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And now?
What should we do?
1-Keep with the Evo (7/8/9)
2-Wait and see if the X is a mod friendly car
3-Wait for the Evo XI
4-Look for another car, maybe the 08 C6 or 335i, btw How does the 08 C6 compares with the Evo? stock vs stock and 300whp Evo vs stock
1-Keep with the Evo (7/8/9)
2-Wait and see if the X is a mod friendly car
3-Wait for the Evo XI
4-Look for another car, maybe the 08 C6 or 335i, btw How does the 08 C6 compares with the Evo? stock vs stock and 300whp Evo vs stock
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To appease all disgruntled Evo fans, Mitsu would offer an MR RallyArt CR
Proco-non-sense version in 2010,
with Prodrive tuned engine, dual speed manual from Locust interspersed by tri- speed automatic semi mental transmission from
Cerk and 3000KW IBERA subwoofer in the left seat, all for less than 95K A$.
Proco-non-sense version in 2010,
with Prodrive tuned engine, dual speed manual from Locust interspersed by tri- speed automatic semi mental transmission from
Cerk and 3000KW IBERA subwoofer in the left seat, all for less than 95K A$.
What should we do? Well...we should do what we want! Here is what I would personally say to each type of person below:
Performance Nut: I want the power of the 4G63 and the lightness of the CT9A chassis! I want full aftermarket support to make lots of power! I want to build a track monster and spank Porsches all day! I want to take my monster to the drag strip and show them what Evos can do!
Me: The Evo VIII or IX is for you! The 4G63 has a good amount of power, and a ridiculous amount of potential with all the aftermarket parts you could possibly want. There is no reason for you to look at the Evo X AT LEAST for another 1 or 2 years, as it evolves (such as from the Evo VII (yawn) to the Evo IX (yikes!)). There are no IX's more than a couple years old anyway, so they are pretty much new cars! They will become more plentiful as some get traded in on X's, and there are even some new ones still to be found on lots. Honestly if the Evo VI TME was ever offered here, I would still have never considered buying another one thus far, and would never have purchased my VIII.
Enthusiast Guy: I drive to work every day stuck in traffic, but occasionally I like to let loose on my favorite winding road. I love the idea of an all-out performance car, barely street legal, but living with it every day, and explaining to my friends and family the reason for the picknik table on my trunk, is not for me. I might install some bolt-ons to my car, especially when it's out of warranty, but I'm not building it for any kind of racing. I also want amenities expected of a car in the $30-40K price range, in addition to performance! If I could afford it, I would buy a new S4 or M3, but that's not in the cards right now. My wife needs to drive the car as well, and she only knows how to select D, P, and R. I also want a really safe car.
Me: Look no further than the Evo X. Pick up an MR with the technology package, and you can rest your left foot while sipping starbuck's during your morning commute. Then...on a nice sunny day (or wet day, it's an Evo after all!) take one of the most sophisticated, rally-inspired AWD systems ever offered to the general public for a spin, complete with WRC-style paddle shifters! If you don't want to figure out what gears most racing drivers would be in during the course of your mountain blast, well...tell the computer to shift wherever Tommi Makinen probably would, then just point and shoot! The car will figure out exactly how much power should go to each wheel, as it blasts up and down the gears and around corners, with perfectly rev-match shifts. Then, if you get lost, just tell the Sat Nav to point you back home. And, should something bad (heaven forbid) happen (like a side impact...not a strength of the old CT9A chassis), there are a myriad of new safety features and airbags to increase the odds you'll walk away. Also, although Mitsubishi is notorious for denying warranty claims, they still SHOULD fix things that break on a basically unmodified, reasonably driven car.
So...it really depends on what you want to do. I would imagine most people on here should stay with the Evo VIII-IX, at least for now. I would also guess the Evo X would be appealing to most other people. However, that will likely change as the new Evo changes. In my mind, the X is exactly where the VII was when it started, so the XI and XII should improve in much the same way. There is nowhere to go but up from where it currently is. If they bolt on direct injection, beef up the boxes and/or address any gremlins, it should prove to be just as good if not better than the outgoing IX in upcoming years...but that all remains to be seen. I'm still very interested in the progression of the new, grown-up Evos and STIs as they battle for supremacy. After all, what fun is the competition if one side always stomps the other? The fact that
is homologating the Evo X for Group N rally is a good sign they haven't lost their racing roots...and as such, The Spirit of Competition still lives on.
Performance Nut: I want the power of the 4G63 and the lightness of the CT9A chassis! I want full aftermarket support to make lots of power! I want to build a track monster and spank Porsches all day! I want to take my monster to the drag strip and show them what Evos can do!
Me: The Evo VIII or IX is for you! The 4G63 has a good amount of power, and a ridiculous amount of potential with all the aftermarket parts you could possibly want. There is no reason for you to look at the Evo X AT LEAST for another 1 or 2 years, as it evolves (such as from the Evo VII (yawn) to the Evo IX (yikes!)). There are no IX's more than a couple years old anyway, so they are pretty much new cars! They will become more plentiful as some get traded in on X's, and there are even some new ones still to be found on lots. Honestly if the Evo VI TME was ever offered here, I would still have never considered buying another one thus far, and would never have purchased my VIII.
Enthusiast Guy: I drive to work every day stuck in traffic, but occasionally I like to let loose on my favorite winding road. I love the idea of an all-out performance car, barely street legal, but living with it every day, and explaining to my friends and family the reason for the picknik table on my trunk, is not for me. I might install some bolt-ons to my car, especially when it's out of warranty, but I'm not building it for any kind of racing. I also want amenities expected of a car in the $30-40K price range, in addition to performance! If I could afford it, I would buy a new S4 or M3, but that's not in the cards right now. My wife needs to drive the car as well, and she only knows how to select D, P, and R. I also want a really safe car.
Me: Look no further than the Evo X. Pick up an MR with the technology package, and you can rest your left foot while sipping starbuck's during your morning commute. Then...on a nice sunny day (or wet day, it's an Evo after all!) take one of the most sophisticated, rally-inspired AWD systems ever offered to the general public for a spin, complete with WRC-style paddle shifters! If you don't want to figure out what gears most racing drivers would be in during the course of your mountain blast, well...tell the computer to shift wherever Tommi Makinen probably would, then just point and shoot! The car will figure out exactly how much power should go to each wheel, as it blasts up and down the gears and around corners, with perfectly rev-match shifts. Then, if you get lost, just tell the Sat Nav to point you back home. And, should something bad (heaven forbid) happen (like a side impact...not a strength of the old CT9A chassis), there are a myriad of new safety features and airbags to increase the odds you'll walk away. Also, although Mitsubishi is notorious for denying warranty claims, they still SHOULD fix things that break on a basically unmodified, reasonably driven car.
So...it really depends on what you want to do. I would imagine most people on here should stay with the Evo VIII-IX, at least for now. I would also guess the Evo X would be appealing to most other people. However, that will likely change as the new Evo changes. In my mind, the X is exactly where the VII was when it started, so the XI and XII should improve in much the same way. There is nowhere to go but up from where it currently is. If they bolt on direct injection, beef up the boxes and/or address any gremlins, it should prove to be just as good if not better than the outgoing IX in upcoming years...but that all remains to be seen. I'm still very interested in the progression of the new, grown-up Evos and STIs as they battle for supremacy. After all, what fun is the competition if one side always stomps the other? The fact that
is homologating the Evo X for Group N rally is a good sign they haven't lost their racing roots...and as such, The Spirit of Competition still lives on.
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^^ nicely said. I also believe that mitsu has some power in reserve for the EVO X. They must have some development in progress so that they can release the XI or XII as an improvement.
So, I think that the X will be a good base from which mitsu will develop it and evolve.
So, I think that the X will be a good base from which mitsu will develop it and evolve.
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C6 would eat an Evo's lunch, any day of the week. But who in their right minds will cross shop these two? I'm keeping my IX, and by the time an XI comes out, my car will probably gutted and caged and parked next to a comfy DD in my driveway. No room and no need for anything else.
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C6 would eat an Evo's lunch, any day of the week. But who in their right minds will cross shop these two? I'm keeping my IX, and by the time an XI comes out, my car will probably gutted and caged and parked next to a comfy DD in my driveway. No room and no need for anything else.
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