New EVO coming to Frankfurt, GT-R to Tokyo
Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of the Prototype-X from the Detroit Auto Show
Good news for fans of fast Japanese Cars! The EVO is coming! The EVO is coming! Autoweek is reporting that the new generation Mitsubishi EVO should be making it's world debut in production form at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, which your dedicated Autoblog crew will be attending with cameras in hand. A lightly modified version of the new EVO showed up as the Prototype-X Concept in Detroit in January, and US sales of the production version should kick off in January 2008. A month after the EVO debuts, the Nissan GT-R that has been photographed so frequently of late will also have it's coming out at the Tokyo Show, and we'll be there, too.
[Source: Autoweek]
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pd 7:36PM (3/07/2007)
We have been seeing this so much in the past year it will be as anticlimactic as the M-3. You know with this internet thing, why have car shows? Stuff's already dated. JK
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far jr 7:59PM (3/07/2007)
Are tall wings still cool? I like it except for that.
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bgdc 8:50PM (3/07/2007)
This might make my short list for replacing my BMW.
Agree about the spoiler delete...god that thing is ugly.
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James Sonne 8:52PM (3/07/2007)
It's a functional wing. Not all wings are useless. This is a high performance, high top speed vehicle that necessitates stability control via airflow direction at top speed.
If you want the new Mitsubishi Lancer without the tall wing, buy the RalliArt or the GT version. Also, as with current Evo's, one can buy the RS version that does not feature the tall wing among other racing items for around $5,000 less.
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will 11:00PM (3/07/2007)
Me...want...(salivating)
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chewy 9:42PM (3/07/2007)
Functional wing my ass. Based on the angle and shape of the wing, it probably produces 10-20 lbs max at 100mph. Barely enough downforce to negate the lift that the whole car produces at that speed. More "aesthetic" than funcional.
A better example of a functional spoiler would be the Lotus Exige, which works in conjunction with its rear diffuser to produce 90 lbs at 100mph.
And of course the most functional wing could be found on a formula one car. At 80mph they produce enough downforce to theoretically drive on a ceiling!
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Bob-o 10:07PM (3/07/2007)
#6, your argument is so convincing...
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doglet 10:19PM (3/07/2007)
your both idiots, there is no way your going to be able to eyeball aerodynamics. nothing short of wind tunnel testing by experts will tell us how much/little downforce and or drag it produces.
i have heard that the wing on the evo 8 and 9 was designed to be as aerodynamically neutral as possible a.k.a. just for looks. more traction at the rear would only have increased understeer.
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naggs 10:19PM (3/07/2007)
"No
1 3 5
2 4 R
No care"
+1
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Infinity 10:46PM (3/07/2007)
Not Functional?
Sir please get your facts right before you distort them.
The wing on the Evo IX provides 120 lbs of downforce. Downforce which is required because Evos are generally very tail happy.
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chris 11:05PM (3/07/2007)
I always find it funny that people think a car with AWD simply doesn't need downforce. Any high-performance car such as this needs a reasonable level downforce to reach it's true potential, even FWD race cars (BTCC, WTCC, etc) and tuner cars (I mean like Japanese track CRXs and stuff, not drag racing Neons) need a rear wing to be competitive.
And yeah it's ridiculous to judge how useful the rear spoiler of that EVO concept is since you can't simply measure such a thing by looking at a small picture, and it's a concept that is made purely for looks, it's not a development car or obviously the production car that would have the rear spoiler designed to provide some downforce not just concept looks.
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Kwesi 11:34PM (3/07/2007)
yo..i am soo getting myself one of these. agree with #2, its launch is going to be welcome, but not surprising, and i hope they dont change anything other than the led lights, cuz this beast is sexy. if the concept x downgraded to become the lancer..i hope they dont do the samr with the prototype x and the evo (although i know the evo is heavily based on the concept x as well, as is the prototype). this platform, and even the engine are both such whores...u have any idea how many different brands are using the samr platform? i can count 6 off the top of my head (that use the platform) and like 5 that use the engine.
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flfny 11:44PM (3/07/2007)
Is it me or is there no clutch in this car(could be me coz i'm blind as a bat and tired)? I see throttle brake footrest but no clutch. Weird.
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doglet 12:23AM (3/08/2007)
"Not Functional?
Sir please get your facts right before you distort them.
The wing on the Evo IX provides 120 lbs of downforce. Downforce which is required because Evos are generally very tail happy."
source? my source was automoblile magazine.
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bgdc 12:54AM (3/08/2007)
James Sonne wrote "It's a functional wing. Not all wings are useless. This is a high performance, high top speed vehicle that necessitates stability control via airflow direction at top speed."
Well, golly I'll give that a hearty "who-cares!" Unlike my BMW, this Evo will never see the autobahn or 150 mph. The wing is worthless for normal driving and the same downforce can be achieved with a far less gaudy spoiler. That tacky Orange County spoiler is ALL about show and very little about actual performance.
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bgdc 12:57AM (3/08/2007)
flfny - Mitsu is moving to a dual clutch manual like the Audi/VW DSG. So no physical clutch pedal but two clutches are in play on the new Evo. Lightning fast shifts, perfect rev matching. If it's as good as Audi's great, if it allows redlining, god bless!
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streetKJ 1:10AM (3/08/2007)
Keep in mind that this is the latest in a series of cars with the model name "Lancer," and this is the latest EVOLUTION of the design. Keep in mind that this EVOLUTION was originally a rally car that they had to mass produce to meet homulgation requirements. Therefore this latest iteration of this car carries a more civil version of the rally style huge rear wing to keep with the original theme. Thus the wing is part of the essence of the original idea behind the EVOLUTION.
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nagmashot 4:17AM (3/08/2007)
to the bs talking about the EVO rear wing producing a lot downforce...
The German car magazine sportauto test the lift/downforce at their supertests... at the Evo 11/2002 test the rear wing in similar shape and size added amazing 17.637lbs (8kg) downforce to the rear at 200km/h /125hmph !!!!!!
At road going cars a wing is great if it is able to get the rear axle neutral and stop lift.
A two sixpack in the trunk produce more downforce at the rear as this wing at 100mph... thats for sure..
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nagmashot 4:22AM (3/08/2007)
to understand rear wings at road going cars... the giant rear wing at the Porsche 996 GT3 RS produce 25kg/55lbs downforce at 200km/h 125mph...
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The King 10:37PM (8/24/2007)
@ bgdc
Hey this will never happen but still: My Evolution FQ 360 does 170 mph on the Autobahn(limited) or 0-60 @3.7sec 1/4s @ 12.6sec. Care to have go then. After you can tell me how my stupid functional wing looked at that speed(if you can still see it)
Dont talk about what you all obviously know little about
Knowledge is water, but fools remain thirsty
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