Originally posted by Bloop...:
Someone in this forum said once, "Mitsubishi should stick to making appliances".
I fully agree... No wonder they're in financial difficulty. The keep throwing new models, making the older ones obsolete so fast, I'd think 10x before buying an Evo.
It's not even that they're making the cars better... throw a couple of things on, change the design a little... throw on another model number...
Each run of the Evo has always been a limited run for the year.
The MR run ended in June last year.
Think of the 9 as the 2005 model if you will.
Now think of the 04 model of any car, and then the 05, and ask what the manufacturer changed, besides just some minor cosmetic change.
Then think about what Mitsubishi changed from the MR to the IX
MIVEC 4G63 engine
new magnesium/titanium turbo
rear diffuser kit
IMHO, it is much more than just cosmetic. The new MIVEC engine delivers up to 20% more torque across some rpm bands and the new mag/titanium turbo spools up 500rpm earlier than the one used in the MR.
What would you get with the 05 Civic vs the 04?
Mitsubishi may be doing a number of things wrong when it comes to management, but designing new Evos is not one of them.