Check it out at http://www.autoweek.com

Scroll down at the link to find the EVO 8 article.


[Modified by Jon7, 9:18 PM 8/13/2002]

 

Ok, checking it out now.


[Modified by B2FiNiTY, 6:19 PM 8/13/2002]

 

VIII for the States: Mitsubishi's rally-bred Evolution to debut in early '03





Mitsubishi’s answer to the Subaru WRX is this 2004 model Lancer Evo VIII, undergoing hot-weather testing in preparation for a midwinter U.S. debut. (Photos by John Johnson)
Once Mitsubishi got past confirming one of North America’s worst-kept automotive secrets—that the rally-bred Evolution would come to the States (AW, Jan. 14)—its engineers went to work making a car for the U.S. market.

Here we see the fruits of their labors: the Mitsubishi Evo VIII. Due in late January, the Lancer-based Evo for us gets a turbocharged, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine making in excess of 250 hp, which should put it close to the 276-hp Evo VII sold in other parts of the world. The car also gets four-wheel drive, Brembo brakes and a sticker price somewhere south of $30,000.

Spy photos taken during hot-weather testing in the American Southwest show significant sheetmetal differences in the Evo coming to these shores compared with the Evo VII, including a reworked hood scoop and various ground effects.

Dealers got a peek at the production trim in Las Vegas in July, but we’ll all have to wait until January to see the real car when it debuts at the Los Angeles auto show.

 

...I'm still thinking I need a federalized Euro spec EVO VII...

 

fugly

 

haha

i love your candor

 

I like I like, if its south of 30K and a great job comes along I'd love to get one.

 

it wouldn't be even close to 30000

i heard most dealers in the states will have a 5000 mark up

 

That is so ridiculous.

Dealerships =

Why can't we get the EVO VII?

 

Markups suck. They need to build the car like they build WRXs. Build lots so more people can afford them.

The only thing that seems to look good in those pics is the nice FMIC.



[Modified by HXMan, 9:33 PM 8/13/2002]

 

Just give us the EVO VI TME's for crying out loud!!!


[Modified by disordeR, 7:36 PM 8/13/2002]

 

i doubt there will be a $5k markup. who said that? mitsubishi does not have the market power to pull that off. This isn't a e46 m3 for crying out loud. Even though there would be significant demand for this car, priced at 28/29k, it is just out of "ricer" reach. So don't overestimate how many will be banging down the doors...even if this does occur, the WORST case scenario would be dealers selling for MSRP, like what happened with the ITR.

As for this car, I will be interested to see how heavy it is. I must admit i like it better initially than the WRX, the 25k-30k japanese sports car segment is certainly getting interesting...given the recent introduction of the 350z and the upcoming sti.

 

ummmm where is the spoiler. That car looks like *** without it...

 

good...this means I can buy an R for cheap...

 

The headlights look very familiar...can you say Accord.

I like it. When the WRX first came out, I hated the looks of it but I've grown to like it.

Does the EVO use the exact same motor as the Talon/Eclipse? If so, crank walk will be a problem as well? I hear so many horror stories about repair bills for the Eclipse/Talons.

 

i want a evo 7....it looks better and has more performance to back it up

 

I tend to agree, although there were slight markups for the ITR in some places (and S2000s) What's likely to happen is that they would throw on ridiculous dealer options and charge for all that on top of MSRP, but that's only if the car makes a big splash...i guess thats how dealerships work.

 

Agree with everyone else...why not just bring the Evo VII? 276 HP would pretty much rock (not that 250 doesn't but you get my point).

 

They can't bring it over directly because the front bumper in particular is not up to US crash specs. The detuning to 250hp instead of the Euros 276 MAY be due to emissions, or it could be the classic case of giving North America detuned cars for reasons which I do not really understand yet.

 

you mean like this one?

http://www.garagespl.com/galleryEvo7.htm

 

from the spy photo you can see a front-mount intercooler, that's cool - i thought there was some talk that they were going to have to re-do the intercooler because of crash specs

 

That car looks like ***...

 

This car has the Ed Zachery disease.

It's face looks Ed Zachery like the ***.

Seriously the VIII tail looks so bad without the wing. Ever see the O.Z. Edition?

WRX looks much better, most likely more reliable too. But I'd still buy one. Fast and Cheap.

CB


[Modified by Cheap Bastard, 10:06 AM 8/14/2002]

 

some honda dealers had $11k markups on S2k's and people beforehand were saying the same **** about market power and all that and how dealers wouldnt be able to do that, but they did and because the demand for the car was there....that EVO comes out and im SURE there are going to be plenty of people willing to pay whatever a dealership wants for it.