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Fifth Gear Pits EVO X Against Focus RS In Epic Turbocharged Soccer Match

The Auto Insider — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:15:00 EDT

Fifth Gear's Tiff Needell and Jason Plato have taken it upon themselves to pit the rally-bred AWD Mitsubishi Evo X against the brand-spanking-new, touring car-inspired FWD Ford Focus RS in an epic turbocharged game of soccer.

With a 5-second penalty awarded for a missed goal, which of these two very different, precision machines will cover the course the fastest?

Mitsubishi Pulling Out Of Rally Racing

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:00:00 EST

Mitsubishi, one of the preeminent sponsors of rally racing, announced today an indefinite halt to its racing efforts in an effort to conserve cash. The "Carpocalypse" strikes again.Mitsubishi has recently been having a pretty rough time, with terrible sales necessitating a 33% cut in production on top of cuts to investments and management salaries. A Mitsubishi spokesman on the situation said "The sudden deterioration of the global economy made it necessary for the company to focus its resources more tightly.” Thus, pulling out of rallying. Considering each entry in the Dakar Rally costs over a quarter of a million dollars — if you don't consider the research and development work involved, which is probably an even bigger chunk of change — this is probably (grudgingly) the right decision at the moment, but it still stinks. This is especially painful considering they just unveiled their sweet, diesel-powered Mitsubishi Racing Lancer, oh the pain. [Financial Times]

Mitsubishi Unveils JDM-Only Lancer EVO X GSR Premium Edition

Andrew Stoy — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:30:00 EDT

Mitsubishi has revealed a new Lancer EVO X GSR Premium edition just for the Japanese Domestic Market, adding always-essential weight to the rally-inspired pocket rocket. Positioned above the RS and GSR trim levels, the Premium EVO gets 18-inch BBS rims, fog lights and body-color scoops on the outside; the real gains come inside, however, with Recaro buckets covered in dead cow, a satellite navigation system and the all-important Rockford Fosgate nine-speaker stereo system. So Mitsubishi added some power to help haul all the amenities around, right? Nah — the car is mechanically identical to its lighter, simpler siblings. Apparently "premium" is Japanese for "poseur."

The new EVO X GSR Premium also benefits from the same interior refinements seen across the range, including instrument panel revisions, a new floor console and hopefully a strengthened gas pedal. So what does all this luxury run? The equivalent of about $48,250 if you want to row your own gears, or $50,785 for Mitsubishi's Twin Clutch-SST DSG-equipped model, which is what we'd assume most will choose. Too hard to shift for yourself, program the sat-nav and tweak the fader on your Fosgate system at the same time, after all. [Carscoop]

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Owner Presses On Gas, Pedal Breaks Off

Mark Arnold — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:20:00 EDT

One Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution owner was understandably surprised when the gas pedal on his nearly new $40,000 car snapped off right under his foot. With just 2000 miles on the clock of his Evo X, the owner claims he was driving "with a little enthusiasm," pressed down on the gas pedal "as I normally would", at which point he claims the piece of asterisks broke off completely.

After waiting for a while on the roadside, the guy finally took his shoe off and pressed down on the remaining nub of a pedal with his big toe to limp the car to a dealership. It remains to be seen if this is an isolated incident or a widespread problem, but this owner (who also owns an '05 Evo VIII) is now wondering why he didn't spend his hard-earned clams on a new Corvette. [evolutionm via dieselstation]

ChargeSpeed Releases Non-Functional Carbon Parts for 2008 Mitsubishi Evo X

Wes Siler — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:40:00 EDT

Yesterday, we were surprised and relieved to see that the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR managed to package real Evo performance into a package that was both livable and restrained. Now it seems the aftermarket is doing everything possible to counteract both of those qualities with tacky, non-functional carbon add-ons that will once again make the Evo the preserve of the ricer. The worst offender? The fake vortex generator that sticks onto the rear glass. The new Lancer shape doesn't suffer from the same aerodynamic difficulties that the old model did, rendering this completely and utterly useless. ChargeSpeed, you should be ashamed. [Via NihonCar]

Mitsubishi Outlander Gets Evo-Style Twin-Clutch SST Transmission For Euro Market

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:00:00 EDT

We don't really understand Mitsubishi anymore. They once offered a selection of great cars combining looking good and going fast. In the last couple of years, we've felt like their design department has lost their way, the quality has slipped and the only car worth talking about is a boy-racer sedan with a sticker price above forty large. Take for instance the latest announcement from Mitsubishi that the European version of the Mitsubishi Outlander will be fitted with the high tech Twin-Clutch SST transmission from the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X.

The auto shifting flappy-paddle manual makes sense in a sports car like the Evolution X, but we're having trouble figuring out what place it has in a 3,500 lb crossover. Where's the demand for such a system? What's the market? Is there some Outlander Autocross circuit we don't know about? [CarScoop]

HKS Mitusbishi Lancer Evo X Gets HP Boost And Suspension Upgrades

Mark Arnold — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:15:00 EDT

The new Mitsubishi Evolution X is already a great performer, but what happens when you give it to a tuning company like HKS? No surprise, they've made it better. The HKS Evo makes 382 HP, about 97 HP more than the standard Evo. Even better, that figure comes at 6230 RPM, about 790 revs lower than the power peak from the factory. The grunt comes from an HKS engine pack that includes a new intake manifold, a tweaked engine control unit, and an uprated turbocharger.

But what an Evo is really about is the handling, so HKS also provides a chassis upgrade kit with new suspension parts. You can complement the low stance with 265/30R19 Advan tires mounted on 19" Advan Racing RZ alloy wheels. To give it the full treatment, the styling package has an aerodynamics-enhancing body kit, as well as carbon fiber mirror caps, hood scoop, side protectors and front apron. So all well and good, but let's be honest—if you could get your hands on a mint Evo VI TME, which would you really want?
[CarScoop & Velocidadmaxima]

Mine's GT-R Runs 59.4sec Lap of Tsukuba, Coming To US?

Mark Arnold — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:20:00 EST

No, I'm not saying that I personally have a Nissan GT-R. I'm talking about Mine's, the Japanese Tuner of Gran Turismo and Best Motoring fame. Recently, they brought their R35 GT-R with all the Mine's go-fast goodies to the Tsukuba Circuit to do some testing, and they left with a best lap of 59.367 seconds. To put this in perspective, a normal R35 GT-R will run a lap of about 1:02, and a new Mitsubishi Evo X or Subaru STi will do it in about 1:06. To run a sub-one-minute lap is a benchmark for turbo-crazed JDM tuners. Of course, with a notable lap time, there are always factors (weather, driver) that have little to do with the actual car. Either way, the ~~Their's~~ ~~Your's~~ Mine's GT-R is indeed an impressive piece of kit. They've upgraded the suspension, exhaust, brakes, intake, rear spoiler, and the computer chip. Still in development are parts to further aid the aerodynamics of the mirrors, hood, front canards, front spoiler and side outlets. And what's even better— we hear they're bringing it to the US.

All we've heard is that Mine's is bringing their white test car here next month. We're not exactly sure why this mega-Godzilla is coming to our shores, but we thought we'd give you a warning now, just in case things go terribly wrong and the monster destroys a city or eats a helicopter or something. [2009GTR.com][GT Channel]