Vaillant

Wow, I really like it. If the current Evo looked more like it, I would have much more seriously considered buying one.

Here's another article:
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103252

~ Matt

nzarnow

Coming from someone who absolutly HATES the current Evo I think it looks really good!

All you need to change is the fuel door, the spoiler (just a smaller one), and the tail-lights. I can't wait to see them if they look close to this. I am also interested in the interior. What does the inside look like?

murix

I too think this one is a huge improvement over the current Evo

Steiner

I think it looks really good. Sorta reminds me of a GTO and a TSX. I'd definately trade in my Evo 8 for something like that if they ditch the cheesy dual tips and a few other cosmetic things. That's a good looking car.

BlueEyes

I never noticed that diffuser. Like that touch. I can't get over the front. Looks like it's going to swallow a baby, I love it!

DARKMAZ8

A dingo ate your baiby!

Steiner

The Evo IX has a rear diffuser in Japan but it couldn't meet crash safety test requirements for the US. So chances are we'll be getting an Evo X without a rear diffuser too.

Ajax

It's a world above the current EVO in cosmetics.. I have to agree with the guys who wonder how it'll be changed to meet US spec regulations. I'm not to fond of the "huge gaping hole in the front of the car" look that mitsu has employed but I didn't like it on the acura's either. It's like the original NRF kit on the RX-8, hideous.
Mitsu has spiced it up a little but it's still not my cup of tea.
The car definitely looks more like a sporty sedan than a riced up sedan now. I really do like the fenders on it this run and IMHO the wing doesn't look half bad.
I guess we'll see how it all ends up.

BlueEyes

Why are our crash regs so strict. Honestly, do they have a lot more deaths in europe and asian than they do here? is it really helping, or just pissing me off.

Steiner

That's another one you can thank greedy American lawyers for. In Japan somebody dies in a car accident and they have a funeral. In the US we file a lawsuit against the car manufacturer. Consequently the crash safety standards have gone through the roof and the interiors of our cars are covered with warning stickers that only a ******* retard would need to read. Seems like our whole society is designed around the premise of avoiding a lawsuit.

nzarnow

Oh yea, they better have normal exhaust pipes as well instead of a fart cannon. Dual's look soooo much better.

murix

Anywhere you see a warning sign that states the obvious you can guarantee some idiot did something stupid and then sued the manufacturer.

My favourite is the one on lawn mowers that says do not stick hand in blades. I can only picture what happened for that one.

Steiner

The Evo is all about form follows function though. Dual tips (unless a true dual exhaust on a V6, V8, V10, or V12 engine) are simply cosmetic. They may give a car a sportier more balanced look, but it's a bottle-neck. The more bends the more backpressure and any turbocharged engine inherently comes with enough of that. In fact the best exhaust setup on a turbo charged vehicle is no exhaust at all.

Japan8

Uh no. Haven't you read the news about the Mitsubishi trucks wheel hub issue? It was pretty big news here. There was certainly lawsuits involved there. As there was with the big train accident recently with JR Western Japan.

There just aren't many *stupidity* lawsuits in Japan... yet. But when there's a death in a car accident it's a big deal. See my comments in the "Clarkson dumps on Mustang/Solstice" thread on this subject. You pay... you pay a lot when there's an accident and someone is injured or dies. The worst is if the injured party is a pedestrian (including bicycles)...

yiksing

Looks more like a Mitsubishi Galant (very under-rated considering it has a 2.5 twin turbo v6) to me

Steiner

It's a big deal when somebody dies no matter where you are in the world. Not trying to downplay the significance of that. No where else on the planet has the ridiculous degree of litigation the US has, and auto makers are often the brunt of it regardless of the TRUE cause of the accident. Driving drunk and roll your Chevy SUV at 90mph? No problem. Sue GM for not employing an anti roll stability control feature in their SUV line yet. If you can dream up a case against a big corporation, there's a **** bag lawyer (or team of **** bag lawyers) who'll represent you. Unless I'm mistaken it's not the epidemic in Japan that it's become in the US...yet.

yiksing

Actually if I'm not mistaken and I might be wrong, the manufacturer was trying to cover it up even though they knew about it until this lady brought it up.

c2k4-8

That is HOT!

AbusiveWombat

IMO, I like the dual exhaust. Sure, it may be heavier and not flow as much but there will be plenty of aftermarket exhaust systems that will be single or dual. I'd rather have the choice then no choice.

s13lover

Ditto.

Steiner

Speaking of the Evo X, some guy on EvoM just posted pics of his brand new Evo IX. He thinks he's the first Evo 9 owner in the US and nobody is arguing with him...

http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthr...4&page=1&pp=15

Japan8

Oh no... don't misunderstand me. I hate the "stupidity" lawsuits in the US. Everytime one makes the news I always can't believe the judge actually heard the case. Those suits are ridiculous.

The point I was trying to make that even though the litigation is lower in Japan (various reasons such as lack of lawyers), there are still significant costs to accidents, etc.

OTOH, everything is dumbed down in Japan. Escalators have recorded voices reminding you to step to the side when getting off.... make sure to hold the hands of children when riding the escalator, warning labels on everything... the list goes on. Someone here would do something as dumb as take an electric appliance in the bath just because there was no warning saying that you can't.