Eclipse sales slightly increased with that 3rd generation model, but eventually leveled off to a similar sales pace of the 2G. The thing with the Eclipse is that it lost its ***** and was no longer a real performance machine. And Mitsu did that to it because they were targeting a new audience. It was sad when Mitsu did that to the Eclipse

 

well that's cuz we never had the evo in the US until recently. i'm sure any mitsu dealer would have wanted to sell the evo in the early 2000's.

yeah people don't know what rallying is but a few short clips of the car in race prep doing some fancy jumps and slides and people will see the car as sporty and "tough". people are sheep, they don't know any better...

 

yeah well that's not to say if someone wants to buy the car, they won't let them cuz it's the centerpiece of the showroom floor

the point is that most dealers would want to have a flashy car outside on those sunday afternoons to draw eyes. all dealers may not want to carry said car, but if you can why wouldn't you? who here hasn't been to a dealer just to look at some cool new cars you can't afford but end up looking at some you can? perhaps you even bought one later on?

 

blah, blah, man, nasioc has a better thread than this,

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1410754

 

LOL.... ok then...

 

Just soem new info:

Key Points:
- 236-horsepower (a detuned version of the Evo's turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine).
- Six-speed twin-clutch SST transmission.
- Full-time four-wheel drive (including AYC and ACD).

According to Mitsubishi (direct source at not indicated) there will also be:
- Recaro front seats
- Sport steering wheel with paddle shifters
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Xenon headlamps with washers.

To me, the Ralliart sounds like a great alternative to the Evo X... lots of details are still unknown of course (price, release date and so on).

 

actually this is a copy of article that came out on 12/19

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/12...-ralliart.html