Evo in Canada?
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Not this year. Mitsubishi decided to go with 2 1/2 mph bumpers (complies with NHTSA bumper standard) instead of 8 km/h bumpers as required by Canadian regulations. So Canadians aren't even allowed to import one from the U.S..
Here's a quote from http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/021024-1.htm:
Here's a quote from http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/021024-1.htm:
But Mr. Gagnon [Pierre Gagnon, President of Mitsubishi Motors of North America] says that Canada will have to wait for the exotic EVO Lancer. That rally-bred Mitsubishi super-car will be seen on the roads of PlayStation 2's Gran Turismo 3 or in the US. But not here, not yet. The American market gets 6000 of the desirable high-performance EVO 8s.
"It's mainly the bumper standards in Canada," says Mr. Gagnon. "The low volume of EVO sales in Canada wouldn't warrant the redesign expense at this point. We'll probably have to wait until the next redesign, when the car will be built for full North American compliance."
"It's mainly the bumper standards in Canada," says Mr. Gagnon. "The low volume of EVO sales in Canada wouldn't warrant the redesign expense at this point. We'll probably have to wait until the next redesign, when the car will be built for full North American compliance."
Last edited by Seņor Info; Mar 20, 2003 at 10:27 AM.
