that driver looks like a girl

 

This thread is certainly amusing... what a bunch of maroons..

Anyways, what the Car Connection published photos indicate to me, is that Mitsu seems to still be moving ahead fairly quickly with the EVO X's development. I've seen a couple of sources that state that the production version is expected to be shown at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. (Mar 2006).

Maybe this time they will show it sans that stupid engine cover, and hopefully we'll learn what the actual engine specs will be.

 

I just see an Evo 9....anyways...


Clutchless....are we talking clutchless Ricardo style, dual plate hydraulically actuated clutch PEDAL less....or a torque converter on a stupid automatic tranny?

If its sequential and has a "smart" clutch, then I want one. If not...keep it.

 

Adding to what I had said, the new M5 has a "cluchless" speed I think. Americans insisted on having a regular manual 6 speed. Cool, I guess....however, from riding bikes for several years now, and drag racing for a small portion of it i learned something

Having a sequential tranny and a clutch are awesome. I used an air shifter coupled with a spark eliminator that cut the ignition for 1/500th of a second or so and popped the bike into the next gear. Instant upshifts...INSTANT.

Now, the Ricardo style trannies electronically release the clutch with a variety of sensors if I am not mistaken....and the igniton cut or throtte chop will allow the next up shift immediately....

I do NOT see how this could be a negative. If it winds up sequental, they could even use straight cut gars, but the dopes there most likely will not....damn street cars.

 

straight cut gears have nothing to do with sequential or h-pattern boxes. The gears are always meshed inside a transmission and the dogs of selector forks engage the spinning gears to select the ratio. helical gearsets are used for one reason, because they're quiet. Believe me you don't want to drive any distance in a car with straight cut gears in the trans. It's loud as all get out...

 

Great post xtnct.

The comment from the Autoblog listing:

 

why hate the engine cover? It would be great for those spot checks on the road...

gee officer, it's totally stock... trust me..

 

Stick shift transmissions = old-n-busted. I'm sorry to all you die-hard old schoolers, but letting off the gas while accelerating is far from ideal. Sure it's fun to row through those cogs, but if you can't accept that the future of drivetrains WILL leave that process behind, you are denying progress.

Sure the current synchronized transmissions aren't perfect, look how long they've been in developement and the limited number of test vehicles. It will improve, maybe even in the next Evo. Give progress a chance!

 

How do you know the Evo X's transmission will be made by Mitsubishi? Why couldn't it be a Getrag, Borg-Warner, etc?

 

Duely noted, but if you read, I never said they had any correlation.

Just the same, the build of a sequential box lends itself to easier use of straight cut gears, or the other way around. I find having one without the other negates the purpose. I mean, sure, get a sequential helical cut gearbox and it works..however sraight cut gears are a much tougher build..in particular ways.

Noisey, one way or another.
All things equal, if I had the option of buying a hollinger style sequential straight cut gearbox in an Evo....


I'd buy it....in half a heartbeat.

The amount of bone jarring bumps, deafening sounds and uncomfortable experiences inside the Evo, are exacty why I bought the car.

 

Call me a dutche bag, the truth of the matter is we have no idea what the crap anything is going to look like, nor do we know what kind of trany options it will have. It looks like a IX to me with wide fenders. Mitsu can say anything they want, post anything they want in some mag, but I would bet my last dollar that the X will only be a shadow of that car. Maybe I am wrong, but we just need to sit back, watch and wait.

 

Is it typical to show a production level car 1+ years ahead of release? Typically I thought it was common to do no more than a few months. As n the Caliber shown in January being released in March.

 

Can't do it with a paddle shifter?? Tap it twice and its there, quicker then you would've with a clutch anyway... Not sure where your coming from with that.

 

Exactly do not use this topic to flame the looks it is all about testing the x at the n-ring. Stay on topic please.

Foul language misspelled or otherwise will not be tolerated.

Thanks for your cooperation...

 

Your right... you are wrong, and I'd love to take your last dollar !