The new Lancer Evo X will soon be a GrN car.. WRCar next? [Archive]

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paxtech

9th October 2007, 15:35

Mitsubishi will run their newly debuted Lancer Evo X as the 0 and 00 cars in Rally Japan this year. The vehicle is of course fitted with all necessary modifications as a Gr N car would have. Mitsubishi is also in the process of preparing for a Gr N homologation of the vehicle in 2008.

full details with pics: http://paxtech.blogspot.com/2007/10/lancer-evo-x-will-be-car-0-in-wrc-rally.html

.. But the question is, when are they going to come back in the WRC as a manufacturer's team?

Woodeye

9th October 2007, 16:19

The new "X" is a fine looking car. But I guess that Mitsubishi wont build a new WRC car since they will destroy the all the old ones. I guess that they are not willing to spend big bucks to develop another WRC. :mark:

S2000 would be my best guess.

jparker

9th October 2007, 16:44

Nice looking car, IMO a lot better then Subaru.

BTW Woodeye, I agree with you, but I don't like the term S2000 when it comes to the first league cars in WRC. If they are based on S2000, that's fine, but IMO we should still call them WRCars, WRCar Evo2 .......... maybe :)

HaCo

9th October 2007, 16:59

Why would they need an S2000? If you see that every Evo is faster than the previous, the Evo X is maybe enough for the smaller budget!!

Brother John

9th October 2007, 17:45

If they are based on S2000, that's fine, but IMO we should still call them WRCars, WRCar Evo2 .......... maybe :)

Based on S2000 and Group N. that is what they told!!!

jparker

9th October 2007, 19:22

Based on S2000 and Group N. that is what they told!!!

Yes, I know. But one day in the future when the top drivers are driving upgraded versions of S2000, how are we going to call these cars, WRCar, or S2000, or something else?

cut the b.s.

9th October 2007, 19:26

Why would they need an S2000? If you see that every Evo is faster than the previous, the Evo X is maybe enough for the smaller budget!!

Agreed, if this car is a step forward from the IX it will be up with the S2000s anyhow

Brother John

10th October 2007, 08:54

Yes, I know. But one day in the future when the top drivers are driving upgraded versions of S2000, how are we going to call these cars, WRCar, or S2000, or something else?

It will be WRC car, why not?

Xeroid

10th October 2007, 09:43

The VRX and it's two lower spec siblings are on the showroom floor in NZ already and it is a damn nice looking car. Like to think Mitsi will be back in WRC again one day soon but even if it isn't as soon as the first Evo X arrive here in November the locals will have them into the shop to be stripped and made rally ready. If Ralliart is already making parts for them then we'll see one in a local event within months. I can think of a few drivers who could put one to good use.

Donney

10th October 2007, 10:05

I hope they turn it into a proper rally car and yes it looks much better than the Subaru.

Xeroid

10th October 2007, 10:29

Just spotted this, EVO X is launched in Japan

http://paxtech.blogspot.com/2007/10/mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-x-launched.html

Roy

10th October 2007, 10:57

I think Jasper van den Heuvel and the other KNAFdrivers drive Evo X as soon as possible. The Mitsubishi EVO X look nicer for me then new Subaru.

jonas_mcrae

10th October 2007, 12:10

Nicer than the subaru but not a wrc...
what do you prefer an ugly wrc or a nice looking gr. N?

Mirek

10th October 2007, 14:56

The car looks pretty nice but it is big like an ocean steamship :confused:

DonJippo

10th October 2007, 16:09

]The car looks pretty nice but it is big like an ocean steamship :confused:

Without technical specs or comparison to other cars I don't see how you can say that?

Mirek

10th October 2007, 16:49

The car is 4495 mm long. Well, it is less than I thought to be (I thought it was the same length as new passanger 7G Lancer) but still more than previous one. It is also wider and higher. But ok, I was wrong it is not as much.

Roy

10th October 2007, 17:21

Nicer than the subaru but not a wrc...
what do you prefer an ugly wrc or a nice looking gr. N?

Mitsu decided do not entry WRC soon, so I pefer for now a nice N car :D

jparker

10th October 2007, 22:04

]The car is 4495 mm long. Well, it is less than I thought to be (I thought it was the same length as new passanger 7G Lancer) but still more than previous one. It is also wider and higher. But ok, I was wrong it is not as much.

I know what you meen. I've seen the the car (cheaper models are available in Canada), and I can confirm that the first impression is a lot bigger car, but it's not.

Xeroid

11th October 2007, 00:28

More info

http://paxtech.blogspot.com/2007/10/mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-x-launched.html

http://paxtech.blogspot.com/2007/09/2008-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-x.html

sasamsa

11th October 2007, 15:53

photos:
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION X GROUP N
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/motorsports/e/07wrc/photo/

paxtech

26th October 2007, 07:12

Photos of the ACTUAL Group N Mitsubishi Ralliart Lancer Evolution X Course Car with full Rally Livery sporting the Ralliart colors, running on P-Zeros, prepared by MMSP and Ralliart.

Check out the pics: http://paxtech.blogspot.com/2007/10/mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-x-group-n.html

Mr Fudd

26th October 2007, 20:15

paxtech

27th October 2007, 03:37

Nothing to do with MMSP.

Oh really? Well Mitsubishi must be lying then:

"The Lancer Evolution X will run on Rally Japan in Group N specification and include various new features that have been developed in close collaboration between the Motor Sport Division / Technical Development Department of Mitsubishi Motors and Ralliart Inc."

bf1_IRL

27th October 2007, 04:34

paxtech

27th October 2007, 05:45

From what I can gather that it is just the Japanese Ralliart side of things are looking after the car at the moment especially after Mr.Easton (from my understanding) verbally agreeing to take over MMSP, Rugby UK and continue with the WR05 Lancers and then eventually branch out into doing the Group N cars aswell..

What's the source for the info? Me, I'm just relaying what was Officially published. MMSP is Mitsubishi Motors Motorsports. It does not speak of any specific company, although from what I understand too, that MMSP has an outfit at Rugby, and also in Trebur. I was using the acronym MMSP to connote Mitsubishi Motors Motorsports (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Motors_Motor_Sports), and I was not at all referring to whatever branch. If Mitsubishi has a Motorsports branch in Germany, I'm pretty sure they have one in Japan too.

bf1_IRL

28th October 2007, 00:18

Sources:

About a "takeover"
http://www.wrc.com/page/News/BreakingNewsDetail/0,,10111~1117053,00.html

Assuming this story (quoted below) on: http://www.rallynews.net/News/News07/Oct07/irishnotes24.10.html
is somewhat correct it implies that a buyout/takeover of MMSP in Rugby has happened..

"Andrew (Nesbitt) is well down the road to getting his deal together to drive a full Mitsubishi WRC on Rally Ireland, and if it all comes together will be pretty special."

Although since that being published on Wensday, c4 has posted that Mr.Nesbitt may well be changing to a Subaru..

I do not know myself if the Rubgy base has been taken over or not

...but the confusion on here may be just stemming from "MMSP" on this forum (in my opinion [incorrectly or not]) being taken to mean the base in Rugby that looked after the WRC programme not any of the other bases that deal with other activities like the Dakar and such..

MMSP may well have looked after the Evo X thats running this weekend but not the MMSP that might be automatically thought of by users of this forum.

Hope this might clear things up a bit.

:)