My 15 minutes inside a red Lancer Evolution VIII a.k.a Heaven

[Zephyr]

here are some specs on the car:

-4G63 2.0 DOHC, 16 valve inline-4 intercooled, turbocharged engine
-271 hp @ 6500 rpm
-273 lb-ft torque @ 3500 rpm
- 0-60 5 seconds
-Compression ratio: 8.8:1
-Twin-scroll turbocharger
-Air-to-air intercooler with 2-nozzle auto-spray water cooling plus manual overdrive
-Full-time AWD with viscou-coupled center differential and limited-slip rear differential.
-5 speed manual tranny
-RISE unibody chassis
-Aluminum hood and front fenders
-4 wheel independent suspension
Front: forged aluminm alloy lower control arms; inverted MacPherson struts; 24mm anti-sway bar; strut tower brace; total wheel stroke: 175mm
Rear: forged alumiunm alloy wishbone muti-link configuration; with forged aluminum trailing arms, lateral links and crossmember; 22mm anti-sway bar; 185mm wheel stroke.
-4 wheel ventilated Brembo dis brakes
Front: 14" rotors and 4-piston calipers
Rear: 12" rotars and 2-piston calipers
-4 channel, 4 sensor Sport ABS with steering angel & g-force sensors for individual wheel break control
-Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)
-17" X 8" ENKEI lightweight one-piece alloy rims with 235/45 ZR17 97W Yokohama ADVAN A-046 high-performance tires.
-HID headlights.
-Full-size rear spoiler with carbon fiber airfoil.
-Dual-mode muffler with variable back-pressure relief valve and 4" chrome-plated tailpipe.
-Custmoized Recaro front bucket seats.
-MOMO leather-wrapped steering wheel
-Full-scale black-faced, permanent red-illuminated instrument cluster with center 9000-rpm tachometer
-AC
-Power windows, door locks, sideview mirrors.
-Keyless entry
-6 speaker Mitsubishi CD audio system

[Zephyr]

[Zephyr]

[Zephyr]

so much leg room on the driver's side..... first time my legs didn't hit the steering wheel or rub against it. omg the seat was comfortable. so much room in the back to fit me a 6' asian. and i didn't hit my head on the roof...

[lammer]

hey zephy, wanna buy one for me? hehe, man i wish i coulda been there yesterday to see the cars with ya man.. and the dude with the sign hahaah!

[FiveFreshFish]

Nice pics Zephyr. Thanks for posting them.

Btw, what a waste of space here. They could have put a turbo gauge or any other functional indicator.

[Zephyr]

that dude was cool...

and the black dude next to me inside the evo was like 'OH MY LORD I MUST GET THIS CAR' and like 'oh nelly, this machine is one fine mother'

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish
Nice pics Zephyr. Thanks for posting them.

Btw, what a waste of space here. They could have put a turbo gauge or any other functional indicator.

who cares, if i paid 30 grand i want to see lancer all over the place!

i been liking that car since evo 4 came out... the altezzas in the rear brought tears in my eyes and i just coulnd't take a pic of it...

[Mikko]

WTF
-AC
-Power windows, door locks, sideview mirrors.
-Keyless entry

So, they added a few hundred LBS worth of luxury nonsense, made the car even larger, butchered the AWD system, added ABS brakes.. I'm sorry, this is the disaster version of the Lancer Evolution. It stopped evolving and went back, or even worse.

[HOK]

heheh shows in thier rallies....

oh wait... they quit this year... :P

[Ralliart]

The EVO is so comfy, way more then my bro's WRX. I got to sit (drool) in one at SEMA back in november what a nice Car!

[treg50]

Originally posted by HOK
heheh shows in thier rallies....

oh wait... they quit this year... :P

Yeah, they still have lots of development to do with the new Lancer if they want it in WRC competition.

Hey, Subaru got beat by Peugeot. and the winningest rally driver races in a Ford Focus.

[Mikko]

The production cars don't have much to do with the WRC cars, so there's no point arguing about brands. Though the cheaper two - Hyundai and Skoda, seem to do the worst in WRC too.

[Hipermax_d]

how much does it cost???

i remember a few years back i sat in a evo VI at the mitsubishi showroom in japan and the price tag was abour 35 fully loaded.
is it going to be expensive then 35??

[DSM Power]

Originally posted by Zephyr
so much leg room on the driver's side..... first time my legs didn't hit the steering wheel or rub against it. omg the seat was comfortable. so much room in the back to fit me a 6' asian. and i didn't hit my head on the roof...

So that's all you have to say for your 15 minutes of sitting in it?!! :tongue:

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish
Btw, what a waste of space here. They could have put a turbo gauge or any other functional indicator.

Who says we won't?

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by Hipermax_d
how much does it cost???

i remember a few years back i sat in a evo VI at the mitsubishi showroom in japan and the price tag was abour 35 fully loaded.
is it going to be expensive then 35??

starting $28 grand USD... the one i was in was $31 grand USD with everything

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by DSM Power
So that's all you have to say for your 15 minutes of sitting in it?!! :tongue:

it didn't seem like 15 min, but my friend said iw as in it for 15 min... pfft what does she know....

yea i dont have much to say, the interior wasn't that great, but good enough.. i loved the steering wheel though

[300rwhp]

"Who says we won't?"

we????

[Joe Malms]

I think its overpriced, as the case with the STI impreza. If they came in at around 38K canadian, it'd be worth it.
Call me a geezer, but for that price I'd rather drive a g35 coupe.

[350hp_or_Bust]

you're right ... I mean for that price you could get a better car like a Turbo PT Cruiser ... or a Mustang GT .. or even a new Thunderbird ... hmmmm ... wait a minute .......