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bruddah_man_matt
09-28-2005, 04:52 PM
http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000463060866/

Fucking baller. Following the unveiling of Mitsubishi's Concept Sportback, (which was essentially a 5 door version of the car pictured in this article) we get the 4 door sedan variant in the form of the Concept X. Looks better than the recently facelifted Impreza IMO. This thing looks like a fricking beast albeit is looks a little tallish from the rear and has a hint of Alfa 159 in the tailights. In any case, this is one sweet looking car that would do the Evolution line justice. It's definitely more agressive looking than the Evo VII/VIII/IX generation cars which were bashed on occassion for looking a bit less agressive than their Evo IV/V/VI predecessors. I'm sure a 6 speed clutch and stick manual will be standard in place of the 6 speed paddle shifted auto-manual on the concept. And I'm guessing the 4G63t motor soldiers on under the hood of this car as it didn't say anything about this engine being an all new 2.0L DOHC mill. The mouth is a little big, but in a time when Mitsubishi's current lineup looks like shit save for the Evo IX, the design of the Concept X is a breath of fresh air that gives me hope the company may still have what it takes for turnaround.

Shit I say build this sucker and badge it as the Evo X, and then build the Concept Sportback and badge that sucker an Evo X... well an Evo X Sportback.


abadss
09-29-2005, 09:38 AM
looks pretty cool, dont think i'll ever buy one b/c its still a mitsu, but radical nonetheless. ricers are going to be all over this....

technical
09-29-2005, 10:55 AM
Looks smoother and less "tacked on" than the previous incarnations. I like it.
I do hope they make a more confortable interior.


Shinkaze
09-29-2005, 02:07 PM
Looks smoother and less "tacked on" than the previous incarnations. I like it.
I do hope they make a more confortable interior.Looks like the pissed off love child of an Audi RS4 and an Acura TL..... I dig it.

LEO
09-29-2005, 07:25 PM
I love it. Looks agressive as hell.

hpjunky98
09-29-2005, 10:30 PM
i really dont like it...it just looks weird. i like the looks of the curent evo better

BYOFICR
09-29-2005, 10:44 PM
looks almost like the srt4 to me

Nate_Taufer
10-01-2005, 08:47 AM
that huge snoz is a turnoff for me... i say gay gay gay.

Nate

Lt1FBoDy209
10-01-2005, 03:56 PM
looks like an 05 jetta w/ a wing

Ling_650vette
10-01-2005, 06:26 PM
Looks like the pissed off love child of an Audi RS4 and an Acura TL..... I dig it.

lol, thats great. :jest:

WECIV
10-01-2005, 10:38 PM
It is ugly, but how much power?

Shinkaze
10-02-2005, 11:28 AM
It is ugly, but how much power?Probably the same or more than the current EVO. Of course the Brits get the FQ-400.... Would be nice if we got that here as well.

Mr Yak
10-08-2005, 07:41 PM
That front end is horrible, other than that it looks a little smoother than it was.

Turo
10-09-2005, 01:41 AM
Wish the headlights weren't so skinny-looking, but overall I like it.

Sandmann120
10-09-2005, 05:31 AM
If you squint, it looks like a cross between a Skittle and a Charger.

Chocolate Apocalypse
10-10-2005, 01:11 AM
It looks to me like a longer car was put into a vise and squashed a bit. Made the top pop up a bit too.

Phoenix 5.7
10-13-2005, 11:32 PM
i like the front, sides and interior. the rear is ugly, lights need to be bigger or somethin. id buy it though

00firebird
10-14-2005, 12:30 PM
it would look much much better without all that gray mouth in the front

sb427f-car
10-26-2005, 04:21 PM
Why can't GM figure out how to do this? I mean seriously? Sure, they are trying with the cobalt SS but it's not even close to a WRX STi, or a Lancer Evo, IMO. They look like nice cars, I've seen the vid of an SS Cobalt hanging with an SRT-4 but the funcationality of these AWD sport sedans is unmatched by anyone right now, for the price range. Of course, I think @ their 36k sticker, they are over priced, but there isn't any reason that GM couldn't tinker with a current powerplant and hit the same formula.

Roarin_8
10-28-2005, 01:03 PM
They should have made the Cobalt and SRT-4 AWD.

Luna
10-29-2005, 11:25 AM
hideous vehicle