Yeah, I agree with the Mexico part. When I was working at Mazda, the Mazda 6 was built in Mexico while the Mazda 3 was built in Japan. The Mazda 6 four cylinder and Mazda 3 four cylinder is supposed to be the same motor but because the 6 was built in Mexico, it had engine issues whereas the 3 was bullet proof. That's why the Mazda 6 suffered in "Consumer Reports" ratings where the Mazda 3 didn't. Oh well, I don't work there anymore and I never cared for those cars anyways. They are MAJOR wannabes as far as performance is concerned. Their so called "ZOOM ZOOM" slogan should be considered false advertising since their engines aren't that responsive to begin with. That's what you get when you source all your ****e from FORD. Sorry, I'm getting off topic.

 

EVO X owns only because it's comming to Canada.

And that's how the thread should end.

 

I sure hope they dont build it in mexico. USA would be ok, rather it b Japan though. They sure can build one hell of a car!!!!!!!!

 

yes, but no evo's ever came out the way concepts showed. Eclipse's are different, they almost always came out what the concept showed.

 

LOL... Can you show me a pre Evo VII concept? I haven't seen one... Anyway, Mitsubishi stays as close to it's concepts as any car company in the world, look at Concept E and actual Eclipse, look at Spacestar and Grandis, look at Colt concept and actual Colt, look at Pajero Evo Concept and the L200 or even the new Outlander...

They all may not be EXACTLY the same but they are very close to concepts especially on the outside. I predict that Concept X will pretty much be the next EVO, the only changes I see is probably to the lights (even the designers of it stated that the things that probably will change are the taillights and 20 in rims, so even the head lights probably won't change too much). The overall shape shouldn't change a whole lot which is a big plus in my book as I've seen the car in person and it looks amazing.

 

Mitsu's already stated the Concept X is 90% production on the outside. Like Blitz said, the headlights, tails and wheels will change probably along with some small bits like exhaust cutout, front splitter shape, etc...Just look at the details and imagine what'd they would need to change for life on real roads and there's your X.

 

America has everything that needs to build a high quaility cars but I think it's the factory employees that only care about there salary and just don't care about the company itself. I realized that from traveling, these Japanese people really take pride in their work and great respect for the company they work for.

 

Yup, I agree with you, although we can't generalize all Americans but I do know that Japanese people really take personal pride into everything they do (lots of self discipline). But then again, companies such as Mitsubishi, Honda, Toyota where they have factories located on US soil employed by American workers, statistically they build more reliable cars than the GM/Ford brands so I guess it has a lot to do with actual engineering of cars as well as build materials.

 

An hvtm.hu photoshop... different take on the similar theme
(Galant meets EVO X)

 

Actually that would make a not a bad looking base Lancer, I would probably work on the front fascia a bit as it seems unfinished and make the front lights similar shape to Concept X but slightly enlarge them.

 

It was never a great looker in the first place.

 

I hate to say it, but damn that thing looks good!

 

Copied right from the site.

PE Special Edition Package
Includes front airdam extension, 17" BBS forged alloy wheels with diamond black finish, red seat stitching, aluminum roof panel, HID headlights with halogen fog lamps and SE badge.

http://www.edmunds.com/new/2006/mit...ion=1&x=42&y=14

that's the link, it is a $1,850 upgrade.

 

Thanks to DubspeedDriven for the early release of the news:

"The spies at over at Priddy & Co. were fruitful on their hunt earlier today as they picked off what appears to be a prototype of the upcoming Mitsubishi Evo X. Details are slim right now, but we know that the Evo X will debut in the 2008 Model Year, and is based off the GS Platform also used on the current Dodge Caliber. Rumors are that this iteration of the Evo will feature more than 300 horsepower, and will be put on a diet resulting in a curb weight significantly less than that of the current Evo. We’ll keep you posted as more details surface on this next generation import hot rod."

 

http://www.speedsportlife.com/photop...=18669&cat=974

leftlanenews.com has a lill write up on the ten with pics....enjoy