Evo 6 looks - gone?

Has the aggression of the Evo V and VI gone down the drain?

I really hate the watered down looks of the VIII and the IX looks even worse.

Is there any chance that we will see the aggression and same design of the Evo VI?

It is only the styling that have to make this car suck..... apart from that it is close to perfect.

I dont think we'll ever see another EVO VI design. The aggressive look was lost with the EVO VIII, I can only assume Mitsubishi is trying to compete with the other companies newer designs.

EVO VI rocked and i'll still probably buy one.

Sucks. I say screw Mitsu. Problem is, by the time I can afford an Evo 6, I won't be able to find a decent model. :eek:

what car you got now lancerz?

That's what happens when you change platforms. The Cedia chasis proved to be a more rigid and apparently more promising platform for Mitsubishi in racing competition. Like it or hate it, them's the breaks. What we know in the states as the Mirage isn't even sold anymore. The Evo 4-6 Chassis is quickly becoming extinct (if it isn't already out of production worldwide like it is in the US).

I hate Mitsubishi. The Evo 8 doesn't even deserve the name Evo. And the Evo 9 is fugly like an economy car (or worse) - I'm glad its the last Evo.

Stupid Mitsubishi

yeah the looks of the 7 and 8 aren't as aggressive, but if you ever get behind the wheel of one, you'll see what a much better overall car it really is compared to the 6 or 6.5. the chassis is so much stiffer and the handling dynamics are much better balanced. the seating position seems a bit too upright for me (read minivan-esque) but i hear you get used to it.

like with all new cars, you're gonna have the folks who scream bloody murder whenever a change is made. but as a car company, you can only do your best to make it better, especially for those who will actually step up and buy one and not just for the armchair engineers...

Since when is there an EVO 9...? :confused:

Idel, there are pictures that are real. And it is ugly (mistake, fugly). It is a mix of the Evo V, Evo VIII, and what else? A Civic! :o

i owne a VI VII and an VIII.

the VII and VIII are the same car.

these two chassis are much much stiffer than the VI.

yes, the six looks fantastic. you will have much time to admire the VI's beauty from the rear view of your VII or VIII though. sorry, that's just the way it is.

the parts are also a lot better for the VII and VIII (same car, therefore they use the same parts). the only real difference in these two cars is in the skin. just different shapes on the outside.


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Tso

I agree; the looks may have gone, but the beast is still there [and getting better every year, too] and the car still commands respect - except from Scooby [Subaru Impreza] drivers, as u blow them away :bigthumb:

Evo 9 is last Evo - thats good news :D

i don't know mate.

mitsubishi is the Evo and the Evo is mitsubishi.

i've chatted with reliable sources in the UK and Japan from Mitsubishi...

nothing indicated the IX would be the last of them. they were saying things like the Evo XXXIII....

i sure hope it's not... one of the greatest cars ever produced the Evo is.

not carrying on the Evo legacy is Mitsubishi signing their own death warrant.


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Tso


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True Tso, because the Evo is the best thing Mitsu have and it is what Mitsu is most well known for. Killing it would kill Mitsu. But why the crap styling! :mad:

You can't make everyone happy when it comes to asthetics. I happen to like the Evolution 8 minus the tail lights. To each his own.

i hate the Evo VIII look..... look so much like a saloon car.... Evo VI look the most fierce..... Evo VII still acceptable....

i do think the VII is more aggressive looking than the VIII, and the VI is ever more aggresive than the VII.

but the fact remains that the Beast beneath keeps getting more and more potent.

i do not mind the looks of the VIII.

i think a nice looking car would be and VII with the VIII wing... or an VIII with a VII front clip. too bad us in the rally world can't do that due to homogulation.

no bother though.... i don't worry to much 'bout the looks of my VIII for she is always covered in mud or dirt or some other bits dug up from the earth.

and the Evo is a saloon car. just a silly on at that.:D


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Tso

Wow Tso you have some awesome cars. How can the beast underneath (4g63) be getting more and more potent? Every year the power is virtually the same due to the stupid 280hp limit in Japan :redface: ...

yes, you are correct... there is a limit on -power- (a gentelmans agreement which in asian tradition is "law"), but no limit on torque.

the VII and VIII are under rated for a reason. insurance. rating them any higher puts them in i believe class 16 insurance. correct me if i'm wrong but that is in line with the porsches, ferrari, lam. ect.

they are also under rated due to their "law."

what makes the most difference is the torque. it keeps getting more and more, and available at lower and lower revs. torque is the force that rips the rubber from the tar. not power. torque is what accelerates you and en-ables a vehicle to change directions quickly. torque is what climgs hills, slings mud, and generally will spin you 'round and 'round.
torque, is just plain fun.:bigthumb:

also, the drag factor keeps getting less and less. so the cars may not look as "mean" as they once did, but they are most certainly a lot slippier.

look at the drag co. on the V, then look at the co. on the VIII. it produces (or reduces... depending on how you look at it) half the drag the V does, or there abouts. impressive really.
the VII and VIII even have shits on their bellies to aid in the flow of air away from to tyres, but to the brakes, and to put the rest of it out the arse.

these motorcars engines are getting lighter and lighter as well ie hollow cams and exhaust valves with magnesium valve covers.

they are rivaling space shuttles with their tech.

the VIII is even slippier yet of the VII. one of the factors being the nose. it is 80mm longer than the seven, and that comes from the diamond star in the centre of that front fairing. it is extended and it aids the air in going to all the right places.

most splended if you ask me.

the VII has very minor understeer in corner entry (in street trim, rallye trim you set all the bits in what ever way you fancy to produce handling you fancy). that was corrected on the VIII by changing the ACD and front TorSen diff. setting. although, you can make this change on the VII via the computer in the car. just re-map it.

that is how they keep improving.

it is NEVER enough, and that is a fantastic thing.


Cheers


Tso
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