"Evo XI" rumors, speculations, and media reports.
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If the electric sits on the engine crankshaft the regular AWD system could be used which means adding more power to the engine will still go to all 4 wheels. Just like the Ford Fusion Hybrids which although FWD, have the electric motor directly powering the transmission.
That's the safest bet for not clobbering motorsports applications. Otherwise it will look bad when serious teams *rip off* the electric equipment to race. No, Mitsu will want to market it so they can say in big headlines "Evo XI race team uses $EV_TRADMARK to win the $RACE!!!!".
One nice thought though is that the motor could be more powerful with a larger laggy turbo if the electric assist could flatten out the pedal feel and hide the lag.
Imagine a 30R sized factory turbo with 100hp of electric assist below 3500rpm.... that could be really fun depending on how big they go.
That's the safest bet for not clobbering motorsports applications. Otherwise it will look bad when serious teams *rip off* the electric equipment to race. No, Mitsu will want to market it so they can say in big headlines "Evo XI race team uses $EV_TRADMARK to win the $RACE!!!!".
One nice thought though is that the motor could be more powerful with a larger laggy turbo if the electric assist could flatten out the pedal feel and hide the lag.
Imagine a 30R sized factory turbo with 100hp of electric assist below 3500rpm.... that could be really fun depending on how big they go.
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Unfortunately, the days of making easy power on EVOs is probably over. Anything you do to the engine will also need to be done to the electric motors and electronics that are guiding them. Basically, you'll need to tune the entire system together. And the programming to run these cars is going to be far harder to crack and work on than the current EVO CANbus tuning.
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While performance diesel engines are not unheard of - there's a lot of variables Mitsu has to get RIGHT for the Evo IX to soar in this fashion.
One of the things about hybrid/electric cars I've noticed these days is that they're either:
1) a lot of hybrids are not TRUE electric
(a generator of sorts that runs off the motor, thus robbing power if you look a tit from a basic standpoint)
2) batteries are still large, heavy, and expensive
(I see most people are of the opinion that the Evo X suffers from being heavier. Imagine what the Evo IX would weight with batteries!)
3) the amount of actual usability you get off the electric can vary, or is limited.
Granted, I'm definitely not an expert. Correct me if I'm wrong in any of these areas, these are just quick observations from the little knowledge I have picked up.
Tl;dr, I side with everyone else who thinks it just won't be the same...
ESPECIALLY if in the process Mitsu's AWD system suffers! But I would test drive it when it comes out.
One of the things about hybrid/electric cars I've noticed these days is that they're either:
1) a lot of hybrids are not TRUE electric
(a generator of sorts that runs off the motor, thus robbing power if you look a tit from a basic standpoint)
2) batteries are still large, heavy, and expensive
(I see most people are of the opinion that the Evo X suffers from being heavier. Imagine what the Evo IX would weight with batteries!)
3) the amount of actual usability you get off the electric can vary, or is limited.
Granted, I'm definitely not an expert. Correct me if I'm wrong in any of these areas, these are just quick observations from the little knowledge I have picked up.
Tl;dr, I side with everyone else who thinks it just won't be the same...
ESPECIALLY if in the process Mitsu's AWD system suffers! But I would test drive it when it comes out.
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I will say this, I'm curious about how a track day would go with this car. My guess is that they will have to build in drive modes that will allow you to run the car hard for extended periods of time. Basically, the diesel (or gas motor) will probably always be running to keep the battery charged and apply power to the wheels, but finding the right balance will be challenging. Mitsubishi engineers have their work cut out for them. I'll say that what most drivers might find disconcerting is that, in sport mode, they might be braking hard into a corner as the engine continues to run 100% at WOT. Basically, you'll no longer be able to use the engine noise as one of your sensory inputs.
I'm starting to get giddy.
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One thing to note Ladogaboy, if you are in a track setting, you can recover significant amounts of energy from the generators on the front wheels! On a Norma.l car, you lose that stopping energy to heat... On an electric motor, you can recover it!
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I was at the dealership getting an oil change yesterday and my salesman comes by on his golf cart and shoots the **** and happens to tell me about the new Evo XI that he got some info on when he went to a Mitsubishi event not long ago. He claimed it is not going to be a diesel hybrid and that was a rumor. He told me there weren't any pictures.
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I was at the dealership getting an oil change yesterday and my salesman comes by on his golf cart and shoots the **** and happens to tell me about the new Evo XI that he got some info on when he went to a Mitsubishi event not long ago. He claimed it is not going to be a diesel hybrid and that was a rumor. He told me there weren't any pictures.
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Oh, for sure. The braking on the car will be great, but there will still be some issues I can see in terms of transitioning from freewheeling to regenerative braking to powering the wheels. One thing I've come to count on, though, is Mitsubishi ingenuity.
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The only thing about electromagnetic braking is you need a secondary mechanical brake also in place as a fail safe.
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Yeah, it will be interesting to see what they come up with. It really shouldn't be all that difficult. You need just need a permanent magnet motor, with an electromagnetic exciter on the generator. When you are freewheeling, the exciter can remain off, and when you are generating, you can modulate the field strength to determine how quickly you slow down. Motoring would just be proportionate to input voltage/current.
The only thing about electromagnetic braking is you need a secondary mechanical brake also in place as a fail safe.
The only thing about electromagnetic braking is you need a secondary mechanical brake also in place as a fail safe.
The question will be the focus, which in the EVO's case is performance, so that will be the determining factor. Once the mechanical connections through the planetary gears are set, they can't really be adjusted... unless Mitsubishi comes up with some sort of clutch system.
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Audi has a prototype diesel-electric-turbo hybrid...and I think it's a Quattro too...Mitsu better get rolling on the Evo or they technology from other companies could leapfrog them.
http://jalopnik.com/5946247/audis-se...ium=socialflow
http://jalopnik.com/5946247/audis-se...ium=socialflow