I currently own both, so i'd say am in a good position to answer this.
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There so many variants of Scoobies nowadays, i've lost count.
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There are some absolutely poo ones, such as the early UK spec ones to WRXs to the JDM ones.
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The quickER ones by far are the later UK spec ones, such as the WR1 and the JDM Type-Rs, Type-RAs and the 22Bs.
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I currently own the Type-RA, currently running 363BHP.
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Considering this is a car that does 4.3 to 60 in standard form, anything above 300-350BHP in these cars and your almost untouchable on the road.
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According to the datalogging on my car it does a dig to a 100 in about 9.5 seconds
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However, when my MR2 was running 325BHP, it felt faster.
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Don't know why, it just did.
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I think its down to the car being pushed
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(mid engine rwd), rather then being pulled
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(front engine 4wd)! But in-fact my current Scoob is a fair bit faster, even in a straight line!
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With the current weather, driving conditions.
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.the Scoob is an absolute dream to drive.
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I could plant it in the wet, damp conditions, you'd feel the diff come into play and it'll just grip and catapult ya, no slidage, etc! The Evo VII i temporarily owned was very similar too!
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Your right in the sense that the Scooby feels so much safer, especially at higher speeds.
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However, when i say there more headache then there worth, i really mean it.
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Attracts the wrong attention, always looking over your shoulder, etc etc!