I think the largest wheels you’d see on it would be 18’s. Anything larger just isn’t good for performance I’m thinking. I actually like the rims but I figure they will go too along with 80% of the interior. The interior was significantly more conceptish than the exterior.

 

all the other people that cant drive stick

 

Completely disagree.

As long as they price it right it will be a huge success. Is it what every existing VIII and IX owner want? No. But it will mean large sales for Mitsubishi. What’s not to like, great speed and agility, sexy exterior and room for 4. A true sports car that you don’t have to make sacrifices for.

Now if they do the same for the Sportback which appears very similar except it’s a hatch they will have 2 huge successes; might be time to buy some stock in Mitsu.

 

clutchless..hoo boy...i hope they will still have regular manual with clutch...im very skeptical of clutchless...

and platform shared with dodge and chrysler...hoo boy...

 

Late 2007 sounds more like the time I would expect it to come out. Certainly no earlier. That gives me plenty of time to by my condo and then start saving up for the X.

 

Amen. I drive back and forth to work every day in heavy traffic and having paddle shifters would be awesome. If the Evo VIII or IX had that kind of a tranny, I'd have one by now.

 

Maybe not.... the designer of the car said the concept was 95% of how the production version will be... the only thing he confirmed will go is the 20" wheels and "maybe the tailights".

I'm hoping much of the interior will remain. I think they could do that interior for a reasonable cost with only some of the "over-the-top" items like the fire extinguisher, the lighting panels on the ceiling, and the front seat-back monitors eliminated.

I want those rear Recaros, and that interior finish & trim!!

 

 

Beautiful baby!

 

Recaros in the front will happen I think but not the ones show unless there is some magic padding in there somewhere. They look stiff as hell. Rear buckets are possible as well but they will need to be a little less scooped. I think any car sold in the US with back seats needs LATCH (MY 2002 and later) and Recaros are not going to have that. So something similar to whats on an RX-8 probably (center console and buckets just flatish buckets).

I can't imaginge any of those screens staying due to cost. The drive selector will probably be toned down a bit as well and they will go to a 3 poiint belt instead of the race harness. At least that is my prediction.

 

Found this picture, you can see the intercooler in it. neat.

 

That was mostly jibberish.

An Evo shares a platform with the Lancer, but are they the same car? Not really. Look at the old Audi S4 and then compare it with a VW Beetle TDI. They are on the same platform, but 2 totally different animals.

I am not concerned about what the X will share a platform with. I only care about whether it's going to be a better car then my VIII. If it is, then I'm gonna buy one.

 

EvoG8r... nice to see someone intelligent on here for a change!!

 

Text from magazine:

ALL-STARS

"We choose the six best cars on sale...

MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION

The people at Mitsubishi tell us that they'd like to put a little bit of the Evo into every car they sell. If they truly could achieve that goal, the firm would be well on its way to recovery. Yes, the World Rally-inspired, all-wheel drive Lancer Evolution - now on sale in its ninth iteration worldwide but only second in the U.S. market - really is that good, whether you're talking about the stock Evo, the hard-core Evo RS, or our favorite model, the refined, Bilstein-dampered Evo MR. The Evo is reason enough to keep Mitsubishi in business.

Point an Evo down a challenging two-lane, and you'll understand why the Evo already won our Automobile of the Year award in 2004. Unlike many modern cars - even sports cars - which usually have too many layers of insulation between the road and the driver, the Evo has the most tangible, direct, and kinetic communication between the tarmac and your palms, your soles, and your backside of any production car this side of the Lotus Elise. Ignore the silly rear wing, and don't be fooled by the Evo's economy-sedan body: it's a real sports car. In fact, the Evo is more like a Porsche 911 than a Porsche 911. The ultimate boy racer, it's lightweight, has quick responses, and is dominated by its engine. That long-serving, 2.0-liter turbocharged 4G63 engine proves that no one needs more than four cylinders to have a total ball at speed.

More than just other Mitsubishis, we'd like to see a little bit of the Evo in a lot of cars, from a lot of other automakers.

BASE PRICE $29,744; OUTPUT 286 hp, 289 lb-ft; 0-60 MPH 4.6 seconds"

Great link about the S-AWC. It also has the first video I've seen showing the Concept X on the road. (click on "New Generation Technology", then "S-AWC") Check it out!

http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/...lish/index.html




BE AFRAID…BE VERY AFRAID

The all-new Nissan Skyline GT-R and Mitsubishi Evo X promise to be devastatingly good

THEY ARE SUPERCAR LEGENDS, Japanese icons – and from 2007 they will be reborn. The 2005 Tokyo motor show heralded the first glimpse of Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution X and Nissan’s all-new Skyline GT-R.

Mitsubishi labelled its car the Concept-X, Nissan’s went by the name GT-R Proto. Ignore the nothing-to-see-here Japanese coyness of the official line – both cars will be smoking rubber two years from now, little changed from the menacing pair pictured on these pages.

Simultaneously, the Evo and GT-R have discovered style. Pumped-up bodywork punctured with vents, mean-eyed headlamps, sweeping rooflines – the Japanese have recaptured the flair that created supercars like Honda’s departing NSX and Toyota’s long-gone Supra.

The Evo X and GT-R are blood brothers. Born out of motorsport, with high revving turbo engines for blistering acceleration and trick four-wheel drive systems that dismiss sweepers with contemptuous ease. But they are also bitter rivals, the snarling flagship sports cars of two Japanese brands overshadowed by Toyota and Honda.

At Tokyo, they swept their brands into the spotlight. And gave notice to fans of performance cars worldwide that 2007 will be a very special year.

(pg. 86):

MITSUBISHI EVO X

FUNCTION. FUNCTIONAL. Functionality. Listen to the tape of our 40-minute conversation with Omer Halilhodzic and you’ll hear variations on the f-word 80 times. It’s exactly what you want to hear from the designer tasked with redesigning the ultimate anti-design car. The look of the current Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has nothing whatsoever to do with latte-sipping men in black rollnecks and everything to do with dirty-handed blokes in overalls.

It started as a porridge, three-box Japanese saloon with a wing and got progressively more steroidal as its power multiplied. The Evo has always been as ugly as it is fast, but like a broken nose or cauliflower ear its deformities have always signalled its intentions and been part of its appeal.



source of article from streetfire.net, submitted by Axel

 

Phenix_fyah... thanks for the post... but I posted all this stuff on the evolutionm long before I posted it on streetfire.net

Edit... also posted on evo10.com, neowin.net, vwvortex, edmunds.....