Mitsubishi Evo IX Estate (wagon to us)
08-09-05, 06:41 PM
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Mitsubishi Evo IX Estate (wagon to us)
Could this be the ultimate in practicality and performance? Spotted on test in Japan, it's Mitsubishi's soon-to-be-launched Evolution IX Estate - and Auto Express's spy photographers got the first-ever pictures.
Making a surprise debut on a wet Tsukuba race track near Tokyo, ahead of its unveiling next month, the newcomer completed three fast laps before disappearing from view. Sources said the car was undergoing its final phases of testing and running back-to-back with the saloon to establish a series of quick lap times for comparison.
At the end of the day, Mitsubishi's research and development test team declared the results were far closer than expected. Originally, they'd anticipated the estate's extra 100kg bulk would add at least two seconds' time difference around the two-kilometre track. But the gap was less than one second. According to a spokesman, the carrier's rear end actually improved its weight distribution, which gave better traction than the saloon.
Just 2,500 Evo IX Estates are to be made, and the car will only be available here as a grey import priced from around £20,000. It shares the same chassis, six-speed manual gearbox and 2.0-litre turbocharged engine as the saloon. Expect a 0-60mph sprint time of around five-and-a-half seconds.
Peter Lyon
Making a surprise debut on a wet Tsukuba race track near Tokyo, ahead of its unveiling next month, the newcomer completed three fast laps before disappearing from view. Sources said the car was undergoing its final phases of testing and running back-to-back with the saloon to establish a series of quick lap times for comparison.
At the end of the day, Mitsubishi's research and development test team declared the results were far closer than expected. Originally, they'd anticipated the estate's extra 100kg bulk would add at least two seconds' time difference around the two-kilometre track. But the gap was less than one second. According to a spokesman, the carrier's rear end actually improved its weight distribution, which gave better traction than the saloon.
Just 2,500 Evo IX Estates are to be made, and the car will only be available here as a grey import priced from around £20,000. It shares the same chassis, six-speed manual gearbox and 2.0-litre turbocharged engine as the saloon. Expect a 0-60mph sprint time of around five-and-a-half seconds.
Peter Lyon
i'll stick w/ te sedan
08-09-05, 07:15 PM
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Speaks French in Russian
What....what the hell happened??? It looks like a Ralliart edition. At least the sedan front and rear was different from the regular and Ralliart edition. This Evo wagon doesnt look any diferent at all.
With designs like this, I hope wagons dont make a comeback.
I personally believe that Audi (A4 and A6) and Volvo (V50 and V70 NOT XC70 thmbsdwn) offer the most attractive wagons for us Americans.
With designs like this, I hope wagons dont make a comeback.
I personally believe that Audi (A4 and A6) and Volvo (V50 and V70 NOT XC70 thmbsdwn) offer the most attractive wagons for us Americans.
08-10-05, 07:26 AM
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Zombie Slayer
OK, OK, I'll be the one that comes out and admits it! I like it!
For some bizarre reason, I have always liked import wagons. Don't know why, just have. This I find wild! All that practicality coupled with fantastic performance??!!
Hell yeah I'd rock it!!!
For some bizarre reason, I have always liked import wagons. Don't know why, just have. This I find wild! All that practicality coupled with fantastic performance??!!
Hell yeah I'd rock it!!!
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08-11-05, 09:53 AM
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I won't comment on its looks......that is a matter of personal taste......but at least you can SEE out the back of the wagon. The sedan's raised boy-racer wing in back sure doesn't help visibility any.
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