EVO VIII in Australia?

[Kaido_RR]

the new evo looks ulgy

just my 2cents

[franks]

55K. then everyone would buy that. but 55k sounds rite even if you import one brand new from japan. but id rather a r33 gtr with modz then it . since the evo's can hardly pass 400bhp.

they weigh 200kg less though.

[franks]

Rice anyone?

stock they do 1:09's around wakefield, and that was a journo driving it.

with a proper driver they reckon atleast another 2seconds...STOCK.

[MINES_DATSUN]

well. why do you think GTR's are called GT ? i dont see a GT on the evo

[MINES_DATSUN]

my personal oppinion. mitsubishi cars can never be like nissan for street and circuit racing purpose. but the evo 7 would be the same as a evo 8 just a few updated body parts and bolt on things.

the GTR series looks better then evo 8. im saying R32 GTR looks better thena evo 8 . and they are also faster. i saw one doing 1.08 around wakefield with a normal driver.

[franks]

my personal oppinion. mitsubishi cars can never be like nissan for street and circuit racing purpose.

are you implying that nissan have the best street and circuit car in the world?

if thats the case, why is the JUN Hyper Lemon EVO 5 the quickest around Tsukaba circuit in Japan where all the manufacturers bench mark their cars?

but the evo 7 would be the same as a evo 8 just a few updated body parts and bolt on things.

please elaborate....do you have facts that they are practically the same?

the GTR series looks better then evo 8

yes, thankyou for your opinion.

im saying R32 GTR looks better thena  evo 8

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as above.

and they are also faster. i saw one doing 1.08 around wakefield with a normal driver.

stock r32 gtr? *STOCK* r32 gtr? is that so? official time or off your watch? who was the driver? was it on slicks? semi slicks? road tyres?

[Ryan D]

still dont rate the look, as said in here, baby magna.

and that magna makes me ill.

[MINES_DATSUN]

i thought the mines r34 is the fastest around tskuba ? . hmm i still say evo 5 is the best evo out . yes the GTR R32 just had filters and 15psi

[MINES_DATSUN]

http://www.tuningpt.com/store/tsukuba.htm

besides that car .

the EVo 7 from HkS and kensai is extremely fast. the mines car does 56 around tsukuba. but im not sure about JUN evo 5. the times are way off on that grid

[franks]

i thought the mines r34 is the fastest around tskuba ? . hmm i still say evo 5 is the best evo out . yes the GTR R32 just had filters and 15psi

what does a gtr run stock boost? about 7-8psi? so your talking about a gtr with almost double the boost vs a STOCK Evo8 still?

according to JUN website..."...Lap time was 0'55''976..."

http://www.junauto.co.jp/democar/evo5/index.html?en

[Rezz]

http://www.tuningpt.com/store/tsukuba.htm  

besides that car .

the EVo 7 from HkS and kensai is extremely fast. the mines car does 56 around tsukuba. but im not sure about JUN evo 5.  the times are way off on that grid

That list is not... "correct"...

This car is KING:

The CYBER EVO Lancer Evolution 7 driven by Eiji Yamada...

0"55'801 around Tsukuba on the 9th December 2003...

This is a pic of it before it recieved it's new color scheme...

Sick...

[Shell]

yup. i totally agree. they will be a cult car aimed at the pure enthusiast wanting more or something different to an my03 sti.

didnt the evo6.5 retail in australia for like 80-85K?

from what they wrote in the latest Motor (?? i think it was Motor) - they overpriced them, and had to drop the price to sell the last of them...that's why they are pricing these ones to be competitive with the STI's (apparently!)

[Parag0n]

Looks Alright, but 4 doors

[Silver-Arrowz]

It makes sense that Mistu will sell the EVO8 for the same price as an STI. The 6.5 wasn't exactly selling like hot cakes and took Mitsu a while to get rid of them. I'm sure anyone wouldn't want to repeat the mistake Nissan made with the GTR.

I think people really underestimate the EVO8. About 80% of max torque occurs at 2500rpm! No way the RB26 does this stock. Not to mention the 380?mm disc brakes. That's massive for a car that light. The R34 GTR is heavier and has 355mm discs (I think? No bigger though). In theory, the EVO should out brake the R34.

I know we all love our lines' but when the head starts thinking, you can't beat the EVO8.

[fatz]

Originally Posted by wrxkilla

word frankie

they could sell evos in aus for $80-$90k and they will still sell......

nope they had to give the suckers away after they priced them around there

they are a quick car but shit there ugly

but if they do sell them for 55k i dont think you will c anymore sti's selling

[dojobi]

I thought the reason they didn't sell was because they released the EVO 6 here the same month the EVO7 was released in Japan. I know I certainly wouldn't be buying an old model when they've just released a new one. My opinion - they had excess stock and as Mitsu Aus had been asking for the Evo for quite some time, they thought it would be a good dumping ground for the old models.

[MINES_DATSUN]

damn the evo's really do pump. what would the JUN evo do on a qtr ?

[franks]

It makes sense that Mistu will sell the EVO8 for the same price as an STI. The 6.5 wasn't exactly selling like hot cakes and took Mitsu a while to get rid of them. I'm sure anyone wouldn't want to repeat the mistake Nissan made with the GTR.

i think its all very speculative, but you have a very valid point.

in either case, if they sold at 55k to rival the sti then thats a great benefit for everyone as i still think an enthusiast would pay over and above that for an evo8.

I think people really underestimate the EVO8. About 80% of max torque occurs at 2500rpm! No way the RB26 does this stock. Not to mention the 380?mm disc brakes. That's massive for a car that light. The R34 GTR is heavier and has 355mm discs (I think? No bigger though). In theory, the EVO should out brake the R34.

are the brembo's on the evo8 4pot? because the bnr34 brembo's are 6 pot remember....?

[franks]

That list is not... "correct"...

This car is KING:

The CYBER EVO Lancer Evolution 7 driven by Eiji Yamada...

...

ANIMAL

Rezz, thankyou for the corrected info, beat the jun evo by what, 2 x 100'ths of a second!

Have you got full specs of that car???

[MINES_DATSUN]

so this means the GTR's are shitter then the EVO's . hehehe