Any Mitsu reps on the forum?
We had a person here and I had kept in touch with him via email. Back in 2003 he has posted a thread about what you would like to see? I had requested for an Evo RS no a/c. He had found this idea to be interesting but unfortunally it flopped. I was so excited and was actually there at SEMA on the opening day to see this special event and posted pictures for evoM and friends.
The EVO X has changed because so many people complained about the interior
. Now we have a nice interior, more drivable for everyday use but slower car. If you don't race you will not notice
.Anyways what is the one big question? I can ask for you guys but no guarantees.
Last edited by gtr; Dec 6, 2007 at 12:05 PM.
I think that the most prevelant question is why there was not more power given to offset the added weight. The main issue with the car is the fact that it's not just slower in a straight line, but that it's significantly slower in a straight line. The car does handle better thanks to the stiffer chassis and more advanced AWD system, but the handling improvements aren't enough to even net a faster track time like mitsu has claimed. All the Best Motoring Tests speak louder than words ever could. The car is slower around the track than the EVO 9 and both the new AND old STi. It's sad, it really is. Mitsu has overlooked one major detail: even though they are trying to appeal to a higher end market with the X, enthusiasts aren't the only ones who care about horsepower. People buy cars for specific reasons. For example, the new 3 series is faster than an audi a4, and it doesn't stop people from buying a4's in record numbers. However, people don't buy an a4 for the performance, they buy it because it's an all around nice car. People buy EVO's for performance. It's the same reason they buy corvettes... PERFORMANCE. Period, end of story. It was a great idea to invest some money and give the car a bit more refinement, and improve the build quality, and I applaud Mitsubishi for doing this. However, it still needs to be an EVO. No matter how much nicer it is than the previous model, at the end of the day it still needs to do 0-60 in the 4.5 second range. Take that away and you've got a car that doesn't appeal to the old OR new target market. I myself am in a perdicament on this one, as I've already placed a non-refundable deposit of 1000.00 to preorder one, and I'm now having serious second thoughts. I am so saddened by this, I really am. I question if I am still going to buy the car, or if I feel like arguing with the sales manager about getting my deposit back. I'm so disappointed, words cannot even express how unhappy I am. Mitsu, what have you done?
Last edited by STi2EvoX; Dec 6, 2007 at 05:16 PM.
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