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Feb 24, 2008 | 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by EvoX326

In general the only ones i can find are ones of the SST in japan and i dont understand what they are saying.... OR they are outdated and when mistu was still modding it... Like the Road and Track one that said the MR would have 0-60 in 5.2.... Not realistic now that it has been worked on and perfected i hear they are expecting 4.4-4.2

Slower launch than the GSR, not faster. Just watch.

Feb 24, 2008 | 03:51 PM

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^ If the launch control turns out to be similar to that of DSG, it should be noticeably faster than the manual, that is if the driver does the hold in brake & stomp the gas to 5500 RPM launch.

Feb 24, 2008 | 04:25 PM

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^ If the launch control turns out to be similar to that of DSG, it should be noticeably faster than the manual, that is if the driver does the hold in brake & stomp the gas to 5500 RPM launch.

U dont need launch control to do that... u can do that with any auto just break and gas launch... I take that back

Feb 24, 2008 | 06:52 PM

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It's been noted that the launch control on the MR will be set to a lower point than on the GSR to preserve the trans.

Feb 24, 2008 | 06:57 PM

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cant really trust the mitsu reps, well not the ones here anyway, i ask them about the RA and they start explaining the evo to to me, so then i have to end up explaining the RA to them ...

lol same thing happen to me 3 days ago. I went to the mitsu dealer and he was telling me that there is no 09 ralliart that is turbo and i had to bust out the ocean to show him the info about it....

Feb 24, 2008 | 07:21 PM

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^^ Haha thats like when i called a dealer and asked when the RA was coming and he was like o yea about 3 days come and back and check.. My A$$

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Feb 25, 2008 | 12:45 AM

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^^ Haha more like 3 more months..who the hell knows maybe he was thinking about the old RAs...well am going to get an oil change this week and ill see if i can get my buddy who works as a salesman to give me any info on the RAs.

Feb 25, 2008 | 02:09 AM

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cant really trust the mitsu reps, well not the ones here anyway, i ask them about the RA and they start explaining the evo to to me, so then i have to end up explaining the RA to them ...

I had the same experience -- told the dealer here that I wanted to buy a Lancer Ralliart, and they started talking all confused about the Evo and the GTS... until I made it perfectly clear by showing them the Detroit coverage on the web. Even then it took a few days for them to completely clue in about what I wanted to buy.

Shouldn't Mitsubishi help these guys out by always sending out a press release when they announce a new vehicle? The Mitsubishi websites are similarly limited -- it's not like they're helping sales by keeping announced production vehicles 'secret'. I mean, currently you have to be a member of the press to download Ralliart pictures from the US site in anything more than tiny resolution (same pictures that have been widely available on the web for weeks). They're not even easy to find, and the 'latest' news is that the Dakar rally was cancelled in early January! What are they thinking?

Feb 25, 2008 | 02:57 PM

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one of the reasons the GTR is so fast is that tranny.... 4.4 is awesome if true

I would love a MR, but maybe a ralliart is the way to go for a DD

yeah but the GTR also has a DCT that can hold the 480 WHP that the GTR makes. much more aggressive if you ask me. the SST is nice but it's no GTR tranny

even VW stepped up and will offer a 7 speed dry clutch DSG soon.

Feb 25, 2008 | 05:53 PM

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^^^^lexus is coming out with an 8-speed soon

Feb 25, 2008 | 06:13 PM

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^^^ when i first read about it i thought that that was crazy

Feb 25, 2008 | 08:18 PM

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8 speed seems a little much i thought 6 was plenty...

Feb 25, 2008 | 11:49 PM

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As for the VW 7-speed DSG can handle only around 250Nm torque. It's designed for those bigblock engines like 1.4TFSI that are sold in Europe.

Feb 26, 2008 | 08:31 AM

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Here are the hatchback pics ..

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-...type-s/663562/

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Feb 26, 2008 | 02:29 PM

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Those hatchback pics look really nice sans the funny colored Recaros seats. I'd rock that hatchback for sure. Forget the MS3.