I have always wanted an evo and here comes the evo x. However with an MRSP of $42K and up I am not sure if I would buy one. How many of you would get an evo at $42K instead of a 350z at $35k? I have to be honest, as much as I love the evo and have always wanted one, I would have to get the 350z.

i would get the 2008 Cadillac cts it has recieved rave reviews and ppl are loving it... the pop up nav, looks sexy as hell and overall its one of cadillacs best car

Hmm never thought of the cts. Nice car. Base cts is 32k while base 350z is 27k. I have to go with the top of the line 350z nismo at $38k.

I cannot believe that the evo x base price is 6 grand more than the top of the line 350z nismo package.

but u gotta look at the price of insurance.. i think the cts would get a lower quote considering its an american made car while the z.. the parts might be pricier.. but who knows..

When i read 42k i thought you were Canadian! lol wow 42k American is a lot. must be one hell of an Evo.
Subaru STI imprezza as 54k here in Canada. so i could see why the Evo pricey too.

Ever since Mitsubishi Pull out of WRC the Lancer Evolution became a pig. This new Lan-Evo is living in the shadow of the past great one of rallying. Ever since Evo 7, the Evo Series are not what it use to be.

I agree with you to some degree. I feel that the Tommy Makken edition of the evo 6&7 were the best evos ever made. The 8 was sort of ugly and did not advance at performance at all. The evo 9 MR was not bad. I love the evo x for its advancements and looks but the price is crazy. The new price puts the evo in a class that it shouldn't be in.

I am also not a huge fan of getting rid of the 4g63 which imo is arguably the best 4 cylinder ever made. I had one in a 1990 eclipse at it made 410 whp on stock internal. I don't see how the 4b11 could be better than the 4g63.

Well Evo 7, Evo 8, and Evo 9 is the same car just different body looks. And Yes that new replacement for the 4G63 Is going to bomb big time. I can see that Mitsubishi want to change the engine because the 4G63 has been using since the 80's.

Ill agree with most of you on the EvoX. I know I won't be dropping my pennies on that, simply because the cost. I could take a GTS or perhaps a Ralliart and throw on an EvoX kit if I wanted it that bad. And as far as the suspension and such, I have plans to tweak and redefine a lot of that anyways, so as I said in my post the other day, I'm not too worried about what it's coming with besides basics, as I plan on changing it in big ways. I work a lot, and don't use my car for constant travel, so this is going to be my toy. I'll also agree that the Lancer's havent been the same in a couple gens, and to be honest I didn't care for the last one's at all. Seemed a bit ho-hum to me in way of styling. It was clean and simple, sure, but TOO clean and simple. I'll stick with a lower model, sink money in until it's the price of the EvoX, make it run better and say "Yeah, mine cost as much, but I put blood, sweat, and tears into it too."

If I ever have the money. I would import Lancer Evolution 6 TME over to State side from Europe. So it would be left hand drive. :grin:

yeah 42 grand is crazy

Well when the 350z came out the were over price also same price if i recall. They do that beacuse there are some poeple out there that would pay that much to have something new.

A cts looks nice but it's slow compare to the evo. A 350z you would new a winter car so it's a very hard decision.

think you guys are mistaken on the price thats way too much i think its only 500 more then the previous one.

the high end evos are around 42-45k but the low end starts around 36k

i hear that they have gone away from the true rally heratige and its very sad

$42K is for the first model thats coming out. Evo will have 3-4 models just like the Subaru. You will have an option to buy a model with all the bells and whistles, a medium model and a "barebones" model. Barebone model is going to be like the Subaru TR (Tuner Ready). It will have beefed up suspension, but will be short of all the "cool gauges", sunroof, power seats etc. Evo will have pretty much same setup starting at around $30-32K. Just wait about a year or so for all the models to come to US. Or.. Of course the route I usually take, buy the cheapest DE/ES model and build your own EVO for less than $30K when all said and done. Your most expensive part would be the AWD setup unless you leave it as FWD. Beef up the suspension, drop a turbo, Hydra stand alone management, a few gauges and exhaust - you'll be pushing more than EVO X to the wheels with a breathe.

Under $33k for the evo GSR. Its not overpriced at all.

there are no 3-4 models where did you hear that. they only have two so far the gsr and the mr then the ralliart will come out in 09.the mr are the one that are pricy since they have all of that tech packages and whatnot.the gsr are not overpriced thse rumors of starting at 0k and all are long gone not true.

why are ppl pulling out facts out of their a$$???

Maybe to make u angry!! :bwekk: