The point was to give people some of the performance upgrades of the MR without having them pay the full price difference to get an MR.

 

Coming from somebody (from his sig) drives a IX and only cares about how fast he can get from point A to point B. some of us care less about how fast we get there as opposed to how we get there.

Weight wow 200lbs over a GSR yet itll still hold its own. the GSR isnt but a few tenths faster.

No body said it was a Luxury car if he wanted a luxury car then he would have bought a luxury car. obviously saw a market for the MR T and built it. thats why they offer a Package with the same stuff that the Touring came with for the GSR and MR for 2011.

Maybe for you its a lack of focus and its still an EVO.

 

 

To the OP, picking up a IX or X SE are your best chances at owning something limited. The X MR Touring is also a less common trim as others have said, but was really Mitsu taking a stab at some luxury / comfort in the Evo and the pricetag was a bit inflated.

Your guess as to why this trim was developed may (or may not) be correct, but the reality is the SE offered one of the best feature to cost ratios available on any Evo X. To me, it is the ideal performance-based daily driver and I know I paid less than GSR and MR buyers.

 

I know this is in the Evo X section but there was a limited production of White and Red Evo IX RS's. The red RS's are the most rare of any of the evo 8 and 9's. There was also limited producton of Black Evo IX MR's SE's/appearance package. They were actually a mistake at the factory (I read this is a mitsu release) and they kept them. There was somewhere around 700 produced...

Not to sure about the X's though

 

Road and track got a 0-60 time in 4.6 sec. in the MR Touring. However, once the modding begins all stock numbers are out the window wheter it's a GSR or MR. At the end of the day they are still Evo's.

 

Notice how the MR-T was tested against a Ford Taurus, unlike the Cayman S in the previous comparison. Lack of focus. If 0-60 makes an Evo, the new 4200lb Charger riverboat must foreshadow the never-to-arrive Evolution XI.

You're right. It's something I should feel embarrassed about on an Evo forum.

Fair enough. I ask again, then why buy a Mitsubishi Evolution?

There's no support, whatsoever, for this claim. None. We've been trying to get SE/AP numbers for years with zero success.

 

lol really good reading either way u go its still a bad a$$ whip

 

Oh noes, MR T is so heavy and it shouldnt be considered an EVO... Note the sarcasm. I love the car and I love all aspects of it. Show me a car that has the same performance/handling/fun as the EVO for that price? You probably complain about the Ferrari California being extremely heavy compared to others too... Well, why dont all the companies just make dedicated track cars for the road? I suggest you read about what TOURING on all cars is for and there IS a market for it thus it was SOLD and people did BUY it.

Excel actually did have a great point there, he is not dissing the IX... But you are dissing the MR T. Need I say more?

 

[quote=FJF;9626024]Notice how the MR-T was tested against a Ford Taurus, unlike the Cayman S in the previous comparison. Lack of focus. If 0-60 makes an Evo, the new 4200lb Charger riverboat must foreshadow the never-to-arrive Evolution XI. [quote]

It was a closer "apples to apples" comparison. Both have four doors, boosted, and AWD. I never said anything about 0-60 times making an evo an evo. If weight is your main thing, then wouldn't that make the IX also "less raw" (Evo 6 TME). They are all Evo's and all are awesome machines. No need for an argument.

 

The MR-T? Apparently, a Ford Taurus.

Instead of trying to read my mind, how about responding to what I write? I've replied to your points directly, yet you seem to avoid responding to mine. Twice I've asked the same question, both times based directly on your own words, and twice there has been no direct answer.

Actually, yes, you do need to say more.

Right. "Ordinary" criteria for "ordinary" cars. We weren't always ordinary.

According to the only person I know who's driven the IX and the TME, the TME is more raw, though it's not solely due to the weight. I'm really not sure where you're going with this. Weight is but one of myriad of factors that make a great car. The point is, Mitsubishi's action lacked focus with the MR-T. It's neither fish or foul. I don't know how this can be argued against.

 

The difference between a standard MR and an MR Touring is about 30 lbs. The MR Touring feels much more upscale with the leather and the other goodies. And yet, it still matches 0-60 with the other trims. You're not grasping the idea that some people want more goodies, look at the SSL package for the 8's and 9's. It's the same thing for the MR Touring, only difference is that Mitsubishi just added the word "Touring" at the end.

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=...VEyjI2N4KS39qA

 

jeez cant someone just buy something and not be asked "why buy an evolution"

 

No not really he doesnt the point is that whether you have a MR or a MR T or even the SE your always going to have to explain to the Manual guys why you bought the car cause of the SST. Thats pretty much what this is about. Manual fan boys thing your more in tuned with the car because of the Third pedal when its all about driving whether you have the manual gear box or the 6 spd sst or if its a little heavier because of a sunroof. We all like to drive the same car which is an EVO.

 

I wasnt avoiding the question(s) you were asking, I wrote what I wrote as both were in the same level and perhaps you could have understood it that way. MR T is still an EVO, still amazing and with MORE and BETTER interior than the GSR or the previous evo gens... perhaps only slightly better but better. I still get to my destination as fast as another evo but in more comfy and luxurious way. You also do realize that the MR has recorded BETTER track times that the GSR? I havent read or seen any MR T track times compared to the gsr so I cannot say much. Ix is lighter therefore faster mentality is a very numb idea, there are a gagilion factors when it comes to begin faster and I am not even going to bother explaining those...

I have nothing to do with tracking... I will never track a DD car as I find it too risky. No matter how much fun you might have at a track you are pushing your DD car way too much and end up blowing it up (which has had happened MANY MANY times).

You do not see the MR T as an evo? Well buddy, get over it because it IS an EVO. I am actually glad that they are comparing the MR T to a Taurus. The more it is compared to those the better for me. I love being a sleeper, it isnt the best sleeper out there but for my location it is. 80% of the people do not know what it is and I like it that way, have them think it is a family heavy set sedan... I love shocking and smoking them anyhow...

You have issues with a cars weight which I found it to be extremely biennial as we are talking about street cars, not track cars... If you are talking about a dedicated track car, go for it grab an IX and strip it down as it is the lightest sure but in the world of DD or street cars, we expect more comfort than track styles. At least I do and a regular GSR didnt cut it and I went with an MR T. it handles amazing, performance is amazing, style is amazing and they happen to look like an EVO. Oh wait, it is an evo, gee who would have thought...