Let's jump right into the second part of my look at Mitsubishi Owner's Day 2011. This black Evo X dropped on orange TEs is fine way to kick off the conclusion of my coverage.
A stunningly clean second generation Eagle Talon. There were quite a few "questionable" Eclipses and Talons at the show, but this one was spot-on.
I was pleasantly surprised at the number of high quality Starions and Conquests at MOD. It's awesome to see people preserving these classics.
Bet you haven't see an Evo in this color before. At least rock chips shouldn't be a worry…
Another wingless Evolution parked in the grass lot amongst dozens of over Mitsubishis. Well done.
With all of the modified Evos around, the meet was a buffet of high end tuning parts.
Advan RS-Ds with super sticky Toyo rubber. Yum.
Looking for some bling for the engine bay? Look no further than an ARC induction box.
BBS LMs. I am not worthy…
This hopped-up Outlander Sport was also part of the Mitsubishi corporate selection. Not too bad for a little SUV.
One more clean example of the early 3000GT VR-4.
This Galant VR-4 was one of my favorite cars of the day.
Thanks in large part to the period correct Advan Rally Trial wheels.
Because you can never have too many tastefully done Evo Xs.
Is this the first customized iMiEV in the United States? Looks like it would be a cool little car for getting around town.
Mitsubishi really covered all the bases for ths event. There was an even a special area to take your dog.
Gotta dig the ultra sleek wind tunnel-tested profile of the Mitsubishi Van.
Four-door version of the Mirage. It definitely stood out in a sea of Evos.
One more X, tuned by our friends over at Evasive Motorsports.
Hope you enjoyed my coverage of Mitsubishi Owner's Day 2011. Even though rumors of the Evo's demise have been swirling, we can only hope that Mitsubishi will see the passion that people have for this car and think twice before killing it off.
-Mike Garrett
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is that Blue evo got some sorta special paint finish on it or is it the reflection of something?!
the X on orange TE's looks sick though!
that blue evo is wrapped in 3m tape
and that those BBS LMs are replicas...
Looks like it's covered in painters tape.
mitsubishis biggest mistake would be killing the evo.
I would like to see more starquest love.
Dat ass behind that Vintage van
where is the pic's of evo 1's 2's 3's guys?
Love the coverage, but there had to be DSMs that were cleaner than that Talon with ebay projectors there.
Can I edit that comment? lol I like the red Talon a lot except for the projectors, but I wish you would post more pic of clean 1g and 2g DSMs.
WICKED photos!
fake LM's and TE's (second to last X)!!!! i thought you guys knew better than that?! LOL
Nice spot. I didnt notice until i took a second look and no BBS engravings!
yep, those are BBS LM replicas alright
I don't know why you mentioned sticky rubber and said Yum. That part made me smile.
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The 4 door Mirage is actually a Galant VR4 with a JDM hood and front bumper.
omg did you spot that the VR-4 is missing one of its wheel nuts O_O
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That 4 door mirage is actually a 4 door mirage with a 4g63 and all the jdm goodies. You were probably thrown off by the galant hood vents that he put on.
gotta love evo's!!! there were a few out at the local autocross event today, for more info go to http://carsandothercoolstuff.blogspot.com/
Unfortunately I cannot see any 'real Evos'...
America, I am disappoint.
Mike: I'm disappointed. There were atleast 3 mirages there that had full swaps...you did however get a shot of the jdm mirage sedan up there its swapped also...
Oh, it's coming. The Eclipse just got the axe not too long ago, and the best Evo ever built to date, the Evolution IX (9) is already come and gone. Mitsu's looking into the hybrid ame now, so the Evo will probably end up becoming some "high performance" hybrid like the CR-Z. Maybe Mitsu will make it AWD powered by an all-electric motor.
More shots of the yellow Evo in the last picture? Looks bad!
I would also like to see more starquest love
great show.. didn't any body pop their bonnets open?
+1 on the SQ love. Maybe next year.
I hate how you cover all the Evo's, yet barely cover any 3000GT's, Eclipses, Talons, etc...
Evo's arent the only mitstubushi you know
I understand the irritation. At the lack of respect and love for Mitsu by its owners and the scene in general. I think this is the case because all mitsus are about Performance above all and most mitsu owners spend more time in the pursuit of performance more than loving their cars.
This is why its dam near impossible to find a unmolested or clean version of its many cars by the time. These cars start to gain nostalga, also why they are generally worthless...
But @ the same time I wouldn't have it any other way. The mitsu scene is underground and its all about dominating and embaressing any and all others.
Weather its a 9sec streetcar evo killing the drag strip (google bad bish for more info),
An all out time attack fwd spyder time attack eclipse showing the hondas how aero is done (google andrew briliant),
A automatic grudge street racing 1G hustlin big power V8s (ask anybody on the streets of kentucky what I'm talkin about)
An early gen evo pwning tt lambos and vipers in the mile (google mike reichen)
Or even the editor of a very popular print magazine chilling with all the kids @ I.A. this weekend. In a blue wheeled 2g showing how good these cars look.
We are out there and were feared by all forms of motorsport and therefore respected, but lookin arround you would think we never existed. But that's ok I love being underdogg of. The car scene, it makes the win even more priceless...
I saw that mirage running at qualcomm last year. It clocked 8.9 in the 1/8 mile
Mike you could have gotten better lookin dsms....
I saw that mirage running at qualcomm last year. It clocked 8.9 in the 1/8 mile
Mike you could have gotten better lookin dsms....
That 4 door Mirage looks sick!!! I bet yah if that has a 4g63T under the hood then that can easily kick the GVR4 and eclipseT
that 4 door mirage have a fulle evo IX interior plus JDM panels all arounf(RHD)
For the above confusion about the 1991 Mirage. I am the owner. At benji_p yes YOU are correct. It's a 91 mirage sedan with all the JDM lancer goodies. The VR-4 hood vents and rear spoiler throw people off but if you see it in person it is much smaller than a gallant. The 91 Lancer GSR was sold in numerous countries over seas with AWD and, don't quote me, the 4G61T engine. The parts and body parts are extremely rare that's why no one knows what the hell it is. Search modicaUSMC on YouTube and I have some videos of walk arounds on her.
good jobe on your mirage modicaUSMC, did you do awd swap to, I bet your not getting good traction on that thing. your JDM body looks sick. it looks hotter than a galant vr4(galant looks to heavy) the body seems top be perfect, are those all OEM JDM panels. great job on the rare conversion
that 4 door mirage is mitsubishis first lancer 4g63t car and from there after they saw the potential they decided to create the Evo for the next generation combined with the awd performance they saw from the galant vr4. then the Evo was born