Comments on: Review: 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR

By: sakio327

sakio327 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:26:34 +0000

I had the same reaction when I went to the dealer to look at an MR. The price would have been somewhere north of the $40K mark. The car is certainly a performance bargain, but I just can’t see myself spending $40K for a hopped up Lancer, no matter the performance. Plus, I can’t even get a moonroof…….

By: 02WRXPSM

02WRXPSM — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:20:17 +0000

I still can’t believe that price, at $36k. For that price you could get into a C-class Mercedes with 240hp. There’s no way anyone is paying $36k for a Mitsubishi.

By: darkwingduck

darkwingduck — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:54:48 +0000

fun car!!!!!

By: neptronix

neptronix — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:24:56 +0000

hmm… 3,500 lbs, 22mpg hwy, 300hp, 2.0l engine.
that’s about what a 98-02 camaro weighs with a BIG BLOCK 5.8 v8.
Difference? v8 camaro gets better gas mileage, and produces more power
throughout the powerband.

who the hell is engineering these cars??
some guy who’s last job was designing tanks for germany during world war 2?

By: NismoChevyKen

NismoChevyKen — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:40:20 +0000

=======>>melias, that mitsu press release sounded much better. Just stating what i see, the way it was worded brought the impression to (most of us i know) that u put the gearSTICK in 1st or 3rd slot to get reverse. Replace the word “gearbox” in the first sentence with the word “transmission” and see how much difference it makes.

By: 02WRXPSM

02WRXPSM — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:31:19 +0000

…no complaints as to how expensive and heavy this is? $36k for the midrange of the three, and 3500lbs? It makes the R32 seem light and cheap.

By: The Stig

The Stig — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:02:29 +0000

Forget this. Big up yourself and get an MR if you must. And do it before Mitsubishi announces they’re no longer selling cars in the US.

By: melias

melias — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:09:37 +0000

Shaver,

There is also an auto-stick version called the MR available. At this point, these are the only two types available in North America. That’s not to say an RS won’t appear in the future.

You could also just buy a GSR and de-content it yourself!

By: shaver

shaver — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:17:00 +0000

yardog: GM does race LeMans, Holden in Oz and OPEL has a decent history in Rallying as well as a s2000 rally model now.

By: shaver

shaver — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:13:35 +0000

Anybody here know if an RS model is coming in this gen EVO. I have been searching for a Evo9 RS but have not found a clean one in my area yet.

By: 2002tii

2002tii — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:13:04 +0000

yarddog82abn,

Ouch! The typos in your comment are burning my eyes! It’s Cosworth, by the way.

By: yarddog82abn

yarddog82abn — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:10:25 +0000

And if you also didn’t know Chevy is loosing it Revolution…

By: yarddog82abn

yarddog82abn — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:08:13 +0000

Your Right need more oil, Ford is the only American auto maker to go all-in to compete internationally in the Rally Racing World, and Formula 1, and didn’t Cross Worth (that was own by Ford at the time) built motors so they can compete in Indy Racing? So if you want to compete in a segment maybe you need to built car for it. And if you didn’t know the Evo was made for Rally Raging and it’s fans, Nascar is not the only auto racing spot you know….

By: nitinsharma1000

nitinsharma1000 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:06:57 +0000

Thats the best you could come up with Need More Oil For GM. I expected more BS from you. I am disappointed.

By: HoosierHero

HoosierHero — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:46:32 +0000

Need more oil you are an idiot…Anyways, it’s good to see feedback from the LLN crew, especially the actual writer of the articles. GJ!

By: Need more oil for GM

Need more oil for GM — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:38:16 +0000

Buy American, buy GM.

An American Revolution

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:21:58 +0000

Yup! You needed to upgrade a class.

(For those who are lost, check out my recent Sebring sedan review):
http://www.leftlanenews.com/chrysler-sebring-sedan-review.html

And, just so we’re all on the same page, Leftlane only reviews cars provided to us by manufacturers.

By: melias

melias — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:07:39 +0000

You mean I blew my $23 dollar a day rental fee for nothing?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:51:25 +0000

melias, I’ve already reviewed the Sebring! This one came from Chrysler and was one step above rental-spec.

By: melias

melias — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:26:04 +0000

Andre,

That’s a good idea. I have passed your suggestion, without Biasism, onward to the powers that be!

thanks for reading!

By: Andre Neves

Andre Neves — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:13:17 +0000

BTW, Any chance of adding a “printer friendly” feature on the site?

By: Andre Neves

Andre Neves — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:12:32 +0000

LoL @ editor’s comments. Priceless.

By: melias

melias — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:03:47 +0000

JohnnyEh?!!!! (No offense-My Mother is Canadian, too!)

Yes, there’s an R on the shift knob. But because I don’t want my Biasism to color how this thing works, let me put it to you directly from the Mitsu Press Release:

“To make the room needed without lengthening the case, the W5M6A manual deletes a dedicated Reverse gear. Instead, Reverse is provided by meshing 1st and 3rd gears, with synchromesh used to synchronize the idler gears that mesh them. ”

Is that clear?

Next week, stay tuned for my review of a Chrysler Sebring that I borrowed from my local Enterprise Car Rental agency.

Best!

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:51:19 +0000

melias: I guess it’s back to testing rental cars for you! Would you mind explaining that reverse gear thing again? There is an ‘R’ on the shift knob… right?

By: NismoChevyKen

NismoChevyKen — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:35:28 +0000

=======>>OH MY GOD! after reading that ENTIRE first paragraph, talk about TOTAL BIASISM. I can see a “review” having, say, 10% bias from the writer but that first article is TOTALLY 100% biased, ESPECIALLY that last sentence. That journalist/writer needs to be FIRED.