Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XI - New and Future Cars
If there is to be another Evo, it will probably have some sort of hybrid option, which is an infinitely better scenario than having no Evo at all.
By Sam Mitani
June 14, 2010
With the launch of the Outlander Sport compact crossover as well as the electric i-MiEV, it seems Mitsubishi Motors is intent on adopting a green image. Word from Japan is that the company is slowly scrapping its sporty-car program in favor of more economical products.
The company’s in-house tuner, Ralliart, has been all but shut down, while plans for the next-generation Lancer Evolution have allegedly been put on hold. However, an inside source tells us that death reports of the next-generation Evo are premature. He informed us that there are still a few people within Mitsubishi who don’t want to see the company’s image car go away, and that development is underway on a plug-in hybrid version of the high-performance sports sedan.
“This way, it will conform to the company’s overall strategic plan of building fuel-efficient cars,” he says. “Yet it will have all the performance that the current Lancer Evo possesses.”
Although nothing is set in stone, it seems that at this point if there is to be another Evo, it will probably have some sort of hybrid option, which is an infinitely better scenario than having no Evo at all. And from what we’ve been told, the new car won’t be a slouch at the test track, either.
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i really like the looks... though i'm yet to see hybrid and sports car work in the same sentence.
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Did you see that Porsche hybrid?complacent wrote:i really like the looks... though i'm yet to see hybrid and sports car work in the same sentence.
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Re: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XI
Porsche did it... For Porsche money.
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That is true but he was stating hybrid and sports car working in the same sentence...no requirement for inexpensive.Mr Kleen wrote:Porsche did it... For Porsche money.
Now if only subaru would go hybrid turbo for the STi lineup...hmm....
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Re: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XI
I read something about this before.
Apparently it's supposed to lose the turbo, and gain the electric motor.
Upcoming GTR redux is also supposed to be a hybrid, but is supposed to keep the turbo(s).
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Apparently it's supposed to lose the turbo, and gain the electric motor.
Upcoming GTR redux is also supposed to be a hybrid, but is supposed to keep the turbo(s).
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Yeah, that should be pretty sweet but still out of my price rangescheherazade wrote: Upcoming GTR redux is also supposed to be a hybrid, but is supposed to keep the turbo(s).
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It's a very good looking car, but I really hope they keep the turbo. It's just part of the car. It seems they are much more inclined to jump on new technologies than Subaru (Active diffs -> Paddle tranny -> Electric hybrid).
I'm just hoping Subaru puts in a variable geometry turbo on the next STI
I'm just hoping Subaru puts in a variable geometry turbo on the next STI
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Re: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XI
I'm scared to death of being one of those older gentlemen clinging to antiquated technologies. I'm not quite there yet in years, but I don't wanna be the stubborn, crotchety old man who can't accept a hybrid future. I haven't fully accepted DSG, so give me some more time with that idea before making me swallow a hybrid sports car, please!
It does look good though
It does look good though
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Re: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XI
slightly off topic, but i really liked the work mitsu did with the Evo MIEV a while back. At first i was a bit apprehensive about hybrid/electric concepts, but [independent wheel control + imagine the awesomely ridiculous crazy Super AWD computer potential (i've coined this IMARC-SAWD-C)] minus weight of engine/drivetrain/transmission was very attractive. at the flip of a switch you could turn off the two front wheels and go into super drift mode, with all the insta-torque capabilities that an electric motor would provide (Ok, maybe i'm smoking a pipe dream here).
I agree that hybrid and sports car don't go in the same sentence, but something like the all-electric tesla roadster is proof that performance and non-petrol can exist!
http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-2 ... n-MIEV.htm
I agree that hybrid and sports car don't go in the same sentence, but something like the all-electric tesla roadster is proof that performance and non-petrol can exist!
No way, the Evo 6 was the pinnacle of rally replica. The X and XI are rally by association only - They are designed for the road. :pIt does look good though
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Re: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XI
I like the ideas of AWD systems with one electric regenerative braking differential and one direct drive diff a-la Porsche GT3 hybrid.
I'm not totally sold on a 1-gear car yet, where there is no mechanical connection to the wheels whatsoever. I'm all about saving that kinetic energy, but CVTs in general leave me wanting, even if they are faster in some specification.
I'm not totally sold on a 1-gear car yet, where there is no mechanical connection to the wheels whatsoever. I'm all about saving that kinetic energy, but CVTs in general leave me wanting, even if they are faster in some specification.
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Front looks like the Predator after its taken off its mask.
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ah! so THAT'S why I want to shoot it with a minigun...prorallycodriver wrote:Front looks like the Predator after its taken off its mask.
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Yeah, it actually really does.prorallycodriver wrote:Front looks like the Predator after its taken off its mask.
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Re: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XI
You ever notice how many scooters you see on the road? CVT's all of them. Now they're not 450hp monster CVT's but the technology has come a long way. Porsche put an 80hp electric motor on each of the front wheels, and outstanding motor out back that (if I recall correctly) charges a flywheel so that when the car is not in its powerband it can actually use the flywheel to pull the engine up into its powerband and the front wheels can yank it around turns. I think I'm probably the only person here who doesn't like all-wheel-drive, but that Porsche is one hell of a design, and Mitsubishi would do well to copy the electrics on the wheels and a powerful motor to turn up the juice. CVT used to worry me a lot, but not anymore.GaToR wrote:I like the ideas of AWD systems with one electric regenerative braking differential and one direct drive diff a-la Porsche GT3 hybrid.
I'm not totally sold on a 1-gear car yet, where there is no mechanical connection to the wheels whatsoever. I'm all about saving that kinetic energy, but CVTs in general leave me wanting, even if they are faster in some specification.
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Your's truly, first person to codrive a hybrid rallycar in N America.
Was kinda odd when Toyota would tell us not to wreak the car racing it because they wanted to show it in international car shows the following weekend.
Was kinda odd when Toyota would tell us not to wreak the car racing it because they wanted to show it in international car shows the following weekend.
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that's wild! do you have pics of the inside of that thing? i'm curious to see what they did to ruggedize the hybrid system.
that's wild! do you have pics of the inside of that thing? i'm curious to see what they did to ruggedize the hybrid system.
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I wonder how the mileage stacks up against a 'normal' rally car, considering how poorly it did against an M3 on track.
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The Prius interior was pretty much stock except for racing seats, harnesses, rollcage, momo steering wheel, rally odo computer, map light, some extra toggle switches for rally lights, and stripped out carpet and sound deadening. It ran in production class.
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Very cool that you ran that thing!!!
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Just thought I would post this:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/autocarc ... -more.aspx
NO MORE EVO...
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NO MORE EVO...
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Re: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XI
While sad, this is not unexpected.The Lancer Evolution X, Eusegi told me, will be the last Evo. “There is still a demand [for the car],” he said, “but we must stop.” Eyebrow up.
“Our influence now is EV technology,” Eusegi said, adding that the decision was a “policy change”.
It seems Mitsubishi, which is going to introduce eight full electric or hybrid cars by 2015, has decided its image is about lowering CO2, not making lurid replicas of rally cars that don’t go top-level rallying any more.
Eusegi said that customers would find it “easier to understand” what Mitsubishi was about if it was no longer in this motorsport-inspired market.
He seemed to put the rumoured diesel hybrid Evo replacement to bed, too. So the X will be the last Evolution model? “Yes. Maybe the world can change, and maybe someday we can do a motor race by electric vehicles,” said Eusegi. “Maybe then we can enter the market again.”
Until then, prepare yourselves for the end of an era.
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I'm sorry, but if you are saying that you are changing your business rep from motorsports to "Green", then you can't kill a diesel hybrid option on the platform you are cutting. That is just like throwing the baby out with the bath water.
Maybe it sounds better in Japanese?
Maybe it sounds better in Japanese?
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Very sad to hear... and almost seems irresponsible of Mitsu.
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