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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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Nice. Seats remind me of the last Ferrari GTO seats, and the dash has a 3 series feel to it. Funny, the GTO also had a suede dash. More upscale in appearance overall...looks heavier though.

Heard it'll finally be sold in Canada, love to finally try one.

Hopefully the wing is a n/c delete.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 03:58 PM
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I'm still not sold on the weird pattern on the seats. They appear to be great seats but the pattern...

Big *** brake pedal.

This is like Christmas for the Ikemeister!! Enjoy it man...
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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I certainly like it better than the last one. I wonder if the car is more heavy than the last model, as it shares a platform now. The subi is down right ugly in comparison.

I still trust Subi engineering over Mitsu, but this car will hopefully change my opinion of that.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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It's got a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge brake pedal! No me gusta. =T
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 9291150
Nice. Seats remind me of the last Ferrari GTO seats, and the dash has a 3 series feel to it. Funny, the GTO also had a suede dash. More upscale in appearance overall...looks heavier though.

Heard it'll finally be sold in Canada, love to finally try one.

Hopefully the wing is a n/c delete.
Sadly I fear the new car will come in a little under 3500 lbs.. Though the current Evo feels very light and nimble compared to its curb weight so hopefully even though it will weigh more it won't feel heavy.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/news/su...e-x-227088.php
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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I agree. Other than that the car looks better than the concept IMO.
I agree... somewhat. It's kinda hard to explain but from certain angles this car looks much better than the concept, but from certain angles the concept looked better. I'm sure it will grow on me though, it's a beautiful machine.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:22 PM
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What's the estimated price range gonna be on this thing?
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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What's the estimated price range gonna be on this thing?
Depending on options probably 33-38k. Unless Mitsubishi continues with a a stripped down model like the RS. Most likely the Ralliart will end up being a WRX fighter and fill the lower price bracket. These are all my estimates though...
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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It looks very good, i agree that the twin exhaust has to go. Pretty cool interior. Although the tacho and speedo is a direct ripoff from ferrari, but hey i'll take it in a 33-38k car!

Hey Ike, do you know anything about the turbo/engine in the EvoX? is it similar to last gen's?
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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Gee, It think it looks bloody Ugly with the Audi-ish front...the mechanicals are probably very sound, but the body is out-dated already IMO.

Makes me appreciate the RX-8's design even more..
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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looking hot, and im not a big fan of evo's.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 05:03 PM
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OMG I almost missed it. Damn work!
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Renesis_8
It looks very good, i agree that the twin exhaust has to go. Pretty cool interior. Although the tacho and speedo is a direct ripoff from ferrari, but hey i'll take it in a 33-38k car!

Hey Ike, do you know anything about the turbo/engine in the EvoX? is it similar to last gen's?
Check out all the links that have been posted in this thread. All that info is in those very short articles.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 05:07 PM
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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wow those are a lot of pictures, i am glad it is so close to ceoncept compared to so many other designs. still the base model will be blah but i am sure the evo will be awesome.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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Outrander doing vely good!
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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Outrander doing vely good!
Haha, I didn't wanna say anything, but that dude needs some help.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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I hope they answer my question. I asked whether or not the Evo with DSG would have launch control. I need to know how many n00bs I'm going to be able to pwn.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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sounds really interesting and impressive.

I'm a bit worried at the aluminum block though... I'm sure they will be doing whatever it takes to make it very strong and able to handle good boost from the factory... still aluminum is aluminum... it might take away the bullet proof-ness of the 4g63 and cause a decrease in amount of after market boost it can handle... im waiting to see if the tuning potential of the evo platform will take a hit. This goes to the new GT-R too since the VQ engines also have aluminum blocks.

looks pretty good, if they can make it handle like the current evo then they have a winner.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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So am I right in saying that this isn't coming to dealers until "sometime next year"?
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by playdoh43
sounds really interesting and impressive.

I'm a bit worried at the aluminum block though... I'm sure they will be doing whatever it takes to make it very strong and able to handle good boost from the factory... still aluminum is aluminum... it might take away the bullet proof-ness of the 4g63 and cause a decrease in amount of after market boost it can handle... im waiting to see if the tuning potential of the evo platform will take a hit. This goes to the new GT-R too since the VQ engines also have aluminum blocks.

looks pretty good, if they can make it handle like the current evo then they have a winner.
A couple others things of note concerning modability. It looks like the turbo and manifold is now at the rear of the engine while the intake is at the front. While this going to help keep intake temps lower and increase the efficiency of the engine a bit, it will make doing more major mods a bigger pain in the ***.

I'm sure the new engine will be quite strong, but I doubt we're talking 4G63 strong. Though that's probably not a concern unless you're wanting 400+ whp.
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