According to the Nov. 28, 2005 issue of AutoWeek, the EVO X will be available with with either the DSG (clutchless) transmission, or 5-speed manual with clutch pedal, and that the information comes from Mitsubishi Motors. Great news for traditional sports car enthusiasts, since original reports only talked about DSG.

Now if they can just keep the weight down . . .

 

yay! I'm still not getting an EvoX...>.> lol good info tho.

 

thats good news that they will offer a 5/spd manual w/ clutch. im still unsure as to if i would purchase the car though. ill just have to see it in person to decide.

 

I also would only buy a manual BUT I have to disagree with what you said there. One of the first things any performance driver trainer will teach you about car control is to always leave it in-gear (clutch pedal up and gearbox not in neutral) as long as possible, some of them prefer you to push down the clutch pedal a bit too late and stall the car rather than push it down too early. You have much more control over the car when it is in-gear so more chance of controlling what is going on and you have the extra engine braking to slow you down even if you can't control it. About the only situation I can think of is in a high speed spin if the car starts to travel backwards while you are in a forwards gear and the tyres have grip.


Most sequential gearboxes (and the auto tiptronics or whatever) will skip a gear if you hit the paddle twice quickly, so they could go 4th to 2nd. Maybe still a bit hard to remember in a panic situation but in that situation I have trouble getting back to a lower gear (more than 1 below what I am in now) quickly anyway, I think that is because 2nd is a bit tricky on my gearbox and sometimes it won't go into 1st if I am still moving. That is also the type of change that is very tricky to rev match (with heel & toe if I am braking to avoid something) and I don't usually do it in that situation, I have to concentrate on not hitting whatever is in front of me.

The reason I wouldn't have anything other than a manual is because I feel more involved in the car and driving experience with a manual and I get a sort of satisfaction from doing it myself. I want you all to go out on a nice twisty road you know and try to find a corner where you come in on the brakes fairly hard, change down, spot the apex, begin to turn in, look to the exit, clip the apex, get on the power and fire it out, look ahead to the next corner and maybe change up a gear. Now do that over and over with a heel & toe rev match downshift until you get perfect gear changes, so smooth you can't feel them and the car stays completely balanced, then realise you did it all yourself and tell me it doesn't make you smile .

 

the front looks cool, but the rear is nasty, sides are nasty

 

If you will be racing your new X in a rally or a road race you will be faster in the paddle shifter equipped car. There I said it. That’s way the pros use paddle shifters. I don’t think anyone here can successfully argue otherwise. You would have to be a complete a$$ to not want the faster setup. So there it is… Decision made…
I’ll take the manual… Hang on you say! Well let me explain… You see I’ve driven a lot of cars with paddle shifters, every thing from Aston Martins to VW. And while some worked very well, very well indeed, none of them, not a single one, gave me that seat of the pants feeling that a manual box gives. Kinda like what I would imagine that old crop duster pilot feels when he’s pulling a few G’s.

Biplanes in the Jet Age.
Like that biplane pilot fearlessly zipping about sporting leather helmet and flying goggles so to, is the manual transmission.; a thing of yesteryear. Its days now numbered. And while it is easier, faster and maybe even more sensible to cruise at 30k feet in a modern corporate jet, it will never be as fun or as involving as that old biplane.

 

I used to think the same thing, but in a lot of newer paddle shifting cars, the paddles aren't stationary; they move with the steering wheel and aren't attached to the steering column.

 

What are you basing this off of? The true fact is that it will be built and assembled in the US using a shared platform, which will be MUCH cheaper. If anything, I would say it's going to be LESS EXPENSIVE or the same as the current version.

If this thing comes in base model under 28k you're all going to freak out, but it's VERY likely (the current 4g eclipse is 1k less that the year previous).

Keep in mind you'll also have options for Navigation, SIRIUS radio, autotragic transmission and possibly SAYC. So while it will have a higher ceiling for a loaded one, the ones MOST enthusiasts will want should be cheaper.

 

Actually it's a paddle shift manual like the WRC cars. Although that doesn't matter cause we're looking at the concept x not the EVO X. I'm sure the production model is going to look like the other pics we've all seen not this.

 

+ 1 I hate it!!!!!!!!!

 

Just keep in mind production models never look as futuristic as the concepts. The concepts are meant to look so futuristic to catch your eye. These pics should just serve as an idea of what the interior will be shaped around. If you dont like these pics, just wait it out and see how the concepts change as it gets closer to production. just my .02

 

all that spaceship stuff looks like it's going to add to the weight of the X. bad news. the new eclipse is a fat pig. hope they don't do that to the X

 

looks nice. hope some of it makes it's way to the production vehicle.

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Brian

 

I say bring the EVO X on!! The mags are reporting that it will be offered with both the 6-spd paddles and 5-spd stick.

Regardless which is faster/smoother, etc... I'll take the stick... simply more involving and fun!!

 

Watched a couple WRC video's with the Mitsu Evo. They have the paddles just on the right and the left. Also noted that there didn't seem to be any pause between shifts so I guess my question is... How do we know we are not getting a version of that for the X? Also, why would mitsu use DSG if they have there own version already for the rally car? Is the DSG the one in the rally car? I once read that they like the transmission in the A3 audi. I'm confused.