Product Details

• Actors: Artist Not Provided
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: December 6, 2003
• Run Time: 63 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000E68W6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #118,655 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

On this commemorative DVD version of Best Motoring International series Volume 05, the regular reviewers of BMI, Keiichi "Drift King" Tsuchiya and Akihiko Nakaya compare the eternal rivals, the Subaru Impreza and the Lancer Evolution. Tsuchiya and Nakaya take the viewers along on an extensive comparison test between the Impreza and the Lancer. These two cars have been rivaling each other ever since both cars debuted more than 10 years ago. BMI gathers the major models of both vehicles from the past to present, and looks at how these cars evolved. Finally, the question of "Who is faster; the Impreza or the EVO?" is answered!? The chapter ends with a battle between the past and the latest models of the Impreza and the EVO. Next, a whole display of cars with tuned inline-6 engines are featured. See the turbo and non-turbo inline-6s turn into neck-braking fast machines! Plus to honor and to bid farewell to the Supra and the RX-7 which are ending production this year, BMI assembled a number of monster machines to run in the Sayonara Battle. See the BMI reviewers driving their vehicles to the limit with hair on fire and on the edge!

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent video., January 2, 2005

By	dsfa "dsfa" (Mira Mesa, CA) - See all my reviews

Took me by surprise as to how wonderful this video is. Instead of the low-grade home videos of the Import Lifestyle or the psychotic car videos that resembles MTV's "Jackass", this video is actually informative. This video is straight from Japan and uses English subtitles, but the video is also professionally made, with no excessive wobbling. The beginning of the video compares the history and merits of the Subaru WRX and the Mitsubishi Lancer/Evo. What I found refreshing was that they actually interviewed an engineer from Subaru to describe the mechanical aspects of their car. They take every chronological variation of each vehicle and race it on a track to describe how well they perform. As they're driving the cars, the video simultaneously shows the driver's steering, shifting, as well as their pedal work on a small square on the bottom left of the screen. They also tuned each car in various configurations to judge how well they performed. Though the DVD title seems to only imply they would only talk about the WRX vs. the Lancer, the next segment of the video describes the discontinued models of the Inline-6 vehicles. The emphasis was mainly with the variations of the Supra and the Skyline. There is a competition of cars tuned by amateurs and speed shops and judged by professional drivers. As they're describing each car, they're also showing text specifications of each car. This is where you'll probably need to hit the pause button if you want to read it because it goes by quick. Found it interesting that a bikini girl would hold up a flash card to show the car specification, somehow I wouldn't have expected that, but I am not complaining. Again, they showed the shifting, steering, and pedal work of each driver on the various Inline-6 cars and graded each car on its track performance. My only complaint about this video is that I felt it was too short and they packed a lot of information in a short period of time. But if you want to actually learn something as well as be entertained, this is the video. This is a must video if you're about to buy an Evo or WRX.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best motoRING: Impreza vs. Lancer - The Final Round, August 10, 2006

By	Erwin Velasco (Upland, Ca. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's a good video very informative. It was very hard for me to decide which car is best for me. After watching the video, there's no doubt in my mind that i've made the right choice. If you want a car with awd, 300 hp and all the bells and whistle and you don't care about how heavy the car and somewhat descent handling then the Subaru sti is the one for you, but if you want a car with awd, a little less than 300 hp and just the basic bells and whistle and you care about the weight of the car and you want the best handling i mean a little or no under steer. Then you're like me, because i choose the 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent DVD for Suby Fans, March 7, 2006

By	G. Santos (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The beginning of the DVD shows the history of the rivalry between the Lancer Evo and the Suby Impreza that stretches way back in the early 90's. Great little showdown in Tsukuba. Then later shows a great segment over the recently retired Skyline GTR and Supra. I recomend this DVD to any Best Motoring fan trying to build up their AWD related DVD collection.