Archive for July 11th, 2007

Oh. My apologies. I talked about the drivetrain and electronic wizardry of the new Evo X but i forgot to let you take a look at it. Anyhow, the links to the spyshots are here. I should be covering engine specs soon.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-future.html 

The new Mitsubishi EVO X will come with a dual-clutch automated manual transmission and an all-wheel-drive chassis upgraded with stability control.

Wah that’s a mouthful. AWD?? Hmmm….they have a certain ‘STI’ in their sights…

According to Mitsubishi Motors, the car is due for launch in late 2007.

Rich Asian kids,time to start bugging dad. LOL.

The new car will be equipped with a 6-speed transmission that Mitsubishi calls Twin Clutch SST. In the transmission, the odd-numbered gears are fixed to one input shaft, and the even-numbers gears are fixed to a second shaft. Electronics activate the clutches for gear shifts, either automatically or at the driver’s command.

The ’supposed’ advantage of the dual-clutch transmission is the better fuel economy of a traditional manual transmission without the need for the driver to step on a clutch pedal. But knowing the driving style of rich singapore kids (or foreign riceboys) the fuel empties from the tank faster than Paris Hilton takes off her clothes.

The Mitsubishi transmission works similarly to other dual-clutch transmissions, such as the Direct Shift Gearbox transmission used by Volkswagen. BorgWarner supplies the VW unit. BWM is also using automated manual transmission technology, and Ford Motor is working on a similar technology.

The Mitsubishi transmission will be equipped with three shift modes — normal, sport and s-sport. The sport and s-sport modes hold each gear longer for higher engine rpms, and also change gears faster.

I predict more accident crashes and deaths by Initial-D wannbe drivers who think they’re from the Emperor team.

The stability control uses sensors in the steering wheel and the wheels to compare the driver’s intended path with the car’s actual path. If the car is headed for an understeer or oversteer condition, the system applies brake pressure at one or two wheels to correct the car’s path.

Yep, sounds like initial D alright. Everyone is gonna try grip racing or some tofu style

methods. Look out world (And specifically, Singapore roads at night).