Well I happen to be good friends with the gentleman that OWNS 6 dealerships in the area including a Mitsu, Porsche, BMW, Volvo, Subaru and Nissan. The owner was invited to a special UNVIELING session about the EVO and he came back with some final numbers.

1. Target Date they were told was December 15th
2. Turbo& AWD(obviously), and 285 projected horsepower
3. List price around $29,000.
4. Only 5000 will be produced NATIONALY (cue the price gouging)
5. His dealership will have the largest allocation in the TRI-STATE area

 

5000 is a good number. That's less than half of the amount for the WRX. Not too many Evo's will be running around which will keep it kind of rare.

Did he mention 6 speed? EVO VII or VIII or just plain EVO?


Thanks,
EJ

 

5000! How many dealers are there in US?

 

5,000 is considered to be a lot for EVO. There were only 10,000 unit of EVO VII produced worldwide.

 

i dont believe at all there will be 285 hp...the jap evo has 276...it is not under rated...so somehow the us evo is giong to gain 9 hp after it is modified to meet stricter emissions?

 

Umm...exactly what tri-state area are you refering to?

None of those things contradict what Mitsu has already told us, so that's good.

 

wow....285 hp?? thats so much for a 4 banger...is the engine going to be stable?? ive only seen the 276 on paper.....and it was hard to believe....285? hmmm and with all that cali emision bs.....i dunno....

 

You know what's funny? We always get info on the stuff we already know. Turbo, AWD, over 250hp and under $30K. Maybe one day someone will find out something other than what was already released by Mitsubishi. Such as AYC, ACD, intercooler location and size and whether it's going to be an Evo VII or VIII. The reason could easily be that Mitsu just isn't telling anyone but it would be nice to find out that someone actually asked a mitsu rep to see what kind of response they have.

 

276 is an under-rated number. It is not a coincidence that a lot of JDM cars are rated at 280PS/276HP. Until recently, the major Japanese manufacturers have adhered to a voluntary limit of 280PS to prevent an all-out horsepower war. The Skyline GT-R (a 300+ HP car in stock form), 3000GT VR4 (320 in the US - possibly higher in Japan), the 300ZX (300 in the US), and many other cars have all been sold as 280PS cars in Japan. A few independant tests and various theoretical models have shown the Evo VII to be in the 290-300 HP range - so to say the Evo VII is exactly 276 hp is probably a mistruth.

I'm not validating the original post, merely offering that 285 HP is quite possible, especially if some of the other posts regarding direct injection are true.

 

Certainly one of the most believable rumors I've seen posted.

I can only assume tri-state area is NY, NJ, CT. It's the only tri-state area actually called "the tri-state area" so far as I know. Then again...I can't see why there wouldn't be others.

We're also in a prime spot for auto sales. (Some of the highest in the nation.) Makes sense.

 

Any 3 adjacent states are often referred to as the "tri-state area" wherever in the U.S. you are.

 

Like I said...never heard of it anywhere else before. Doesn't suprise me though.

 

lets just sit tight and wait and see....

 

No new news here. Blah?!?

/<

 

hahah yeah...all of its just rumors...nothing solid....=T gotta wait and see...