US Lancer Evo Update

[Cyphatic]

lol...

what about evo VIII?

[gang$tarr]

evoIX???? you skipped a gen. don't you mean evoVIII

IX=9
VIII=8
VII=7

[Deepcover6]

It makes sense that they would come out with eight but in the US supposedly they are presenting them as EVO IX, but then again...that is what the guy said. But I am more amazed at the price that he set. It is quite amazing....at that price I can get a later model porsche... :flash:

[LanCeRzEvO]

Whoa!! Why IX? skipped VIII.. haha so maybe because 2002 is VIII and 2003 is IX..

well um.. the price.. 50g's? well an NSX and Skyline has arounde 280hp to 300hp.. and its 80gs.. so hmm..

its should be around 25-30gs like in japan

[Twist]

Wow! that is steep. the Lancer VII in Japan brand new costs 26,000 USD roughly. That's doubled! *blinks* For me at least, it continues to be a forbidden beauty...

[focalBlur]

I thought that when the car goes on sale here some time next year the price will be $25-32K, thats not that high if you aks me after all it is 280hp and AWD

[Twist]

Actually, the 280 ps (276 bhp). is a lie of sorts. all japanese manufacturers willing make their cars under 280 ps. However! most of the top cars (skylines, silvia's, lancer's, etc...) produce in excesss of 280 but limit that power with an engine chip. the EVO VII produces 350 hp but is limited with a chip. Weird, I know...

[Deepcover6]

:greenchai That is what we need to do to the fools who detune these cars....what is the reason for doing this??? Why take away from the car why not give the consumer what he or she wants, doesn' that make more sense that people get a car that can give all what they paid for. The way I figure it, I think the domestic dealers enforce or call for these conditions so that they can sit on their desks and call their whole lot of crap cars an achievement.:monkeypis << that is what I think of the domestic garbage. They are the reason the gas price is so high
Well anyhow, I hope they do bring the EVO VII with the 280hp engine...if not I guess I need to find that chip that can help give it back its stolen power.

[focalBlur]

Originally posted by Twist
Actually, the 280 ps (276 bhp). is a lie of sorts. all japanese manufacturers willing make their cars under 280 ps. However! most of the top cars (skylines, silvia's, lancer's, etc...) produce in excesss of 280 but limit that power with an engine chip. the EVO VII produces 350 hp but is limited with a chip. Weird, I know...

I have never heard of a chip but yes these car do tend to produce more then 276hp, in Japan there is an agreement that says they will not sell cars on the home market(japan) the produsce over 276hp. That is why cars sold in the US like the Q45 produce 340hp and soon that number will bumped to 400hp but in japan you never see a car rated over 276hp

However many of the super cars in japan produce power well over their given rationgs of 276hp, the skyline is said to make at least 300hp most likly closer to 350hp
the good news this agreement is soon going to be broken so then we will know how much power these cars really produce, the next NSX and Skyline both should have 400hp in top of the line form

[Twist]

Originally posted by focalBlur
I have never heard of a chip

A chip limiter is a common occurance. I don't think Sklyine's have 'em and I'm not totally sure about Lancer's (especially new ones). But many cars do a have an hp (ps) limiting chip. That's about all I know about it.. :P

[EVO_UK]

hi guys, i am a very lucky and proud owner of an evo in the UK!
been reading ur posts and there are a few points im gonna make.
if u want a sports car dont bother with a lancer that ISNT an EVO, there just family cars!
the cars may be called the same name but they r completely different its not just a bodykit, turbo, stiffer springs and a set of wheels thrown on a "normal" car!
there r huge differences rece spec brembo's, aero parts, light ally body panels, ayc, lsd, abs, spot welded chasis, uprated pistons, complex 4WD system, recaro's, MOMO steering wheel, super stiff suspension, it is a different car right down to the bridgestone so-2's tyres!

stock BHP 309-315
0-60 4.4
0-100 12.3
max speed 155mph

anywayz i was thinking, over here in the uk people fly to japan buy second-hand (auctions in japan have a very strict grading system, u cant buy a dodgy car unless ur an idiot) from auction and put it in a shipment container to usa! obviously there will b duty and other charges and taxes but we have the same problems in UK! so find out ur rights as to personal imports + how to make it road legal and there u go, u will b cruising in the coolest and hardest car there is!

for a UK import u pay for the car in japan,duty free cause it is bound for a different country! EVO 6 - the best one, EVO 7 has lost just a little DONT FCUK WITH ME about it, EVO 6 = 14000-16500 UKP which is roughly 20000-23000 USD + cost of shipping + duty on arrival + making it road legal = bad ass motor! for a guide in UK all this can be done for about 19000 UKP!

BTW i dont think u anyone should worry about it being RHD my mate has got a Z28 LHD in UK and he dont have any problems, except when i leave him standing at the lights!

[TURBO]

IT WILL NOT BE $40,000!! IT WILL BE $26,000 !! ITS ONLY REASON TO COME IS TO COMPETE WITH THE WRX, IN THAT PRICE MARKET.. THE FUTURE USA WRX STi,S POWER WILL BE 260HP, ABOUT THE SAME AS THE USA EVO VII, the USA will not get the EVO VII GSR, THEY WILL GET THE EVO VII RS, OR A WATERED DOWN VERSION OF THE GSR, ITS COMING, THE BUMPER IS FIXED, IT WILL BE IN THE USA MARKET 2003 MODEL YEAR.. THE JDM EVO VII GSR makes 305hp, & the WRX STi makes 310hp, the GTR R34 MAKES 320HP, & THE NSX TYPE S ZERO MAKES 287HP.. The Silvia does not make 300hp out of the showroom, its not close, you better drop about 45/50hp.. The Power Limit in Japan Is 276ps by law.. Motorcycles are 70hp for JDM, As of 10/23/01 Japan has not sad It will drop the 276ps law,

[LanCeRzEvO]

so will the fully EVO VII GSR with 280hp come to america when the WRX STi comes to america?

Should i wait to buy the 280hp version or the 2003 version?
possible of modifying it to 300hp easily?

Seems to me you are saying that the EVO VII RS that comes to america is 260hp.. dam! ahha

[gang$tarr]

Originally posted by Deepcover6
They are the reason the gas price is so high

actually the gas prices in the U.S. are really cheap compared to other places in the world, especially like the U.K and Hong kong.. they usually have it around $5 a gallon


EVO_UK it's ALOT harder importing an EVO here to the U.S. than it is to the UK. Here the emissions and safety laws are alot higher, the laws here are sooo gay

[focalBlur]

Originally posted by TURBO
...The Power Limit in Japan Is 276ps by law...

there is no law just a Gentlemens agreement, one that Nissan Honda and Toyota are breaking with their new supercars

the next skyline and NSX with both have 400+hp in top end form
and the next toyota supercar will also have 400+hp