A little FYI

Mitsubishi is bringing in the evo 8 RS. The first ones should be arriving at the dealers a little after the 1st of the year. The RS will be 500 lbs lighter than the standard and cost about $4000 cheaper.

 

yah...

 

Sweet! What will they do for the weight reduction? Take out the creature comforts?

 

Where can you save 500 pounds?? Where can you save $4000??

 

wing, p/w, p/doorlock, p/mirrors, a/c, radio... that's about it... I don't think that'll save you 4 Gs

I'll keep my "creature comforts"

 

Yea total BS this is the stripped that the US will see besides a highly improbable special race version- ie viper racing. There is no 4K to loose there is no 500 lbs either unless its a whole new 2 door hatch

 

yeah and ayc and acd will fly out of my butt

 

This is what Ive been told by my district rep, I just thought I would pass it along. No Sunroof, P/locks, windows as far as I am told.

 

Does it come with an engine and tranny?

Edit: The completely stripped JDM RS model (steelies and all) only weighs about 200 lbs less than the GSR model. So where that extra 300 lbs of weight loss comes from - god only knows.

 

All I need to know to not beleve this guy.

 

where did you read this? i wanna know

 

sorry to bother all of you, just thought i would share some info given to me by my dist. parts and sevice rep. Damn

 

The rumors about an RS have some value. They have been mentioned a number of times to me, and through various publications to dealers.

I don't know absolute specs though, big rumors was the 500lbs, and $4000 less, but my guess is it will be around 300lbs, and $2000-$3000 less.

It will have no AC, no power anything, no radio, hardly ANY sound damping material, no carpet in the trunk, no spare, etc. Basically stripped.

This will be a car, ready for a roll cage and to hit the track.

 

well if there is any truth to it....I will keep being happy with my AC and sunroof and all the other 'comforts'

 

Not me Ill gladly sweat for 500#s but not for 300#s