I was at the dealership yesterday(lewisville mitsubishi) and met with a regional manager who happened to be at the dealership. I understand that he was the manager over about 15 stores. He was amazingly helpful. He told me that the first shipment to the US is shipping 1/1/2008. It then takes 10-14 days for the evo to arrive at the dealership. There are two other shipments mentioned as well. One on 2/1 and one on 2/21. So the first EVOs should be hitting the streets in mid jan. He was able to show me on the computer that they had MRs that had a ship date of 2/21. So the whole November 2008 rumor appears to be debunked. I was told that pricing is usually available on the vehicles 2 weeks before they ship so we should know pricing in the middle of December. He was able to pull up the vehicles that the dealership was allocated and present a VON number for the vehicle that I wanted to purchase. I was told that the VON number is the number the car has through production until it is assigned a VIN number.

A couple of things that he cleared up for me were:

1. There will be an available Aero kit as an option and it can be put on at port. Does anyone have a picture of this kit?
2. The Fast key system will be on all GSRs unless you order the BASE trim and will be standard on the MRs .
3. Nav is an option on the GSR and the MR and can be put on at the port.(
He wasnt able to tell me if the steering wheel would be upgraded with the bluetooth buttons if you get NAV on the GSR.)
4. The Recaro seats in the GSR are the same design as the MR but different fabric.

The wait is almost over!

Check out the Aero kit in SiC's pictures.

so then is the sst coming out in japan around the same time its coming out in america?

so then is the sst coming out in japan around the same time its coming out in america?

No idea. I assume they will have it before we do.

That is very great news wickedchimp!

I can't wait to get mine!

I was at the dealership yesterday(lewisville mitsubishi) and met with a regional manager who happened to be at the dealership. I understand that he was the manager over about 15 stores. He was amazingly helpful. He told me that the first shipment to the US is shipping 1/1/2008. It then takes 10-14 days for the evo to arrive at the dealership. There are two other shipments mentioned as well. One on 2/1 and one on 2/21. So the first EVOs should be hitting the streets in mid jan. He was able to show me on the computer that they had MRs that had a ship date of 2/21. So the whole November 2008 rumor appears to be debunked. I was told that pricing is usually available on the vehicles 2 weeks before they ship so we should know pricing in the middle of December. He was able to pull up the vehicles that the dealership was allocated and present a VON number for the vehicle that I wanted to purchase. I was told that the VON number is the number the car has through production until it is assigned a VIN number.

A couple of things that he cleared up for me were:

1. There will be an available Aero kit as an option and it can be put on at port. Does anyone have a picture of this kit?
2. The Fast key system will be on all GSRs unless you order the BASE trim and will be standard on the MRs .
3. Nav is an option on the GSR and the MR and can be put on at the port.(
He wasnt able to tell me if the steering wheel would be upgraded with the bluetooth buttons if you get NAV on the GSR.)
4. The Recaro seats in the GSR are the same design as the MR but different fabric.

Awesome, this is all great news! I hope it's true.

thanks for the update but i'll believe it when i see it.

i don't want to get my hopes up for the MR and then all of a sudden mitsu turns around and stuffs a bowl of cocks down our throats with a november 2008 release date.

but damn, if you're news is correct, the wait is almost over.

iLisa

great news! i can't wait to see it on the road here.

as much as i want the x now, im going to have to wait til the 1st quarter of 2009. i'll leave room for 1st year improvements and want to be aware of any problems that my arise.

well if this is tru then iam gonna be getting a nice b day present....... But how tru is this Mr. Ko where are u to confirm???

They're coming as per my daily check on the incoming order screen.

They're coming as per my daily check on the incoming order screen.

See guys, im not crazy!
Thanks for the validation kmx ;)

They're coming as per my daily check on the incoming order screen.
So they should be arriving in the states around Jan 10-14ish ?

So they should be arriving in the states around Jan 10-14ish ?

Yes sir that is correct unless there is some unforseen delay.

ok thats good news thanks kmx...... i guess ill stop looking for a IX MR now and just focus on sellin my current car

hopefully this means the MR will be coming out in Feb.

http://www.autospies.com/images/users/Agent001/Mitsu-EVO-ppt-5/11-12-20071213.30.51.jpg

http://www.autospies.com/images/users/Agent001/Mitsu-EVO-ppt-5/11-12-20071213.30.51.jpg
This is still an EST?

This is still an EST?

I believe so, if you watched the autospy video, thats what the mitsu rep. said, GSR for 34k and MR for 39K, i don't believe those are the final numbers =P at least i would hope so...

^^^^

Spring?! Nooooooooooooooooooooo

http://www.autospies.com/images/users/Agent001/Mitsu-EVO-ppt-5/11-12-20071213.30.51.jpg

God I almost faint everytime I see the prices that you guys in the U.S. pay for cars, they're so cheap, you lucky people :) your Evo 10 price wouldn't even buy a base model Lancer here in Aust. our Evo 10 price will buy you guys a new R35 GT-R !!!

Good to see you guys who've ordered one almost have it almost in your hands - I'm sure the rest of us look forward to your personal reviews and thoughts on the car :)

I also look forward to developing knowledge on modifications, especially the tuning side of things, it will be interesting :)

Man, 16/22 MPG doesn't sit well with me. That's awful.

My mazda has an older engine with more HP and I still manage 22mpg on average which is mostly city driving.

Bottom line = the X is too heavy.

Man, 16/22 MPG doesn't sit well with me. That's awful.

16/22 is an absolute joke, there is no way around this. If I was Mitsu, I would be downright embarassed.

They want the Evo X MR to be a daily driven performance vehicle and they pull this crap, come on. I guess we can all feel a little bit better knowing that
if we went by the old testing rules, the Evo X MR would be 19/24...that's still disappointing though

Man, 16/22 MPG doesn't sit well with me. That's awful.

My mazda has an older engine with more HP and I still manage 22mpg on average which is mostly city driving.

Bottom line = the X is too heavy.

werd

my 6.0 work truck gets that.

Welcome to the world of forced induction and 2008 EPA rules.

hahaha, maybe it is just me, but the MPG isn't really bothering me.

I used to drive a G35 coupe, and that thing eats gas like a V8...

^^^ Exactly! If you want high MPG go buy a YARIS!