Muttering something slurred about the fact that the employee of the local gas station threatened him with a court order, so that he would not pursue the poor man, John Simister returned Evo X to the editorial office. Despite the modest report after comparing EVO X with Impreza Sti, I really wanted to drive this car again, so quickly grabbed the keys, opened an almost weightless door and drowned in the high seat of Recaro. Unfortunately, the first impressions were no different from the last time — slurred clutch when you touch, and the motor is not louder than PowerPoint presentation in a heated room in a summer evening. Nevertheless, I moved out of the parking lot. After only three quarters of a mile, I was happy. I and I «peacefully» made the way. Brembo, installed in EVO, with their early braking, no doubt the best brakes at the moment — the rear part lifted a little before I released the pedal when it was already too late to switch to the lower second gear. Then, breaking off the “leash” of the brake, during the entrance to the turn, the X-th instantly takes a horror, familiar “pose”, with an important look bursting into it into all four in sliding. Now everything that remains is to do is open the throttle and smoothly get out of the turn. False business. The rest of the trip home, as expected, was difficult and with discoveries. I still have problems with the nasal part of Evo X, which is constantly in an incomprehensible tension: of course, it is interesting to force her to “lick” sharp turns, but when you just want to turn it cleanly, it begins to irritate. Amortization, however, is impressive, the car is calm, like a sleeping baby, in areas where many other cars begin to gallop frantically. Very rally car in behavior. With the engine, you, of course, do not stand on ceremony either, trying to cause a powerful series of strokes of the torque — just like during a star on rally with Marco Martin, when I went with him in the new Subaru WRC in Goodwood. As a result, I drove Evo for several weeks. The slightly worn -out tires of Yokohama are unbearable in wet weather, the stereo system sounds excellent (it still knows how to record CD thanks to the built -in drive) and, a strange thing, you can get the key from the ignition and almost go out and the motor will still work. Of course, Evo IX I better like it, but there is no doubt in our close connection with the X.
