Mitsubishi Evo News **VIII, MR, RS, Dynoed (page 3)**
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Originally posted by phil2
Great...... more dead teenagers to come
Great...... more dead teenagers to come
Hehehehe... I am sure teenagers wont be able to buy that car. It wont be selling for 30K I am sure.
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Mitsu Evo MR coming to U.S - - By AUTOWEEK
If you read our report on Mitsubishi’s 2004 Evolution MR (AW, Feb. 23), you’re ahead of the curve. None other than Mitsu U.S. chief Finbarr O’Neill confirms the Subaru WRX STi Spec C-fighter will arrive on our shores by fall. The MR (for Mitsubishi Racing) comes with a six-speed manual tranny, active center differential, better medium-to-high-rpm power and substantial weight reductions by using aluminum wherever possible. Look for the U.S. version to start around $31,000.
If you read our report on Mitsubishi’s 2004 Evolution MR (AW, Feb. 23), you’re ahead of the curve. None other than Mitsu U.S. chief Finbarr O’Neill confirms the Subaru WRX STi Spec C-fighter will arrive on our shores by fall. The MR (for Mitsubishi Racing) comes with a six-speed manual tranny, active center differential, better medium-to-high-rpm power and substantial weight reductions by using aluminum wherever possible. Look for the U.S. version to start around $31,000.
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I've seen a few Evos in person and they are just the ugliest damned cars ... not in terms of horrific styling exercises but more that they are unattractive sedans with ugly body kits that make the car seem disproportionately bulbous.
I think the WRX STi is a much better looking car as it seems more proportional. I don't see the need for the huge wing in a country with 65mph speed limits, but I hear the wings are optional.
I think the WRX STi is a much better looking car as it seems more proportional. I don't see the need for the huge wing in a country with 65mph speed limits, but I hear the wings are optional.
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They say the wing is optional, but i've never seen one without, and I've seen a ton.
Nice to see it get a 6 speed in place of the 5.
Nice to see it get a 6 speed in place of the 5.
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TOTALLY AMAZING!!! We are getting the GOOD STUFF.
charliemike, for 31k, this is a steal. Mind u, this car will pretty much keep up or beat, ABOUT ANYTHING, no matter the price.
This is a sports car, don't let the 4 doors and Mitsu symbol fool u. I am very pleased this is coming. Amazing! 2 thumbs up!!
charliemike, for 31k, this is a steal. Mind u, this car will pretty much keep up or beat, ABOUT ANYTHING, no matter the price.
This is a sports car, don't let the 4 doors and Mitsu symbol fool u. I am very pleased this is coming. Amazing! 2 thumbs up!!
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Originally posted by sarlacc23
They say the wing is optional, but i've never seen one without, and I've seen a ton.
Nice to see it get a 6 speed in place of the 5.
They say the wing is optional, but i've never seen one without, and I've seen a ton.
Nice to see it get a 6 speed in place of the 5.
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Mitsubishi Evo News **400HP version for the UK**
Mitsubishi Evo VIII MR FQ-340 - - - By Dan Strong - - Source: Autoexpress
With 342bhp, revised suspension and a tuned four-wheel-drive system, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII has raised the performance car ante yet again.
Aimed directly at Subaru's Impreza WR1, the Evo VIII MR FQ-340 looks similar to the company's previous flagship FQ-330, but promises a very different driving experience. We got behind the wheel to find out what it's like.
After the Ł32,999 price tag, the first things that hit you are the revised headlamps, gunmetal paintwork and bright red MR badging (it stands for Mitsubishi Racing). Aerodynamic roof winglets are fitted to improve airflow, and the engine management system has been reprogrammed to raise the output to 342bhp, while improving throttle response.
Uprated Bilstein suspension smooths the ride a bit, but the car is still far from refined. A toughened steel synchro on the six-speed box has made gearshifts slicker, yet this latest Evo is an animal. Acceleration is brutal, with 0-60mph in only 4.4 seconds. The competition-style anti-lock brakes need to be warmed up before they really bite into the huge discs, while grip from the Yokohama tyres is astonishing. But as with previous Evos, the MR has been designed purely for speed - and despite having a practical four-door body, it soon becomes uncomfortable on long motorway journeys. The performance is a big improvement over its predecessor, but the price you pay is rising all the time.
With 342bhp, revised suspension and a tuned four-wheel-drive system, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII has raised the performance car ante yet again.
Aimed directly at Subaru's Impreza WR1, the Evo VIII MR FQ-340 looks similar to the company's previous flagship FQ-330, but promises a very different driving experience. We got behind the wheel to find out what it's like.
After the Ł32,999 price tag, the first things that hit you are the revised headlamps, gunmetal paintwork and bright red MR badging (it stands for Mitsubishi Racing). Aerodynamic roof winglets are fitted to improve airflow, and the engine management system has been reprogrammed to raise the output to 342bhp, while improving throttle response.
Uprated Bilstein suspension smooths the ride a bit, but the car is still far from refined. A toughened steel synchro on the six-speed box has made gearshifts slicker, yet this latest Evo is an animal. Acceleration is brutal, with 0-60mph in only 4.4 seconds. The competition-style anti-lock brakes need to be warmed up before they really bite into the huge discs, while grip from the Yokohama tyres is astonishing. But as with previous Evos, the MR has been designed purely for speed - and despite having a practical four-door body, it soon becomes uncomfortable on long motorway journeys. The performance is a big improvement over its predecessor, but the price you pay is rising all the time.
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Gav... i dont know if you have found out yet... but the MR is a reality...
Not the 340 but the MR itself... www.evolutionm.net Go to the forums and look around, they went to the mitsu testing plants in the us and got pictures w/ the 6 speed and ACD..
Mitsu is clever too they made it look like a regular evolution... So anyways
Yea the MR is a reality and there are many deposits put down already on this car set to land in the US by Late Fall. I will not sell my Evo though
Not the 340 but the MR itself... www.evolutionm.net Go to the forums and look around, they went to the mitsu testing plants in the us and got pictures w/ the 6 speed and ACD..
Mitsu is clever too they made it look like a regular evolution... So anyways
Yea the MR is a reality and there are many deposits put down already on this car set to land in the US by Late Fall. I will not sell my Evo though
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Originally Posted by lemacfar
Gav... i dont know if you have found out yet... but the MR is a reality...
Not the 340 but the MR itself... www.evolutionm.net Go to the forums and look around, they went to the mitsu testing plants in the us and got pictures w/ the 6 speed and ACD..
Mitsu is clever too they made it look like a regular evolution... So anyways
Yea the MR is a reality and there are many deposits put down already on this car set to land in the US by Late Fall. I will not sell my Evo though
Not the 340 but the MR itself... www.evolutionm.net Go to the forums and look around, they went to the mitsu testing plants in the us and got pictures w/ the 6 speed and ACD..
Mitsu is clever too they made it look like a regular evolution... So anyways
Yea the MR is a reality and there are many deposits put down already on this car set to land in the US by Late Fall. I will not sell my Evo though
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Originally Posted by gavriil
lemacfar I know. We have thread/s about MR Mitsu/s here. Search for them.
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Maddest Evo to top 400bhp - - Source: Autocar
Mitsubishi is upping the stakes once more with an even quicker Evo VIII this time packing 400bhp. The car is a celebration of 30 years in the UK, and will be limited to a UK-only run of 30 cars. Sales are scheduled to start around the end of the year, with prices between Ł40,000-45,000.
Among the changes are new turbo and manifold, six-pot front brake callipers, and a new clutch and flywheel.
Mitsubishi UK had looked at a 500bhp version, but the price would have shot to over Ł50k.
Mitsubishi is upping the stakes once more with an even quicker Evo VIII this time packing 400bhp. The car is a celebration of 30 years in the UK, and will be limited to a UK-only run of 30 cars. Sales are scheduled to start around the end of the year, with prices between Ł40,000-45,000.
Among the changes are new turbo and manifold, six-pot front brake callipers, and a new clutch and flywheel.
Mitsubishi UK had looked at a 500bhp version, but the price would have shot to over Ł50k.
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Originally Posted by gavriil
lemacfar I know. We have thread/s about MR Mitsu/s here. Search for them.
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I merged all the Evo-related threads into one here and hence things like these will be easier to find.
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Evo MR is coming stateside in 05.... check the releases in the mistubishi webstie www.mitsucars.com
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Performance Test: Of Evolution(s) and Dynos - - By Kim Reynolds -- Source: Motor Trend, March 2005
Before heading to Willow Springs Raceway's Streets circuit for our track comparison of Mitsubishi's trio of Evolution models (as featured in the March 2005 issue of Motor Trend magazine, on newsstands beginning February 1, 2005), our test crew made a special detour to Torrance, California. A respite by the sea before getting down to work, perhaps? Hardly. The destination was Dan Harmon's AWD dynamometer, where, one-by-one, our Evos - the standard VIII, bare-bones RS, and technology-laden MR - would be strapped to Harmon's horsepower lie detector and forced to scream their performance truth (though hopefully not spilling their guts in the process). Ultimately, we learned more than we expected.
Our original goal was to certify that residing beneath each car's hood were engines that could be considered truly even-steven in output (what you'd expect, given their identical specs). But we wanted to be sure that any differences in handling or acceleration at the track were owed entirely to the variations we knew about going in - springs, shocks, wheels, gearing, and aerodynamics - not an undisclosed horsepower hiccup that would leave us later scratching our heads.
According to the spec sheets, these 2.0-liter, turbocharged and intercooled four-cylinder engines deliver 286 lb-ft of torque at 3500 rpm and 276 bhp at 6500 rpm before the revs top out at 7000. Engine-to-engine variations are to be expected, but how significant are they? Consider the nearby graph.
Each car was granted three runs, and here we've plotted the best two of these, noting the peak power of the better one. Nevertheless, all our curve's apexes fall significantly short of the manufacturer's claim - a surprise? An expose in the making? Not at all given that our dyno is accumulating data at the tires' contact patches, well downstream of the engine itself. Indeed it's interesting to note that the power consumed betwixt the flywheel and rubber is on average about 17 percent of the total, less of a bite than we would have expected. But it's maybe more interesting to note how variable each car's runs were, with significant divergences appearing at the upper revs as the electronics struggle to deliver maximum power while keeping the head from being tossed across the room. Also notice that in the case of Evo VIII, the power peak appeared 1450 rpm short of the manufacturer's claim, a consequence of power's broad plateau and the curve's random fluctuations.
So how consistent were they? The maximum difference in peak power at the wheels was 8 bhp (3.5 percent of the average horsepower) which would magnify to maybe 9.5 bhp at the flywheel. Not bad, but it's unsettling to think that at the Evo behind yours at the next autocross might have a handy 9.5 more ponies. But life's never fair.
Our original goal was to certify that residing beneath each car's hood were engines that could be considered truly even-steven in output (what you'd expect, given their identical specs). But we wanted to be sure that any differences in handling or acceleration at the track were owed entirely to the variations we knew about going in - springs, shocks, wheels, gearing, and aerodynamics - not an undisclosed horsepower hiccup that would leave us later scratching our heads.
According to the spec sheets, these 2.0-liter, turbocharged and intercooled four-cylinder engines deliver 286 lb-ft of torque at 3500 rpm and 276 bhp at 6500 rpm before the revs top out at 7000. Engine-to-engine variations are to be expected, but how significant are they? Consider the nearby graph.
Each car was granted three runs, and here we've plotted the best two of these, noting the peak power of the better one. Nevertheless, all our curve's apexes fall significantly short of the manufacturer's claim - a surprise? An expose in the making? Not at all given that our dyno is accumulating data at the tires' contact patches, well downstream of the engine itself. Indeed it's interesting to note that the power consumed betwixt the flywheel and rubber is on average about 17 percent of the total, less of a bite than we would have expected. But it's maybe more interesting to note how variable each car's runs were, with significant divergences appearing at the upper revs as the electronics struggle to deliver maximum power while keeping the head from being tossed across the room. Also notice that in the case of Evo VIII, the power peak appeared 1450 rpm short of the manufacturer's claim, a consequence of power's broad plateau and the curve's random fluctuations.
So how consistent were they? The maximum difference in peak power at the wheels was 8 bhp (3.5 percent of the average horsepower) which would magnify to maybe 9.5 bhp at the flywheel. Not bad, but it's unsettling to think that at the Evo behind yours at the next autocross might have a handy 9.5 more ponies. But life's never fair.
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These are some terrible...terrible power curves there. The gas pedal is plainly an on/off switch.
highway yes....rally/auto-x no........
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