VIDEO: Steal an Evo!
There's a certain indefinable "quality" about flashy, rally-derived Japanese sedans. Those big air scoops, the ostentatiously over-sized rear wings, the jumbo rims... it all just screams "steal me!" Evidently Mitsubishi thinks their Evo IX is theft-worthy, too, as demonstrated by this promotional video. Seems their security personnel are too preoccupied watching rally footage to notice one of their street machines being stolen – spy-flick style – right out from under their noses.
[Source: Motor Authority]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JasonSK 7:13PM (1/05/2007)
LOL.. if only to smash it and save the world from another crap jap car...
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epp_b 8:07PM (1/05/2007)
["LOL.. if only to smash it and save the world from another crap jap car..."]
Wow...first comment, and we're in redneckville already. That's a new low.
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Mitsubishi videos 8:03PM (1/05/2007)
Awesome car and awesome commercial, I wish I still had my Evo:(
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Jeff Banks 8:53PM (1/05/2007)
^don't feed the troll^
Wish they could have shown a little more sideways driving that the Evo's are famous for (rather than just flashy shots of the car), but in these days the laywers would be all over that.
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spider 9:25PM (1/05/2007)
i smell a $10million Super Bowl commercial.
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A Gupta 11:10PM (1/05/2007)
Mmmmmm I love me some Evo.
Sweet ad... could watch it again and again.
I like what they've done with the Evo IX's styling... looks like the Evo 7, my fave. Good job, Mitsu! If only I could afford one :(
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Liquidretro 1:30AM (1/06/2007)
Did anyone else notice that the tach was shown going down and not up? Does anyone else find this strange?
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John 2:24AM (1/06/2007)
Yes, tach thing was a little unconventional. It felt like a "cool off" thing, rather than a progression to excitement and pure driving bliss. Evo + rain + dirt road = tons of fun.
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O.I. 2:20PM (1/06/2007)
The video is pretty bad.
I like the Evo, but you'll notice there was a concentrated effort never to show a sideview of the car, since that's when the car looks like any other sedan with a ridiculous spoiler on the back.
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tbanks 8:16PM (1/06/2007)
while it does look like most other sedans.. its still got muscular styling that not many other sedans have, with that said, i sill love my lancer its a fun to drive car as well, i just want to have a chance to drive an evo soon
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Harrison 9:11PM (1/06/2007)
Hmm... awfully low revs.
When i saw the driver enter, I thought OMG BLACK STIG's STILL ALIVE!!!!!
But then....
oh...the stig's a chick?
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John Johnson 4:40PM (1/08/2007)
Define Irony: a Mitsubishi commercial in which an Evo is shown racing around a track while there have been documented instances of Mitsubishi denying warranty claims for Evos that had been raced.
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