Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Top Ten of the World Performance Car of Year

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Feb 7, 2009 | 12:34 PM

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^^^ "The overall winner will be announced on April 9 at the 2009 New York International Auto Show" -quote from the article

Feb 8, 2009 | 09:47 AM

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Does anyone notice that The mitsubishi is the only one here with the lowest price tag, and with the advance tranny. If you take out the sti with the manual..

Mar 30, 2009 | 09:01 PM

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wtf? if you think the m3 deserves a spot in there then why not the 135? 135 > M3 all day

135 is not as nice as the M3 in engine or handling its like a roadster car .. now if it have the V8 from the m3 things would be different..lol

Mar 30, 2009 | 09:05 PM

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even without the money you are talking about a 4 cyl car that is up against many high end names and performers, AND if that youtube vid of inside line is right then on the skidpad the X's .99g's outperforms the GT-R's .93. I will have to read other reviews of that however.. either there was someone there who didn't want the Nissan to do as well, or they got a lemon lol.

You are so right but... nissans brand it flying real high in consumers minds now , they have: 350Z , 370Z, G35 sedan and coupe.. mitsue needs great cars in all market segments the EVO alone cant do it for them mainly due to its relationship with the econobox lancer....

Mar 31, 2009 | 07:02 AM

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WOOt Go EVo yeah!

Mar 31, 2009 | 09:48 AM

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I love my car lol.

Mar 31, 2009 | 10:03 AM

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Why is the subbie on the list. The 08+ models handles like crap. I though the true definition of Sports for a car is speed and precision not Drag for car which is pure speed and no precision.

Mar 31, 2009 | 10:22 AM

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Why is the subbie on the list. The 08+ models handles like crap. I though the true definition of Sports for a car is speed and precision not Drag for car which is pure speed and no precision.

Lets just hope we rank better then them

Mar 31, 2009 | 06:43 PM

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The GT-R's days are numbered once Mitsu releases the new FQ!

Mar 31, 2009 | 09:27 PM

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I hope the X will bring home the award!!! =D

Apr 16, 2009 | 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by nawaz

^^^ "The overall winner will be announced on April 9 at the 2009 New York International Auto Show" -quote from the article

So, April 9 has come and gone. Anyone know the final results on this ???

Apr 16, 2009 | 11:37 AM

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So, April 9 has come and gone. Anyone know the final results on this ???

http://www.wcoty.com/media/?release=47&year=2009
http://www.wcoty.com/vehicles/?year=2009&cat=3

The Nissan GT-R won again... of course..... Seems like everyone in the automotive industry is enamored with it....

The X didn't even make it into the top 3

Apr 16, 2009 | 07:17 PM

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The X didn't even make it into the top 3

Yeah, well the Porsche 911, ZR1 Vette and Nissan GTR are big league rides. I love my evo for the money, but you can't win against other super cars...especially not when they are also forced induction.

Apr 16, 2009 | 07:50 PM

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They will specifically rate each vehicle in terms of overall merit, value, safety, environmental responsibility, emotional appeal and significance.

http://finchannel.com/index.php?opti...9069&Itemid=47

I understand the reasoning for the win going to the GT-R in terms of emotional appeal. However, in terms of value, safety and overall merit Evo should have done much better especially in the top 3!

Evo has value beat on all 3 finalists. Significance, the Evo is sporting a brand new TC-SST, which is comparable to the GT-R's offerings, it has a smaller 2.0-liter engine for "environmental responsibility. In the end it seems like a more complete package to me.

In the end, they did what they always seem to do, go for the big boys in the $100,000.00 range.