What? did I sleep for like 2 weeks last night? when did this happen? I'm soo confused.

 

Ironically, I think that Mitsubishi took a step backwards in this respect. While the styling of the interior is matter of taste, the material quality is worse, ladden with hard, creaky plastics covering vast surfaces.

Herein lies the rub. The Evo used to stand alone in the marketplace as an undiluted, unabashfully mechanical and direct machine that was inherently proud to be as raw as it was. NO ONE, short of a specialty manufacturer, offered anything like it including Subaru. I vividly recall shopping for a car, driving everything I could get my hands on, and almost pulling the trigger on a BoxterS. Then, I dove the Evo and it was instant love for the reasons I described above.

There was always a number of folks, like myself, who wanted such an animal. With the introduction of a softer, perhaps more civilized X, Mitsubishi relinquished its stance in the market, diluting its positioning. The car is no longer a singular entity and I feel rather strongly that its lack of immediate success is partially hinged on that factor.

 

umm, wehen you buy the evo, your buying the motor/drivetrain. the 4b11 is a beast and comes with a price tag. if you want luxuary, buy a BMW.

 

Although I hate to agree, you are definitely correct. But compared to the other new models, its still the wildest out there, isn't it?

 

i love my evo

 

I also have to agree with you completely, I too wish for an Evo just because it's an Evo and the trail of history behind it for being a WTF-Machine; but we also have to accept the fact that Mitsu, like any other Car Maker NEEDS to sell the car, as much as possible and take it up a notch; the Evo is a Star, but a limited star, not because of it's price (there's a vast amount of people, including some that I know) that didn't go for the Evo cause of interior material and rattling and cheap quaility stuff-instead they're either buying a 135i, a G37S, a Lexus IS-F or like my boss waiting for the 370Z;

Most of these guys answer was simply "the car is close to 40k with materials of a 15k rental-american;" It kills me to see how 4 candidates of an Evo walked away just cause of that; and I understand "its not cause of the interior-its the machine that matters" but again, when you think it thoroughly 40,000 is what I make A YEAR! a freaking year; it's not like buying a pair of shoes; it's a huge freaking investment which we do for the simple fact of having fun or having a transportation - its not even like buying a house when you get back for your investment.

I don't know, maybe Mitsu should keep the Evo fan-oriented so we can be proud mates 24/7 and add all the luxury and comfort to the Ralliart so "the rest" can buy something close to being an Evo and keep their luxury complaints for themselves. What about that?

PS: I still want better interior materials for an 09'-'10 release;

 

The leather looks nice it just doesn't fit in well with the image and mystique of the Evolution. The MR seems to be going down the luxury path to appeal to consumers that want a more refined car and that's fine. Mitsubishi needs to adhere to what people want and expect out of a $40K vehicle but they should not forget the Evo's roots and leave the GSR the raw powerhouse we've come to expect from this platform.

 

that interior looks almost too luxurious for this car. i would prefer the current seats and upholstery.

 

very clean but I think the pictures exaggerate the actual features

 

You guys are trippin I would sell my left nut too have those seats.. They are tighter and maybe with the right size person completely supportive over the ix seats.. anyone here bigger then the average japanese guy!?

 

<grin> ~6', 200lbs.

 

I'm going to have to jump on the whole "I don't really like Leather" boat. Mostly because I don't find it comfortable... nor do I care for the look.

But to each his own!

 

looks cool, that would be nice for taking a date out, problem is that in my case, with my mods, and a car (even just the idle) so loud the radio cant be heard, it would negate the fact that it has a cozy interior. thats just my opinion.

 

its funny why everyone complains about the EVO's interior not being up to par with the pricetag of the car... seriously... My buddy has a 02 911 Turbo and if price of a performance vehicle(he paid 105k for his) is supposed to reflect the interior then everyone that owns one totally got jipped....

 

I think what's funny is that so many people seem too think it's "too nice." And all the 8/9 owners that appear to say "that's no Evo" blah blah blah...