NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

jeevdude199 · Postby **jeevdude199** » March 2nd, 2011, 2:47 pm

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/02/repo ... e-is-dead/
:cry:

ek4ever · Postby **ek4ever** » March 2nd, 2011, 2:55 pm

Well resale value for Evo X just gone up. But this is similar to other Japanese companies.....green is in ... just look at Honda CR-Z....hybrid drivetrain instead of screaming gasoline unit. We're gonna start seeing the death of many of our beloved performance models.

nigie · Postby **nigie** » March 2nd, 2011, 3:12 pm

Yesssssssssss green is in ...a new dawn of electric vehicles...yippee...sci fi reality in my lifetime...yipeeeee

.:PROZAC:.. · Postby **.:PROZAC:..** » March 2nd, 2011, 4:04 pm

To add insult to injury.

ARC Japan is in some form of bankruptcy.
http://blog.nengun.com/news-arc-international-bankrupt

ARC International, the well-known premium Japanese manufacturer, is in bankruptcy. We were notified just a few hours ago, the company is no longer accepting orders and all outstanding orders are cancelled.

The future of the company is currently uncertain. We will keep the website updated as any changes develop but we do not expect any change to the situation in the immediate future.

We are truly saddened by the news and wish ARC the best in the future. Their range of premium quality parts made in Japan will be missed by us all.

lostallos101 · Postby **lostallos101** » March 2nd, 2011, 4:48 pm

OH NOOOOOOOOOOO damn dude.....i needs to get my hands on an evo x now.....well the gas one anyway......green is definitely in now......hope trini start considering converting also so we can get these cars here

coltspeed · Postby **coltspeed** » March 2nd, 2011, 5:34 pm

Somebody should SHOOT this ''Gayu Eusegi'' guy! And shoot him in the NUTS!!! :bad-words:

Ronaldo95163 · Postby **Ronaldo95163** » March 2nd, 2011, 8:47 pm

sanjeev1990 wrote:http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/02/report-mitsubishi-official-says-evo-franchise-is-dead/

OMG this is so stupid :cry:

I don't think people will like a Hybrid Evo :evil:

idk where this guy came out with that idea of killing the Evo and introducing hybrids. Maybe it's just a marketing ploy

SUNNYB310GUY · Postby **SUNNYB310GUY** » March 2nd, 2011, 11:37 pm

Dear Mitsubishi.....

YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :fist:

shotta 20 · Postby **shotta 20** » March 3rd, 2011, 10:12 am

SUNNYB310GUY wrote:Dear Mitsubishi.....

YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like your sig...

ek4ever · Postby **ek4ever** » March 3rd, 2011, 11:17 am

As much as we like conventional power for our sports cars there is hope guys. For 1 an electric/gas hybrid has the advantage of high torque from the start courtesy the electric motor. Honda's IMA to me is one of the best applications, can utilise a standard drivetrain layout with electric assist. Just consider the following:

"Audi presents the highlight of the IAA 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show: the e-tron, a high-performance sports car with a purely electric drive system. Four motors – two each at the front and rear axles – drive the wheels, making the concept car a true quattro.
Producing 230 kW (313 hp) and 4,500 Nm (3,319.03 lb-ft) of torque, the two-seater accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (0 – 62.14 mph) in 4.8 seconds, and from 60 to 120 km/h (37.28 – 74.56 mph) in 4.1 seconds. The lithium-ion battery provides a truly useable energy content of 42.4 kilowatt hours to enable a range of approximately 248 kilometers."

Of course limitations with the Audi is range and probably weight but eliminate the need for the battery by using a small gasoline or better diesel engine to generate electric power for the motors you would have increased range with all the power of full electric drive.

altec · Postby **altec** » March 3rd, 2011, 11:25 am

for spite mitsubishi out of my future now

trini mk5 · Postby **trini mk5** » March 4th, 2011, 6:52 pm

WTF jed....like i hadda cancel my hope of owning a 7now. Facking Green Peace!!! :evil:

MichaelR · Postby **MichaelR** » March 7th, 2011, 11:46 am

Evo is the most respected thing they make so they better not f that up. I just see some news that they not killing it but want to make it more green. I all for green technology but they need to make it more green AND keep it as a performance car, not make it bigger as some reports say.
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=23293
http://www.carmiddleeast.com/article-1- ... of_the_evo

In other news, Ring taxi might die

but they shouldnt let that die, is a big tourist attraction and i want to ride in it before i dead

http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/03/06/bmw- ... d-of-life/

Ronaldo95163 · Postby **Ronaldo95163** » March 7th, 2011, 1:26 pm

im against that green idea

cacasplat3 · Postby **cacasplat3** » March 8th, 2011, 12:33 pm

this was coming since ralliart was closed.....
personally, i didn't like where the evo was going with the X.....i've alays been a fan of the 5 and 6, and the 7, 8 and 9 grew on me, but i never liked the X........

as for the electric side..........screw that sheit........

Ronaldo95163 · Postby **Ronaldo95163** » March 8th, 2011, 12:51 pm

cacasplat3 wrote:this was coming since ralliart was closed.....
personally, i didn't like where the evo was going with the X.....i've alays been a fan of the 5 and 6, and the 7, 8 and 9 grew on me, but i never liked the X........

as for the electric side..........screw that sheit........

i hate it too........can't do much mods to it like a gasoline engine but they are faster and more responsive but they also charge for very long hours as opposed to gasoline where you just stop and a gas station for about 5 minutes max full up and move on and there's also the issue of air pollution with respect to gasoline engines.

Hold that

There is also the problem of when Mitsubishi starts these EV projects that they may design a sports version to it (eg. evolution) and can influence other Jappo manufacturers to do the same when they realize the competition mitsubishi is gonna be coming with

SmokeyGTi · Postby **SmokeyGTi** » March 10th, 2011, 8:58 am

great... hope nissan don't kill the skyline/gtr...again..

Bezman · Postby **Bezman** » March 10th, 2011, 11:33 am

if ya'll saw years ago on best motoring, the GTR engineers were planning on using electric motors on the front wheels of the new GTR, like the March and Micra AWD versions.. i see this technology coming to supercars VERY soon as electric motors and lithium batteries have come a LONG way and making GOBS power from hybrid cars is no biggie now

just look at the GT3 Hybrid from Porsche

ThatDamnDrunk · Postby **ThatDamnDrunk** » March 14th, 2011, 12:55 am

Call me crazy but I was actually looking forward to the diesel/hybrid Evo; I enjoy seeing automotive oddities (plus turbodiesels are everywhere in this country; its hard not to like those pick ups) and the torque of an electric motor would be absolutely ridiculous when working together with a diesel... Oh well...

I'm not gonna give up hope as yet however... mitsubishi was working on an electric EVO since 2006 if y'all didn't already know... they're actually some benefits too (weight right on the wheels for example).

Here's the link

http://www.autoblog.com/2005/08/24/mits ... ic-motors/

And as for the GT-R, this was out a while back but I'm not sure what to think about it... (I hope it doesn't look like that though)

http://www.4wheelsnews.com/breaking-new ... go-hybrid/