A few EVO8's on the street

[igor]

For some reason I thought these babies were in Aus for a while. Only when I saw 2 within the last week I relaised that I haven't seen them before. Now that just makes a whole load of sense

Anyway, I saw a silver one in Castle Hill and a blue one in Dural. I must say they look quite mean, definately different from your run of the mill lancer. The front grill really shows off that itercooler, once you see the wing and wheels you defintely know its an EVO.

The thread kinda belongs in the NSW section, but I thought i post it here to involve members from other states in the discussion.

[Amaru]

There were 100 brought into the country by Mitsubishi and theres apparantly another 100 coming in this year. We get the crappy Maltese version though with less power, 5 speed box instead of the 6 speed and the indicators on the wrong side!!!!! (its euro-spec, indicators on the left side of the steering column and wipers on the right side)

[igor]

That's right, i remember heaing about hte Maltese spec. According to a guy at work, who is neighbour to Subaru CEO, Subaru did everything they could to stll Mitsubishi from bringing the EVO's in. Worked with 8, but 9 is going to be full volume. About time STi got thrown from the turbo pedestall in Australia.

[Fly_With_Sky]

its only mildy detuned for our under 100RON fuel, but still is very, very quick.

i'd spend the extra 5K on an evo over the sti, but thats just me as i have always had a soft spot for the evo's.

i dont like the the indicator and wipers on opposite sides but hey i'll get used to it if i needed too.

[igor]

Yeah.... It seems to me that EVO's appeal to a much wider circle of people, while STi's are pretty much loved by WRX fans.

[JXL]

hey EVO is the better performing car but at a price tag of $90K and upwards and $25K more than the top STI you better damn expect its a better performing car.

Drop $25K of the right mods into an STI and i'd be very interested in the result.

[76]

saw one the other day in clyde, looked heaps nice

[76]

saw one the other day in clyde, looked heaps nice

[halifax]

i saw a black one near central station couple of weeks ago told my brother straight away hes in love with the things. i dont see the wipers being on the other side a big problem my dads vectra has them on the wrong side and i adapt to it straight away

[fatcat-69]

hey EVO is the better performing car but at a price tag of $90K and upwards and $25K more than the top STI you better damn expect its a better performing car.

Drop $25K of the right mods into an STI and i'd be very interested in the result.

90K for evo 8? your joking, more like 61 or 62k

[SkylineSII]

My mate has one and yeah the wipers are a small problem i would take if i was givin the car by my parents. I dont know about other evos but my mates sounds like a wimpy thing u would think it was an excel with an exhaust behind u.

But on the other hand when u see it go u know it has got some balls. Has anyone taking one on yet? on private own highway of course

[Fly_With_Sky]

My mate has one and yeah the wipers are a small problem i would take if i was givin the car by my parents. I dont know about other evos but my mates sounds like a wimpy thing u would think it was an excel with an exhaust behind u.

But on the other hand when u see it go u know it has got some balls. Has anyone taking one on yet? on private own highway of course

i couldnt give a damn if anyone thought they sound wimpy because i know it aint wimpy. Unbelievably awesome grip and when it begins to come on boost its like being shot out of a gun.

By the way how do you mean wimpy, when off boost? coming onto boost? at full boost? because they evo's sound great especially on the last two things

Oh and JXL i dont think any of the evo's were ever over 90K, weren't they around 75-80K before the price was dropped in order to say look out sti.

[Bobjones]

GTR Cam on here has an Evo 8...and a R33 GTR V Spec...the one that was in the latest HPI on the left hand side, the GTR that is. His Evo is the upspec one with the carbon bits and black leather interior to match the black outside...

They are a sweet care, Maltese version or not...which is crap by the way, we just get the European Spec compared to the US and Jap Spec...there are only 3 variations.

And I have to say that it still is one of the most exciting cars I have driven to date. 4 cyl twin scroll turbo pumping out 15-16psi standard with absolutely faultless handling...

I would actually choose one over a GTR...

I saw a blue one here in the US last night and have also seen a white one that I actually got a look inside. They have everything the same as the Eurospec and obviously the indicators on the left...

I can't wait to get back to oz and actually see some performance cars...had enough of hondas with big cannons or holes in mufflers...

[ChaserV]

For Perthians, i saw yellow Evo 8 at Challenge Stadium.. Looked hot, its the first one i've seen in Perth. Think the plate was "evo 8"

charlie

[JXL]

Didn't see them drop the price here in Perth but my friend did buy a couple years back a brand new from Skippers Mitsubishi EVO 6 TOmmy Makkinen edition and it was 90K drive away. so they have been sold before at ridiculour prices so the older buyers must be so pissed that the new one is going for 20K less.

i couldnt give a damn if anyone thought they sound wimpy because i know it aint wimpy. Unbelievably awesome grip and when it begins to come on boost its like being shot out of a gun.

By the way how do you mean wimpy, when off boost? coming onto boost? at full boost? because they evo's sound great especially on the last two things

Oh and JXL i dont think any of the evo's were ever over 90K, weren't they around 75-80K before the price was dropped in order to say look out sti.

[Fly_With_Sky]

ok, was this tommy makkinen edition evo 6 a limited edition by any chance because i think it would have been because the evo 6 was about 75-80k i remember that one. Your mates car proabably got given a few more features and would have higher resale value now.

For example look at the wrp10 wrx now for sale. It celebrating 10 yrs of the rex and is limited edition, has a couple extra features and tweaks hence is priced 8-9K more than the normal wrx.

[Maxx]

3L GTR owner john has one for daily drive as well

he said the car is a bit "weak"

damn it...

[7744]

I'm from the States and we've had them here for a while, but quick question: do you guys get the EvoVIII with the ugly as shit clear tails?

[JXL]

dunno about ugly clear tails but that pic of the front of the evo looks damn aggressive.

[MYSTR33]

damn evo 8s are nice, sat in one from ruf performance

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