Are you suggesting the Evo VIII will be the last?

 

oh lord, he does have the recaros doesn't he? Hahaha i love you guys.

 

No, I am suggesting that the EvoIX was not a full fledged attempt at "evolving" the Evo. Remember that cars like the Evo/STi do not follow the standard 4-5 year upgrade path that most cars do - and that releasing a "new" version of the Evo would surely help boost Mitsu's image, at least in the US.

It just seems as if the EvoIX is a temporary layover until we get the EvoX.

 

Gotcha.....yeah it seems the 9 only has different bumpers and MIVEC as far as I can tell.

 

The Evo IX may not appear to be much improved from the VIII, but I expect the Evo X will be a huge step forward in ugliness.

 

It's kind of the way it's been in the past. The I, II, and III were similar (I believe), then the IV, V, and VI were similar in looks, and the VII and VIII are also similar in looks. It only seems logical that the IX will be similar to the VII and VIII. Then the X will break from that.

 

They do look alike, but the chassis are slightly diff in some of the earlier iterations. Either way, no more than two Evos have ever been built on the same chassis. In this case, the VII/VIII were built on the CT9A, so I'd expect the IX to be on a diff chassis... but, it looks like it won't.

 

Huh? I'm pretty sure 1-3 are all CD9A's.

 

The first three were on the same chassis. CE9A
The IV had a different designation (CN9A) then the V, and VI (CP9A) but it wasn't as big a change as you are making it out to be. For all practical purposes IV, V, and VI had virtually the same chassis.

So it isn't unprecedented for three Evos to share a chassis CT9A. Especially considering the money crunch the company is in.

 

I'd agree even it's just speculation. But boosting Mitsu' image?...O...yeah....I think there is not another time like now that Mitsubishi Motors needs to boost its image....and not only here in the U.S. but also homebase Japan.

Why? Read the today New York Times articule.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstrac...A80994DC404482

So, I won't bet money on the Evo 9 to have major major technical improvements...given the current Mitsubishi financial zhit hole it is in now although MIVEC is very likely because it is an existing part in Mitsu's bin already and the engine change over would not be a major surgery since except for us every EVO in the world have turbo-charged MIVEC motor.

 

Well, also hopefully, given the current financial zhit hole Mitsubishi Motors is in now, that will give us customers more negotiating power when it comes to buying a Mitus car.

Another very likely possibility is that Mitsubishi Japan would just punish us for re-electing Bush by sending us Evo 9 with Hyundai motor with a Buick suspensions with VW electronics.

 

Noooooooo! not VW electronics! Anything but that!!

 

I didnt think the 4G63 MIVEC engine was out anywhere in the world yet?

 

I'm not trying to nitpick, but just as a technical note, EvoI was CD9A, and II/III were CE9A.

I would tend to agree that I-III were essentially the same, but the difference between the VI and the V/VI chassis are quite noticeable. It was in the EvoV that the car was first given its wider track, rims, and tires (to improve handling), and as a result, the wider fender flares - if you take a look at older Evos, you'll notice that I-IV didn't have those signature flares that set it apart from the normal Lancer.

Well, I guess the thing is I would have expected at least minute improvements in the chassis - given that it is nearly 4 years old now - though, if it keeps Mitsu afloat, then I can't complain!

 

I do believe traditionally new Evos are always released early in the year (1st quarter, likely around late Jan/early Feb).... IN JAPAN

Who knows when it'll come to the US...