Lancer Evo VIII

[TatII]

good god!!!!! the design team at mitsubishi deserves to be shot!!!

[Cbass]

Originally posted by street_racer_00
While browsing the lancerevolutions.com gallery, I came to the conclusion that the VI was the best looking, in my opinion. What do you all think?

Do you like Civics? Just wondering...

I kind of like the front end of the LanEvo 7, but the rest of it... it looks like a grocery getter! Damned economy car looks!

[TatII]

but you still gotta love those flared fenders and their awesome rally inspired wings.

[TatII]

but you still gotta love those flared fenders and their awesome rally inspired wings. and by the way. i think the 5 takes the cake in the looks department. now that must be the meanest lookin evo!!

[street_racer_00]

Originally posted by Cbass
Do you like Civics? Just wondering...

Hell no I don't. Hey Tat II, did the random tech high-flow cat make a noticible difference in your car's performance? I was thinking about ordering one for my car.....

[Cbass]

Just kidding Racer

BTW, from what I know, the new Nissan cats have very good flow.

[street_racer_00]

Originally posted by Cbass
Just kidding Racer

BTW, from what I know, the new Nissan cats have very good flow.

Really? Wow that's good to know. Maybe I'll look into getting one from random tech. then. Do you know of any numbers you could throw at me?

[wishihadar34]

they found perfection wit the evo VI. years of building up a rally dominating reputation, making the lancer name something to be admired then they release the american teenie bopper inspired OZ rally edition.

love this country but just wish we had the japanese super cars.

[Layla's Keeper]

They lost the rally dominating reputation with the VII as well. The car was too big to be agile in tight corners and they aren't getting as much suspension travel as they used to with the pick-up points of the new unibody. The unfortunate solution was to run longer struts, so the car has more body lean than most of the other cars on the WRC circuit this year. All in all, the redesign was a flop on track.

The justification? A larger back seat. Makes me wonder what the designers were doing...:bonghitte

[wingsofwar]

god whats up with the 4 door models!! common i wana see some Evos with a shorter body!! and the big ass fog lights..ohh man..those are soo sweet..when watching rally at night and those brights come on..i pee in my pants...i seriously dont like the evo 8...but the performance should compensate for the lack of style..i still think the evo 5 is the best..

[street_racer_00]

Originally posted by Octagon
They lost the rally dominating reputation with the VII as well. The car was too big to be agile in tight corners and they aren't getting as much suspension travel as they used to with the pick-up points of the new unibody. The unfortunate solution was to run longer struts, so the car has more body lean than most of the other cars on the WRC circuit this year. All in all, the redesign was a flop on track.

The justification? A larger back seat. Makes me wonder what the designers were doing...:bonghitte

You have to remember, as much as I hate to admit this, that racing isn't everything. They obviously redesigned it to appeal to the regular consumers in the compact hot rod market, not Tommi Makkinen. Lets face it, if the car doesn't sell, there won't be a WRC car to bitch about at all.

[Cbass]

Originally posted by street_racer_00

You have to remember, as much as I hate to admit this, that racing isn't everything.

Blasphemy! Be gone, heretic!

[Layla's Keeper]

No, the base model Lancer is designed for transportation, the Evolution debuted as justification for Mitsubishi's involvment in the WRC. It's the production version of their race car. They created the whole damn TEAM around Makkinen. Remember the Tommi Makkinen Edition Evo VI's? It was in celebration of their victories with their race cars. Now the race car is crap because the base street car its platform is derived from has the most screwed up geometry on the circuit. Even the Skoda Octavia (which is little more than an Audi A4 in drag) is a better handling race car at the moment than the Evo. That's just flat out wrong.

And guess what. Now that the race car isn't winning, the EVO is losing cred on the street. Thus, sales are hurting. Remember, win on Sunday, sell on Monday.:finger: