Who Wants To Own EVO X?

[The Watcher]

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

Waiting until early next year to buy one might kill us.
BY ALISA PRIDDLE, April 2007


Teasin’ time is over. Here are the first official pictures of the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution—or Evolution X as it is known back home in Japan.


Mitsubishi Motors mixed a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down in Tokyo, releasing first images of the production version of the high-performance sedan in conjunction with the automaker’s financial results, which actually reflected the first profit in four years.

The only figures we care about: an expected 300 or more horses from the new high-performance 2.0-liter turbocharged MIVEC engine. This lightweight mill has an aluminum cylinder block (the Lancer Evolution RS has an iron block and aluminum head). The new engine is part of the Global Engine Alliance, for which Mitsubishi jumped into bed with Hyundai Motor and DaimlerChrysler for four-cylinder offspring.

Power will be driven through a six-speed automated manual transmission. The sequential manual transmission coming—a dual-clutch setup similar to that in select Audis and Volkswagens—might make Mitsubishi one of the first brands outside the VW family to offer the quick-shifting technology. We applaud the move wholeheartedly, much preferring the smooth and fast-reacting dual-clutch to BMW’s jerky and much-slower single-clutch sequential manual.

Central to the global four-wheel-drive sedan is Mitsubishi’s S-AWC traction and handling system that integrates drive-torque distribution and braking. Having driven a prototype, we can attest to the prowess with which the super-active yaw control interacts with the AWD. The fancy rear differential reminds us of Acura’s system, the way it overdrives the rear wheel. But unlike the Acura system, S-AWC also aids braking in throttle-neutral situations. We can’t wait to throw the production Evolution, based on the new, more rigid, Lancer platform, around a handling track.
We are hoping the active steering system that we tested on a prototype has been dropped—or completely reworked. The test vehicle was horrendous, with steering so artificial and unpredictable that the car was pretty much undrivable. Mitsubishi told us the system was set to exaggerated levels (like Spinal Tap’s amplifier that goes to 11) to show off how it works. We’ll have to wait until the next set of technical details on the car is made public in June to see if the steering system is slotted for production, and, if so, trust us, we’ll give it a workout.

As far as styling goes, the production sedan follows the design direction set out in Concept X at the 2005 Tokyo auto show and reinforced with the Prototype X that bowed in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Since it was actually a running prototype of the Evo X, we conclude that the forged aluminum suspension pieces, the Brembo brakes, and the Recaro seats are still part of the plan.

All will be clear when this Evo finally goes public, but when that is is not clear. The optimists at Mitsubishi are working toward the original plan, which was for a Frankfurt auto show debut in September, But the realists suggest the car may not be ready in time, which slots it into the October Tokyo show.

Mitsubishi refers to the new Evolution as “the zenith of the Lancer badge’s performance development, a rally racing story that began over 30 years ago in the deserts of the Safari Rally, later saw dominance on the WRC stage in the 1990s.” The long-winded point is that the marriage of racing heritage and high technology makes it possible to put the next generation of this cult car, which is rooted in the World Rally Championship, on the streets. Please excuse the excess saliva.

So start lining up now. The Lancer Evolution X is set to go on sale in North America in the first quarter of 2008 with a price easily in the $30,000s.
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[surya]

Sangar banget tuh moncong Evo X... kayak kepala lokomotif aja.. hehehe...
One of the fastest road car on earth!! Modelnya juga keren banget.... kalo masuk Indo dengan harga 30,000 USD, gue beli dua deh... hehehe

[Mike]

US$ 30,000 mah berarti sekitar 270jt,
kalo pake itung2-an normal, masukin kondisi CBU (dari japan) ke Endonesya akan kena tambahan biaya sekitar 130%
Jadi kalo ada IU yg jual, bisa mencapai 650jt-700jt
itupun kalo unitnya gak langka (limited), kalo limited bisa2 lebih mahal lagi.

[Winata]

Waduh di Indo sudah Pendapatan perkapitanya kecil tapi harga mobil lebih mahal dari luar negeri.

[The Watcher]

Yupe. Harga mobil di Amrik bikin ngiler .... pantesan sales volume mobil tinggi

[blindzero]

interiornya weeelekkkkkkk

[StRaDe_Jazz]

apaan tuh interiornya, gak enak banget sih

[r1210g]

Kayak "Tahu"... Wuekkk...

[Hansen]

glekk.... setirnya habis kena smack up...

[Merovingian]

Dari luar modelnya keren tapi dalemnya kok gitu ya
Mudah2an Lancer terbaru ga ikut2 seperti itu interiornya...

[bako]

Evo X kurang asik yh modelnya... sekilas kyk galant hiu.. gag inovatif ni Mits.. hehehe no offense..

[cowcool]

Mobil di us sih murah bos tapi depresiasi dan maintenancenya itu

Yupe. Harga mobil di Amrik bikin ngiler .... pantesan sales volume mobil tinggi

[mansetha]

eksterionya keren abis, sporty dan tegas, dashboard interior kok nggak lazim saja, cuman futuristik nggak membosankan kayak biasanya....that's ok beybeh... cuman sayang harganya yang nggak ok....

[boilers]

Untuk Interiornya agak aneh mungkin karena ini masih pic dari versi conceptnya, sedangkan versi produksi mungkin ga beda jauh sama versi lancer biasa.

[The Watcher]

Well, bro soal penampilan bisa pro kontra. Tapi tentang performanya pasti semua sepakat bahwa ini mobil dahsyat: 0-100 kpj dalam 4.5 detik! Kalau dioprek bisa di bawah 4 detik. Faster than most supercars at a fraction of the price.
Makanya di UK, Evo X sudah banyak yang pesan sejak tahun lalu, padahal baru mau dijual tahun depan.
Kalau di sini diual 270jt, mungkin indent-nya ngalahin Livina ...

[bako]

bwahahaha tul2.. sadis emang pajak di Indo...

[StRaDe_Jazz]

no doubt, FQ400 ngalahin Gallardo, padahal beda harganya aja, wuih tau sendiri lah, 10digit, yg make Gallardo di cupu2in tuh, hehehekekek

[solar_kerosen]

Kayak "Tahu"... Wuekkk...

itu mah bukan tahu lagi bro gak "level gitu loeh" itu martabak telor udah matang kaleeeee hehhehehe

[WP]

Evolution sekarang udah ga identik dunia reli, malah akhirnya lebih dipersepsikan street race gara2 Too Fast Too Furious dan The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift