For 2005, Mitsubishi Motors UK took the wraps off the fastest saloon car ever produced by a major manufacturer. Built to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Mitsubishi’s entry into the UK market, the new Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ400 will be built in a limited edition run of just 100 cars, and is available to order now priced £46,999 (approx. $85,000).
The new model is based on the Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ320 and was developed in the UK by Mitsubishi Motors UK’s motor sports department, in association with tuning specialists Rampage, Owen Developments and Flow Race Engines. Together, they modified the Lancer’s legendary 2.0-litre turbocharged engine so that it now produces a mighty 405 bhp and 355 lb-ft of torque.

This is enough to propel the FQ400 from 0-60 mph in an incredible 3.5 seconds and on to a top speed in excess of 175 mph. It is a performance that even some of the world’s most exotic supercars struggle to match. The £330,000 Porsche Carrera GT, for example, requires 3.9 seconds to sprint from 0-62 mph, while the ultra-exclusive Pagani Zonda needs 3.7 seconds. The BMW M3 – hitherto the benchmark ‘everyday supercar’ – takes 5.3 seconds to achieve the same feat.
http://www.fast-autos.net/mitsubishi...ishifq400.html

 

$85,000 for a ricemobile???? Not!!!

 

I DEF feel the same way but look at those figures this car is MAD

 

85K for a ricer, no way!

 

Definitely not a ricer IMO, but 85k is a lot of money.

 

Does that include the annual engine rebuilds?

 

Not a ricer to me and you can have 5 real life size people in the car. Also that engine is as bulletproof as it gets.

 

85,000 for a car that would own pretty much any car on this board? I think thats money well spent. And with the 150 thousand saved, you could buy a nice cottage. And a boat.

 

Lancers are a joke...The dealers won't cover the warranty if the car has been tracked or autocrossed...in fact, they were unilaterally voiding the warranties of customers after lurking on performance chatboards....What kind of BS is this ? Is that the confidence they have in the product ?

So now they go and build an even more stressed unit at a ridiculous price...

85k ?

 

Here you go Lancer fans, a little eye opening reading for you....

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=1

 

it's a different story for Mitsu in the UK where this car is released.


This is a bullit proof car, it won't be the kind of car someone pics over a TT but something the owner of a TT has in his garage also.


I posted about this a few months back, I think the thread had some good discussion, i'll look for it

 

Since when??? Every mitsu engine I have seen starts burning oil in a big blue puff of smoke out the pipes at 70,000 miles...

 

GM did the same thing at one point to corvette owners who would autocross. I think if you fight hard enough you could win this battle. And as always, it depends on the dealer, some here will void warranties for mods, some will still work on them, etc.

 

here's what you said a few months back

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ight=evolution

 

just take a look of the parts list in the motor, it's extensively worked, should be bullet proof, but then again, even bullet proof motors let go sometimes