http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jfYmpH5nvA

CLEARLY and MR, notice the "SE" lip and "SE" BBS wheels only available in Japan on the MR. And yes, it is a 6spd.

 

If this were true how come the BEST LAP for the X SST is over a second slower than the best lap for the IX? Yes the SST trans gave up, but the IX is that much faster even IF the SST could stand up to the abuse!

 

the X just got it's *** whipped because it's slow. period. mitsu's back to being japan's worst automaker. i can officially go back to hating mitsubishi again.

 

what's sad is the X is actually a lot slower than the magazines make it out to be because the best they can hit in a 9 in the 1/4 is low 13's. the IX is capable of 12's.

 

Mitsubishi I guess has never heard the phrase if it isn't broke, don't fix it. What was wrong with the 4G63? Tune the suspension differently, add some higher tech computers and slightly upgrade the internals to up the boost a bit and BAM, that should have been the evo X.

 

Wait it should be faster than the mags then because the fastest they could get a 9 was low 13's and people were hitting 12's so if they are running 14's with the new X. then people should be able to run faster times as well with the X correct or am I just not reading correctly

 

That has been beatin to death. It would've been cheaper to keep the 4G63 and add alot more power to it instead of the overhaul they did. But the fact is emissions standards is being more tree huggish on manufactures and while the 4G63 is a beast capable of alotta power, it's too dirty for Mitsu to continue using for those emissions standards. Thus them starting with the clean slate of a new engine.

 

And how many reviews/tests have been done on the IX compared with the X? How many X's are on the road compared to IX's?

What you're saying is some stock IX engines/cars can achieve 12's. Who's to say there isn't the odd X that will be produced with better performance than what's been reviewed to date, bearing in mind the above comment?

And I bet Mitsubishi will be losing sleep over that. My bet is the X will outsell the IX worldwide 2 to 1 and that's all Mitsubishi will care about.

 

How do we know that is the main reason for the change....has there been any testing that you have found that proves that the 4b11T is "cleaner" then the 4g63? A revised valve cover breather and reengineered rings might have done the same thing if what you're saying is true.

 

Sorry wrong. Lip is standard on all 07 cars. Wheels are an option on stock GSRs in Japan and always have been. As has the RS turbo.

 

you're right if the tests are with the manual, but the MR 1/4 mile tests are kinda hard to screw up lol just put your foot down and go.

 

not SOME stock IX's, ALL stock IX's with a good driver. the car is capable of hitting 12's, period. not all drivers, or driving conditions permit the car to make it. the EVO X is just slow compared to the IX, period. as for mitsu losing sleep, i really don't give a ****. they've built a slower car. yay! they went from a purebred 4 door race car that anyone would be proud to own, to a watered down car that looks almost identical to the base car, and is soccer mom approved (go read the article). good job mitsu

 

Lol those same articles also say the X is the best Evo yet, hypocrite much? Also being proud of IX? Other than the 1/4 speed what’s there to be proud of? I would be embarrassed to take my date out to dinner in a car that rattles more than a neon, and looks like a 19 year olds wet dream, oh yeah not to mention ****ty daily driver. Also "4 door race car" what is wrong with that statement oh you mean rally car, well then it's not pure bred rally car either IX's do come with ac and radios.

 

^ Mitsu has been making the evo for over ten years. Somebody was buying those tin cans with seats so you can have your 3500lb X!!, So far the only thing the X has on the IX perfomance wise is lateral g's 99 to 95 the rest the IX own's.

 

none of that made any sense. the IX is hailed the world over as a true performance car and the best bang for the buck on the market. my girlfriend loves my car almost as much as i do because she can tell everybody that her boyfriend's car can beat theirs, and it's true. also, last time i checked, rally races are RACES, so a rally car is a RACE CAR. it's also a great daily driven car unless you're a *****.

as for the looks, i think it's beautiful because it's all about function over fashion. the 1/4 mile time isn't what makes me proud of the EVO...the handling does. the fact that it'll out corner just about anything. the fact that i can kick spec miata's with slicks asses at autocross in a 4 door family sedan with just coilovers and street tires. that's what there is to be proud of. the car is a beast, plain and simple. the EVO X is not a beast. it's not a bad car by any means, it just could have been a lot better.

honestly the only thing the X needs is a power bump. if it had gotten enough power to compensate for the extra weight, it WOULD be the best EVO yet because it would be nicer, AND faster. anybody that drives an EVO will tell you that speed is more important than comfort anyway. i won't go so far as to say they went in the wrong direction, they just dropped the ball on the power.