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industry news
Looking For The Union Label On Your American-Built Car?
We've found a snazzy interactive map that shows the location of the plant at every American-built car and light truck is assembled, along with information on that plant's unionization or lack thereof. More »
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Comment by .357: Unionized: Yes Engine: Germany Transmission: Germany Assembled: Stuttgart, Germany 21 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
Team Cajun Jihad Makes Big Impression On Infidel Judges, Chances For World Peace Set Back Decades
When we heard that a team called "Cajun JiHad" was signed up for the 24 Hours Of LeMons New Orleans, we thought "Sure hope these guys have the costumes to go with that great name!" More »
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Comment by .357: That is one of the most offensive things I have seen in the world. Especially because they are playing songs... 24 Responses | Other threads
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top gear
Mitsubishi Evo Destroyed Filming Top Gear Season 13
Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson's no stranger to unleashing military might on passenger cars. His latest exploit appears to involve a white Evo VII. More »
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By Peter OroszComment by Dhillaz 2.0: A couple of days my friend saw Jeremy Clarkson in his Range Rover, while walking home. He waved, and supposedly Clarkson... 16 Responses | Other threads
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new cars
Production All-Electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV Gets Eye-Popping $47K Price
The long-brewing, all-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV has finally gotten the production green-light and a sale price. It's a rather bracing $47,000 for the Japanese market. Spendy, but no gasoline necessary is a pretty killer feature, right? More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Flathead Smith: Why's that guy wearing a helmet; are those electric ecoboxes that dangerous? Looks like a good move to me. 6 Responses | Other threads
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ad watch
Buy Mitsubishi, Get Goat For Free
Proving that "Flight of the Conchords" is completely accurate, Mitsubishi New Zealand is giving away free goats with every Triton truck. But what about goat flu? One of the best press releases ever below. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by jdoobluh is 98% H1N1 free: Hard to see the downside. Educational, too. Did anyone know that a goat's taint is called the escutcheon? 6 Responses | Other threads
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new cars
Mitsubishi FQ400 Joins Evolution X Lineup, Galant Feels Ignored
Good news for ye olde enthusiasts of 400 HP Evos. Everyone else can suck it, because the Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ400 is only coming to England while the rest of the Mitsu range remains outdated. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Jake the Mascot: Aaaah yes, someone at Mitsu please bring back a new version of the Galant VR-4. It'd look lovely with the... 6 Responses | Other threads
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project car hell
Project Car Hell, Non Compos Mentis Edition: Electric Colt or Citroën CX Pallas?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Today we've got a couple of cars with just one thing in common: insanity! More »
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Comment by Krautwagen: Why oh why does that awesome-ass Citroen have to come up for sale locally, not three days after I've drug... 11 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
The Top 94 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons South Spring 2009
After every 24 Hours Of LeMons race, we put together this list of the top finishers for you. And when we say "top," we mean "every single car that managed to get onto the track." More » -
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new york auto show
Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype Previews New Snout
An angry new Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype just bowed here at the New York Auto Show, wearing the "jet-fighter" Lancer nose up front and a revised V6 behind it. More » -
24 hours of lemons
The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Gator-O-Rama Über Gallery: The Japanese
Japanese cars made up nearly half the entries at the Gator-O-Rama, with 44 out of 95 vehicles coming from the Co-Prosperity Sphere. Miatas, Celicas, and RX-7s galore, of course, but that wasn't all. More » -
novelties
Girls Geek Out on Cars, Make Sushi
This is what happens when women with a peculiar attraction to seafood and automobiles bring out the sushi knife and the tuna.
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By Peter OroszComment by JCWhitless: I don't see seafood or the logos or nothing. The last thing I read was "....own one" 6 Responses | Other threads
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nissan gt-r
First 2009 Nissan GT-R Crash... Caught On Video!
Watch on video below what happens when an over-confident driver piloting a brand-new Nissan GT-R takes off after an Evo IX MR on a curvy mountain road at night. More »
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By Ray WertComment by Turbineguy: Like the kids say these days... pwned! Considering how much our intrepid GT-R pilot paid for the car, a few extra... 17 Responses | Other threads
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retro
Forget The AMG Hammer. Get The Royal AMG Debonair!
We had quite the debate over the value of the '87 AMG "Hammer" Mercedes-Benz 300E, but we mustn't forget that Mercedes-Benz wasn't the only recipient of AMG wizardry in the 1980s. More »
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Comment by FromaBuick6: That is the ugliest fucking car I've seen...all day. 15 Responses | Other threads
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geneva motor show
Mitsubishi iMiEV Sport Air Concept: Similar Body, Tron-Like Interior
Think you saw the Mitsubishi iMiEV Sport Air Concept before when it debuted as the iMiEV Sport? Think again. It's now gussied up with blue paint, "solar panels" and a crazy interior straight from Tron. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by tonyola: The interior is a bit much but the outside styling? Odd proportions, yet it somehow works in its own weird... 3 Responses | Other threads
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industry news
Mitsubishi Announces Electric Vechicle Partnership With PSA Peugeot Citroen
Mitsubishi is quietly brewing an extensive electric vehicle program that's one of the most intensive in the industry and they've just announced a partnership with PSA Peugeot Citroen. More » -
offbeat news
Mitsubishi Lancer Sideswiped By UFO?
A woman was driving around suburban Chicago when her Mitsubishi Lancer was gently bumped, though no cars were around. When she pulled over her car was massively dented. We want to believe. More »
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Comment by A_Dawg: It was mentioned that "she" was the driver. I'm thinking that's enough explanation. (that was wrong, but likely accurate) 8 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street bonus edition
DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, San Francisco Edition: Torino, Tradesman, Sapporo, Barracuda, And Move!
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Next up are some high-quality photographs, courtesy of Wimbles. More »
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Comment by bygeorge: I had never noticed before, but the Plymouth Sapporo is to the original Barracuda what a Mustang II is to... 11 Responses | Other threads
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2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Coming To America, Five-Door Style
Mitsubishi announced today that they will be bringing the utilitarian 2010 Lancer Sportback to the U.S. this summer, quirky styling and all. Watch out, Subaru!
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geneva motor show
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Sport Air Concept Heading To Geneva
The Geneva Motor Show will see the debut of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV Sport Air Concept, building on the i-MiEV electric platform with a sexier profile. Well, sexier for an electric car. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by damnelantra™: hmm... something tells me the range will be extraordinarily reduced with those tires. and how do they keep that little dot... 2 Responses | Other threads
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ad watch
Mitsubishi Lancer "Birds And Bees" Ad Touts Tired Innuendo-Laden Humor
Nothing says subversive and edgy like issuing a press release about how subversive and edgy your scandalous, innuendo-laden TV spot is for the new Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Barry_Badrinath: I thought Jimmy Johnson was from El Cajon! 2 Responses | Other threads
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nice price or crack pipe
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $29,595 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL Spyder?
Is that used car's price fair… or do you need a megablast from the crack pipe to think so? 70% of you opted for the latter choice on the 99-mile SVO Mustang for 34 grand.
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Comment by bygeorge: By the way, who started the modern retractable hardtop trend? I seem to remember it was Mercedes, but this... 5 Responses | Other threads
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mitsubishi lancer evo x
UK County Gets Three Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Police Cars
They used to say "you can't outrun Motorola" but in the UK, you can't outrun a trio of Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X cars owned by the Yorkshire county police.
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Comment by layabout returns: Nothing new to read about,they've had Scooby's,Evo's, S model Audi's & M3's for years. The local pigs even have a... 13 Responses | Other threads
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alternative energy
Canadians Start 28,000-Mile Voyage In Veggie-Fueled Van, Attempt World Record
A pair of Canadian environmentalists have embarked on a four-month journey to break the Guinness World Record for "longest journey by a car using alternative fuel" by traveling 45,000 km (27,961 miles) across North America in a Japanese-import Mitsubishi Delica 4x4 van converted to run on waste vegetable oil (WVO/SVO) while doling out green wisdom to school children. The current record is held by an all-German team and their natural gas-powered Volkswagen Caddy, which traveled just 23,697 miles across Europe, but we think the Canadians may just be able to do it. The reasons?
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Comment by Graverobber: They will be eaten by Polar Bears. The bio-diesel french fry odor will attract them, and the Delica's lackofplacestohideiness will... 4 Responses | Other threads
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stupid criminals
Brothers Race Across Oklahoma At 130 MPH To Get To Chili's
After eluding numerous spike strips and attempts by a Dodge Charger Police Edition to run them off the road, the brothers behind the helm of this Mitsubishi Galant raced off the Oklahoma highway and into a Chili's parking lot. Once inside the parking lot they were easy pickin's for the state troopers, slamming into a parked car. What compelled them to race at speeds above 130 MPH to get to a Chili's? Was it a Mitsubishi Galant GTZ? According to reports, police found some Mary Jane in the car, which leads us to believe a plate of Southwestern Egg Rolls may be the real culprit. [MSNBC]
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Comment by Rust-MyEnemy: For a limited time you can call in at your local Burger King and get the Smoked BBQ Angus ®... 18 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street bonus edition
Sacramento Plymouth Arrow May Well Be Governor Schwarzenegger's Incognito Ride
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Today we're venturing up to the state capitol, where Alan Galbraith- the man responsible for Billetproof- spotted this '77 Arrow, parked right across the street from his '76 "Hurst Edition" AMC Pacer. Now, we don't have any proof that Arnold hisself drives this car when he wants to be inconspicuous, but what better choice could there be? The rebadged Mitsubishi Celeste has governor-grade style, yet doesn't scream for attention. More »
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Comment by FP - pass the stars, please: It's a hybrid... ...of a Gremlin and a '67 Charger. It's also simultaneously simple and busy, cute and sporty, well-styled and ponderous.... 6 Responses | Other threads
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classic ad watch
Céline Dion Destroys Quebec In Her 1991 Dodge Colt
We're pretty sure that the woman driving the '87 Sundance up the Stade Olympique in Montreal is not Céline Dion- though all the YouTubers swear it's her- but this ad for the '91 Dodge Colt does appear to feature Quebec's most famous daughter. First she dances with some scurrilous-looking gents, then leaves a swath of destruction behind her rebadged Mitsubishi, which is powerful enough to melt parking meters.
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Comment by abgwin: this is exactly why the US needs to adopt a multi-language system. If we legislated that certain states must broadcast... 4 Responses | Other threads
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classic ad watch
Where Do You Want To Be? In A 1986 Mitsubishi, Of Course!
Remember the Mitsubishi Cordia? The Tredia? Where are all those Cordia Turbos today? Of all the nameplates shown in this ad, only the Galant is still around 22 years later… but that spirit of the 80s will live on forever in the Mitsubishi theme song!
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Comment by NatefromOgden: If anybody needs the plastic, under seat map tray for a Cordia, I'm still keeping loose nuts bolts and screws... 5 Responses | Other threads
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mitsubishi lancer evo x
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X FQ400 On The Way
Because apparently the existing FQ360 wasn't F-ing Quick enough, the report from AutoExpress is that Mitsubishi has now greenlit an FQ400 version of the Lancer Evo X. We didn't have much of a chance to open up the taps when we drove the 291 HP 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR, but seeing as the FQ400 name indicates output of 400 HP, we can only imagine how much faster it'll be than what we have in the states. That's right, the FQ isn't coming here, as it'll be tuned in the UK, where it will likely receive an upgraded turbocharger, exhaust, engine computer and fuel system. The results will be stunning. More »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by fodder650: Hasn't Top Gear reviewed this in the UK? 3 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
Houston LeMons Miscreants Beware: Judges Coming After You In Pike's Peak Winning Evo!
You read that correctly, racers: 24 Hours Of LeMons Supreme Court Justices Martin and Loverman will be in full gavel-pounding, cheater-busting effect at the Yeehaw It's LeMons Texas 2008 race, and this time we've got an Official Judicial Vehicle to enable us to get a real close look at your bad on-track behavior: the Rally Ready Mitsubishi Evo VI that won the Open class at the 2008 Pike's Peak Hill Climb race. That's right, Rally Ready Motorsports is bringing the race car out from Austin, with a squad of their best drivers to keep us in the thick of the action, ensuring that miscreants can't hide, nor run, from those well-deserved black flags. And (heh, heh), we've got some extra-cruelfair new punishments in store for racetrack lawbreakers! More »
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Comment by Graverobber: Jebus, Murilee and Loverman, wearing white wigs and gowns in the Lone Star state. Gentlemen, I fully expect hilarity to ensue. 4 Responses | Other threads
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la auto show
Mitsubishi's LA Design Challenge Entry Reveals MMR25, Rally Racer Of The Future
Each year the LA Auto Show pits the best of the best of designers from the automakers to try and design some creative looks at our automotive future. Last year, it was all about "green," but this year, the project's called Motorsport 2025, and it's designed to show off what the race car of 2025 will look like. While we don't have the full gamut of responses to show off yet, we do have a sneak peek at Mitsubishi's entry to the quasi-esteemed contest based totally in unreality. It's called the MMR25 Rally Racer and yes, it's meant for the rally courses of the future. Frankly, we were kind of hoping dirt would be abolished by 2025. Full press release after the jump — along with a rear view of the dirty red racer. More » -
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2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, Ralliart Break Cover Early On Way To Paris
We knew to expect the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback and 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart to see an official reveal at the Paris Motor Show next week ever since we saw the Lancer Prototype-S in Geneva earlier this year. It looks like we don't even need to go to the French capital, as a bevy of shots of the two new Lancer sportbacks have broken free of the confines of their embargoes to show us what we'll see live next week. More » -
project car hell
PCH, Rebadged Japanese Turbo Edition: Chevrolet Sprint Turbo or Dodge Colt Turbo?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Once we gave Germany a second chance against PCH Superpower Italy, they pulled off the upset- that's right, the Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman (just barely) beat the Lamborghini Urraco in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll! But what about the Japanese? They totally get shortchanged in Project Car Hell, what with their cars' excessive reliability and ease of parts obtainment. Well, how about a couple of bargain-priced subcompacts from Japan, equipped with Detroit badges and jittery, hoon-friendly turbocharged engines? You know every last one of these cars has spent most of its career at shrieking, valve-floating revs with some kid's sneaker mashing the gas pedal to the floor (while operating a four-foot bong and working the gearshift at the same time), all the while getting zero maintenance and running on the very cheapest Stop-N-Rob gasoline.
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Comment by F_munk: If the point was to have a Lemons racer, the flat black paint on the colt would be a non-issue. 4 Responses | Other threads
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paris motor show
Mitsubishi Colt Is Mystery Machine Coming To Paris Motor Show
Remember that mysterious Mitsubishi image we showed you earlier this week? Turns out it was the shaded visage of a restyled Mitsubishi Colt set to debut under the lights of the Paris Motor Show next month. The Colt never died in Europe like it did in the US, but the new version dumps the funky grille for the new Mitsubishi "angry-face" styling — and actually wears it pretty well. So well in fact, we actually think the Colt kinda looks like a pocket-sized badass. It definitely looks like it could beat up the Pontiac G3 and take its lunch money. More » -
paris motor show
Mysterious Mitsubishi Coming To Paris
An image of an as-yet-unknown Mitsubishi set for a global unveil at the 2008 Paris Motor Show has surfaced, and it helps nobody. They might as well have released an image of a Mitsubishi dealership and put an arrow on it saying, "It goes in here" because the Mitsu "angry face" we see here looks pretty much exactly like the one visible on the current Lancer. More » -
paris motor show
Diesel-Powered Mitsubishi Racing Lancer Fulfills Every Post-Apocalypse Fantasy Ever, Has 480 Lb-Ft Of Torque
Some of us spent a large portion of our youth preparing for the coming apocalypse. No, not in the creepy “our mom was Sarah Connor” sense, but in the totally normal and respectable type of advanced weapons and survival training that everyone does when they’re 12, right? Understandably this has created a significantly high level of anticipation for the inevitable alien invasion / nuclear winter / ape takeover. And now, we’ve found the perfect survival vehicle. It’s the Mitsubishi Racing Lancer equipped with a 260 HP, 480 lb.-ft. diesel engine. More » -
2008 mitsubishi lancer evolution
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Owner Presses On Gas, Pedal Breaks Off
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. More »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by MrSatan: Mitsubishi's have always been pieces of shit. I remember checking some out at the Pike's Peak rally and the 2... more » | Other threads
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industry news
UAW Keeping Strike Plans A Secret From Mitsubishi, Relationship Troubles To Follow
Automotive News reports UAW Local 2448 is planning to keep a recent strike vote secret until its contract with Mitsubishi passes the negotiation deadline of August 28th. The Normal, IL facility that employs the Local 2448 workers currently produces the dozen or so Endeavours, Eclipses, and Galants Mitsu tries to sell here every year. The union's secrecy strikes us as bizarre, considering the UAW's traditional approach to negotiation is boisterous grandstanding followed by explanations of "tough times" when it can't deliver the beef. Maybe there's something unnatural in the water in Normal. [Auto News (Sub. Req.)]
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Turboner: Think they messed up when they stopped making DSM's at that plant? I do. more » | Other threads
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x games
Mitsubishi Evo Flips At X-Games Rally
The 2008 X-Games Rally held in Carson, California this weekend saw Andrew Comrie Picard launch his Mitsubishi Evo over the big stadium jump, come up short, and flip the car end over end back onto its wheels. The driver and co-driver were uninjured, but the car, as you can see from the in-car angle, wasn't able to continue driving. More » -
mitsubishi lancer sportback-x
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback-X To Dress In Lesbian Chic
Today brings new info on the pending Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback. According to unnamed Japanese sources, there's another variant in the works dubbed the Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback-X. The "X" stands for extreme, obviously: Just look at the rock-crushing fender flares, the lifted suspension and the Subaru Impreza Outback-challenging ruggedness. More » -
2008 mitsubishi lancer evolution x
ChargeSpeed Releases Non-Functional Carbon Parts for 2008 Mitsubishi Evo X
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] More »
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By Wes SilerComment by layabout returns: @wagonmonster: But carbon fibre weighs less,thats the point.I guess cars are not your thing. more » | Other threads
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