I hope there's a manual trim.

What you guys think about the up shift indicator isn't it kinda subieish?

I have a feeling that between that and the eco light on the MR, is aiming to raise the mileage out of these cars. Perhaps a new fuel friendly tune. It's pretty apparent wants to raise the mileage ALL of their cars get.

I think its such a simple thing that Evos should've had it already

I like the upshift indicator that comes in the M3's performance steering wheel... saw it the other day when I drove a friend's e92 and wished I could have one lol

http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Conte...ringWheel.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Dfg...eature=related

http://www.mitsubishicars.com/media/...pdf/12VINs.pdf

U1 = Lancer DE
U2 = Lancer ES
U2 = Lancer SE (4WD) <- AWD pedestrian Lancer
U8 = Lancer GT <- no more GTS
V6 = Lancer Ralliart
W5 = Lancer Evolution MR
W8 = Lancer Evolution GSR
X2 = Lancer Sportback ES
X8 = Lancer Sportback GT <- no Sportback GTS
? < - no Sportback Ralliart?

More:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...308089977/1117

They have had the ECO light on the JDM versions for a couple years now.

None of this stuff is new, just new to the US market.

Heh, we're always second . They got the X in 2007, they got S-AYC way before us, they get the shift light (no big deal), /sigh. I guess we don't have that big of a market, but would be nice to get releases at the same time.

We got the X in 2007 as well, as a 2008 model year, just like Japan.

I had a X on the dyno for a baseline in Dec 2007.

If I recall correctly, I believe the Evo X release was at the same time in US and JP.

It wasn't the same time in Japan and US. Japan had a 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Unless they stuffed the 2007 and 2008 in the same year, they had it before us.

Here is a 2007 Evolution X: http://www.tradecarview.com/used_car...ion+x/7496559/

Looking further into this... it looks like japan does actual year releases while the US cheats. Anyone familiar with how japan releases their cars?

"The Evolution X went on sale October 1, 2007 in Japan, January 2008 in the USA, February in Canada (as the first version of Evolution in Canada) and in March 2008 in the UK. The Twin Clutch SST version was available in Japan from November 2007. Europe will follow with sales in May, GSR and MR version included premium Package."

3 months before US, close enough.

I've never seen a 2007 JDM ROM.

Of all the models to put an Eco light on, they choose the Evolution MR?

^^yup should be fun!

If its also comes in 4wd like they say I'm sold! I still wish the sportback ralliarts came in manual or any ralliart for that matter

From what I read that SE will be N/A which is sorta lame hopefully they push out at least 170awhp, will be the car to get for me.)

This is big news, at least in the north where I live. Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia etc. do not offer awd in a car of this category. It should prove to be very popular.