Does anyone know if the evo x will be legal in Canada. I want to know because I plan to buy a 07 Sti in spring, but deep down inside I really want a evo .

 

you like the evo x?

tell me what car isnt legal in canada? lol. you guys have skylines there.

 

Not only the X, but all current models are not DOT . It's becuase they dont pass some stupid crash test because of the weak front bumper beam thats needed to fit the front mount intercooler. The only reason why the skyline is legal in canada is because of the 15 year rule. Any car that is 15 years old all of a gets exempt from the banned car list.

 

so, if you wait 15 years the evo will be legal there? lol

 

Mitsu probably hasn't yet sent these out for crash testing. Hopefully you'll know by next summer whether or not it'll be going to Canada.

 

i hope not so more for us down south lol

 

i heard the 07 sti makes 330hp stock. Is this true?

 

Maybe, but considering the 04-05's made 300 and the 06 makes 292... I think they need to do something...

 

There are a couple of EVo VIII's in Canada.....

legally of course...

 

Best bet is to wait until the X comes out and then see if it is sold in Canada.

 

They make the same power, its the way the power is measured has changed. Some cars went up in power but a lot actually went down in power.

 

The Evo X is expected in Canada... but then again so was the IX....

Don't bet on it.

 

Doesn't Canada get the spec C sti?

 

I have seen Evo IV-VI in Canada...but on trailerbeds heading to rallies in the rocky mountains because they are not legal.

That said, Evo I is just about legal now that it's passed the 15 year rule that allows any vehicle 15 years old to be legally driven on the roads in Canada. All our Skylines are R32's. Not exactly anything great like the R34 GT-Rs you see in Cali.

But there ARE a few LEGAL Evo 8's in Canada. How that is possible? The rumor is that Mitsubishi accidentally sent them here and had them registered as normal Lancers when they were first coming out and they slipped through the paperwork and are now registered and insured as normal Lancers. That was only one shipment though and I have seen 1 car from that shipment on the street.

Again - the problem is with DOT vehicle safety rules and insurance rules regarding the bumper beam and FMIC which are generally not legal in Canada...that's why STi's are legal since they have TMIC but not Evos.

 

I heard the evos got here legally because they were made before the cut off point for the ban. Supposedly if you can find an evo made before that point, you could import it.