I agree about Nissan... I think Mitsubishi was really trying to prepare for and/or outdo what the Skyline GTR will bring. I wish we would have heard more news about it in Detroit as well...

 

I saw a car that looked just like this at the NY Auto Show last year.

 

good Find!

 

I gotta get me one of these!

 

I dont like it. It looks to much like the lancer.

 

Nothin' sounds sweeter than the "burp" of the DSG catching the next gear!
Absolutely incredible!
And while I probably won't end up with one, I can guarantee you that the guys who buy the DSG will be smokin' through the gears ahead of the guys with the 5MT.
Not to mention, the guys with the DSG will be enjoying a smoother ride without so much driveline shock (especially during decel rev-matching) - and all the while they'll have both hands on the wheel which will be much more beneficial at the track!

 

Ferrari and VW/Audi use what they call a 'launch control system'. I believe how it works is that once engaged, the car revs to an optimum point on the tach. while pulling back on both paddle shifters. After that you take your foot off the brake and go. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here.
Not sure if Mitsu's system will have this feature though.

 

Negative, ghostrider!

Try heel-toeing your accel pedal while you're holding the brake pedal down. Let off the clutch to "power-brake" as you speak of and see how well it works.

That will be effectively what the Automated Manual transmission is doing.

Without a specific launch-control parameter, your AMT is letting out the clutch as soon as you start pressing down the accel pedal.

 

I can't agree with you here. Nissans upcoming Skyline is suppose to run a TT V6 with speculated HP numbers between 400-500hp. More of a Corvette Z06 competitor than an Evo X. And it's price of entry should back that up.
I'd be more concerned about the new Z as it's supposedly going on a weight loss plan as well as a power increase.
Subie is rumoured to be working on a 2.7L boxer engine for the STI with HP figures in the mid. 300hp range.

All of this info. comes from multiple sources in the industry.

I guess we'll see 1 year from now.

 

pulling back on both paddles puts the car in nuetral.

 

When I say American Influence, I am talking about American design (engineering). American engineers have managed to take Mitsubishi's incredible previous design and screw everything up, and completely destroy what the Mitsubishi Evolution was all about (performance). Subaru doesn't have this problem because they are not owned by an American company like Mitsubishi is. Nissan doesn't have this problem because they are not owned either. Mitsubishi probably didn't want Daimler Chrysler to interfere with their beloved Evolution design, however Chrysler was interested in the design and all the hype this car has generated. They couldn't resist. Now what do we have? A bloated and heavy, non performance oriented, automatic transmission having, PIECE OF ****. This is the beginning of the end for Mitsubishi performance. The only performance car Mitsubishi even has right now IS THE EVO, and now it won't even be able to compete with its arch enemy, the Subaru STI. Sorry for the rant.

 

Ehh no. Chrysler's new Evolution X is going to weigh around 3400-3500 lbs and have maybe at most 330 hp, where is the Nissan Skyline will weigh around the same and have 400-500 whp. Not exactly in the same league.

 

Did a little mockup:

 

great work. A little show and go!! nice.

 

gj! i like it