Over 30k, no cruise, bunk stereo, and absolutely no brand identity? Dunno, for a GSX with a lot of boost that sure seems a bit high. It’s a great car, but that is getting into some pretty serious territory. Given that this car is going to depreciate like sun in the desert, and the high maintenance costs, it is going to wind up being a VERY expensive car to own. Almost exactly the same money as a G35 coupe sticker, not even figuring depreciation...holy smokes!

 

It won't depreciate if they only produce 4500 per year

 

Not a good comparison.

Definitely not a good comparison. 2 completly different cars. G35 is semi luxury with enough performance to put a smile on your face.
EVO is all out raw performance, enough to put a smile on your face for years and years.

 

It will depreciate no matter how many they make and they will be making a LOT morer than 4500

 

why do you say that? the evo has always been a very low production number car

 

You know what i mean. Slow depreciation, I hope due to supply and demand and Fast and Furious 2.

Anybody knows if people could even get a buy a lancer evo for $28,987 without any spoiler I would of assumed the small spoiler to be standrad if they only offer the A00, A05, A61, A64.

 

Obviously this guy is here just to instigate a fight... but I'll respond...

bunk stereo? I think that for what it is, it's actually pretty decent. Have you listened to one? It's very crisp and clear. Maybe it's not thumping enough for your ghetto muzak, but no stock stereo is...

GSX w/ a lot of boost? haha, that's a completely wacked comparison. GSX is a whole different animal. If you take into count, a completely opposite mounted engine, completely different drive train, completely different suspension, completely different body/frame, then maybe.

Depreciation isn't going to be near as big as some people think. Because this car IS a LIMITED production car, it'll hold it's value a lot more than others, simply because the demand is high. Why do you think the GSX's right now have REALLY high values... because they're in demand. This is probably one of the very few cars that you can buy one day and sell it for more than you paid for it in a month down the road.

Maintainence? People are thinking it's a lot higher than it'll actually be. Mitsubishi is more just erroring on the side of caution, warning people that if you don't take REASONABLE care of the car, it'll fail. There's TONS of people who buy cars and don't change oil for 7000+ miles. Those are the people Mitsubishi wants to warn about maintaining the car.

G35? Not a comparison. It'll run circles around it.

 

Yeah.. Just look back at the days of the Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R.. I owned one, bought it from someone who neglected the crap out of it.. never was able to drive it reliably because it constantly broke down... Then there were others who had nothing but wonderful stories about the car... I still loved the lines of the car, I think thats what appeals to me about the EVO.. there's a little bit in the flares that reminds me of it... However Mitsubishi (And dodge with the Conquest) had HUGE Warranty headaches with that car because of lax maintainance.. of course there was alot of turbo-ignorance back in the late 80's when this car was popular.

 

$480 is resonable for an wing that size made of carbon fiber

 

Thanks for the info Fireball. God I've been beating my head wondering what final pricing was going to be.

I'm in agreeance with everything Fireball has said. My stock stereo in my old 94 Mirage actually sounded very good. It didn't rattle the bolts out but I'm not into that anyways. It was loud and clean and had just enough bass to make me happy. As for this car being almost as much as a G35 Coupe. Well, what kind of car are you looking for? A G35C while it's nice is below par with the 350Z IMO. The Z is faster and has a similar interior. Not as plush but nice. The Z will cost you $35,000 + any markup if they have one. Most will get the touring or track so that's the price. That also doesn't include tax, license and registration. The Evo will flat out beat both of those cars in any category performance wise. You pay for performance people. Probably more so than luxury. Plus the Evo has more cargo space and is more practical to boot. In all honesty the Evolution is WAY too FAST for a $30,000 car. People pay in the mid to high $40's for this kind of performance. You can't beat it for the price.

I'm sure those who wait will get it cheaper but at a much later date. I have a $3000 markup on mine and that was the cheapest around my area. But I will still be getting it. Cuz I know that supply and demand rule the consumer market and I'm still getting a bada$$ car for the money.

 

Agreed. Most wings I've seen that are aftermarket range from $300- $1000. A lot of them are right around $500. I'm glad I'm not getting the sunroof on mine. $750 for something I won't ever use.

 

very well put evilution!

 

Pricing has been confirmed. I have the pricing sheets from in my hands.

And let me tell you people, the dealers aren't making SQUAT on these cars... I can see why they're marking them up.

To put it in perspective, there's more margin on a GS Eclipse than there is on the Evo.

 

While the EVOs 1-6 were limited production cars, beginning with the VII that has changed. http://www.evo-speed.com/evospec.htm While it will be a low production car, it will not be a limited production one.

 

even being a low production car...that will still help it retain its value fairly well....10,000 still isn't that many.