Man that looks sexy, still it costs a bit too much, it's pushing into BMW territory, and without a better interior and another 25 hp it doesn't belong there. I wonder why Japan gets a better MR than us though. They get a hard core machine with 300 hp and reduced weight, in Japan the MT and the SST are both GSR's, and the MR is a proper tuned machine, Seeing as MR stands for Mitsubishi Racing I think we are getting cheated. Europe has the FQ's, we get no cool goodies, makes me sad.

We've always got cheated on imports from Japan and Europe...and we'll definitely continue to get cheated thanks to our incredibly weak dollar. Thanks GW!

'Mitsubishi Lancer Evo MR Is Finally Coming to the US Next Month'.

Wonder how long it will stay.

When the dollar was at it's strongest we never got the nicer foreign cars, that argument just isn't accurate. People should consider the different emissions laws in the US, which have already prevented us from getting some of the excellent diesels. Blame the tree huggers, their policies have prevented much of this, and contributed to the lack of progress in finding new oil.

I farted this morning and it smelled bad. Thanks GW!

It's kind of pathetic that the lancer of a decade ago is faster than the lancer of today. Why is it moving up market? It ought to be a no holds barred pocket rocket car.

evo iv is still my favorite, I completely agree with Cheap Car Lover, anything on the lancer platform shouldn't get over 26k or so, everything you need, nothing you don't stripped down balls out pocket rocket. there shouldn't even be talk of a 30gig harddrive or fosgate sound system, I was exhaust so loud that listening to music would be pointless. it's supposed to be a drivers car

Agreed with above, the MR version should certainly get all the performance goodies with all the extras stripped out to lower the weight. They can make an LE model or something and throw all that crap in if they want.

@Travis.

This car may be pushing into BMW pricing terriroty but there aren't many if any BMW's that could keep in this cars territory on the track. Remember BMW's are mainly status symbols not meant to be taken to a track and raced. BMW are designed to be seen in, the Evo is designed to be seen in for a split second as you fly or slide by.

I don't care, and I am not sure I could care any less. Thanks, GW!

The Evo VI is still the best. and the best looking.

I think most people love the first evo they saw, for me it was the iv in jackie chan's who am i.

@gm0n3y

I completely agree, an LE model would make perfect sense, and would be a great addition to the line-up, but an mr model should be stripped down to save weight

FQ´s are made by a small british tunning car company (with the full approval of Mitsubushi) and are rare and very expensive cars.

As for the "weak dollar" political argument (how it relates to this is beyond me...) you people should really learn about basic economics.

One of the World´s greatest problems is that the people who often call Bush dumb are 2 or 3x dumber than he is...Noya is a fine example of this.

a "weak dollar" just makes imports cost more, which means they sell less, giving car companies reason to not import lower volume models. that's basic economics.

@ayoN

and as for the bush is dumb argument well.... Noya is right, look at the historical correlation between budget deficit and weak dollar, and budget surplus and strong dollar. Remember the last time we had a surplus? 1996, and the dollar was rocking. Now we have a massive deficit and the dollar sucks. It's common sense, of course foreign car companies don't have enough confidence in our market to export more exclusive models. Bush is dumb as hell, but we are all more dumb for letting him misappropriate all that money that was supposed to go to Iraq right back into the hands of private investors and special interests. Bush was smart enough to bankrupt America in order to fatten the wallets of his friends, and we were dumb enough to sit back, complaining, but not doing anything about it. I would say move to Europe, but it sucks there too, so maybe Australia?

The FQ320 is neither rare nor expensive, The only one that was really rare or expensive was the FQ400.

The Evo X is faster around a track than the older Evo's It would be faster in a straight line if it didn't have to carry 300 lbs of worthless "saftey" garbage.

26K for an Evo, that is just the dumbest idea I have ever heard, you do know how weak the dollar is, how bad inflation is, and that the average selling price for a new car is around 32K now right? still the Evo should be more like 35K fully loaded not 40+

As far as keeping up with the Evo, you would be suprized at how fast the 335's are. They are faster in a straight line and close enough in the curves that they wouldn't really fall back easily.

@Travis:

Close enough in the curves is something I doubt. Top gear has a video of a Lancer chasing down and able to pass a Gallardo, and I seriously doubt anything but an M3 handles anywhere near that good. The Evo although ugly is one hell of a performer. Straight line performance is also in the Evo's favor with a 5.0 vs 5.3 0-60. 1/4 miles are close but the Evo again comes out ahead by about .2 seconds...

But the 335i is trapping faster at around 104-105 compared to the 103 of the Evo. So at that point the 335i is walking away after the 1/4 mile mark. From a roll, the 335i should just walk away.

@Travis:

If the GSR in Japan is measured in metric horsepower, then that would be closer to 296hp (SAE). Even If they are on the same scale, the 3% difference is within production variation.

The first WRX over here was like 21k or 22k, I'm just saying there should be a stripped down tuner model available and it shouldn't cost much more than the mid 20s. I don't care if that means it has no interior, no ac, no stereo, a trunk that doesn't open, you have to get in through the windows because the doors are welded shut, and straight piped exhaust out of the side of the engine bay, just gemme a barebones evo and leave off all the useless crap

@Akkadain:

Agreed. I think any manufacturer selling a car that appeals to tuners should also offer some type of warranty reduction to save cost. I can't count the number if people I know that get $30k+ cars and have to worry about warranty crap. Give me $5k off the car and let me fix the stuff that I break.

""Gary:

This car may be pushing into BMW pricing terriroty but there aren't many if any BMW's that could keep in this cars territory on the track. Remember BMW's are mainly status symbols not meant to be taken to a track and raced. BMW are designed to be seen in, the Evo is designed to be seen in for a split second as you fly or slide by.""

Um, the new EVO doesn't beat the BMWs by much at all... In Road & Track or MotorTrend (can't remember which one), the BMW 135i lost a lengthy race by three seconds, but was still given 1st place due to a variety of reasons. I bet you've never driven a BMW... they're well balanced machines, and a hell of a lot more than just status symbols. Lexus and Mercedes would more fit that, but BMW knows how to make a good car. That turbo six BMW has is quite good...

But anyway, hopefully this MR EVO is worth the cash. It is a bit on the expensive side, but hell, if you don't want to pay for it or want the extra gizmos, buy the base EVO, and mod it yourself.

If all you want is a car with no warranty and something to mod on, why not find a couple of one that have been wrapped around trees (by your standard I think I know how to drive 16-22 year olds). You can mish-mash till your hearts content.

I think what everyone really wants is, like everyone said, a drivers car. We want bare STOCK. Floor mats are extra, A/C extra, power steering extra. The problem here is all that customization cost money. Look at 99% of cars today, you can't get all options across the board, they come in packages.

I'd love to go back to the days of my parents, want that 69 mustang with tach, v8, and this paint color, no problem....or the VW bettle, which I think at one point had a little over 300 dealer options available.

Who said modernization was a good thing.

It really sucks hearing you guys complain about how expensive cars are, in Canada the GSR starts are $41k and the MR starts at $47k. So $50k+ for an EVO anybody?

We are so getting shafted in Canada when it comes to car prices!

yeah, canadas car prices are WACK hahaha but. non the less. im still buying the lancer evolution X . 50K or not. it comes with enough crap like the rims, seats, sound system, LCD, and turbo. iunno, but i think the car is worth it.