So when do we get a Mitsubishi Evo FQ-400?

Evolution FQ-400

I believe in England they refer to the FQ part of it as berkeleying Quick.

I don't think we will. I believe Europe has high octane gas available to them.

and less high octane lawyers... and they train people to actually drive. Could you see the average snot nosed 17 year old with an FQ400 after he got his parents to agree to buying it for him?

That's scary looking.... I want it!!!

As far as I'm concerned there hasn't been an EVO since the nine. The new editions are a joke. Read a comparo between a new one and a BMW. After a couple laps the EVO shut down for an overheating trans. They let the thing cool down, tried again and this time they get a shutdown message for overheating engine-done for the day. Meanwhile the dumb BMW circles around all day with no issues. Just like you'd expect a high performance car to do. R.I.P. EVO.

mad_machine wrote: and less high octane lawyers... and they train people to actually drive. Could you see the average snot nosed 17 year old with an FQ400 after he got his parents to agree to buying it for him?

Sadly, this is exactly what keeps enthusiasts like us from enjoying some great cars.

When are they going to finish / fix that ugly front end? Way too many angles on that car. Its just awkward to look at.

Last time I was up close to a an Evo X... I was standing in front of it, looking down on the nose, and realized that I literally had the same feeling you get when you're looking down at a growling/etc dog.

I'll stick with the Evo IX MR, thank you very much. Now if only I could find one that wasn't modded/wrecked/riced

mad_machine wrote: Could you see the average snot nosed 17 year old with an FQ400 after he got his parents to agree to buying it for him?

For about five minute before he rams it into a bridge pillar.

It doesn't matter what you all say, I still want one!

Impose an age limit on buying it or make the buyer go through a 2 month driving school, or hell bolth.

mad_machine wrote: Could you see the average snot nosed 17 year old with an FQ400 after he got his parents to agree to buying it for him?

There's plenty of heavily modded sti's and evo's around the tri-state as some kid's first car, no wonder why insurance for them is thousands more than when they first came to the US...

5th Gear didn't have high praise for them anyway: http://www.zercustoms.com/news/Mitsubishi-Evo-FQ400-vs-Nissan-GT-R-Video.html

I believe the price I read in a British mag was 40,000 POUNDS Sterling, or at least $65,000...do you know enough people that would buy one of these cars and would therefore make it feasible for Mitsu to "federalize" a few of them for you and your friends? I imagine if a poll was taken on just this site, you'd be hard pressed to find 2 dozen guys who would spend their hard earned $65K on a small 4 door sedan that would have astronomical insurance and guzzles gas like it's owner is a shareholder in B/P and/or Exxon/Mobil.

What's scary is that cars like this will soon be removed from the EU car market (Ford is about to withdraw it's Focus RS500) because they don't pass the EU fuel economy/carbon emission standards.

Anyone think the hood was ripped off from a Z28?

I gave up caring when this one got replaced. But I do believe they came in hot rod FQ versions as well.

They hold their value something fierce too.

Fifth gear raced one against a GT-R. The EVO outran the GT-R in the auto-x/gymkana course, but the GT-R walked away on the road course.

For the price difference, I'd spend a few more $ and get the Nissan. Although both are a little too heavy for my taste.

True. The VIII and IX were not immune to the FQ treatment. And they too were ludicrously expensive.