The Mitsubishi Evo is no more
03-02-2011, 11:02 AM
#32
Man don't act all stupid now, you could see it coming a mile away. Why would any car company still continue to make a vehicle patterned after a racing autosport that they no longer participate in, it's pointless for them really. The Evo, along with the STi, was created for homologation of a rally like street car for the WRC, which both pulled out of & Mitsubishi a long time ago at that. I don't know about y'all, but i haven't seen hardly any newer Evo Xs on the road at all when compared to the older Evo VIII & IXs, goes to show how unpopular they've become to the true enthusiasts. Same goes for the STis too. How ironic cuz the new ones were made more for the general public & look where that got them, it just alienated us true fans in the process. These cars aren't meant for everybody, so why pretend & start loading them with luxury/comfort/electronic gizmos/softer styles/extra weight/less racey equipment crap. They definitely lost their sole purpose & rally soul. If you want to start making totally different vehicles then just stop calling them by their real intended names cuz they already killed them off already in our eyes. Mitsubishi probably loses the most money here & they've been running close to empty now for awhile. Evos just don't make no sense business wise for them, especially now that they are trying to change their brand image to only EV/Hybrid technology vehicles. Unless racing starts adopting electric or hybrid systems then we may never see Evo like vehicles ever again according to that Mitsu guy. Just thank god we have our past rally beasts to beat on cuz the future looks bleak for our beloved rally road car segment, it's unfortunately dying from a radically shifting automotive world to everything green/high mpg/electric/hybrid/bland/etc. RIP EVO, hopefully the STi doesn't follow your DEAD end road! 
03-02-2011, 11:36 AM
#34
Man don't act all stupid now, you could see it coming a mile away. Why would any car company still continue to make a vehicle patterned after a racing autosport that they no longer participate in, it's pointless for them really. The Evo, along with the STi, was created for homologation of a rally like street car for the WRC, which both pulled out of & Mitsubishi a long time ago at that. I don't know about y'all, but i haven't seen hardly any newer Evo Xs on the road at all when compared to the older Evo VIII & IXs, goes to show how unpopular they've become to the true enthusiasts. Same goes for the STis too. How ironic cuz the new ones were made more for the general public & look where that got them, it just alienated us true fans in the process. These cars aren't meant for everybody, so why pretend & start loading them with luxury/comfort/electronic gizmos/softer styles/extra weight/less racey equipment crap. They definitely lost their sole purpose & rally soul. If you want to start making totally different vehicles then just stop calling them by their real intended names cuz they already killed them off already in our eyes. Mitsubishi probably loses the most money here & they've been running close to empty now for awhile. Evos just don't make no sense business wise for them, especially now that they are trying to change their brand image to only EV/Hybrid technology vehicles. Unless racing starts adopting electric or hybrid systems then we may never see Evo like vehicles ever again according to that Mitsu guy. Just thank god we have our past rally beasts to beat on cuz the future looks bleak for our beloved rally road car segment, it's unfortunately dying from a radically shifting automotive world to everything green/high mpg/electric/hybrid/bland/etc. RIP EVO, hopefully the STi doesn't follow your DEAD end road!
03-02-2011, 11:41 AM
#36
Mitsubishi (automobiles) is on life support, yes its a 'sign of the times'. Good news for Subie fans, the Pleiades brand is selling everything (except the Tribeca) like hot cakes. No reason the STi line would get killed off.
03-02-2011, 11:50 AM
#38
Well, that actually sounds like the future. More folks toward the electric car industry means more ideas and better cars for the rest of us that reduce CO2 emissions and runs green.
Sure why not?
Sure why not?
03-02-2011, 12:07 PM
#41
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I am not surprised. Very few can afford to drive these cars when gas prices are expected to go up to $6/gal. A ford mustang makes more power while still achieving 30mpg.
The turbo was always sold by car manufacturers as adding free power while maintaining gas mileage. I still have yet to see a turbo 4-cylinder engine get gas mileage comparable to NA 4-cylinder.
The turbo was always sold by car manufacturers as adding free power while maintaining gas mileage. I still have yet to see a turbo 4-cylinder engine get gas mileage comparable to NA 4-cylinder.
03-02-2011, 12:26 PM
#43
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Car Info: 2010 wrb WRX wagon
Oh noes, that is too bad. I would only hope that subaru keeps the line of wrx's there and fresh. While I have always been a fan of the wrx's, the evo's were always the good enemy that you strived to beat.
