I didn't think this claim was correct... but I wondered if that Mitsu dealership might have installed aftermarket parts, claimed 400hp, and marked up the price. Would be nice if it really did that amount of HP, and was backed by the warranty.

 

No, he was just flat out lying. It was a standard MR nothing special about it. $35k

 

none of the FQ's will ever come to america.

 

Just to nitpick a little but Mitsu didn't build the FQ-400. Ralliart bought FQ's from Mitsu and rebuilt them into 400's.

 

dangit, i had a plane ticket and everything.

 

Ralliart had nothing to do with the FQ400's, the work was all done by Owen Developments.

 

By the way they are developing this for the Evo:

Owen Developments to Unveil 450 bhp Lancer Evo Technology

 

so true, but fq's are soo hot!!! especially the fq 400.

 

The power or HP really doesn't mean anything without balance and that's what FQ400 has and yes it's $89,000 or so, that's not including the shipping and handling from importing it from uk, and making it legal to drive it here.

You'll be driving a right hand car in us, like if you were to buy a skyline here.

There is no way that MR could be a FQ400 or anything with 400 hp. If it was, they wouldn't park that thing outside all night It would be replacing that mini van inside the show room.

Then again Ed Voyle Mitsu treats their evo's sorta carelessly, leaving the doors open and everything after they close.

 

OK...here goes:


You are a complete and total idiot to think that you would get information like that "out of the blue" one day -- from "Joe mechanic", no less.

How's that?


Something like that is usually preceded by a press release MONTHS in advance.


Cabo

 

Want to see something even funnier?

Click on the links to their Vehicles and navigate to the MR they have listed. When you go to the MR page, it has the heading:

"ONLY 1000 BUILT IN THE UNTIED STATES......TRUE RACE CAR!!!"

Last I heard, the UNITED States were "tied" together pretty well.

While the EVO has race car like qualities, it hardly comes close to its race car equivalent.

That right there is enough to convince me that Ed Voyles Mitsubishi is a thrown together operation run by idiots. If they can't spell, I doubt they can manage bringing in a 400hp EVO either.

Cabo

 

Thanks for the link to Owens Development.

Here is their write-up on the MR FQ-400

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/lancer_fq400.asp

 

The FQ Looks almost like the MR with a few changes. And the MR Looks almost like the GSR with a few changes. So REALLY WHAT IS ALL THE FUSS ABOUT? I am just glad that they brought the platform over so I could make my own custom ride.


ps. Between the three models listed above, the only noticably differences to the laymen eye are : wheels, mirrors, vortex generator, front lip spoiler and the exhaust. all of wich i would probably change/add over time.

 

Oh really? I guess you missed this thread back in the day.

http://www.lancerregister.com/news_fq400.php#/

Ralliart had A LOT to do with the FQ-400

 

besides, ed voyle would never do any mods on their cars. They're becoming mod friendly but they wouldn't risk it.