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Evo X vs rivals - specifications

 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Subaru Impreza WRX STiAudi S3
On the road price/total as tested"£31,999/£31,999""£25,095/£25,095""£27,000/£31,535"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)""£14,944/46.7%"N/A/N/A"£15,147/56.1%"
Running costs/contract hire118.0ppm/£81896.0ppm/£578*77.1ppm/£469
Annual tax liability std/higher rate"£2,464/£4,480""£1,932/£3,513""£1,841/£3,348"
"Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles)""£3,668/£6,113""£3,230/£5,385""£2,472/£4,120"
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost "42/£1,043/G/£300"40A/£784/G/£40036E/£576/F/£210
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£400 (for first three)£205/£250/£500£300/£440/£300
Length/wheelbase "4,495/2,650mm""4,415/2,625mm""4,214/2,578mm"
Height/width"1,480/1,810mm""1,475/1,795mm""1,399/1,765mm"
Engine"4cyl/1,998cc turbo""4cyl/2,457cc turbo""4cyl/1,984cc turbo"
Peak power"291/6,500 bhp/rpm""296/6,000 bhp/rpm""261/6,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque"407/3,500 Nm/rpm""407/4,000 Nm/rpm""350/2,500 Nm/rpm"
Transmission"6-spd, SST/4wd""6-spd, man/4wd""6-spd, man/4wd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 55 litres/foam sealant60 litres/space saver60 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down)400 litres/N/A"301/1,216 litres""281/1,011 litres"
Kerbweight/payload"1,590/450kg""1,505/475kg""1,455/560kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient11.8 metres/N/A11.0 metres/N/A10.7 metres/0.33Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3y (unltd)/3y pan-Euro"3y (60,000)/3y Subaru""3yrs (60,000)/3yrs AA"
Service intervals/UK dealers "10,000 miles/142""10,000 miles/84"Variable/135
Driver Power position (car/dealers)N/A/13th29th^/3rd23rd/16th
0-60/30-70/0-100mph5.2/4.7/13.7 secs4.7/4.5/12.9 secs5.6/5.1/13.8 secs
Standing quarter mile13.8 secs/100.3mph13.3 secs/104.4mph14.0 secs/101.1mph
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.3/3.2 secs2.6/4.4 secs2.7/4.0 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 4.4/7.3 secs4.9/8.9 secs4.8/6.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "155mph/2,900rpm""155mph/2,700rpm""155mph/2,650rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.0/34.6/9.0 metres45.7/33.9/8.3 metres46.3/34.2/8.7 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph59/47/65/72dB61/46/62/72dB 62/42/61/69dB
Auto Express economy/range17.0mpg/206 miles19.3mpg/255 miles23.7mpg/313 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 19.1/33.6/26.2mpg20.5/34.4/27.4mpg22.8/39.2/31.0mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket384/256g/km/35%338/243g/km/35%275/217g/km/31%
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensorsSeven/yes/£TBA/yesSix/yes/£180/£195Six/yes/£260/yes
Auto/sequential gearbox/paddleshiftYes/yes/yesNo/no/noNo/no/no
Clim ctrl/leather/electric/heated seatsYes/yes**/no/noYes/yes/no/noYes/yes/no/yes
Met paint/xenons/stability/cruise ctrlYes/yes/yes/no£360/yes/yes/yes£485/yes/yes/£240
Sat-nav/CD changer/aux/BluetoothYes/yes/yes/yes"£1,740/yes/yes/£210""£2,175/£320/£175/no"
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