FQ-440: The Evo X is back! (merge)

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Mar 26, 2014 | 06:45 AM
  #1  
Look what they get in Europe.



Mitsubishi revives the Evo X for its 40th birthday, boosting power to 440bhp…



http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/t...ack-2014-03-26
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Mar 26, 2014 | 07:05 AM
  #2  
Bad!
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Mar 26, 2014 | 07:19 AM
  #3  
UK gets 440hp Evo X FQ-440
With all the news of mitsu going green, I-MIEV's, et all, I was pleasantly surprised to see this:

http://jalopnik.com/mitsubishi-lance...r-f-1551889914

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This is the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution FQ-440 MR. It was done up to celebrate Mitsubishi's 40th anniversary in the UK. As you can probably guess from its name, its 2.0-liter turbo four has been tuned to a mind-bending, unfathomable, insanely insane, I pee my pants just thinking about it 440 horsepower and 412 pound-feet of torque.
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Mar 26, 2014 | 07:33 AM
  #4  
i think this has been out since 2008
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Mar 26, 2014 | 07:35 AM
  #5  
pass
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Mar 26, 2014 | 07:49 AM
  #6  
nice!
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Mar 26, 2014 | 08:00 AM
  #7  
The FQ-400 yes, but not this FQ-440.
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Mar 26, 2014 | 08:11 AM
  #8  
Interesting that they used the SST. I haven't followed the SST or Evo X stuff much at all, but from what I recall the stock clutches struggled to deal with higher amounts of torque. I wonder if Mitsubishi made some new clutch parts for this car, or if they just used some off-the-shelf stuff from an existing company.

I can't imagine they'd leave it as-is with 400+ ft-lbs of torque and still apply a warranty. Unless the stock SST has been much improved since last time I checked.
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Mar 26, 2014 | 09:09 AM
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i dont consider the evo X a real evo, there just turbo lancers mitsubishi didn't make it unique like the 8/9 with the 4G63. Even the n/t lancer has a 4b11 and to add insult to injury so does the genesis turbo so the Evo X lost my respect imo
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Mar 26, 2014 | 09:17 AM
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Quote: i dont consider the evo X a real evo, there just turbo lancers mitsubishi didn't make it unique like the 8/9 with the 4G63. Even the n/t lancer has a 4b11 and to add insult to injury so does the genesis turbo so the Evo X lost my respect imo

MmmK, thanks for that...
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Mar 26, 2014 | 09:24 AM
  #11  
nicee!!
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Mar 26, 2014 | 09:54 AM
  #12  
Quite a few non-Evos have the 4g63, too. I don't consider that insulting.

Quote: i dont consider the evo X a real evo, there just turbo lancers mitsubishi didn't make it unique like the 8/9 with the 4G63. Even the n/t lancer has a 4b11 and to add insult to injury so does the genesis turbo so the Evo X lost my respect imo
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Mar 26, 2014 | 09:57 AM
  #13  
Manufacturers normally quote flywheel numbers. Subtract ~ 15% from those numbers and most X's with a FP Green or higher make the same or higher for much less $$$.
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Mar 26, 2014 | 10:02 AM
  #14  
no manual AND big brother is watching? no thanks.
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Mar 26, 2014 | 10:04 AM
  #15  
Do want.
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