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Evo X Launch Last Night

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Last night I had the pleasure of being at the launch of the new Evo X at Rod Laver Arena.

It only had about 80 odd people in there and there wasn't a massive fanfare for it but the event still provided food and drink :worship:

After looking over the new EvoX, I think it's going to be a very good car. It comes in either manual or the Mistu DSG equivalant and the higher speced models like the MR will have leather, a monitor in the dash, Bilstein suspension and some other cool bits.

Estimated cost is around the low 60s which makes it a pretty cool car as a daily and weekender. Available from March/April 08

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Yep I'd agree that the looks are spot on.....what I'd worry about is the rumours I'm hearing that it has gained a fair bit of weight and yet engine output hasn't been 'adjusted' to compensate.

yeah heard the same thing...its apparently slower than previous model.

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I think the interior is much nicer than the current version though. It's got more comfy bits inside which makes it a more comfortable daily driver which you can have fun in. I found the IX to be a bit spartan inside and dare say that the interior of the 07 WRX was much nice than the IX.

The X however overcomes this and puts in some cool toys and comfy features to make a nice compromise.

In the end though, it's still an affordable pocket rocket for OS students coming over for a couple years :worship:

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I'm not against the car growing up a bit and having a few more toys etc but considering the motor is a carry over from previous models it wouldn't take too much to up the power and torque to compensate.....just look at the warrany given on the FQ's in the UK :worship:

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low 60's?

damn, why would anyone buy a new falcodore? even the FPV and HSV models are not as good as the Evo X, and they cost more!

.....sigh why did it have to be priced so affordably? Now I'll just HAVE to get one at some stage.

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I'm not against the car growing up a bit and having a few more toys etc but considering the motor is a carry over from previous models it wouldn't take too much to up the power and torque to compensate.....just look at the warrany given on the FQ's in the UK :rofl:

i thought the engine was reworked... its obviously not 100% brand new type of engine but doesnt it have new turbos and a few other differences?

who realy cares about stock power anyway... thats why mods were invented. Exhaust and chip would be enough to make you forget all about its extra weight

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I got offered an invite for this but didn't want to go by myself.

Not a huge fan of those BBS wheels. The Interior doesn't look that much different to the IX than me, but having said that I liked the IX interior.

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Is a very good looking car and I would gladly have one. Good to see they have kept the price consistent with the approximate release of the IX, unlike with the VIII that left a lot of VIII owners out of pocket.

This has grown on me :(

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Is a very good looking car and I would gladly have one. Good to see they have kept the price consistent with the approximate release of the IX, unlike with the VIII that left a lot of VIII owners out of pocket.

This has grown on me :(

would you sell yours and buy one?

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would you sell yours and buy one?

If things were different financially, possibly. I don't like buying new cars so would be more interested 6-12 months after release date so who knows, things could have changed by then. :(

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