11's ?!?! I never realised it was the same engine as the Eclipse, that explains a few things! That's a VERY tough engine, isn't it? It's the first 4 cylinder street car I know of that got into the low 10's, from amateur class drag racing.

Originally posted by CheckSix:
Here ya go Goodwood

First off the car is nice inside, the seats are cool, but the shifter sucks. when you are in the showroom it feels ok, but on the road it is too far back...I'm used to the shifter being forward, more close to the radio, this one is like by your hip. When shifting to second (gears towards the back) you almost lose the shift. Also with the steering wheel in a comfortable position I couldn't see the tachometer. But any way I step on the gas and the car is quick, kind of what I expected, but nothing earth shattering. It has a smooth power band. What I didn't like though was that it stuttered alot when out of boost, I know the car was modified but it shouldn't stutter like that and I know the car had a full exhaust, but it sounded like shit...maybe I'm just spoiled by the sound of Japanese 6 cylinders.

Now for the worst part...the car rose like absolute shit. I couldn't spend more than an hour in this car. I was already getting a headache. And I don't want to hear people telling me how )Oh, it's a rally car, it should feel like that". NO IT SHOULDN'T. That Ford Sierra I had was a rally car with a fully adjustable suspension and it didn't ride that hard PLUS the Ford was faster, handled better, and was 12 years older! This is a stock setup and it was unbearable. My Dad's old Corvette which had a suspension for road racing that felt like a truck was more comfortable than this. I mean if this was your second car, then fine, but for driving to work or any duration of time, forget it. Now, the steering was really good and very quick, but it tended to wander on the parkway, although I didn't mind that.

So overall, I was expecting to drive this and be convinced that this would be my next car. And after two minutes I couldn't wait to get out of it. I can see that it is definetly a good car for the track, but it is horrible to ride in as a daily driver. What's funny is I have driven cars that are faster and handle better and they would still be a good daily driving car. Plus when you are driving it it doesn't really feel like anything, the interior gets bland fast and the ride makes it lose it's appeal even that much quicker. I guess I am just very dissapointed in the car. Although I am glad I did drive it and eliminate it from my choices of cars.

Not available in Canada, I'm sorry to report.

It seems the below-bumper intercooler on this 271 horsepower all-wheel-drive ball of fire sits directly in harm's way for the Canadian front crash test, which is more stringent than that used by the United States.

Pierre Gagnon, president and CEO of Mitsubishi's operations in North America, told me three days ago that he would love to have the Evolution VIII — as it's called in some markets, but not U.S. where it's just plain Evolution — in Canada.

But he said it would be very expensive to re-engineer the current car for the small number of units they'd sell in Canada, and that we'll probably have to wait until the next-generation Lancer arrives.

That schedule isn't cast in stone, but it's probably calendar year 2006 (model year 2007) for the bread-and-butter cars, with the next Evo — Evo IX, anyone? — perhaps coming along several months to a year later.

Originally posted by PV:
Any reviews for an RX-8?