Who has got a LHD Lancer Evo VII? - Car Forums and Automotive Chat

BLUE AND BLACK

11-11-2001, 02:30 PM

Congrats!! I was wondering about the progress.

Went to the "unofficial Ralliart" importer yesterday to talk about this...... (and to order the PE remap). He told me that Mitsu were having production difficulties, hence the delay of shipping large volumes. The first big shipment (of the RS version not RSII) has left Japan on november 2nd. So you'll be probably having one of the few LHD EVO VII for some months to come.

He could show me pictures of a LHD EVO VII with German plates, though. This was one of the two the official press / presentation cars (Red color). These two were actually hand build for this purpose only and flown in directly from Japan.

Any chance you could email a picture of your car (you got my email-address).

Nico

Twist

11-11-2001, 05:47 PM

No, no! Post your pics here!

You're soooo lucky. I want an evo! :( http://www.freakygamers.com/smilies/s/cwm/3dlil/cry.gif http://www.freakygamers.com/smilies/s/contrib/edoom/sad2.gif http://www.freakygamers.com/smilies/s/contrib/edoom/puppy_dog_eyes.gif

Damon

11-12-2001, 06:45 AM

Hi,
Pics coming this evening!

There is another LHD Evo VII RS II at my friend in Japan, which is for sale, colour blue. In the evening I'll post some pics of that car too!

Damon

11-12-2001, 02:59 PM

Sorry guys, my digicam went wrong, a'll take new pics tomorrow.
The car is GREAT! :flash:

RCer

11-12-2001, 03:28 PM

Last week I saw 3 evoVII on a dealer here in Dominican Rep. 2 yellow and 1 blue(BTW, very nice color).

They are LHD.

Damon

11-14-2001, 01:05 PM

First pics...
http://www.freeweb.hu/impreza/evo7/evo7a.jpg
http://www.freeweb.hu/impreza/evo7/evo7b.jpg
http://www.freeweb.hu/impreza/evo7/evo7c.jpg

Sorry about the poor quality and the darkness...
More come tomorrow in HQ!

Twist

11-14-2001, 04:39 PM

Originally posted by Damon
http://www.freeweb.hu/impreza/evo7/evo7a.jpg

Oh the irony! :D

DVSNCYNIKL

11-14-2001, 04:47 PM

Is it just me or do the links not work?:confused::huh:

Damon

11-14-2001, 05:34 PM

My old car was an Impreza GT... :eek:

Damon

11-16-2001, 02:32 PM

They will be the number plates on my Evo VII :eek:
http://www.freeweb.hu/impreza/evo7/evo-007.jpg

rEVOlution

11-17-2001, 09:47 AM

I'm sorry...I might now this buuuut...Whats the difference between the LHD and the GSR???

Damon

11-17-2001, 10:19 AM

BLUE AND BLACK

11-17-2001, 11:29 AM

Damon,

Not at any given time was I able to make contact with freeweb.hu to take a look at you pictures. Could you please email me some or contact LancerZ to have them put up on his site?

Thanks.

Nico

rEVOlution

11-17-2001, 07:31 PM

Yeah man those links aren't working for me either....Could you try and get Lancerz to host them for you????
Thanx

Damon

11-18-2001, 02:34 PM

freeweb.hu suxxx... Maybe it can be seen only from Hungarian servers?Sorry about it.
I don't want to send pics via e-mail, because they're large. I'll put the pics to a different server soon. Till then you can see some of the pics here: www.duen.hu (my friends page)

Damon

11-18-2001, 02:43 PM

Damon

11-19-2001, 08:56 AM

other sizes, thumnail format...
http://duen.argon.hu/2001_races/01_11_18_EVO_VII

BLUE AND BLACK

11-19-2001, 01:33 PM

This is soooooooo much better.

Car looks great. I bet it even drives better.

Nico

Deepcover6

11-21-2001, 11:06 AM

So is this the GSR or the RS2?? Is it watered down or got the real stuff, as in 276hp instead of a watered down 250hp? How is the low end torque? Any lag? Did you get this from a import tuner shop or a Mitsu Dealership? thanks for the info..

Damon

11-21-2001, 12:06 PM

Deep
It's the real thing with 280HP, 393 Nm. Goes very very fast, there is only a very little lag. (Next month the team install the Motec, then won't be any lag more :D
I bought it directly from Japan, that's the reason why is this the first LHD in Europe. There is another blue unit waiting for its new owner in Japan, RS-II also, ready to ship. Please mail me if interested!

Damon

11-21-2001, 12:08 PM

Sorry, only 383 Nm...

Damon

12-31-2001, 11:10 AM

new pics coming soon :)

BLUE AND BLACK

12-31-2001, 11:39 AM

Hope people don't mistaken you for beeing James Bond..:D (Wish we could get those types of personal plates here)

Nico

Humanoid Typhoon

12-31-2001, 12:13 PM

HOW MUCH HOW MUCH!!!

Damon

12-31-2001, 12:48 PM

In Hungary for about €400 you can buy any free 3 letter - 3 number combination. For about €1200, you can choose 4 letter -2 number or 5 letter 1 number (e.g. MITSU-1).

Blue&Black
There are a lot of people who think 007 stands for JB :D

Joseph K

12-31-2001, 02:48 PM

well that was easy. i am jealous! I'll buy your engine!!!!lol

Crufty Dusty

12-31-2001, 10:54 PM

Hi Damon congrats! :)

I noticed some differences between your car and mine (besides RHD vs LHD of course!) :

a) The Mitsu badge is in red instead of silver
b) There's no rear wiper on your model?
c) On the GSR you can fold the side-view mirrors with a button located at the top-right corner of the mirror controls panel.

Enjoy your ride and drive safe!

Cheers.

Damon

01-01-2002, 03:23 AM

a. b. c. right.
Oh yes, European models don't have rear wiper.
d. RS-2 has manual aircon, not auto
e. and has titanium turbo :flash:

My opinion about the car is almost the same as yours, but I like the rear wing. The steering wheel turns only 2.2 lock to lock, great. The fuel tank's capacity isn't too much :( ACD and AYC works superb. The factory Yokohamas work very well on dry tarmac, but very slippy on wet, and unusable on snow.

rEVOlution

01-01-2002, 07:21 AM

Good thing us Americans get nothing but the GSR. YAH!

Crufty Dusty

01-01-2002, 08:38 AM

Now that you mention it, some other things:

1. On the instrument panel, the parking brake indicator is reflected on the y-axis (mine is on the left)

2. The center console is totally different. You've already mentioned the automatic AC. Did you conceal the head unit faceplate?

3. Mine comes with titanium turbo as well :D I would think your headlamps are also xenon HID?

4. Yeah I agree with your assessment on the small tank. Are you going to replace the pedals? I managed to get some Ralliart pedals and they look much nicer. Now still looking for Ralliart mats. What mods do you intend to install?

Cheers.

Damon

01-01-2002, 10:11 AM

The intercooler water spray's switch is close to the hand-brake lever.
I have (still) no stereo in the car. RS-2 has no HID, btw. the bulbs are no H4, but HB3/4. (PIAA extreme white bulbs are on their way :) )
We have a rally team, so mods would be done easily. Our website opens in a few days!
ATL bag tank and a lot of things will be installed later, but the first will be the Hayward&Scott full turbo back exhaust system (have you ever heard about them?) and the Motec ECU.

Crufty Dusty

01-01-2002, 06:38 PM

Yeah the intercooler spray is near the parking brake.... 2 options: auto and manual. So far I haven't found a need to use it, even in the warm tropical climate here. What does your English owner's manual say? :D

Sounds pretty cool. I've also got a good friend to help me make some mods to the car; HKS boost meter, Blitz air cleaner, Sard blow-off valve, Apex'i turbo timer and some other changes to the exhaust system :) (can't say much due to the crazy laws we have on mods)

Cheers.

lancerz

01-01-2002, 08:14 PM

Damon, Im interested in featuring your RS2 on my site.
Do you have a full specs sheet of your car for me?

rEVOlution

01-02-2002, 12:48 AM

REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR LIFE.

Damon

01-02-2002, 02:10 AM

Lancerz, good idea.
I have all datas, and a lot of pics. What do you need exactly?
I tried to see other viewers' car on your site (e.g. http://www.lancerz.com/Michael2.html ), but I can't see them :(

lancerz

01-02-2002, 08:39 AM

just specifications, i got all your pics today. no problems there :D

yeah viewers cars are not completed yet. Yours will be the first. :)

moldyhands

01-03-2002, 01:06 AM

damon,

no offense, you sound like a cool guy. and you're making people's days by giving pics and information about your car..... BUT

GET THE HELL OFF THE INTERNET AND GO DRIVE THE BEAST!!! it's just not right to let that thing sit there while you're typing on a computer.:)

-moldy

lancerz

01-03-2002, 06:55 AM

Last time I checked, there was a Price Tag on Petrol :D

rainer300

01-03-2002, 04:39 PM

?first in Europe?
You must make a joke.
i did receive my EVO RS-II at 29.11.( registered in Estonia )

Damon

01-03-2002, 04:53 PM

Ha-ha
Mine arrived on 2nd of November :flipa:
(Isn't a Ralliart car, came directly from factory...)

rainer300

01-03-2002, 04:54 PM

Sorry Damon i just noticed the date of your first post

BLUE AND BLACK

01-03-2002, 05:03 PM

Originally posted by Damon

ATL bag tank and a lot of things will be installed later, but the first will be the Hayward&Scott full turbo back exhaust system (have you ever heard about them?) and the Motec ECU.

Yep. I've got their full exhaust system on the Scooby. Visited the company spring 1999. They are very well known. Check out the exhaust feauture on this site: www.scoobysport.co.uk

Regards,

Nico van Steen

Damon

01-04-2002, 02:03 AM

rainer
;)

Blue
or visit their own site, Hayward & Scott (http://www.haywardandscott.co.uk) , then click case studies :D (There is the Evo VII) They supply Ralliart with exhaust systems. I bought a full turbo back system, which will be standard on the Evo VII eXtreme. The team install the exhaust today :)