I spied: Evolution X in disguise?
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Sup guys.
So I was driving home from school today, around 2:30pm on the 605 heading North, near Cerritos Auto Square. I spotted this weird looking EVO-VII, the weird interior caught my eyes. RHD, mechanical differences from EVO-VIII.
Before I merged onto the 91 freeway, I snapped a few pics with my trusted DC (I always keep it handy in my car now). Here are the pics:
Exterior of an EVO-VII:
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX1.jpg)
Closer:
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX2.jpg)
Side view:
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX3.jpg)
dual exhausts (why the 1 inch tips?)
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX4.jpg)
new-Lancer looking interior?
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX5.jpg)
RHD. Fake driver on the passenger side (or is that the driver side?)
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX6.jpg)
Weird bulge on the hood.
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX7.jpg)
I don't know, seems like an EVO-X but with EVO-VII sheet metals. What do you guys think?
So I was driving home from school today, around 2:30pm on the 605 heading North, near Cerritos Auto Square. I spotted this weird looking EVO-VII, the weird interior caught my eyes. RHD, mechanical differences from EVO-VIII.
Before I merged onto the 91 freeway, I snapped a few pics with my trusted DC (I always keep it handy in my car now). Here are the pics:
Exterior of an EVO-VII:
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX1.jpg)
Closer:
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX2.jpg)
Side view:
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX3.jpg)
dual exhausts (why the 1 inch tips?)
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX4.jpg)
new-Lancer looking interior?
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX5.jpg)
RHD. Fake driver on the passenger side (or is that the driver side?)
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX6.jpg)
Weird bulge on the hood.
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoX7.jpg)
I don't know, seems like an EVO-X but with EVO-VII sheet metals. What do you guys think?
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Look carefully, blue manufacturer plates. This is an Evo X test mule.
The other giveaways are the unusual RHD dashboard, crude-looking flared wheel arches & bulge on the hood.
The other giveaways are the unusual RHD dashboard, crude-looking flared wheel arches & bulge on the hood.
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Bingo... exactly what I was about to post. Blue plate and the crudeness of the car is a giveaway.
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Here is a picture of the 2008 Lancer interior. I can't really tell if there is a difference or not, but they don't look too similar on first glance...
![](http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/01/07-08-lancer-gts-blue-stati.jpg)
It's definitely different than the 2006 interior though...
Last edited by Stage3; 06-02-07 at 09:43 AM.
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why would this be a test mule when the Evo-X is already close to production and various journalists have driven it already. the platform is shared with the Outlander which has been out for a good year now.
i saw the blue plates, but the reason why i don't see why this is a evo x is because the evo x is a bigger car, and those tailpipes--that such narrow pipes on a performance car that REQUIRES good breathing for its turbos... doesn't seem likely that this is a real evo x in disguise. if anything we should be seeing the real Evo x cars testing--not these.
i saw the blue plates, but the reason why i don't see why this is a evo x is because the evo x is a bigger car, and those tailpipes--that such narrow pipes on a performance car that REQUIRES good breathing for its turbos... doesn't seem likely that this is a real evo x in disguise. if anything we should be seeing the real Evo x cars testing--not these.
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Nissan tested the new GT-R chassis/engine inside a G35 coupe shell before, so having an EVO-X hiding inside a VIII shell isn't all that impossible. If the car isn't even officially reveiled as the production model, they might well be testing it in a shell.
Plus, dual exhausts on a 2.0 can't get much bigger. Look at the exhausts on the EVO-X sample model. It's not any bigger than the test mule, with chrome tips.
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoXjap.jpg)
The interior looks NOTHING like the current Lancers so I don't think it's just a wannabe JDM EVO. If anything it resembles the new Lancer interior more.
Plus, dual exhausts on a 2.0 can't get much bigger. Look at the exhausts on the EVO-X sample model. It's not any bigger than the test mule, with chrome tips.
![](http://bigpete.mysite4now.com/ray/evox/evoXjap.jpg)
The interior looks NOTHING like the current Lancers so I don't think it's just a wannabe JDM EVO. If anything it resembles the new Lancer interior more.
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thats some jdm evo wanna-be...
interior - who knows - maybe a jdm version of the EVO, or even Lancer...
the Lancer Evo10 is final - has been for a while... there would be no reason to have one disguised any more... especially as RHD...
interior - who knows - maybe a jdm version of the EVO, or even Lancer...
the Lancer Evo10 is final - has been for a while... there would be no reason to have one disguised any more... especially as RHD...
Last edited by mitsuguy; 06-03-07 at 10:32 AM.