Tag Archive for ‘EVO’
Episode 1: Epic AWD Challenge
In the Pilot episode of Driving Sports TV’s new broadcast format the team puts three all-wheel-drive sedans through 600 miles, 3 states and one final hill climb challenge.
Mitsubishi Lover Jilted by Evolution X MR
So there I was, giddy as a school girl on prom night, listening to the “essential instructions” and “restrictions” for what I can and cannot do with this brand spankin’ new 2009 EVO X MR that I’m drooling all over. I’m sure they were important but I’ll be honest, my head was full of the [...]
Rough Roads at the 2009 Oregon Trail Rally
The Oregon Trail Rally is known as one of the toughest on the Rally America calendar, and as the fourth round of the national championship series, it’s the moment when the race for the title is at its most intense. Early in the season, it’s anyone’s game; Late in the year, the race is likely [...]
Rockstar Rally: Olympus 2009
Tanner Foust and Chrissie Beavis of the Rockstar Energy Drink Rally Team contend for the podium in a Mitsubishi EVO X at the 2009 Olympus Rally. Round 3 of the Rally America National Championship.
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS
The Lancer GTS accelerates like a scalded dog – especially if you bought the CVT version. Mitsubishi engineers have told me that the 5-speed is technically faster, but that assumes that you can drive like a professional. For most folks, the CVT with paddle shifters will feel (and be) faster than shifting the car yourself.
More Gold Means More Power!
There are few colors in the import tuning world that evoke the image of speed like the color gold. Ok, perhaps gold isn’t the speediest color in the tuning world, but over the past several years, the tuning Gurus at COBB tuning have released not a few cars plastered with their gold livery. There was [...]
Subaru and Mitsubishi on the Podium at 100 Acre Wood
For the fourth year in a row, it was Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino’s turn to shine at the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood. But the competition also proved that there are other stars in the Rally America sky, and they’re not all on the Subaru constellation.
Super Special Stuffs at Sno*Drift
Here’s a great clip we found on YouTube that has an EVO stuffing it on the Super Special Stage of the 2009 running of the Sno*Drift rally. Round 1 of the 2009 Rally America Series. That, plus a bonus spectator stunt at the end of the video.
ACP at Sno*Drift 09
Here’s a compilation video from Sno*Drift 2009 posted recently by Andrew Comrie-Picard’s rally team. They took 3rd overall at Rally America debut event, and the only snow rally on the calendar. Great start for the team.
It’s a great time to be a car enthusiast
It is a great time to be a car enthusiast. Now I know that the sky is falling, that terrorists are planning attacks right now as I type this and that car companies are using every trick in the book to sell just one more unit; but the fact remains: it is great time to [...]
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