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Plex Zorce Jedi Master
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:54 am Post subject: Mitsubishi Planning Hybrid Drivetrain For Evolution XI |
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Nearly 300 horsepower of turbocharged, all-wheel-drive, twin-clutch rally-bred fun is a hard package to improve on, yet a report out today hints that Mitsubishi is planning to just that for the next generation of the Lancer Evolution--with a hybrid powertrain.
Batteries and brawn don't mix, you say? Well, there's a fair argument to be made, but the report's details explain how the all-wheel-drive hybrid system might just add something special to the mix. Instead of a simply assisting the gasoline engine, the rumored hybrid drive system would send 63 horsepower from an electric motor through the front wheels only, while the 320-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder would power the rear. Working in concert, they could deliver up to 350 horsepower, enough to rocket the car to 60 mph in about 4.5 seconds. That's about four-tenths quicker than the current car.
This arrangement would allow the next-gen Evo XI to drive short distances on electricity alone, while allowing the torquey electric motor to assist low-speed acceleration in performance driving, much like the application of hybrid tech to cars like Lexus's GS and LS line. The heavily rear-biased power application is likely to make the Evo XI less prone to terminal understeer, but might also make it a bit more vicious on unpaved roads and other slippery surfaces.
Two other high-tech additions are also planned, according to the report: active steering and roll control suspension. These two features are intended to make the increasingly heavy and complex Evo handle more nimbly. Helping to tame the rear-biased power delivery will be an updated version of Mitsubishi's electronically controlled active yaw control system.
The next-gen Mitsubishi Evolution XI isn't due to hit production until 2013, however, so much may yet change.
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Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Posts: 1794 Location: Good question!
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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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roll control suspension... VERY interesting info. Thanks for the "heads up" Plex. Looks like finally heard me "cussin' " about them having world class technology at their disposal...and NOT USING IT since BEFORE the introduction of Evo IX
Link--> Mitsubishi Roll Control: Best Suspension Design In 25 Years!
Something else to think about... If they put the Evo on a STRICT DIET... then ALL of the following will improve exponentially... Quote: | HANDLING / ACCELERATION / MILAGE / CHASSIS RESPONSE (Agility) / SHORTER BRAKING DISTANCE...etc...etc. | Just compare these facts for a minute... are trying desperately to get 0-60 mph in 4.5 sec. from a car getting closer and closer to 4,000 lbs. ... The sad fact is that they got that in 1999 from a "run-of-the-mill" STOCK Evo 6 GSR ...
Quote: | ACCELERATION:................ 0-60 mph = 4.4 sec...
STOPPING PERFORMANCE:..60-0 mph = 2.5 sec...
1/4-mile ACCELERATION:................ = 13.3 sec @ 108 mph...
TOP SPEED:.................................... = 150 mph...
KERB WEIGHT:................................ = 1365 kg / 3,009 lb.
AutoCar Magazine - 29-03-1999.
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BTW.. they can loose that extra "flab" and still maintain the new Evolution's corporate image by building a SMALLER car
If Subaru can do it with the new STi...then can as well
Here's my version of an Evo X RS2 "Special Edition" for 2nrs; but build a 3-door hatch not a Coupe.
Quote: | Make it a 3-door hatch (shorter...lower and LIGHTER) to save weight... and to make it stiffer.
A Concept car is already available. Might look better than the "fat cat" Executive saloon too.
Make the doors, hatch, wing and skirts from carbon fibre.
Make front and rear bumpers from deformable plastic for minor damage resistance.
(Front fenders, bonnet and roof are already aluminium.)
Use "thin walled" alloy inner crash beams in bumpers and doors with expanded urethane foam
for extra stiffness... Just like the OEM Lancer Cedia shell.
Use a revised FP EvoGREEN turbo for the 4B11T and find at least 420 WTQ and 425+ WHP.
That is available right now for the older 4G63... and is TOTALLY reliable for the street.
Use production version of Active Suspension from Pajero Evolution ADDED to S-AWC.
Use 5-speed box. So much torque makes 6-speed irrelevant, saving even more weight! | To improve performance they can also...
Quote: | Use the twin-clutch for quick paddle-shifts...
Reflash the ACD ECU to reduce UNDERSTEER... without needing that HEAVY rear AYC lump. |
Link--> What can Mitsubishi do to improve the Evo X?
My $0.03ยข _________________ Walk softly... and carry a BIG stick! |
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