No More Mitsu In WRC...

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Aug 24, 2007 | 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by DaIlladelphEvo

Crap...

One of the reasons why I continually held onto the hope that the Evo will continually be better then the last model made. While the X IMO will still be the illest thing on AWD & under 40 grand... the motivation of rallying is now gone.

BUT

On the flip side though, how about a 2.8 liter V4 or a bigger turbo + a V6 for the XI henceforth? I mean, if ya serious about not rallying anymore... then no need to continually be strict about those restrictions with "WRC" as an excuse

No such thing. Most 4 cylinder motors are of the "In-Line" variety and a V configuration would be needlessly complicated with 2 heads and 2 sets of cams and added material and weight and just pointless.

Subaru however has a FLAT-4, where the pistons and rods are sideways and pump side to side. This lowers the center of gravity and makes a manial job of changing teh spark plugs impossible.

Aug 24, 2007 | 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Vigo

The true Evo ended at Evo VI. Evos VII, VIII, and IX are heavy boats compared to the VI.

http://www.lancerregister.com/mlr_sh...?id1=12&id2=23

The IX weighs 40kg or 88 lbs more than the VI. I don't think 88 lbs relegates the IX to boat status.

Aug 24, 2007 | 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by turtlelancer

Im not even going to argue, LETS believe everythign we read because a auto magazine firm said it

i'm not arguing with anyone. just posting up some info that i came across. my sincerest apologies...
my question to you is why even read and post on the Evo X forums? most of the information that is discussed on these forums are speculation and information derived from magazine articles until

released http://www.mitsucars.com/media/evoin...no_contact.pdf

Aug 24, 2007 | 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by deegers82

released http://www.mitsucars.com/media/evoin...no_contact.pdf

Well my point was you shouldnt believe everything you read

Have the last word buddy you win

Aug 24, 2007 | 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mach V Dan

--Dan
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Don't show stuff like this around fan boys like me... I'll be too tempted to gas a future X coming off a steep hill & bracing for dear life thinking it'll be all good

Aug 24, 2007 | 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DaIlladelphEvo

Don't show stuff like this around fan boys like me... I'll be too tempted to gas a future X coming off a steep hill & bracing for dear life thinking it'll be all good

Wow, that's a LOT of air!

Aug 24, 2007 | 06:07 PM

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Maybe WRC just needs more left turns to become popular with the masses..

I don't know which takes more skill...F1 or Rally

props to those who can do it!

Aug 24, 2007 | 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Xfer

Maybe WRC just needs more left turns to become popular with the masses..

I don't know which takes more skill...F1 or Rally

props to those who can do it!

My vote goes to rallies, F1 is by no means any easy but they do drive on rather wide nicely paved roads. Rally, on the other hand, not only do they have to deal with crappy narrow twisty roads (or no roads at all a la Dakar Rally) but then there is the bad weather and always some element of surprise such as a wild fan or a deer on the road, it requires more reflexes. I consider the Dakar Rally the grand daddy of it all (although it is not a popular race in the US). And we all know who dominates Dakar

And as far as Mitsu withdrawing from rallies permanently, it's still unconfirmed, but if they do withdraw it's obviously because of financial reasons. Car companies, afterall, are in this business for the money.

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Aug 24, 2007 | 08:26 PM

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that sucks

Aug 24, 2007 | 09:16 PM

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No More Mitsu In WRC...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Aug 25, 2007 | 02:52 PM

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so that leaves Subaru, Citroen, and Ford?

I was hoping Mitsubishi would join the "WRC hatch craze" with a evo X hatch (or whatever the concept was called)

Aug 25, 2007 | 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by X_Dragon

so that leaves Subaru, Citroen, and Ford?

I was hoping Mitsubishi would join the "WRC hatch craze" with a evo X hatch (or whatever the concept was called)

also suzuki is gonna put in a factory effort if im not mistaken. and if you think suzuki sux, consider who runs suzuki's motorsports division: monster tajima who recently broke the pikes peak overall record.

Aug 26, 2007 | 11:01 PM

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so that leaves Subaru, Citroen, and Ford?

ugh. just reading that makes me sleepy. wrc needs mitsu.

Aug 27, 2007 | 07:34 AM

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assuming this is true, it is a big loss for motorsport. the rivalry between subura v mitsubishi has been the inertia for the performance cars we so admire.