Woah! Check out this EVO8

Post by **bitWISE** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:14 pm

http://www.fast-autos.net/mitsubishi/mi ... fq400.html

The new model is based on the Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ320 and was developed in the UK by Mitsubishi Motors UK’s motor sports department, in association with tuning specialists Rampage, Owen Developments and Flow Race Engines. Together, they modified the Lancer’s legendary 2.0-litre turbocharged engine so that it now produces a mighty 405 bhp and 355 lb-ft of torque.

This is enough to propel the FQ400 from 0-60 mph in an incredible 3.5 seconds and on to a top speed in excess of 175 mph. It is a performance that even some of the world’s most exotic supercars struggle to match. The £330,000 Porsche Carrera GT, for example, requires 3.9 seconds to sprint from 0-62 mph, while the ultra-exclusive Pagani Zonda needs 3.7 seconds. The BMW M3 – hitherto the benchmark ‘everyday supercar’ – takes 5.3 seconds to achieve the same feat.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:20 pm

soaps gonna yell "rice" in 3....2....1...

Post by **Don Carlos** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:20 pm

Very nice

Insurance nightmare tho

Post by **bitWISE** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:23 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:soaps gonna yell "rice" in 3....2....1...

If he does he is retarded because that car is sold by Mitsu dealers under warranty which makes it no more rice than any other import.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:24 pm

bitWISE wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:soaps gonna yell "rice" in 3....2....1...
If he does he is retarded because that car is sold by Mitsu dealers under warranty which makes it no more rice than any other import.

i know this and you know this.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:26 pm

THATS FUCKING NAUGHTY

Post by **PhoeniX** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:26 pm

Don Carlos wrote:Very nice

Insurance nightmare tho

Insurance group 20

Post by **Grudge** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:27 pm

I suppose it's kinda cool. Looks like shit though.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:28 pm

the Lancer's body makes almost any wheel fitted to them look like 14's.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:02 pm

Old, plus that turbo takes a week to spool up.

Post by **bitWISE** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:06 pm

ToxicBug wrote:Old, plus that turbo takes a week to spool up.

Seems to spool up just fine if it can hit 60 in 3.5 seconds.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:09 pm

I saw that car on Top Gear, they were complaining about the turbo spool time. They even did a roll in 4th gear from 50km/h or something against an old for escort or something, and that car won lol.

Post by **bitWISE** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:14 pm

ToxicBug wrote:I saw that car on Top Gear, they were complaining about the turbo spool time. They even did a roll in 4th gear from 50km/h or something against an old for escort or something, and that car won lol.

Why the hell would they be going 31 mph in 4th? You should be be in first if your going that slow.

Post by **Denz** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:59 pm

Post by **feedback** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:08 am

Brother has an EVO, fucking nice one.

Post by **Nightshade** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:11 am

bitWISE wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:I saw that car on Top Gear, they were complaining about the turbo spool time. They even did a roll in 4th gear from 50km/h or something against an old for escort or something, and that car won lol.
Why the hell would they be going 31 mph in 4th? You should be be in first if your going that slow.

I saw the same episode he's talking about. The engine is an asthmatic dog until the turbo spools up, and there was a significant amount of turbo lag. Once there, however, it's a rip-snorting beast. They had a BTC driver in a Lambo that could not shake the EVO off his tail, and in fact he spun trying to do so.
That tall dude, the host of Top Gear, was raving about the car's drivability once you got it launched, but that it was more than a bit tricky to master the incredibly heavy clutch.
Other than the reliability issues that all turbocharged engines have, that's a mean car and I'd love to have one.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:44 am

Nightshade wrote:
bitWISE wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:I saw that car on Top Gear, they were complaining about the turbo spool time. They even did a roll in 4th gear from 50km/h or something against an old for escort or something, and that car won lol.
Why the hell would they be going 31 mph in 4th? You should be be in first if your going that slow.
I saw the same episode he's talking about. The engine is an asthmatic dog until the turbo spools up, and there was a significant amount of turbo lag. Once there, however, it's a rip-snorting beast. They had a BTC driver in a Lambo that could not shake the EVO off his tail, and in fact he spun trying to do so.
That tall dude, the host of Top Gear, was raving about the car's drivability once you got it launched, but that it was more than a bit tricky to master the incredibly heavy clutch.
Other than the reliability issues that all turbocharged engines have, that's a mean car and I'd love to have one.

that's because they...uh...tested it in...um...Denver. yeah, Denver, that's it. you know, the air.

Post by **Nightshade** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:49 am

Denver, England?

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:04 am

ToxicBug wrote:I saw that car on Top Gear, they were complaining about the turbo spool time. They even did a roll in 4th gear from 50km/h or something against an old for escort or something, and that car won lol.

that 'old' escort is a mother fucking Cosworth escort..

that can, and WILL take basically any car you toss at it..

you tosser.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:05 am

btw, bitwise, that is old news man.. the MR was released about ~5-6 months ago.

Post by **Nightshade** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:30 am

AmIdYfReAk wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:I saw that car on Top Gear, they were complaining about the turbo spool time. They even did a roll in 4th gear from 50km/h or something against an old for escort or something, and that car won lol.
that 'old' escort is a mother fucking Cosworth escort..

that can, and WILL take basically any car you toss at it..

you tosser.

Post by **Psyche911** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:01 am

Nightshade wrote:Denver, England?

:icon19:

- Me, 5 seconds ago.

Post by **Psyche911** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:03 am

And 31MPH in 4th is retarded. I'd be in second in my car, shift into 3rd if cruising at that speed.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:13 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:soaps gonna yell "rice" in 3....2....1...

Its a stock body......

Stock dont = rice retard..

Post by **Nightshade** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:17 am

Psyche911 wrote:And 31MPH in 4th is retarded. I'd be in second in my car, shift into 3rd if cruising at that speed.

It's a very valid way to test the engine's performance. A bit extreme to prove a point, but valid nonetheless.