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not so good not so bad, im in between just paint the front to match the rest like some one else said and put a different color, maybe............black? 
but, to me it doesnt look like a rally inspired car and "no 4g63 = not an Evo"
but, to me it doesnt look like a rally inspired car and "no 4g63 = not an Evo"
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Originally Posted by Tristar Racing
Someone owns an VIII I see....
This happens all the time, and it really irritates me. Owners of the current car (any car being redesigned) will usually hate the new vehicle with a passion. I find it quite funny. To all of you that are complaining, lets be realistic here.
1) Will the car look exactly like that? No, it wont. Its a design study. The car might have quite a few similarities with what reaches production, but dont be so quick to judge an unfinished product.
2) Mitsu is hurting right now, losing money and not selling many cars. Regardless of what it looks like, lets all feel fortunate that there will be an Evo X. It would be very easy for Mitsu to pull the plug on the Evo, and concentrate on cars that have a higher margin of return.
3) Personally, I dont feel it looks that bad. Look at all of the other Mitsus and their "corporate image." That concept looks much better than the split grill designs most Mitsus are now sporting. Say what you want, but it could have been much worse.
Back to the VIII being the best, lets not be ignorant. I believe back when this place was refered to as the "LancerForums" plenty of people complained about the VIII, how the VII was superior. Hell I even remember people still not excepting the VII and wishing Mitsu never stopped doing the VI. Lets give it some time and see what Mitsu does, the increase in horsepower and other engine vitals Im sure is to help cope with what will probably be a larger car; but dont get down on Mitsu yet. I mean they have done 8 great versions so far (well if you dont count the .5 variations,
), so I can assume the next Evo will live up to tradition. Im sure the engineers at Mitsu have not stuck their heads in the ground and become deaf to performance design.
This happens all the time, and it really irritates me. Owners of the current car (any car being redesigned) will usually hate the new vehicle with a passion. I find it quite funny. To all of you that are complaining, lets be realistic here.
1) Will the car look exactly like that? No, it wont. Its a design study. The car might have quite a few similarities with what reaches production, but dont be so quick to judge an unfinished product.
2) Mitsu is hurting right now, losing money and not selling many cars. Regardless of what it looks like, lets all feel fortunate that there will be an Evo X. It would be very easy for Mitsu to pull the plug on the Evo, and concentrate on cars that have a higher margin of return.
3) Personally, I dont feel it looks that bad. Look at all of the other Mitsus and their "corporate image." That concept looks much better than the split grill designs most Mitsus are now sporting. Say what you want, but it could have been much worse.
Back to the VIII being the best, lets not be ignorant. I believe back when this place was refered to as the "LancerForums" plenty of people complained about the VIII, how the VII was superior. Hell I even remember people still not excepting the VII and wishing Mitsu never stopped doing the VI. Lets give it some time and see what Mitsu does, the increase in horsepower and other engine vitals Im sure is to help cope with what will probably be a larger car; but dont get down on Mitsu yet. I mean they have done 8 great versions so far (well if you dont count the .5 variations,
), so I can assume the next Evo will live up to tradition. Im sure the engineers at Mitsu have not stuck their heads in the ground and become deaf to performance design.
I couldn't agree more with everythiong you have said and to add...this rendition is a lot closer proportionally to the current WRC cars than the old cedia chassis...far more like a modern rally car than the mid 90's evos of the past 
Originally Posted by Tristar Racing
Someone owns an VIII I see....
This happens all the time, and it really irritates me. Owners of the current car (any car being redesigned) will usually hate the new vehicle with a passion. I find it quite funny. To all of you that are complaining, lets be realistic here.
1) Will the car look exactly like that? No, it wont. Its a design study. The car might have quite a few similarities with what reaches production, but dont be so quick to judge an unfinished product.
2) Mitsu is hurting right now, losing money and not selling many cars. Regardless of what it looks like, lets all feel fortunate that there will be an Evo X. It would be very easy for Mitsu to pull the plug on the Evo, and concentrate on cars that have a higher margin of return.
3) Personally, I dont feel it looks that bad. Look at all of the other Mitsus and their "corporate image." That concept looks much better than the split grill designs most Mitsus are now sporting. Say what you want, but it could have been much worse.
Back to the VIII being the best, lets not be ignorant. I believe back when this place was refered to as the "LancerForums" plenty of people complained about the VIII, how the VII was superior. Hell I even remember people still not excepting the VII and wishing Mitsu never stopped doing the VI. Lets give it some time and see what Mitsu does, the increase in horsepower and other engine vitals Im sure is to help cope with what will probably be a larger car; but dont get down on Mitsu yet. I mean they have done 8 great versions so far (well if you dont count the .5 variations,), so I can assume the next Evo will live up to tradition. Im sure the engineers at Mitsu have not stuck their heads in the ground and become deaf to performance design.
This happens all the time, and it really irritates me. Owners of the current car (any car being redesigned) will usually hate the new vehicle with a passion. I find it quite funny. To all of you that are complaining, lets be realistic here.
1) Will the car look exactly like that? No, it wont. Its a design study. The car might have quite a few similarities with what reaches production, but dont be so quick to judge an unfinished product.
2) Mitsu is hurting right now, losing money and not selling many cars. Regardless of what it looks like, lets all feel fortunate that there will be an Evo X. It would be very easy for Mitsu to pull the plug on the Evo, and concentrate on cars that have a higher margin of return.
3) Personally, I dont feel it looks that bad. Look at all of the other Mitsus and their "corporate image." That concept looks much better than the split grill designs most Mitsus are now sporting. Say what you want, but it could have been much worse.
Back to the VIII being the best, lets not be ignorant. I believe back when this place was refered to as the "LancerForums" plenty of people complained about the VIII, how the VII was superior. Hell I even remember people still not excepting the VII and wishing Mitsu never stopped doing the VI. Lets give it some time and see what Mitsu does, the increase in horsepower and other engine vitals Im sure is to help cope with what will probably be a larger car; but dont get down on Mitsu yet. I mean they have done 8 great versions so far (well if you dont count the .5 variations,
), so I can assume the next Evo will live up to tradition. Im sure the engineers at Mitsu have not stuck their heads in the ground and become deaf to performance design.jezousy has absolutely nothing to do with it. i find the VII EXTREMELY attractive and a ctually a little more than the viii . just because i own the viii and like it doesnt mean that i like the X and just say it looks like ****. like someone else said, it looks like a pig. and took the spoiler off the WRC car.
Originally Posted by vegasboy301
jezousy has absolutely nothing to do with it. i find the VII EXTREMELY attractive and a ctually a little more than the viii . just because i own the viii and like it doesnt mean that i like the X and just say it looks like ****. like someone else said, it looks like a pig. and took the spoiler off the WRC car.
Your comment was the Evo 8 will be the best. I did not mince words here...
Originally Posted by The Bear
It looks very much like a concept to me, really doesn't give me a good idea of what it will really look like. Too blocky or something, kind of reminds me of an uglier RSX, really reminds me of the Celica in the rear! Not a GTO though, Pontiac made the GTO look like a big Cavalier imho.
I'm not going to complain too much, how many of us like evos because of how they look!? Hopefully they'll do some work with aero-dynamics on the new one, thats one of the things I've heard the Evo needs help with. Is this right? It would be nice if they would use a wind tunnel on the evo, they've thought of almost everything else.
I'm not going to complain too much, how many of us like evos because of how they look!? Hopefully they'll do some work with aero-dynamics on the new one, thats one of the things I've heard the Evo needs help with. Is this right? It would be nice if they would use a wind tunnel on the evo, they've thought of almost everything else.
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Originally Posted by erikgj
The Evo is tested heavily in the wind tunnel. It is not optimized for performance at 150+ mph. Its target is performance from 30-120 mph. With emphisis on cooling at high loads and low speeds.
The Evo is tested heavily in the wind tunnel. It is not optimized for performance at 150+ mph. Its target is performance from 30-120 mph. With emphisis on cooling at high loads and low speeds.
