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Old 03-21-2011, 09:25 PM   #1
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Evo not dead!

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Reports of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo’s death have been greatly exaggerated. After the unsurprisingly angry backlash the company received from its fanbase, Mitsubishi has apparently reversed its decision to kill its flagship rally fighter.

Mitsubishi now must find a way to balance the ferocious performance and cult-status image of the Evolution with the new eco-friendly image it’s developing around the world. The Evo X will still be available, but the next generation will “evolve” into a different direction—something that may surprise the Evo’s thousands of fans.

In a press release, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Global Chief Executive, Osamu Masuko indicates that perhaps the Evo never was axed and that the automaker has plans for the next generation of the vehicle. Masuko comments that in response to new market demands the automaker, “is considering not advancing the Lancer Evolution concept in the same way as before, but to find a different direction for the Lancer Evolution model to evolve.”

With previous rumors that the car could include hybrid or electric technology, this seems all the more likely by additional remarks that the car’s future direction and the “technologies involved” in it, will be revealed at a later date.

So rest assured Evo faithful, the STi-killer isn’t dead, but it may never be the same.
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Old 03-21-2011, 10:02 PM   #2
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Good to hear, but scary at the same time. The only thing worse then a dead Evo is a Evo that has a range of 80 miles- And then if you dare drive spirited...
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Old 03-21-2011, 10:11 PM   #3
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"So rest assured Evo faithful, the STi-killer isn’t dead, but it may never be the same."

scares me.. i honestly think it will not be a true Evo. they just want to keep the name base to keep "us" happy. but change the platform all together. idk
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Ya not sure what to think anymore. They will probably change their minds again in a few weeks and decide to scrap the idea again.
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Ya not sure what to think anymore. They will probably change their minds again in a few weeks and decide to scrap the idea again.

same. well said.
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I am putting my 10 dollars on the next Evo being just as good as the current ones, if not better.
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Old 03-22-2011, 01:36 AM   #7
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I am putting my 10 dollars on the next Evo being just as good as the current ones, if not better.
This.

All the "could be different" hype is just marketing/good business. gotta keep the customer's interest
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I wasn't really aware Mitsubishi had an image at all... and having an eco-friendly or hybrid evo is like having a family member on life support... sure it's still around but you can't really play with it and now you have to plug it in
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^^ haha nice analogy
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I wasn't really aware Mitsubishi had an image at all... and having an eco-friendly or hybrid evo is like having a family member on life support... sure it's still around but you can't really play with it and now you have to plug it in
I still think it is better then crapping the whole platform all together. Something is better than nothing IMO.
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IMO would rather see the evo be the gas guzzling hug that it is then the "EVO Prius" just not good
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ide rather see the evolution die forever then turn into some squishy efficient hippie nightmare.
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ide rather see the evolution die forever then turn into some squishy efficient hippie nightmare.
I see where you guys are coming from for sure. I would love for Mitsu. to keep the gas guzzling Evo alive and build a beast of a car for the Evo 11.

It should be interesting to see what they decide to do with it though.
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why doesn't mitsubishi just make a lancer hybrid or a new model altogether? They have like 5.5 vehicles they sell in the US (the outlander sport is the .5 because it looks like it got rear-ended), of which like 3 actually sell. Also, the lancer sells predominately in the GTS (sportier) trim which shows that people buy it to have a baby evo, so..... idk what they're thinking!
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Porsche already race the GT3 hybrid. The Citroen Rallys hybrid already, etc.
Maybe the Subaru will be left behind again, in this battle... LOL.

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Its like the Eclipse,after the 2g the eclipse was dead too.
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Our electrical infrastructure can barely handle all our AC's on at the same time without browning out, imagine if we all plugged in at night????

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Porsche already race the GT3 hybrid. The Citroen Rallys hybrid already, etc.
Maybe the Subaru will be left behind again, in this battle... LOL.

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Whats a GT3 sell for? And the hybrid version???
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Whats a GT3 sell for? And the hybrid version???
that one... who knows LOL

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The Infiniti M37 hybrid is claiming 360hp and 32mpg......not sure how it will handle modding but still interesting.
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why doesn't mitsubishi just make a lancer hybrid or a new model altogether? They have like 5.5 vehicles they sell in the US (the outlander sport is the .5 because it looks like it got rear-ended), of which like 3 actually sell. Also, the lancer sells predominately in the GTS (sportier) trim which shows that people buy it to have a baby evo, so..... idk what they're thinking!
i have to agree with this as well, simply come out with a new model "lancer" have 4 trims DE, ES, GTS, Hybrid..
hell hyundai did it with the sonata.. they have three cars that appeal to most everyne.
sonata,trubo, hybrid.
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