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nickthaskater
08-09-2006, 10:36 AM
Mitsubishi will bring the 2008 Lancer Evolution to the United States before any other market — even the automaker's homeland of Japan. The production sedan is based closely on the Mitsubishi Concept-X, and will be introduced in Japan in fall 2007 — about six months after it arrives in America, reports the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper. That places the U.S. debut somewhere around late spring 2007 — possibly at the New York Auto Show in April, or even a preview at the Detroit show in January. Mitsubishi hopes to sell around 50,000 Lancers next year in the 'States.
rave426
08-09-2006, 10:45 AM
I wish they would have a dif. that allowed you to put all the power to the rear wheels when you wanted to. If it had that, then there would be no reason for everyone not to buy and evo :mrgreen:
Daggernite
08-09-2006, 10:52 AM
^ thats actually a good idea, have your own choice between a FF RWD or AWD car :P
So when does this car come to the UK :D
nickthaskater
08-09-2006, 10:52 AM
I wish they would have a dif. that allowed you to put all the power to the rear wheels when you wanted to. If it had that, then there would be no reason for everyone not to buy and evo :mrgreen:
I believe Subaru has an option for that on the STIs over in Europe...
tuffguy
08-09-2006, 11:37 AM
Nah, it only has the option to vary the torque split between 50/50 and something like 35/65 (F/R). But it's always AWD.

http://home.arcor.de/petra.rako/Mitsubishi/Trebur%20Grafik%20Design%20Pictures/Picture%200062.JPG
5vz-fe
08-09-2006, 11:40 AM
I believe you can do that for GT-R's AWD system
rave426
08-09-2006, 11:41 AM
There is no car that has that function. The closest you will ever get is an R34 Nissan Skyline GTR.

Apparently it would be unreliable or something, because I dont know why no one had done that yet. It would be great to have a car to get sideways for some drifting, yet when you get in some snow or rain shift it to AWD mode for safety.

If I get into Ford or BMW as an engineer, like I hope to, i am going to try to push the idea!!!!
nickthaskater
08-09-2006, 11:41 AM
I believe you can do that for GT-R's AWD system
Now that I know you can do, though only through an aftermarket switch.
rave426
08-09-2006, 11:43 AM
Actually that car is based off of a RWD platform, but you you cant hit a switch and get complete 100% rear wheel drive 100% of the time. When you dont need extra tractions it gives you 100% rear wheel drive, but the second you need it it shifts some power to the front.

Edit

I didnt know they had an aftermarket switch for it..........Dont tell me that, that makes me want one even more :(
nickthaskater
08-09-2006, 12:04 PM
Yea it's something about there's a wire you can hook a switch up to and it can switch from RWD to AWD, and vice versa, on the fly just like that.
evoWalo
08-09-2006, 04:05 PM
iirc the impreza's implementation is far more primitive than that of the skyline
5vz-fe
08-09-2006, 04:45 PM
I guess the drifting scene has get into ppl's head too much. A RWD car in general will have a shaper response than an AWD, not really becoz it can get the tail out further.

Drifting in snow, wet tarmac is actually much more forgiving than in the dry.
dutchmasterflex
08-09-2006, 06:14 PM
Funny that they are bringing it to the states first when they used to never set foot(tire) on US land until the EVO7. They really need to make a coupe version..
ae86_16v
08-10-2006, 12:25 AM
Funny that they are bringing it to the states first when they used to never set foot(tire) on US land until the EVO7. They really need to make a coupe version..

This might have been back in 99 or 2000 when I was at the SF Auto show. I asked one of the Mitsubishi factory guys if they have any intent on bring over the Evolution, he's reply was "Definitely not, we do not believe there is such a market for such a car."

Load and behold, Subaru launched the WRX and that changed everything.
nickthaskater
08-10-2006, 01:36 AM
Funny that they are bringing it to the states first when they used to never set foot(tire) on US land until the EVO7. They really need to make a coupe version..

This might have been back in 99 or 2000 when I was at the SF Auto show. I asked one of the Mitsubishi factory guys if they have any intent on bring over the Evolution, he's reply was "Definitely not, we do not believe there is such a market for such a car."

Load and behold, Subaru launched the WRX and that changed everything.
Believe it or not, Gran Turismo helped as well.
fsandys
08-10-2006, 05:04 AM
^ thats actually a good idea, have your own choice between a FF RWD or AWD car :P
So when does this car come to the UK :D


Autumn-ish 2008
dutchmasterflex
08-10-2006, 11:04 AM
No market my ass.. they've got to be stupid for thinking that.
Mattk
08-12-2006, 04:00 AM
They really need to make a coupe version..

They did. There were Lancer coupes in the mid-late 90s.
caru
08-13-2006, 04:51 PM
In Jeep Wrangler you can switch between rwd or awd.
5vz-fe
08-13-2006, 05:56 PM
In Jeep Wrangler you can switch between rwd or awd.

Transfer Case...... :wink:
Mercedes5CLR
08-15-2006, 12:37 AM
I am not too crazy about the look but i hope the inside will be alot better than the present.
r2r
08-15-2006, 01:26 AM
http://home.arcor.de/petra.rako/Mitsubishi/Trebur%20Grafik%20Design%20Pictures/Picture%200062.JPG

Thats one badass looking EVO, maybe a bit overdone, but still miles ahead of the curent one's!