Exactly. That's exactly one of the things my source said.... I really argued with him about the Concept-ZT being DEAD, burnt with fire, as per Mitsubishi... but he said they're still trying to make it look like it and adding hot new features! Which means he at least aint talking bs on that part....

All we can really do is sit and wait but 8 moths should be little time and maybe people should hold off if they're thinking of buying a 2010 Evo or RA

 

That Galant does look Audi-ish but still not bad.

 

Yep...don't want to believe this but I was there with Jazket when the manager was revealing this information to us. I almost felt it to be a slap in the face because had I known this...I surely would have held out for a 5-speed model lol.

 

No bolt ons and just tune?? hm... If it's just tunes, that would question the premium for the EVOs...

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/09...sportback.html

Just a tune, it seems..

 

lol @ RA smoking Evo debate... you can tune an evo for just as much. When you get those RAs to be in the 330whp area without dropping transmissions, then you can compare them being faster than Evos.

Either way, I'm not sure if I can believe this stuff just yet. And not sure why they'd wait till 2013 to bring the colt over. That's insane. I mean if they are serious about it, get it over here!

 

Yeah we know EVOs could get tuned too but just saying 12K difference and we can keep up with you guys. I'm not racer nor am I wanting to go faster than everyone else on the road. Just like the feeling of getting my a** pulled back to the seat lol

 

Heard about this on a local Lancer forum but i still don't believe it. I would have to see it or get official word from Mitsu.

 

It's what it's all about right?

 

Well, there have been rumors swirling around that the Evo will either get discontinued in the US or it is going to evolve into a hybrid performance car like what a couple of magazine articles mentioned. Who knows, maybe the Ralliart will be more like the traditional petrol-powered Evo, while the Evo goes green (but still hardcore)!

 

I seriously doubt the Evo would be discontinued, it's one of their best selling cars (only because none of their other cars sell)

 

No, I'm not saying it's going to be totally discontinued... just in the US (read it somewhere too)

 

I was speaking about the US market. Might as well pull out completely if that were the case.

 

The only part if this that I can see holding some truth is the 5-speed. The Yokohama tires will probably be going the way of the dodo as well, at least they should be. Enkei wheels SHOULD be an option, but I wouldn't hold my breath for that either.

Upgraded brakes would be nice, though.

 

And really, if these changes are for the 2011, it is two years after. And, regardless, most car models change with every year. The 2009 RA has an amber display; the 2010 RA has a color display. Minor changes, I'll grant you, but changes nonetheless.

Furthermore, none of these are Earth-shattering changes: Adding a MT option is not a huge change. Adding fender flaring is not a huge change. Increasing the power by 12 hp (at the crank) and a few lb/ft of torque is a very minor change (tuners have been getting better results just tweaking the maps since day one). Adding a wheel option is also not a big deal (and even less so if they increase fender flaring.