What is the reasoning behind this? Why would they get paid to tame it but we have M3's, GT-R's, Z's getting faster and faster?

 

This +1

 

One of the main reasons I was attracted to the Evo in the first place is because of 's amazing innovation. They always pushed it, traction control, engine performance, suspension and handling, chassis. They pack in so much innovation into a great package for a great price.

I'm just saying, until the car is out people need to be more open minded and see what actually happens. If the car sucks and has major flaws, then by all means, tear it apart. But to be *****ing at this point in time is putting the cart before the horse.

 

I don't care what YOU did. In 3 years, every Evo IX owner will be driving an 8 year old car. I hope you'd have enough money by then to buy another car, Evo or not.

 

What does this have to do with...anything?

 

lol this

 

The same way the proper Evo's were not money makers why would this sissy piece of snot portrayed as the Evo XI be a money maker ?

Also the reason Evos were not money makers was because of Mitsubishi's typical half assed paradigm. When the Evo was at its peak winning rallies all over the world ( they won 5 of 9 WRC events in 1996 plus in Group N Trelles or Stohl would get the class win too), they insisted on only building 12 500 annually for the JDM.

See separate story: 1996 WRC :Half Assed Rally team wins Driver's Championship but not Manufacturer's Championship because they fielded one car in some events when Subaru was entering 2 or 3, and points for 2nd, 3rd and 4th >>>> 1st place points.

Guys I know who bought brand new Evo 4's went to all kinds of extremes to get their hands on them because Mitsubishi kept repeating the same dumb line " There are no Lancer Evolutions available for export."

Given that Subaru was selling the Impreza WRX outside of Japan, and Ford was selling their Escort Cosworth the only reason Mitsubishi was not making money off the Evo was their own doing (incompetent marketing), given the demand. This is especially true, for the models before the Evo 4 that used the same production line as the other Lancers.

They have the other cars to be money makers already.
Which niche wants a performance Prius exactly ?

The diesel engine will not be innovative given that in 1986 there were diesel powered Lancers.

I bought a 2006 Lancer Ralliart new because it was what I could afford then.
All the while I have been moving ahead and will be seeking to have a dedicated toy in 2013. It was to be a new Evo, the car I have been aspiring to since I was 17 when I first saw an Evo II up close in a parking lot, then later that day ripping through special stages in a rally.

I guess the niche I fall into will be ignored, so I will spend the 30K down payment I have been diligently stashing away at one of their competitor's dealerships or throw it into my RSP or mortgage because Mitsu does not want my money if they release this embarrassment and call it an Evo.

 

[QUOTE=olmoscd;9690608]I bet the price will be $40k starting and will weight at least 4,000 lbs.

So basically another evo x.

 

Nice post.

 

Personally, I can't wait. It is a while though, so I will probably buy an X in the meantime to go along with the wife's IX, but I don't see why you guys are so bent out of shape about the change in platform. If you were really gearheads, you would be basing it on performance...not what kind of engine it does or does not have.

All I know is if it's close to the initial estimates of 350hp and 35+MPG, I don't really see how any of you can complain.

 

...and to those that are talking crap on diesels, you really don't know what you are talking about...Diesels PWN LMP1 racing over petrol cars...

 

Yup

 

[QUOTE=Wickedwhite8;9699466]yep and even worst ,,, an electric engine with a diesel engine,,, i can take the diesel but when you throw in the hybrid thing you spooked away the mayority og the real evo fans.

every old timmer knows the evos were ruinned when they came out with the evo X

 

Fair enough. What kind of performance can one expect, given the battery weight needed to drive such an animal at a decent rate for, say, 200 miles and how will its dynamics respond to such a treatment? The auto industry, in general, works on a 4 year model. A car, as presented on the showroom floor, is ready 4 years before it is seen by the public. At the very least, it has to be ready 2 years before release, so there is no magic wand that will change the current state of technology in the time of its development. There's an old saying, "There's nothing that can't be fixed with money and a judicious use of explosives." Mitsubishi can certainly throw some money into the project, use composite materials, situate the power cells low in the chassis. If you're willing to pay for that, great.

 

A few more years after that I will get a classic license plate for my Evo IX, a beater and call it a day.