Quick car review...

[Smarty39]

My sidekick at work just purchased a brand new Mitsu EVO X and took me for a little rip today. First off, the thing is gorgeous inside and out...including the beautiful Recaro seats. He purchased the 'MR' edition which comes with the SST gearbox (dual-clutch) which is very impressive. The shifts are perfectly timed and almost seamless...even in sport mode. All in all it is probably the only Jap car I would buy at the moment (unless I could afford a GT-R lol).

[Automan]

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I am not a fan of the dashboard at all. Ditto on the GTR

[Smarty39]

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True, there are definately little things that I do not like...but for a "ricer" it is pretty damn nice. Oh, and any interior compared to an Audi is old-school lol...even my 8+ year old B5 is nicer inside than most new cars

[R_Ethug]

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pics? not necessarily his... i dunno what they look like

300HP like the sti??

yea the interior of well any audi is hard to beat so i'd love to see this thing

top gear says the new evo x is wayyy better than the new subies but i dunno if the UK versions are different that ours or not

[Smarty39]

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His is black like this one...BBS wheels, Recaro seats, Brembo 4-wheel BBK...

[R_Ethug]

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HOLY CRAP those seats look amazing! its it leather/cloth or is that alcantara?

is it 300HP too or whatish?

[Smarty39]

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~300hp (291hp to be exact I believe)...and the seats in the 'MR' are leather/alcantara...and sexy as hell!

[Canadian Turbo]

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Personally I am really starting to like the competition instead

[RONDAL]

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the STi falls far short compared to the EVO X MR it's sad to see. i have always been a scooby fan but mitsu is killing it with the new model and scooby fell short

[greenGS]

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Did your friend buy it here or US? The reason I ask is as nice as the car is I don't think I could pay 51K + fees for the top model. Mitsubishi is gouging Canadian customers.
Subaru at least lowered their prices where the loaded model is 45K + fees.

[Smarty39]

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He bought it here...and yes, it was a hair over 52k out the door. But, he has wanted one since the EVO VIII came out in the US so I don't think he is all that worried about the price difference...he just wanted the damn thing lol!

Edit: I am a MUCH bigger fan of the Mitsu's than I am of the new STI's...the previous gen STI was a much better product IMO.

[R_Ethug]

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yea clarkson said the new subie is a POS on the last episode

[Klobi-One-Kinobi]

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Funny, my co-worker has the same car. The seats really are to die for. Lots of cool hardware, big ass brembo brakes, fancy aluminum hood, bbs wheels, and the sst is very slick.

This may seem like a strange question, but how many km's were on the car when he took delivery?

[bigbadboss101]

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Can your stage II+ or stage III beat it? Straight line I assume, not on corners?

[bart]

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he didnt get the FR360 model...? err i mean FQ400!