Just wondering, was there an official statement from Mitsu?

 

Guessing... that there will be an inflation on the market of these cars?

 

I guess I might hold on to my Evo haha

 

Yeah, I believe SCM has a GG IX basically brand new. Not for sale though.

To me, a clean IX has a 9/10 interior/exterior and >70K miles. Stock to minor mods.

 

Not an official word from Mitsu, but this article is pretty spot on. Automotive News is the auto industry business "bible" for stories and information.

http://www.autonews.com/article/2014...ther-potential

 

The McLaren puts both power sources on the same shaft. The 918 has a small aux motor on the other end, but also adds electric and gas to the back.

It's trying to drive one end with electric and the other with internal combustion that would make it operate like a pantomime horse -- with two people going in opposite directions.

Ferrari examined that notion -- and dumped it.

Ever wonder why nobody ever built a (successful) car with a gas engine on each end?
Why would it work any better if one of the motors was electric?

A performance car must be an integrated whole, not a random selection off the flea market.

You can't make a sports car by bolting half a Volvo to half an Alfa.
Top Gear tried it.

I don't expect half a Camry plus half a Chevy Volt to do any better.

"New" doesn't always mean "improved".
Especially if the "new" is just to be different from 100 years of motor vehicle development.

 

Given we are so close to April 1st I hope this is not a sick joke.

 

OT, but the P1 is SICK. And I'm not really a fan of McLaren.

 

The article only stated the X is discontinuing, but what about the XI?

 

the technolgy exists today, just check out the new Acura RLX awd hybrid.......

 

"XI" removed. Those are old pics of prototype X. If you want to discuss ideas if a future X, there's a forum for that. Let's keep this one on topic.

 

if you serach auto trader there is a factory condition IX for 49k. there is a thread about it on here some where.




......they have open orders for evo 'x and delivery dates in 2015. that means we can suspect production ending in 2016 time...if not later.


at least this is how my dealer understands it. I think you still have at least a year of two to order an evo x.


and besides that look how long some evos sit on the lot. they had a 2012 RR gsr with a 1500k rebate in some Midwest state they were still trying to sell, when I got mine in febuary


there is not a better time to buy and evo. if you have never had one. don't pass up one of the most noted cars of our generation. and besides in 3 or 4 years when its time to trade in, the STI will have that FA engine to go with that brilliant chassis and you will be there just in time.

 

Has there been any comparison of the X to the new STI? I would love to see if this outgoing model is still superior to the STI.

 

The "new" STI is basically the same STI as it's always been. It's still an EJ engine with the same drivetrain attached to it. It has a couple electronic upgrades. But it's still basically the same ****, just reskinned.

The new WRX however is a turbo 2.0L FA platform. Rumor is they are working on a Turbo 2.5L FA platform for the STI.

 

Talking about the end of the X, it's basically unavoidable that we ask "what's next?" So it's the end of the X, big deal. It's been around since 08 and with a 15 model year that will make it a 6 year (technically no production '09) lifespan. That's on the long end of normal for a car. All cars get redesigns eventually.

What people are freaking out about (and no one is sure if it's true) is the question of if they will or won't replace it. It's logical progression.