No More Mitsu In WRC...
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No More Mitsu In WRC...
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Mitsubishi Done
Mitsubishi will not return to the WRC with a new car. The manufacturer’s decision brings an end to one of the most successful stories the series has ever known, with Tommi Makinen clinching a still-unbroken record of four straight titles from 1996 to 1999.
Mitsubishi was part of the WRC when the series began in 1973, then unexpectedly withdrew at the end of 2005. The break was meant to be a sabbatical while parent DaimlerChrysler sorted out its finances, with a return slated for 2009. But now, company bosses have told the rally team that the withdrawal will be permanent. So far, there has been no official statement.
Since Mitsubishi pulled out of the WRC in a factory capacity, the British-based rally team has entered customer cars occasionally on a privateer basis. Officials from the team hope that some sort of rally activity can be salvaged and are negotiating with senior management in Tokyo.
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Mitsubishi Done
Mitsubishi will not return to the WRC with a new car. The manufacturer’s decision brings an end to one of the most successful stories the series has ever known, with Tommi Makinen clinching a still-unbroken record of four straight titles from 1996 to 1999.
Mitsubishi was part of the WRC when the series began in 1973, then unexpectedly withdrew at the end of 2005. The break was meant to be a sabbatical while parent DaimlerChrysler sorted out its finances, with a return slated for 2009. But now, company bosses have told the rally team that the withdrawal will be permanent. So far, there has been no official statement.
Since Mitsubishi pulled out of the WRC in a factory capacity, the British-based rally team has entered customer cars occasionally on a privateer basis. Officials from the team hope that some sort of rally activity can be salvaged and are negotiating with senior management in Tokyo.
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engineering know how takes time and competition to develop and nurture.
once gone, it's gone.
as current team of evo engineers retire in the future, evos would lose its
edge. we may only have one or two generations of good evos to go before
it's all gone
as good engineering is watered down or lost, the car maker would cut corners
and put more efforts into show and comfort and less into hard stuff.
This happened to honda before. It's happening now to Subaru and
Mitsu with rally machines for the masses.
once gone, it's gone.
as current team of evo engineers retire in the future, evos would lose its
edge. we may only have one or two generations of good evos to go before
it's all gone
as good engineering is watered down or lost, the car maker would cut corners
and put more efforts into show and comfort and less into hard stuff.
This happened to honda before. It's happening now to Subaru and
Mitsu with rally machines for the masses.
Last edited by nongan; Aug 23, 2007 at 05:00 PM.
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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
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
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Mitsubishi is not owned by DCX but where partners for years until the divorce about a year ago (or more). But i thought when the new Evo X was released that they would be getting back to WRC. That was the reason for the 2.0 turbo.
Maybe we will see them on the race track instead of the dirt track now. Might be a possibility with its handling it can take down all those hondas and mazdas and 3 series bimmers.
If they throw a V6 turbo on day it might line up against the GTR lol. Nice dreamz lol.
All jokes aside i see them going back to WRC, its just a matter of time.
Maybe we will see them on the race track instead of the dirt track now. Might be a possibility with its handling it can take down all those hondas and mazdas and 3 series bimmers.
If they throw a V6 turbo on day it might line up against the GTR lol. Nice dreamz lol.
All jokes aside i see them going back to WRC, its just a matter of time.
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Mitsubishi was part of the WRC when the series began in 1973, then unexpectedly withdrew at the end of 2005. The break was meant to be a sabbatical while parent DaimlerChrysler sorted out its finances, with a return slated for 2009. But now, company bosses have told the rally team that the withdrawal will be permanent. So far, there has been no official statement.
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...73291170446241
Mitsubishi was part of the WRC when the series began in 1973, then unexpectedly withdrew at the end of 2005. The break was meant to be a sabbatical while parent DaimlerChrysler sorted out its finances, with a return slated for 2009. But now, company bosses have told the rally team that the withdrawal will be permanent. So far, there has been no official statement.
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...73291170446241
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