US SPEC EVO VII SIGHTED!!!!
I was on my way to the movies last night in West LA (westchester) and I saw a bright yellow Evo VII with the CA plate labeled "dist" for distributer. I didnt have much luck with the pics as it was dark, but I do have one that came out decent.
This model was most likely a US protoype model, as I could tell the intercooler size had been reduced and moved about 5 inches back from the front bumper. (As discussed by previous publications, the problem getting the EVO VII into the US is the 5MPH crash law, which states that major damage can not occur when the front or rear bumpers strike an object @ 5MPH or less. This was an issue with the Euro / Japan model EVO VII b/c the intercooler is so close to the front bumper facia.)
Most of the rest of the car looked very similar to the Euro / Japan model.
This is very exciting b/c most publications said it could be a year still before we see this model. In reality it looks as if they are into the US conversion pretty deep.
SIGN ME UP, might be here early next year
Here's the pic --
http://www.carmods.org/images/mitsu-evo.JPG