The brand new Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

Sorry, it was dark, the picture quality isn't superior.

http://www.brianv.net/lancer7

 

I wouldn't mind having one of those, I'm just interested in how much they might detune it.

 

Hey Brian, from the pics it looks like you were racing the EVO.
LOL

 

Damn Brian, you should get a job at a magazine or something. That shiet looks phat, almost like a R33 in a way. Beware of those, I wonder if they are going to have 280hp and AWD like the overseas ones.

 

awesome pics~!!!!!
goodjob!~v

 

isnt brian west coast?
- thanks for posting those pics here. man what a sweet car, i would really hate to see those riced out by stupid americans! haha

 

wow brian, sell those pictures too did you race him? they're only 250hp ish u could have smoke it if the guy wanted to race.

 

So you took the pics while you were driving? If so, wow the quality isn't that bad considering that.

 

Actually I had my g/f take the pics.

About the racing, the guy was actually cool, unlike the Nissan guys who were trying to get away. He knew we were snapping shots and didn't mind. I raced up to catch up to him a couple times, and twice he gunned it, and I downshifted to third, and quickly passed him. I know he was giving it his all too. The car was quick, but not too quick, I would say like similar speed to a 5spd intake, y, exhaust maxima. AWD cars tend to be a lot slower at higher speeds. It was faster than a WRX (which I've raced on the FWY), but not considerably faster. I believe the US Spec will have ~240-250 HP, and in an AWD package it will prolly run a low to mid 14 1/4 mile, but have substantially slower passing speeds from 70+ MPH.

I did sell the 2004 Max pics, if someone wants these I'll sell them, but I think there are quite a few EVO 7 pics out already.

 

Nice, buy you are putting down more to the wheels, then his motor is producing. That is good to know. I was fearing them for a while, I thought they would destroy all.

 

Hmmm Mitsu is suppose to come to canada later this year
hopefully this time it will make it thru
they have said they were going to bring em to canada like 2-3 times and still hasn't happened
i wonder if they will offer the evo in the line up when they do get here

 

Good job brian!

As far as I know this is the first pic of an EVO VII on the road in the US.. Bet he nearly shat himself when he realized the MAXIMA next to him was keeping up!

 

i don't see nuttin special...as far as body style...it da same as current lancer...don't get on me on the turbo and awd and shiet like that i know...but it looks the same as the current lancer...

 

And it's going to be more than double the price too

 

I think you need to invest in a remote-control steady cam for your Max Brian.

 

Oh man, that will be every Ricers dream.. it even comes stock with a shopping cart wing !

 

Dennis said something really funny when I was chatting with him:

Chinkzilla03 (9:16:50 PM): haha u can't run from an S/C'ed max with a camera!
lVl a x i m a (9:18:06 PM): HAHAHA

 

cool pics dude, u gonna be makin some money off these

 

Thats a working wing, unlike the civic stuff.

 

Talk about dumb luck..good job

 

that wing comes with it stock?

 

just curious....how do you guys know its not just a rebadged lancer???

i dont really see anything different except the badging that could've been bought

 

A day in the life of a west coast driver....2 cars in about 2 weeks, lucky

 

dont think you are going to have as much luck spotting prototypes down here in austin this summer

 

my thoughts exactly...neva knoe...

 

You see them testing cars all the time in the colorado rockies for altitude tests. I saw an evo about 2 months ago in testing.

 

hey yellowbrother wanna come to a meet in austin on the 22nd of june? you can meet brian and i along with a bunch of others, respond to my post in the texas forum

 

Naw thas the real deal cause I dont think the suspension on that is thae same as the POS lancer they have here

 

Hmm Michigan MFR Plates, Rear Differential

 

because brian raced it & the guy kept up with it, normal lancer got like 120hp

 

One of Nissan's design centers is here in La Jolla , San Diego, Maybe I should put my camera in my car...