@omer9572]

@@killstacy8088 and a 100mm trumpets

[@sbr9556]

@turk turklington G A M U T A P U D E S U M A C H E

[@damandosanjh2677]

No it was a straight 12

[@gauthamsreekumar1298]

Now i know y this show is called "TOP GEAR"..

[@cheetahgaming3642]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

[@royvalles]

Cuidado don comedia que me voy a caer de mi silla

[@BrunoJF0804]

@@royvalles kkkkkkkkkkk

[@ryanleblanc6817]

Sweet. I can go to bed happy now.

[@xdr.77sohail13]

Part 1- lambo fans get butthurt Part 2- evo fans get butthurt

[@ysink]

Also Part 2- rented fiat fans be very smug

[@RowdyHorse4]

They're very butthurt xD

[@antrace92]

Fair play

[@LukeDupin]

I like the later one when they pit the evo and the STI against each other. Jeremy spends the entire time talking up the evo and the STI came out with the better lap time.

[@jettingspeed8750]

in all, they are even but Lambos are better

[@tylerbuet5139]

4:18 THAT PASS THOUGH!

[@thugstatZ]

Godly!

[@marcdelacruz3261]

tyler buet a

[@phnex6913]

I was watching alone and yet i screamed: WOW!

[@vanillagorilla7725]

Insane

[@confusedredditor1660]

The stig is absolutely driving the wheels off that thing, he carries so much speed into corner entry, pushing it tot the limits of tyre grip

[@oldfashionedwrx3574]

This 'turbo lag' Jeremy is explaining... just so happens to be called boost threshold; the RPM in which the turbo can spin fast enough to build pressure. it is commonly confused with turbo lag. Turbo lag is when the turbine is spinning fast enough, the time between you mashing the throttle to the floor and the turbo providing that nice boost!

[@hartpa]

Evo 9 fixed it with MIVEC.

[@Alexandru-T.]

No one who buys an Evo will do 30 mph in top gear.

[@KPKaccountt]

What about speed limit ?

[@Alexandru-T.]

What about it?

[@azza9423]

KPaccountt 30mph speed limit and you are sitting in top gear, you realise laboring a car is equivalent to overworking it? and then going WOT ? Asking for trouble.

[@dhlehrenlos]

+Devil Slayer Gray when you are only allowed to drive 30 i would drive those in 6th gear to save fuel

[@Alexandru-T.]

No need for 6th. At that speed I think 4th would be the best, you don't want your rpm to be too low either.

[@roddydykes7053]

Just under the konigsegg, unbelievable

[@ex4mple69]

You mean the koeningnogsengignigseg?

[@GTAmaniac1]

@@ex4mple69 the krogan

[@Raikkonen07]

I can see at least 2-3 mistakes during the lap, when he drops the rpm’s too much and he’s off the boost, plus the tarmac is damp, so imagine...

[@allothernamesbutthis]

@@Raikkonen07 didn't they say wet track = 4 seconds on a lap time?

[@Raikkonen07]

allothernamesbutthis did they? When? I’m spanish so maybe I didn’t get it... I think it could be even more than 4 sec slower in this track.. idk

[@caribbeangtr8077]

So change the gear Jeremy.

[@perfecz5548]

Caribbean GTR he was in 6th gear. You want him to change it to 7th?

[@Paraclete333]

Perfecz No. Fifth Gear. ;)

[@RideAfterMidnight]

downshift not upshift.... rpm wouldve been higher and the turbo wouldve been way more active. evos do have terrible turbo lag, but not that bad

[@thesamsungexperiance8853]

no such thing as turbo lag

[@frankienoel9937]

@@perfecz5548 lol i can tell you dnt drive manual

[@oldfashionedwrx3574]

flooring a turbo engine at low rpm in a very high gear is a good way to blow the engine as it loads up the turbo. Instead drop down a gear, the evo fq400 will have aggressive cams for top end, a large turbo and low compression engine to run a lot of turbo boost, it has a short ratio gearbox for a reason, so naturally it'll have a high boost threshold. 4th gear around 60kph - 80kph is a good way to demonstrate turbo response

[@wildcat6669]

sounds like a good reason to never own one. A small engine with a big turbo that is.

[@robocop3961]

@@wildcat6669 a small good designed engine are perfectly fine. There’s been 1000’s of them for decades.

[@aliwilliams9184]

Putting your foot down at high gear will most likely bend the rods lol

[@dharkann]

Clarkson already knows that, genius

[@SimonBauer7]

​@@wildcat6669 why? if you want low revs get a diesel.

[@dankbro420]

"Unless you are in the right gear at the right time you have no performance" um . . . . No shit Clarkston do you even manual?

[@JohnSmith-dg8df]

I think he is saying its more pronounced in this car... turbo lag

[@JohnSmith-dg8df]

Where'd you get that from? Yes, he is entertaining. That's the TV show that he makes. It's a persona. Is it dumbing down society? No. Nobody cares. They watch the show, have a laugh, and get back on with their day. Clarkson is perfectly respectable when he is not being filmed. Have you read his reviews in the Sunday Times?

[@JohnSmith-dg8df]

@Joye J Listen. I understand your point. I urge you to read some of his pieces in the Sunday Times. Completely changed my perspective on the man. Very well spoken (although he should be). What I dont agree with is that the show dumbs down society. It appeals to a younger audience, first off, which may explain some of the comments. KZbin isnt exactly helping the case either. Andy Wilman, the producer of the show, has always said that the show is made in such a way that the audience can laugh AT the trio rather than with them. He always said that one great thing about the show is that a girl can watch the show, look at her drunk boyfriend sitting next to her and think he's not so bad after all. People have an appetite for watching other peoples failures. It makes them feel better about themselves, and I think that is part of what draws the crowds. Tell me HOW you think it dumbs down society, im interested to see a different perspective :).

[@dankbro420]

This comment is 6 years old and you fucks decide to argue about fucking turbo lag and the dumbing down of society. Fuck offfffffffffffffffffff. Everyone knows internet forums and comment sections are the truely dumbing down of society.

[@ryanleblanc6817]

They were seriously reaching here just to have a hot take. Kinda gross really.

[@Bahaa425]

my heart screamed for those rods when he did the top gear 30mph flat foot test lol Those rods mustve been getting angry

[@squidproquo2241]

"my heart screamed for those rods when he did the top gear 30mph flat foot test lol Those rods mustve been getting angry" Exactly! I think he is thinking ore of the show he is in. After all, you put your car in the "TOP GEAR" and floor the accelerator, that's how you drive your car when ... never.

[@zyftis6927]

engine: knock knock me: who's there? piston 3: *takes off like a saturn v5 rocket never to be seen again*

[@wingi91]

@@squidproquo2241 sadly many ppl drive that way on motorways / highways / autobahn. esp older folk and many females. had an ex that tried to overtake a lorry in a vauxhaul corsa in 6th by just pulling out on the fast lane and flooring it and complaining it had not enough power... well it didnt, but not for the scenario she was complaining about.

[@soundseeker63]

@@wingi91 We can all think of people who drive like that - i.e. with zero interest or understanding of how to use the car correctly, but those are NOT the type of people to buy an Evo, or any kind of performance car really. They are the type of people car's like the Vauxhall corsa, Nissan Micra etc. are made for. Jeremy's test, while illustrating a point very well, was not something likely to ever be a problem in the real world.

[@2vMichael]

This is as fast as Koenigsegg, holy shit.

[@3dgar7eandro]

I don't think so...😅

[@BenilJoseph]

0-60mph in 3.5 secs is faster than some koenigsegg out there

[@antcunningham1997]

@@BenilJoseph koenigsegg does 0.60 in 3.0 seconds dead and does 245 miles an hour.😁😁

[@Z10895]

@@antcunningham1997 Still solid for a 4 door saloon.

[@mimoosa7390]

@@Z10895 one of the best 4-door car

[@Loxter123]

Thats not turbo lag its the boost threshold

[@KAMIKAZE-dk8xd]

bitch.... no

[@996stoky]

and a 400hp turbo isn't even that big not compared to the 1000hp turbos

[@SoI_Badguy]

+mr_kamikaze bitch... yes

[@KAMIKAZE-dk8xd]

Reιnнardт Wιlнelм bitch... no... thats the variable boost limit which causes spool lag especially in a stock evo as thier manifolds were quite frisky, they worked great at high rpms but not so well for just fooling around and flooring at low rmps stretching gears cuz the turbos wernt spooled. Its lag not threshold.

[@SoI_Badguy]

mr_kamikaze You clearly have no idea what lag is. Lag is when you're well within the boost threshold, and how responsive the throttle is there. Example; F1 cars have a stupidly high boost threshhold, only making decent power above 8,000rpm, but they have incredible throttle response (little to no lag).

[@__-po7bm]

3:30 Mitsu-Stiggy!! 😂

[@madhavansuresh26]

that is the 1st time ive ever seen jeremy reveal a cars lap time so quickly without any build up

[@siler7]

a cars

[@yuri64]

When it comes to using your turbo most drivers who know what they are doing will drop one or maybe two gears depending what you are doing. Also waiting for the turbo too spool up is not turbo lag. Turbo lag is when you are pushing high revs then you suddenly let of the gas and press it back on again that time for the turbo to boost again is turbo lag.

[@flywithtb5005]

So you are waiting for the turbo to spool up?

[@agrapanambunan5288]

Yeah so you're saying you're better than the Stig when even he dropped off boost while doing a lap time?

[@wildcat6669]

you literally denied it was called turbo lag then explained precisely...Turbo Lag

[@confusedredditor1660]

@@agrapanambunan5288 I think he's talking about the 30 in 6th gear mate

[@ma.s2386]

always been in and out of BMW or Mercs and always wondered how would this EVO stack against an E39, E90, F30 or a W204. it's a really rare sight in my country.

[@commanchi7]

1:39 - Also called knowing how to drive

[@kyza710]

so true haha

[@sugarnads]

Hes making a point about roll on acceleration. Not about changing down 4 gears to get going

[@matthewwong1326]

also what does he mean by out of runway, it looks like theres so much more to it

[@christianorman5767]

Matthew Wong they only had a select amount of runway they're aloud to use

[@matthewwong1326]

What I'm saying is he can't blame it on the car on the runway, but that he lugged the engine firstly which is something that anyone would not normally do and is really bad on the engine, secondly the car is not made to be used like that, duh!

[@dishwashingdishes]

Absolutely love the tests of these cars on this old show, non biased review and so entertaining

[@lukekindred1999]

Stupidest test I have ever seen. Who in their right mind would be in 6th gear doing 30 mph in a 400 bhp 2.0 litre turbo car, and then boot it and expect full boost straight away?

[@michaelgemmell7028]

Someone who isn't on a track?

[@lukekindred1999]

+michael gemmell That Evo (All Evos in general) is/are aimed at people who'll know how to drive a car like that properly

[@michaelgemmell7028]

+Luke Kindred you can't always drive a car at 130 mph and use all 400 BHP all the time I asume you know that

[@lukekindred1999]

michael gemmell Yes I do know that but even still the people who'd own that car would know how to drive it properly

[@michaelgemmell7028]

+Luke Kindred driving in 6th at 30 is driving it properly, it saves petrol

[@sithlordsoup]

He’s lugging an Evo’s engine for a speed comparison, in that case, I could probably outrun that Evo on a surfboard before it hit boost.

[@travistoole]

sithlordsoup hello friend.

[@floob247]

sithlordsoup Doubt it

[@MikeLaRock88]

That's what I'm saying. Like why was that even in the video. They had such a hard time finding things wrong with this car LOL

[@Tr0006]

Fyll

[@Warlock1178x]

Thanks Jezza, I'll remember this next time I pull off in top gear.

[@jdmfreak92]

I'm surprised he didn't throw a rod threw the block doing the turbo lag test hahahahahaha.

[@cheetahgaming3642]

how................

[@TrevorSuarez]

@@cheetahgaming3642 LSPI (Low Speed Pre-Ignition)

[@VxO4fame]

@@TrevorSuarez thats a complelty different problem, and it only occurs on direct injection cars

[@Antonemachine]

The computer won't allow it

[@mrjdmtunerboy.1463]

And other fact he destroys one.. Yea he did

[@amarabbas3868]

This video doesn't make sense, No one floors it in 6th gear. If you want to take off you drop gears and then floor it.

[@wupme]

+Amar Abbas it does make sense to show the weak points of cars like this one This was NOT a test show which car is faster. It was there to proof a point so everybody would understand it. But they didn't count on how stupid some people are.

[@Lightscribe721]

+Amar Abbas It's called exaggerating to illustrate a point you dope.

[@n8dogg5-76]

Iron Tarkus the point of showing car abuse? You're not supposed to use high gears to spool up your turbo... it causes premature wear of bearings and impellers. It's too low of pressure. Its just pure ignorance. The point he's 'proving' is what everyone with a turbo already knows. Plus these already have a spool range between 3500 and 8000rpm but the decline starts at 7000rpm. So in high gear at low speed, of course you'll be out of the boost range for a whiiiiile.

[@perfecz5548]

Amar Abbas butthurt evo fanboy spotted

[@hamzahussain3257]

Perfecz your profile pics explains a lot

[@Tasselfish]

This thing's performance through the follow through was amazing! I love the Evo, and I agree with Jeremy and would go for one with a smaller turbo, but that thing is so powerful when it's driven right!

[@MikeLaRock88]

They really had the hardest time trying to find things wrong with this car.The price tag and gas (unless your on E85) are the only issues. 90% of the things they found wrong arent even a problem, unless you don't know how to shift.. Jeremy

[@Revitalyzed]

I've seen this episode a number of times, but I just realized this: He's in either 5th or 6th gear, doing 30MPH, and he matted it expecting to fly. No where near boost and facing a car that's most likely an automatic and will most likely automatically downshift. I mean c'mon, do you really expect to hit boost anytime soon while in 6th gear? The RPMs are around 1000-2000 and boost usually kicks in around 4500-5000 (don't know when the turbo kicks in on EVOs so here's a rough estimate) If they had done it where the EVO was in the appropriate gear for doing 30MPH and then floored it, he would have made dust of the other car.

[@ollijokinen1571]

True!

[@hreidarasberg4839]

dude the whole point was to show that you need to be in a high rpm range or you won't get any boost at all which means you go slow as fuck

[@azza9423]

Thank god someone else noticed it!

[@iaml3g3ndjam3s1]

its a joke, unless your trolling. your probably trolling

[@chompette_]

that was the whole point. Also, top gear on the evo might be geared for 160mph, the fiat will probably be geared for about 100mph

[@WeAreLegion1904]

thats not the turbo lag, its the turbo threshold. Turbo lag is when you already have the revs.

[@scootbmx01]

Lol no its not

[@TheReapr]

Honestly the only time I care about turbo lag is when I'm going from a full stop...any other time I'd already be in a lower gear if I'm really trying to get ahead of others.

[@quinnjohn1]

The rental is also a manual (stick shift) in top gear to prove how bad the lag is on the FQ. The majority of cars on UK roads are manual, auto is usually only found on the high end luxury stuff. I hope this is helpful :)

[@velvetrosang4684]

Lol, lot of Evo fans got butt hurt. Guys, he's just messing around.

[@reju7249]

About what they got butthurt

[@KittyGamingYT]

And it's so funny too. They just completely ignore the fact that a cheaper, slower car could accelerate faster in top gear

[@christiantaylor1495]

@@KittyGamingYT It's almost as if the whole point of gears is to get around this "problem" The fiat can beat it in a ridiculous 1 gear only drag race that has absolutely no relevance to track racing or rallying, and it's a car built for the latter. Lots of the Group B rally cars also would lose to the Fiat under this arbitrary rule.

[@fillipo1972]

I been loving top gear since the 1970s. Still loving the repeats to this day

[@123fourfive5]

The next step up is two hypercars. That's just impressive

[@woodant1981]

I always thought it needed a Focus WRC esque boost tank to get it going in high gear or a situation of low revs. I thought my multijet's small turbo lag was bad but it turned out after an experience with an Evo it was nothing

[@thegirthquake8574]

It's funny, some modern tuning could solve a lot of the issues with the Evo VIII MR-- The turbo lag could be solved with variable geometry and the fueling issue may just be a map thing.

[@soundseeker63]

It has almost nothing to do with the mapping. But yes you could improve the driveability of the car significantly with a modern day turbo setup like a twin-scroll with VTG, or a sequential bi-turbo setup (like what BMW use), or a superchager for the lower rev range that cuts out as the turbo comes in (like VWs TFSi engines) but all would increase the complexity and cost and weren't well proven tech back in 2004 either. What Mitsubishi achieved in the context of the time period (20 years ago almost) is pretty damn impressive.

[@thegirthquake8574]

@@soundseeker63 VW doesn't use compound charging for their TFSi engines.

[@soundseeker63]

@@thegirthquake8574 Not on their latest ones but there were 1.4 TFSi engines in the Golf, Jetta, Scirocco etc. with 140 or 170bhp that were supercharged and turbocharged from about 2007 to 2013.

[@thegirthquake8574]

@@soundseeker63Ah, those dreadful things.

[@homelandsecurity613]

1:18 me trying not to scream “DOWNSHIFT”

[@Callist0]

It was to emphasize a point. look at 4:03

[@albboy96]

of course jeremy, i dont think anyone starts a drag race in 3rd of 4th gear

[@albboy96]

***** well the way he described it led me to that conclusion

[@ItsBaR0n]

***** Still, "Unless you're in the right gear at the right time, you have no power" is a bad argument to try make against the car. Of course you're going to be in the right gear at the right time, especially if you're in a race.

[@albboy96]

BigBar0n exactly... you would only be in the wrong gear when you're cruising..

[@yorgle11]

He was simply demonstrating the downside to having a small engine with a massive turbo. Most modern engines already have a pretty topheavy torque curve, but in this case it's taken to quite an extreme. You absolutely have to rev this engine high to make it move. Some people don't mind that and that's fine, but it was a relevant thing to demonstrate. Now if the 2 cars weren't cruising at similar revs then I'd say it was unfair.

[@SimonBauer7]

a bit late but i love that. give me revs man!

[@Patrick_Hession98]

The thing is, you'd never be in the situation of being in the 5th gear and flooring it at 30mph. If you're a good enough driver in this car you'll always be in the right gear at the right time.

[@Matty6660]

Any car with take ages to pick up speed at 30 mph in 6th gear. What is he trying to prove?

[@pharezknights5467]

true

[@ImDembe]

No, you can do it in a Corvette, a larger engine with a better torqe curve gain speed fast, i think you can even roll away in 5/6th gear in a Vette with no problem. This is what he was trying to say, you need to drive it like a hooligan and that is a problem with small engiens and large turbos, nowdays we get twin turbo to get some low end grunt to.

[@fuckingsickdawg]

Still though. He can roll away too with the evo at 6th gear going 30 eventually if he just pressed on the gas but why start like that on a race though lol

[@wclutch]

I can confirm that a vette can pull away in 5th gear(z06). Other cars with more linear torque can pull away regardless of the gear, while the Evo can't. I see what the British tuners wanted to achieve, but they should've hoped the power with a more balanced set up.

[@Bartie96]

Get your head straight. This is Top Gear, the comparisons will be shit! And still it is a great programme :)

[@DingleBerryMTB]

Owned an EVO8MR JDM for 3 years. Best car i have ever owned. It's all about boost baby! ;)

[@beeraddd]

"off the boost!!!" never heard of a clutch kick obviously!

[@cheetahgaming3642]

there goes your 3 differentials, driveshaft, or an input shaft... also its not gonna spin enough to benefit from a clutch kick in a straight line

[@sameerjura6535]

I am honda fan but I love evo too Japanese power all day everyday.

[@Cydro12]

***** evo's got a 4 cyl

[@paulspomer16]

is a joke**

[@amerrshah3570]

sameer jura Very true bruhh

[@thecoolesteva6]

Lol intake + diverter valve = problem solved. That turning radius is brutal tho, haha.

[@anagramconfirmed1717]

Song on the radio: Everyone's a Winner

[@arthurgirdwood4520]

The evolution was built perfectly.

[@Axdsilva]

Thing with Evos, the top Hp versions are almost practical but some of that specialised speed quality seeps through making it slightly problematic in practical situations. Getting a slightly lees powerful version however, basically the same but less problematic since it is more practical... It really just depends whether you want to own one, or you want to own one to race it.

[@Puckosar]

Top gear at 30 mph... so it's running at like 1000 rpm... and you're surprised when the engine doesn't respond?

[@bramboraail]

exactly.....

[@giandoe]

he did the same test in a corvette, in 5th gear from a dead stop. he was doing 160mph before running out of tarmac: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaCcnK2vprxgopo but the corvette doesn't have a tin can 2.0 liter engine that runs on baby unicorn farts.

[@cheetahgaming3642]

@@giandoe lol its slower than a tin can 2.0l litre, hows that feel... and the only thing a corvette runs on is hopes and dreams cause chevy bullshit is UNRELIABLE AS HELL

[@amadoawadoo1397]

@@giandoe this respond shows you are fart yourself .. the car is designed for rally .. rally regulation is 2.0 liters only .

[@giandoe]

@@amadoawadoo1397 both of these cars are designed to be driven on the street, where that's a tiny bit of a downside.

[@Kaktuskastl]

and now i am waiting for to see part 3 doing all those funny things with the lambo.

[@AnyDrug]

Depends extremely on the charger. Big turbos does have big fans that does have much inertia, so they can just be used at higher revs. Possibly the charger sets in not until 4000 r/min or higher. Before, you're practically driving uncharged. So Evo's 2 l aspirated before 4000 r/min should equal about 150-200 hp. Torque is btw much more affected and so decreased.

[@blazo1986]

400Hp from 2l engine...that's art. I always wanted this car with the engine from Audi R8 V10 ^-^

[@rayrusso6367]

it was a good test just wanted to show that the turbo lag it ruthless. a small mistake and you can be playing tag with your gears. but i love the evo you can pick them up now for 12G and that is a fast car :)

[@yigithan3713]

2022. Still great to watch

[@buca9696]

Sooo, a turbo engine has turbo lag?? Bloody hell, never knew that Jezza.

[@wclutch]

It's more significant lag. The engine was left stock, then a giant turbo was strapped on. It really lacks balance.

[@buca9696]

Evarn evon Yeah, because there are no 2nd 3rd and 4th gears on this Evo.

[@itsmekevin7]

not just turbo lag, bad turbo lag. hes emphasizing how significant the turbo lag is compared to other turbo cars

[@buca9696]

Kevin Olsen Put ANY single turbo car in top gear and see how well it accelerates.

[@zanehemmings7008]

tavi921 i own a evo they are pretty shocking with turbo lag^

[@damitzmike]

he was demonstrating how much lag there was in the turbo. and jeremy clarkson is a very talented driver

[@spellmaner]

i love that song at the beginning!!

[@kenken6810]

Nice jobs,thanks share

[@23pyromaniac]

As an Evo lover (Especially the Evo IX) this video was hard to watch. I still love the things tho.

[@Blackbirdxd]

If you were an evo lover you'd know that this is pure bs and makes no sense

[@11037_kuwata]

my dad has an evo X

[@Frikgeek]

Even if they were doing 50 mph, standard motorway speed, it would still lag super hard. And going from 50 to 70 is what you'll be doing a LOT on a motorway. The test is there to show that the Evo has no low RPM torque.

[@zhishangliheTC]

"Here comes the turbo" 😂

[@sergiodelacruz8674]

stig was listening WHO ARE YOU UH UH UH UH AHAHAAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAH such a great show , I miss it

[@jpdst29]

One of the benefits of a supercharger I guess...instant power. Although there are drawbacks as well.

[@YansenHaryanto4547]

for daily drive i think supercharger make sense. "instant power"

[@cheetahgaming3642]

evo 11 solution hahahah

[@doctorratinho]

"Unless you are in the right gear, at the right time, you have no performance" 🤦

[@enlacocinaconmarco]

it's incredible!!!

[@Josh-ts9sr]

Jeremy called the cars skirt a "spoiler". Lol he like a TV doctor

[@KnuckleCuts]

Boost threshold not turbo lag.

[@scottielambert9312]

GeeFK turbo lag... exhaust creats boost

[@jurr360]

@@scottielambert9312 no

[@suzumr2754]

@@scottielambert9312 no

[@eggbox3606]

@@scottielambert9312 no

[@cheetahgaming3642]

does it REALLY matter

[@Tamustanttu]

Yes, You have to know how to drive an Evo. Then it is just the perfect car.

[@Scarlett300C]

Quick question. Does anyone know what the song is at 2:23? The shot when they show the radio.

[@paulgoodwin1949]

Amazing just love it

[@KingoRichie1990]

The Jordan comment was spot-on. 😂

[@yolilopez3834]

He's obviously joking when he's " bashing " on the EVO

[@CastrolSupra12]

With a Turbocharged car you are never suppose to put your foot down while in a high gear below a certain RPM since it can cause engine knock and overboosting.

[@andrewpratt5484]

turbo lag is the time it takes for your turbo to reach its optimum speed in order to give you boost. for the most part smaller turbos spool quicker giving you less lag and bigger ones longer giving you more lag but greater power due to colder air by reduced friction and more dense air.

[@jovienbiemorales8643]

i love EVO!

[@MrMcbear]

"unless you're in the right gear at the right time, you have no performance" /facepalm so hard I'm currently in the hospital getting my wrist removed from my skull.

[@SupahCebrailShow9540]

it's true, though

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Mcbear 291 this just in, Water is wet

[@sharvanaudit9228]

@@SupahCebrailShow9540 dude that's how you race in a manual

[@yasgamer]

True, but it was my answer to the story about the huge lag. "If you don't like it, change it"

[@Trandana]

1:30 Come on you must be in like 4th gear Jeremy for the lag to be that slow

[@DarkThunderism]

We all know what you want is the Evo 7. That was the peak Evo model.

[@MehLewH]

Get a Anti-Lag system in there and performance issues are fixed Alltough i don’t know if the stalling will be fixed with it

[@zyftis6927]

jeremy: floors it in top gear the rods: hehe i'm in danger

[@drift419]

most badass evo ever made!

[@Smennyboy]

Evos are amazing, gonna buy one in a year or two for sure. I think the evo 8 is the best looking one

[@huseyinklc5924]

did you buy your evo?

[@Smennyboy]

@@huseyinklc5924 nope :( Too expensive for what you get these days. Ended up with my other dream car tho, E39 M5

[@TimSlee1]

@@Smennyboy Solid choice, hope it hasn't been a money pit though.

[@Smennyboy]

@@TimSlee1 No it's been very good to me this far, amazing car. I have a 200SX S13 drift car that scrathes the JDM itch, so sadly didn't end up getting my Evo 8. Maybe some day, who knows

[@TimSlee1]

@@Smennyboy Nice, wish I could get an older BM here in Australia, prices are way up right now and they hard to find in my small city.

[@its_only_karma7440]

0:32 rly didn't help the case that jezza didn't give it ANY gas

[@markb8467]

Not to sound smug by my 33 gtst would have all 3 of these around a track 😁 it is running an rb26/30 with a 67mm Garrett though 😉

[@granturismo575]

try shifting down a gear and back up which will give the car a jump to set off the turbo

[@lewisdorman7884]

GranTurismo he was in the wrong gear

[@yuskjr]

okay, for those saying "this is stupid, you drop gears instead of flooring it in 6th gear", or "this test makes no sense", please try to follow the logic; BOTH cars were in 6th gear - meaning the rented POS 1.6L Fiat was in 6th gear during the pull. even if the Evo was in 6th gear, logic would say that it should annihilate the Fiat because it's a 400bhp car designed around speed & keeping up with Lamborghini's, so if the rented POS 1.6L Fiat is in 6th gear, a normal person would expect the sporty Evo to destroy it no matter what gear it was in.. HOWEVER, this test demonstrated exactly what most people are missing - just because you boost the shit out of a small engine in order to make it perform like a monster during hard driving, during docile [normal] driving & real-world situations, you lose performance unless you are in the correct gear - sure, you can drop a gear or two & then get on it, but that's the whole point the test was trying to make - you NEED to drop a gear for the car to be fast; you HAVE to. for supercars [or any car with a decent N/A or S/C engine], you DON'T NEED to drop a gear to get some/good power; you simply have a good spread of power within all gears - THAT is the point of this test; the Evo is ONLY fast in certain situations with the correct gear choice, & is useless when you're not. has everyone lost their minds? the test makes perfect sense & shows exactly why some would not prefer this type of setup; some people don't mind a car that they have to man-handle all the time just to get thrills, & others enjoy a car that provides power in far more situations even if it doesn't go any faster than the smaller, turbo'd car. i prefer the latter because i don't like being caught in a real-life situation where i'd have to drop gears just to get any response from a car - having a car that still pulls decently in 5th/6th makes a whole lot of sense during long highway trips & being able to actually use 4th around town is incredibly comfortable & convenient. stop crying about the test when you just can't see the point [or are the type of person who doesn't mind flipping through gears every 10 seconds when they're driving..] because it's a perfectly reasonable test when BOTH CARS WERE IN THE SAME GEAR, & the economy shitbox was able to pull away from the car designed to be fast.. aka a 1.6L ecobox pulled away from a 2.0L sport sedan - i don't care what you say about "boost thresholds" &/or "turbo lag", the Evo had a 0.4L advantage & is designed to be fast, so the fact that the 1.6L economy POS was able to pull ahead makes me realize why i don't like turbos - by all rights, even without ANY boost, the 0.4L extra should have at least allowed the Evo to keep up with the Fiat.. but, it didn't.. it actually got passed by the car not designed for any speed & with a smaller engine.. honestly, it is possible to completely respect a car for what it can do, but also see that it has faults/quirks at the same time.. no car is perfect people.. -__-

[@cagednm69]

Do you go to a race track and drive around in 6th gear from start to finish?

[@yuskjr]

-___-

[@massimobernardo-]

not on the track, but on the road you, if you have to make a quick overtaking you always have to downshift.

[@martinintenerife1979]

What a tosser, a car with a top speed of 175 mph is going to have much higher gear ratios than a Fiat with a top speed of 110 mph, I drive a BMW M5 E39 and if I tried accelerating from 30 mph in 6th gear it would probably stall, let alone accelerate, and that's a naturally aspirated 4.9 litre V8. I'd also like to see the Lambo shown in part one of this clip accelerate from 30 mph in 6th gear, I suspect the result would be very similar to the Evo...

[@yuskjr]

if you stall an e39 M5 flooring it at 30mph in 6th, you're an idiot.. my 03 Z06 [400bhp] has little/no trouble in 6th from 30mph, & that has a FAR lower 6th gear [0.56 vs 0.83] than your e39 M5 [394bhp], so I'm very confused how you could have any trouble in 6th from 30mph.. even with less torque.. also, the gear ratios part of your comment only feeds into my argument; the Evo uses gear ratios based on it's peak performance [aka - it's very small power band], so, unless you're in the correct gear/RPM, the ratios make no sense for the car & it performs like a slug.. aka -gear ratios based on full boost will not work at all when there is little/no boost.. like i have been saying this whole time.. if you replaced the Evo in this test with your e39 M5 or my 03 Z06, you'd find that they would not be beaten by the Fiat because their power is not reliant upon a specific point in it's RPM band [boost], & they both have much more linear power delivery - leading to an overall quicker response. of course it would be rough at first, but that wouldn't last like it did in the Evo featured in this test.. once the speed rose from 30mph to 50mph [probably sooner..] the Fiat would fall behind VERY quickly. the point of the test is to show that by the time the Evo was finally able to build up enough boost to accelerate properly, the Fiat had already won - this would not have happened in a proper N/A or S/C'd super car because they do not rely on turbo's to build boost; their power is instantaneous/direct. if you "cheat" by adding a massive turbo? you're going to have some faults - nothing is free & there are no cheat codes without their own issues.. but, thank you for agreeing with me without even realizing it.

[@Jameshoward999]

1:08 we’re both in top gear... What? The gear or the show.

[@realspeedghxst]

Evo 8 best looking Evo with that smile, mustaches and those vampire teeth from the intercooler

[@trumanadam7880]

X >

[@jdmfreak92]

I have an evo, and I actually like the turbo lag. When you're not driving around in boost you save a lot of gas, it's a win win. Because the power is there when you want it, and the mpgs are there when you want them too. Evos are actually extremely easy to drive. I have no idea what he's talking about with the clutch.

[@PatrickPaul1203]

He did say that problem was only with the 400hp model. So with anyone that people will actually own it shouldn’t be a problem

[@trollcrafthd7160]

so basically it could've done faster than 1:24:8 if it there weren't 2 crucial mistakes :/

[@zaca3673]

How do you get an evo 8 with 400 hp stock?

[@CadenZoucha]

Does anyone know what song is playing on the radio? 2:22

[@Utsusemi]

isnt the evo a tuner car? as in its not suppose to remain stock... ever o_o

[@Callist0]

um, Mitsubishi does not intend for people to tune their cars, just like every other car company other than toyota with the supra and look how that turned out.

[@Utsusemi]

@@Callist0 I don't even know what I was talking about with this comment o_ o;

[@Schmukai]

It's an Evo MR FQ-400, pretty far from the "normal" Evo.

[@rooksman64]

closer to the Evo than the Lambo tho

[@brotomwang8218]

its just a regular evo with some bolt ons this power can be achieved with an intake and exhuast

[@robocop3961]

@@brotomwang8218 no it can’t.. wtf you talking about?

[@brotomwang8218]

@@robocop3961 Lol don’t tell me what an evo can and can’t do bud, mine makes 400WHP on minor bolt ons lol. “wTf aRe yOu tAlKiNg aBoUt” go get educated before you try to be smart u fool.

[@Patrick_Hession98]

Good point.

[@kshitijsinha2029]

*Laughs in Kyoichi Sudo*

[@faysalahmed1177]

Imagine building a car purpose built for speed like a lambo and a heavier less powerful more practical 4 door saloon is faster

[@headless7345]

Not heavier

[@deei1919]

Imagine thinking a lambo is built for speed

[@nodo7575]

Lambo is quite a bit heavier and not built for speed. It’s a status symbol car.

[@DetrasDeTiImbecil]

If it's faster than Lambo,why it has worse time against a clock (1.24.8 vs 1.23.7) ? Also Lambo goes over 205 mph,something which cannot be achieved by any Mitsubishi

[@aidinmcinerney6512]

@@DetrasDeTiImbecil the Lambo has a higher top speed thanks to its gearing and aero moreso than the power. For a power orientated track like the Top Gear one, it has the upper hand, however if you took these cars on a backroad in the real world with puddles and dips and blind corners and lawn clippings etc etc the Evo would monster it. Different tools for different jobs