EVO VIII - Team-BHP

Tom · 2nd June 2004, 18:18

Why do most of you guys rave about the this car so much??

is this car so hot?

GTO · 3rd June 2004, 13:55

Hi Tom,

Heres some of the reasons I lust after the EVO's from Mitsubishi.

1. These are road-versions of the WRC cars
2. Lightning fast...300bhp + 0 - 100 under 5 seconds
3. With all-wheel drive, wide rubber, rally suspensions and having stuff like active yaw control, they are supreme handlers. I have a video where theres an EVO VIII kicking butt with 360 Modenas on the track.
4. The EVOs are built for and around the driver.
5. They have looks that can kill!!
6. Daily driving in and around town/traffic is not an issue at all. Plus the practicality of 4 doors and a boot.
7. Best of all, the price. Apprx. $30,000 (< 15 Lacs). Of course there are cars that will beat the EVO on the track, but none for $30,000 (beside the Impreza Sti). Its affordable supercar performance for people like you and me.

GTO

Tom · 3rd June 2004, 14:45

I was watching APRC on 10 sports y'day. The EVO 8's didnt look so good to me. Doesnt look sporty enough...but thats my personal opinion.

For the last few 3-4 yrs the Mitsubishi's have been the slowest in the WRC.
Infact they were so bad they had to drop out of the championship last year.

This year they have come up with a new Lancer WRC04.
Sadly last rally both cars couldnt even make it to the start as they wouldnt start...LOL

Revvmaster · 3rd June 2004, 16:19

Well Tom, don't compare the results of Mitsubishi on track with that of the road-going Evo VIII. The two cars are same but built for two different purposes. One to garner laurels on track while the other to gain the green flag in the auto journos mags.

Performance in this car on-road is staggering. 0-100 in 4.5 seconds for the FQ 300 and 4.1 seconds in the FQ 330. To put it in perspective, the former is SL55 territory while the latter is Porsche 911 turbo territory. And for a car to perform that well, go around tracks with aplomb, handle stop-go traffic with nary a hesitation for just under 30,000$s, you have to give credit to Mitsu to developing a car that is essentially just a family sedan.

Mitsubishi currently is in turmoil with financial difficulties, one of the reasons why their presence in WRC has become insignificant. But such realities have been faced even by erstwhile WRC championship winning manufacturers. Lancia is one for example. We can only hope that Mitsu can get back on its two feet, hire a finn and just watch them decimate the opposition in WRC. Only if....

Revv

Tom · 3rd June 2004, 16:40

Sounds good!
Is thr a differene b/n the Lancer and the EVO 8?

Is this 300BHP car the ordinary retail car...or a spl performance version?

Revvmaster · 3rd June 2004, 16:46

There are 3 versions of the Evo VIII. The stock Evo VIII and the two FQ versions, the FQ300 and FQ330. The FQs basically have different ECMs and maybe just a few more mods, but its the ECM change primarily that leads to a huge power surge.

The Lancer underpinnings and Evo are the same. Its just that the Evos are strengthened to take the power thats all.

Revv

Tom · 3rd June 2004, 16:54

ok....for that budget or even less
I think i'd buy the 307 3 door 2ltr 5 shift/Tiptronic 180BHP (bone stock street version) Peugeot for $18,000
206 is even cheaper for around 15,000

Jaggu · 3rd June 2004, 17:07

ill go for evo.. just for the looks lol

need4speed · 3rd June 2004, 20:08

if revv and gto cannot convince you of the lancer, no one else can. Even the stock lancer, that we get here is a better handler than the old honda city and the opel astra. So just think what a rally based car can do for u.

shravan316 · 3rd June 2004, 20:30

A Peugeot 307 maybe a good car, but, the EVO is a superb car.

Pferdestärke · 3rd June 2004, 23:12

Is this turning out to be War or what?
Well only thing that can convince me off an Evo VIII is the Imprezzive WRX STi WR1 (a family car, that can almost smoke a 360 round a test track and infact even quicker on a ¼Mile Drag Strip..)
I dont think Peugeot even compares to these beasts.. (well am talking strickly street versions.. ).
The 206 GTi, is a fine car, but I think even a 4 year old EVO IV can make it bite the dust..

And as far as the WRC cars of the Road cars are concerned, except for the base Chassis, everything else is changed as per racing requirements.. so the performance of the WRC cars cannot be compared to its road going models..
BTW Tom, I dont think anybody has answered your question...

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Sam · 5th June 2004, 20:11

Well let me agree with PS

I present the WR1...

Pferdestärke · 5th June 2004, 21:04

My Gyod.. Got GooseBumps looking at that SAM..
Awesome!

Revvmaster · 7th June 2004, 01:58

Hey Sam what u've posted is the 320 bhp Petter Solberg version of the awesome rally car.

Revv

Pferdestärke · 7th June 2004, 12:47

Yepp Revv, that is the WR1

3rd June 2004, 13:55	#2 (permalink)
GTO Super-Admin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 12,197 View My Garage	Hi Tom, Heres some of the reasons I lust after the EVO's from Mitsubishi. 1. These are road-versions of the WRC cars 2. Lightning fast...300bhp + 0 - 100 under 5 seconds 3. With all-wheel drive, wide rubber, rally suspensions and having stuff like active yaw control, they are supreme handlers. I have a video where theres an EVO VIII kicking butt with 360 Modenas on the track. 4. The EVOs are built for and around the driver. 5. They have looks that can kill!! 6. Daily driving in and around town/traffic is not an issue at all. Plus the practicality of 4 doors and a boot. 7. Best of all, the price. Apprx. $30,000 (< 15 Lacs). Of course there are cars that will beat the EVO on the track, but none for $30,000 (beside the Impreza Sti). Its affordable supercar performance for people like you and me. GTO __________________ GTO Change the way you think, and watch the world change around you. Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries.

3rd June 2004, 17:07	#8 (permalink)
Jaggu Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,633	ill go for evo.. just for the looks lol __________________ The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference. -Calvin

3rd June 2004, 20:30	#10 (permalink)
shravan316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 993	A Peugeot 307 maybe a good car, but, the EVO is a superb car. __________________ "You can have it in any colour as long as its black..."-Henry Ford

5th June 2004, 20:11	#12 (permalink)
Sam BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 108	Well let me agree with PS I present the WR1... __________________ Winning isnt everything... its the only thing!!!

5th June 2004, 21:04	#13 (permalink)
Pferdestärke BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 269	My Gyod.. Got GooseBumps looking at that SAM.. Awesome! __________________ Reasons aside.. Its just not a Ferrari. Ferrari?? The Italian Trash..? Kill Bill

2nd June 2004, 18:18	#1 (permalink)
Tom BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore, India. Posts: 393	Why do most of you guys rave about the this car so much?? is this car so hot?

3rd June 2004, 14:45	#3 (permalink)
Tom BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore, India. Posts: 393	I was watching APRC on 10 sports y'day. The EVO 8's didnt look so good to me. Doesnt look sporty enough...but thats my personal opinion. For the last few 3-4 yrs the Mitsubishi's have been the slowest in the WRC. Infact they were so bad they had to drop out of the championship last year. This year they have come up with a new Lancer WRC04. Sadly last rally both cars couldnt even make it to the start as they wouldnt start...LOL

3rd June 2004, 16:19	#4 (permalink)
Revvmaster BANNED Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,129	Well Tom, don't compare the results of Mitsubishi on track with that of the road-going Evo VIII. The two cars are same but built for two different purposes. One to garner laurels on track while the other to gain the green flag in the auto journos mags. Performance in this car on-road is staggering. 0-100 in 4.5 seconds for the FQ 300 and 4.1 seconds in the FQ 330. To put it in perspective, the former is SL55 territory while the latter is Porsche 911 turbo territory. And for a car to perform that well, go around tracks with aplomb, handle stop-go traffic with nary a hesitation for just under 30,000$s, you have to give credit to Mitsu to developing a car that is essentially just a family sedan. Mitsubishi currently is in turmoil with financial difficulties, one of the reasons why their presence in WRC has become insignificant. But such realities have been faced even by erstwhile WRC championship winning manufacturers. Lancia is one for example. We can only hope that Mitsu can get back on its two feet, hire a finn and just watch them decimate the opposition in WRC. Only if.... Revv

3rd June 2004, 16:40	#5 (permalink)
Tom BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore, India. Posts: 393	Sounds good! Is thr a differene b/n the Lancer and the EVO 8? Is this 300BHP car the ordinary retail car...or a spl performance version?

3rd June 2004, 16:46	#6 (permalink)
Revvmaster BANNED Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,129	There are 3 versions of the Evo VIII. The stock Evo VIII and the two FQ versions, the FQ300 and FQ330. The FQs basically have different ECMs and maybe just a few more mods, but its the ECM change primarily that leads to a huge power surge. The Lancer underpinnings and Evo are the same. Its just that the Evos are strengthened to take the power thats all. Revv

3rd June 2004, 16:54	#7 (permalink)
Tom BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore, India. Posts: 393	ok....for that budget or even less I think i'd buy the 307 3 door 2ltr 5 shift/Tiptronic 180BHP (bone stock street version) Peugeot for $18,000 206 is even cheaper for around 15,000

3rd June 2004, 20:08	#9 (permalink)
need4speed BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 107	if revv and gto cannot convince you of the lancer, no one else can. Even the stock lancer, that we get here is a better handler than the old honda city and the opel astra. So just think what a rally based car can do for u.

7th June 2004, 01:58	#14 (permalink)
Revvmaster BANNED Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,129	Hey Sam what u've posted is the 320 bhp Petter Solberg version of the awesome rally car. Revv

7th June 2004, 12:47	#15 (permalink)
Pferdestärke BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 269	Yepp Revv, that is the WR1 __________________ Reasons aside.. Its just not a Ferrari. Ferrari?? The Italian Trash..? Kill Bill

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