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Lurking for months - Time for my introduction... '08 SGM ISF

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Old 04-24-12, 10:01 PM
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Very nice rides. I considered the Evo X before picking up the ISF last year. How do you compare the two cars?
Old 04-24-12, 10:07 PM
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Nice F , and congrats .
Old 04-24-12, 10:07 PM
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Clean IS-F! Love the rims.
Old 04-24-12, 10:22 PM
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SGM looks good! Nice list of mods and future mods. Definitely looking forward to the pics when it all comes together.
Old 04-24-12, 10:29 PM
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both cars look great, thanks for sharing.
Old 04-24-12, 10:31 PM
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the isf looks great!
Old 04-24-12, 11:08 PM
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nice mods, both cars looks great!
Old 04-24-12, 11:22 PM
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love the car!!!!
Old 04-24-12, 11:40 PM
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cant wait to throw on my sp3s!!
Old 04-25-12, 01:32 AM
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Two very clean cars. SP3s are probably the the only other rim I like other than BBS LMs and Factory on the IS-F
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Sweet looking F!
Old 04-25-12, 07:50 AM
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Evo was tastefully modded as well as your F. Good job!
Old 04-25-12, 07:55 AM
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Car looks great, nice mods, can't wait to see the future ones.
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nice, so that was the ISF from canibeat. was wondering who the owner was. bout time you posted. anyways welcome to the forum!
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Originally Posted by Rolotomasu
Very nice rides. I considered the Evo X before picking up the ISF last year. How do you compare the two cars?
The Evo and the ISF are very different cars not to be directly compared. The only thing they really have in common is they both have 4 doors and a trunk. But if I had to compare them, here is what I would say about each:

Evo: A razor sharp, precision track machine. Lots of grip, incredible handling, easily tunable for additional power, relatively inexpensive to maintain, very noisy, not the most comfortable daily driver, huge attention getter. AWD allowed me to take the car to the snow with no issues. Oh, and boost is very addicting. I was able to average around 23mpg on average (city+hwy). Seats 5.

ISF: A very capable sports sedan, plenty of power, but not quite as fast as my modded Evo. The engine builds power much differently than did the boosted 2.0L in the Evo. Good handling, but does not have the precision the Evo had. The car is noticeably heavier (~600lbs heavier) and I can definitely tell when taking turns. The ISF is definitely much more comfortable with many more amenities. I can actually hold a conversation with people in the car without having to raise my voice! Gas mileage has been anywhere from 18-25mpg for me.

Both cars were engineered for different, albeit similar, purposes and both are great in their on regards.


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