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2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR priced at $38,290

carlover99 submitted on 5/23/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:27:55 AM

23 user comments | Category: New Cars | Source: | SOURCE: 4wheelsblog.com

16 years have passed since the launch of the first Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.

Today the Japanese manufacturer announced that the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR will hit the U.S. showrooms in June and will be availabe for a retail price of $38,290.

An optional technology package will be available for $40,840 and for those who don’t know this special package includes a 30GB hard drive navigation system with music server, 650-watt Rockford-Fosgate Premium Sound System, pre-paid Sirius Satellite Radio capability and FAST Key entry, which allows passive vehicle unlocking and engine start/stop simply by carrying the remote control and grasping the handle.

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2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR priced at $38,290

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LexSucks

$38k for a modified economy car complete with a cheap plastic interior, thin body panels and soft paint?

I'll take an "MR" please. They spent the money where they should have and that would be in the engine and suspension. This EXOx walks circles around the 335, IS350 and G37 around a racetrack. It isn't even close. While at the same time the cars mentioned will destroy the EXOx when it comes to interior accommodations and over all build quality. So what it gonna be? I have a hard time deciding between the 335 and the EVO. If the EVO were priced about 5 grand cheaper then it would be a no-brainer for the EVO. But with the current pricing of the EVO? I think the money would be better spent by getting a 135 or a 335. The EVO is coach while the 135 and 335 are first-class.

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Posted on 5/23/2008 10:31:59 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

abcd

EVO is a pure sports car . 135 , 335 , g37 , is350 aren`t as good sport cars as EVO on tarmac and gravel . EVO isn`t modified economy car like hothatches , it`s car that with small changes competes in rallying(group N) . of course if you want better plastics and luxury this isn`t car for you but EVO could also be every day car with small compromises . EVO MR isn`t necessary becouse EVO is good becouse of it AWD system , not becouse of it suspension .

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Posted on 5/23/2008 11:21:25 AM | | Votes: 5   

LexSucks

I like the MR because of the tranmission. My next car has to have a Dual-Clutch transmission.

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Posted on 5/23/2008 4:00:49 PM | | Votes: 1   

hatepusss

Good car but kinda pricey for a Mitsu EVO. No Thanks.

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Posted on 5/23/2008 11:40:47 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

DROOPYSAKK

its a race track car, if you have enough disposable income to buy this car and drive it once in a while, chances are you can afford a much nicer track car.

anybody who wouldn't choose a 135 , 335 , g37 , is350 and many other cars is an ass.

but i am a huge fan of this car, i just don't think mistu should be ripping people off for their only good product.

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Posted on 5/23/2008 11:55:41 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

CLK63BlackSeries

Most of those cars are more than 38k sir

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Posted on 5/23/2008 10:10:09 PM | | Votes: 2   

STJ88

The 335i doesn't stand a chance against the EVO. And only a idiot calles the EVO an economy car.

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Posted on 5/23/2008 12:29:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

JRobUSC

um, so what? The Evo is a great performance car but most (adult) people (whose favorite movie isn't Fast and Furious) would rather have the 335i.

Automobile Magazine had a writeup a couple of months ago comparing the 335xi, Evo, and STi, and they came to the same conclusion -- all great cars but the 335 is the car you want to own, to graduate to, when you grow up and out of the boy racer phase.

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Posted on 5/23/2008 2:38:03 PM | | Votes: 2   

Htay7500

two completely different cars. I would like to see both cars compete in a rally-x course with either making it alive.

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Posted on 5/23/2008 2:54:50 PM | | Votes: 0   

LexSucks

OK this might make you feel better. Instead of modified economy car how about Modified Commuter car?

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Posted on 5/23/2008 4:05:52 PM | | Votes: 2   

sector

335i - for those who are boring, lack imagination, no creativity, arrogant, conformist, narrow minded, self-important, think the world is here to serve them, 40-something with wife and three kids (with a mistress on the side), underpay their illegal Mexican/El Salvadorian/Honduran house keeper, used to belong to a fraternity, and member of RNC.

EVO - younger, open-minded, rebel, creative, imaginative, supporter of Obama, blue collar, hard working, better driver, more patient, don't mistreat others, don't think the world is here to serve them :)

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Posted on 5/23/2008 5:14:01 PM | | Votes: -5   

CLK63BlackSeries

4 auto001...

335i-For middle-upper-middle class

EVO-For broke asses

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Posted on 5/23/2008 10:12:54 PM | | Votes: 0   

gsh23

makes luxury cars look like a bargain.

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Posted on 5/23/2008 1:25:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

CLK63BlackSeries

correction: makes luxury cars look even more appealing/nice

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Posted on 5/23/2008 10:13:45 PM | | Votes: 0   

TopGear

This car is MR MODEL. WRONG title and description. GSR came out months ago.

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Posted on 5/23/2008 3:09:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

miracle113

wait..
mitsu's website says the GSR is 33,640, where did you get the 38,290 from?

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Posted on 5/24/2008 5:17:11 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

LexSucks

It's not the GSR in the article but the MR. Autospies got the title wrong.

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Posted on 5/24/2008 2:14:28 PM | | Votes: 1   

Bmw8ter

Autospies didn't get it wrong. "4wheelsblog" got it wrong.

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Posted on 5/25/2008 9:22:42 AM | | Votes: 1   

miracle113

lame,
please get it right k?
misleading as hell.

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Posted on 5/24/2008 11:30:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Star

The fact that the new EVO is significantly slower than a BMW 135i or 335i is widely accepted even between EVO fans. The new EVO is the same cheap, trashy econobox it was before ...only slower. LOL...
The real question is how can the Germans manage to build a luxury car like the 335i, give it great performance and sell it for less than an underpowered Japanese econobox like the new EVO? How do they do it?

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Posted on 5/25/2008 12:51:06 PM | | Votes: 0   

JTRacer

US doesnt have the GSR right?

Evo X is here too..
http://www.autospies.com/news/2008-Ultimate-Performance-Car-Test-2009-Nissan-GT-R-vs-the-World-30366/

Beating 911, Elise SC and STi...

— JTRacer (View Profile)

Posted on 5/30/2008 6:06:01 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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