I dont understand the difference between them....both option wise and price wise. Mitsubishi website shows the MR going for abot $37k, while the SE is at $33k. If the SE is a limited edition, shouldnt it be priced higher?? I called a dealer and they said the MR SE is a $40k car. I just dont understand the differences. Which is the best one to get?? Sorry for all the questions but I need to get clarification and the sales men are idiots who dont really know the differences. Thanks in advance!

 

the SE is basically the MR without the 6-speed transmisson

 

MR has 6 speed

SE has the SE lip, red seat stitching

MR has the gray bbs'
SE has the Diamond finish bbs' (black/chrome look)

get the SE...MRs arent really worth it imo

 

They have an MR SE too... I think that's where he got confused

 

SE compare to the mr w/ apperance package dont' have the vortex generator, 6speed, and bilstein suspension.

 

He's confusing the SE with the SE MR...

 

While on topic wtf is the diff between an MR and an MR SE? besides lip and seats? Does it come with the polished BBS'?

 

red stiching seats, diamond black finish on the bbs, and front lip.

 

I have the SE and I love it. I went with this because I couldn't see paying that much more for the 6 speed and I'm not a big fan of the vortex generator. The SE is a sweet car and it denitely turns heads with the lip and wheels...

 

The SE finally bridged the gap between the base GSR and MR - it is the best option by far, imo.

 

Here's a few feature comparisons off the top of my head. Please correct me if I'm wrong.


SE
standard features of the IX (aka GSR), plus:
HIDs and foglights
red stitched seats
aluminum roof
black diamond finish BBS wheels
front air damn extension (aka SE lip)
(colors: grey, silver, black)


MR
standard features of the IX (GSR), plus:
HIDs and foglights
aluminum roof
BBS wheels
6 speed
bilstein suspension
gauges
carbon fiber handbrake handle
vortex generator
front air damn
(colors: grey, silver, white, red)


MR with Appearance Package (aka MR SE)
standard features of the SE, plus:
HIDs and foglights
red stitched seats
aluminum roof
black diamond finish BBS wheels
front air damn extension (aka SE lip)
6 speed
bilstein suspension
gauges
carbon fiber handbrake handle
vortex generator
(colors: grey, silver, black)



The order (with regards to price) of the Evolution IX USDM trim models are:
RS
IX (GSR)
SE
IX with SSL (GSR SSL)
MR
MR with Appearance Package (MR SE)

 

HID and fog lights, can you confirm if the USDM versions had the system with automatic headlight leveling ??? (this is the system used by the Japanese IXMR evos)

 

I think you could've started a new thread instead of resurrecting one from like 13 years ago. But to try and answer your question, yes the 2003 Evo 8s had the HIDs and fog lights with automatic headlight leveling. Not sure about the later years though.

 

are you sure about that??? as I understood this technology was developed and implemented in mitsubishi to be launched in 2006, since the launch of the Lancer Evo wagon had HIDs headlights but did not have aromatic leveling (this technology was implemented in the Japanese evoIXMR version

 

Watch this youtube video he does a pretty good job explaining the differences between the headlights from the different model years.