Anyone else notice the comment regarding "his car" in the EVO X information. Guess they don't mind being a little gender biasis.

 

Now I myself an not sexest but Im sure about 80% or more of Evo owners are in fact male.Yes it would have been perfectly acceptable to use a pronoun but I think the specific use of that statment in the press release was more a psychologic tool to make one envision themself driving said car...or it was just over looked in the proof reading.

 

The 4G63 is rumored to be replaced in the X with direct gas injection (which will require a whole new block) and MIVEC of course. They may offer a SMG transmission as well, a la F1 style shifting, that Ferrari and BMW already use. And they platform will be all new. Basic development was shared with DaimlerChrysler and Hyundai but there will be no Dodge variant of an Evo. Platform sharing is already used by VW/Audi and Ford/Jaguar/Volvo/Mazda. It saves the manufacturer money to split engineering costs.

 

It is said that the 2.5 will be used in the u.s version alike the sti, the 2.0 version of motor will be made for jdm,edm only we will get the fat american engine

 

How about my photoshop here...

 

I keep hearing 2.0 L aluminum block, single turbo, starting hp above 300hp, DSG gearbox. Unless they've developed their own DSG system (very different from SMG and other paddle shift systems), I don't see how they're using the Audi DSG since there's no connection to Audi but rather to their rivals, Mercedes Benz.

 

A lot of specialty transmissions are made by third parties like Getrag, Borg-Warner, Tremec, etc. So even though there may be no connection to Audi, maybe Audi isn't the one who makes it.

 

Actually Porsche developed DSG in their race vehicles a few decades ago. First attempts were quite unsuccessful. But the current twin-clutch design is licensed by Audi. Don't get me wrong...I'd LOVE to see this clutch system in the Evo. I drove an A3 sport with the DSG and it's really bad-***.

 

Mitsubishi UK is already taking orders for the car

http://www.mitsubishi-cars.co.uk/fut...erve_evo_x.asp

 

hmmm got this on my350z site wonder if it will afect the engine on the evo X
it was also in sat.. papper so it must be true

DCX is out of Mitsubishi

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FRANKFURT, Germany - The automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it has sold its remaining 12.4 percent stake in Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to the U.S. investment firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The purchase price wasn't disclosed.
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But DaimlerChrysler said the sale would boost its revenue for 2005 by some 500 million euros ($588 million).

The German-American car maker once held 37 percent of Mitsubishi Motors as part of its goal to become a global auto powerhouse, but in 2004 the company decided against pumping more money into the troubled Japanese automaker.

As a result of the deal, Goldman Sachs now becomes Mitsubishi Motors' largest shareholder with a 13.4 percent stake. Before the latest share transaction, DaimlerChrysler was Mitsubishi Motors' fourth-largest shareholder.

Mitsubishi Motors, Japan's fourth-biggest carmaker, has seen its sales in Japan plunge after acknowledging five years ago that it had systematically hidden auto defects for more than two decades to avoid recalls.

Mitsubishi Motors, also known as MMC, said current cooperation projects with DaimlerChrysler would not be affected by the share sale.

The two carmakers jointly develop and produce engines and share use of vehicle architecture. They also jointly produce passenger cars, sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks in Europe, North America, China and South Africa.

"MMC will maintain the relationship with DaimlerChrysler as business partners where both parties continue working on individual alliance projects that are mutually beneficial," the company said.

On Friday, Rudiger Grube resigned from his position on the board of directors of Mitsubishi Motors. The company gave no immediate reason.

Shares of DaimlerChrysler gained 1.8 percent to 42.72 euros ($50.25) in Frankfurt trading.

 

These last posts in this thread have had me on the floor. Rofl!

 

i dont think that i would but it but will be interested to see if they will sale it like that, just doesnt seem to tickle my fancy like the 8 does.

 

lol, added that to my sig

 

Now do as all a favor and show us the car in yellow and black.

 

not the best but here you go