Evo X FQ400 is go!

[Orbit]

Auto EXPRESS reports:

Mitsubishi gives 400bhp Evo X the green light...

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/229644/evo_x_fq400_is_go.html

[Orbit]

Auto EXPRESS reports:

Mitsubishi gives 400bhp Evo X the green light...

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/229644/evo_x_fq400_is_go.html

[JOOTZ]

unfortunately, as with the previous FQ versions, they were Euro markets only, good thing will be the trickle down effect

[JOOTZ]

whats with the double or triple threads on here ? ? ?

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4937/oldmanweirdga8.gif

[viciouz]

damn you beat me to the punch. LOL

another source: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/15/mitsubishi-evolution-x-fq400-gets-the-green-light/

[storm_trooper]

45000 pounds is almost 90k us dollars haha thats an expensive evo, but SICK

[Mike W]

You can make the same thing here in the US for about 1/5 the price premium they charge for those things. You all have nothing to be jealous of. Exhaust, intake, piping, I/C, ECUTeK tune (is what is used to tune the FQ cars) and some cams and you are there with 93 octane. 370ish on 91 octane.

Mike W

[EvoBullet06]

I remember reading that HKS upgrades were used on the FQ cars. Where does it say ECUTek was used on them? :mitsu: :D

[MJCT9A]

FQ this. It's UKDM :buck2:

[Ixse]

^^^ you didn't know? FQ badge is 24k white gold coated diamond sparkle shiz.. costs $20k

[MJCT9A]

^^^ you didn't know? FQ badge is 24k white gold coated diamond sparkle shiz.. costs $20k

not on Ebay

[EvoBullet06]

hahahahaha... $20k in monopoly money! :2funny:

[Mike W]

I remember reading that HKS upgrades were used on the FQ cars. Where does it say ECUTek was used on them? :mitsu: :D



HKS upgrade parts yes. But HKS does not reprogram computers. ECUTeK does make software that allows you to reprogram a computer.

http://www.ecutek.com/news/

EcuTek are pleased to be able to announce it's involvement in the Official Mitsubishi UK race programme.

Mitsubishi UK decided that the best place to publicise the strength and power of the EVO X is in endurance racing.

They commissioned a car build by ADR Motorsport and Ecutek was asked to produce a 400bhp package for the engine capable of running for 24 hours.

http://www.adrmotorsport.com/news.php?newsid=46




Mike W

[leaveit2bevo]

Mike I think the fq400 is only 400 to the crank so a X with exhaust intake and your tune would be in the 400 crank range.

[Mike W]

I guess if anyone wants to pay $90k for a RRE FU400 I'll throw in a factory warranty.

Mike W

[white9]

LOL ^^

[me like jello]

imo, paying for any "FQ" trim level is paying for the name. like mike said, the same level of performance can be achieved for way less.

[scumdog]

yeah what a ripoff! if you just build it yourself it cost wayyy less and you can use parts that you want! :-o

[Sam Smash]

FU400 HAHAHAHAHAHA

That was the best!!!!

[hellgunner]

indeed^^^^

[mynx87]

u can almost buy 3 evos 4 that price that's rediculous

[fastkevin]

Auto EXPRESS reports:

Mitsubishi gives 400bhp Evo X the green light...

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/229644/evo_x_fq400_is_go.html


Neat car, just like the previous 400's... as usual, we won't get it, and even if we did, based off UK pricing, it'd be at least $70k. I've thought about it, and I'd pay $60k for one, just because even at that price, nothing would touch it, and it's got some other go-fast goodies besides just the motor mods. For $70k though, I think I'd prolly look at a used 911 Turbo instead.

[adotwhite]

what was interesting in the article is that they said the fq400 evoX will have a GEAR BOX. now correct me if im wrong the evo 8 fq400 was an evo MR. the evo X mr has the paddle shifters.....so im guessing that they didnt want to go the paddle shifting route for the evox fq400? thats odd...so in a way the evo has like 5 different trim levels. over seas at least...

[Mike W]

Is there a vehilce made in the last 100 years or so that does not have a box with gears in it?

Mike W

[kimletrim]

^^The space shuttle?

[adotwhite]

Is there a vehilce made in the last 100 years or so that does not have a box with gears in it?

Mike W


ok my bad sorry for not stating what i was refering to was the refernce of the MANUAL GEAR BOX

[DPK MR]

I bet the X FQ400 and the VIII MR FQ400 don't make more than 330-350whp on a dynojet in stock trim. An Evo with 400 flywheel horsepower isn't anything special- that's practically every Evo on the street in America. It's even less impressive in the X with it's extra weight. We should also remember that the FQ400's (at least the VIII MR FQ400) need to be run on 100oct minimum I believe. Weak.

[adotwhite]

damn u dropped some serious knowledge
word to that!

so damn if top gear re shot that video that they did with the evo 8 mr fq400 vs the lambo
i wonder how much closer the evo would have been if they did it with an evo with 400 to the wheels..hmm

[myersap93]

damn u dropped some serious knowledge
word to that!

so damn if top gear re shot that video that they did with the evo 8 mr fq400 vs the lambo
i wonder how much closer the evo would have been if they did it with an evo with 400 to the wheels..hmm

couldn't have been any closer, that EVO was on the lambo's ass! Lambo had the "better" driver too...

[adotwhite]

damn u dropped some serious knowledge
word to that!

so damn if top gear re shot that video that they did with the evo 8 mr fq400 vs the lambo
i wonder how much closer the evo would have been if they did it with an evo with 400 to the wheels..hmm

couldn't have been any closer, that EVO was on the lambo's ass! Lambo had the "better" driver too...

lol yah true. but ehh keeping up with a lambo or not, like other ppl stated thats way over priced.

[ebevo]

damn u dropped some serious knowledge
word to that!

so damn if top gear re shot that video that they did with the evo 8 mr fq400 vs the lambo
i wonder how much closer the evo would have been if they did it with an evo with 400 to the wheels..hmm


What I want TG to redo is the hot lap in evo8 mr fq400. The stig seriously lost time when he fell off the boost in the hammer head section. Imagine what the time would've been if he had just done that section right.

[adotwhite]

^^my friend thinks very highly of all those euro cars that are all fancy and shit and have all that HP but i always tell him they handle like shit and he doesnt believe me. well when i say handle like shit, i mean they handle good but not like the evo of course. so what i did is when they did the lap of the fq400 and they put the time on the board i print screened it and saved it. sent it to him and u can see all these dope ass cars that the evo is posted above :)

[Granny Shifter]

The VIII FQ400 was pretty detuned.Â* I don't know, HKS turbo and other HKS parts, Motech M800, and whatever doesn't seem to be that cool :-( Its more of a UK thing.

[strat10]

In the world of Mini Coopers they have the JCW trim. It costs about 3 grand more for like 40 more Factory Warranty horse power. They should come out with that on the Evo. One thats not 50 grand more!

I vote for the RRE trim!

[nck brkr]

fu400!!

[PUNISHER]

i see a vortex generator on it

[cloudy]

45000 pounds is almost 90k us dollars haha thats an expensive evo, but SICK

Where'd you learn to do math? 45,000pounds is roughly 67-68,000dollars.
But never the less still more expensive then a US evo.

[frankd14321]

updated article

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/01/mitsubishi-evolution-x-fq400-coming-with-405-hp/

[willitas34]

yeah what a ripoff! if you just build it yourself it cost wayyy less and you can use parts that you want! :-o


but what about the center exhaust? :P

[Mike W]

Gimme $68K and I'll pick up an X from SCM and gussie it up hotter than the FU 4000 with more power, warranty it for you and make a center exhaust too. Send the check to the address on the web page and you can pick up your car in a month.

Mike W

[Skiracer]

Gimme $68K and I'll pick up an X from SCM and gussie it up hotter than the FU 4000 with more power, warranty it for you and make a center exhaust too. Send the check to the address on the web page and you can pick up your car in a month.

Mike W



68K mexican pesos work?

[Mike W]

You supply the car and $68K in pesos and I'll make you 500 whp. Call it A BC500 (Bien Chingon)

Mike W

[jccc]

i like the lambo lp640 style exhaust

[evoruff]

mini cooper ehhh

[ev0ninerr]

Do I hear RRE FQ-500AWHP? heh

[Blaze]

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/05/mitsubishi-lancer-evo-x-fq-400-with.html

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/ShxIcv0NCJI/AAAAAAAByIM/LodRddzXnx8/s1600/Mitsubishi-Lancer-EVO-X-FQ-400-3.jpg

The fastest and most powerful production version of the Lancer Evolution X to date, the FQ-400, has been officially introduced by Mitsubishi's British arm. Set to on sale in the UK in June, the new FQ-400 comes with a retuned 2.0-liter turbocharged engine producing 403bhp at 6,500 rpm and 525Nm or 387lb/ft of torque at 3,500 rpm sending the sports sedan from standstill to 62mph (100km/h) in a mere 3.8 seconds before reaching an electronically limited top speed of 155mph or 250km/h.

Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X FQ-400 - CarscoopThe power increase from the standard 2.0-liter turbocharged MIVEC engine's 293bhp was achieved through a series of upgrades that include among other things, high-flow fuel injectors, a new turbocharger featuring low-friction bearings, a high temperature turbine and strengthened thrust, an enhanced intercooler, a new exhaust system and the remapping of the Engine Control Unit (ECU).

To ensure that all that power finds its way on the road, Mitsubishi tweaked the EVO X's chassis. Changes include a wider track and lowered suspension featuring Eibach springs and Bilstein shock absorbers plus new lightweight 18-inch, nine spoke alloy wheels fitted with Toyo Proxes R1R tires. Furthermore, the FQ-400 is equipped with a revised braking system that uses aerospace grade aluminum alloys and floating sealed discs grabbed by high performance pads.

Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X FQ-400 - CarscoopThe standard EVO X's advanced Super-All Wheel Control (S-AWC) four-wheel-drive system with Active Stability Control and Active Centre Differential, Active Yaw Control and Sport ABS, remains of course unchanged.

The mechanical upgrades are accompanied by a more aggressive styling kit that comprises of a heavily vented bonnet, a new lightweight composite front bumper featuring carbon-fibre elements on its leading edges, a rear wing incorporating a gurney strip and a roof-mounted 'Vortex Generator', composite side skirts, a re-styled rear bumper with a carbon fibre diffuser plus additional lighting and High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights.

Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X FQ-400 - CarscoopInside, aside from the Recaro bucket sports seats, the range-topping Lancer Evolution X also gains an FQ-400 liveried handbrake handle and carbon fibre gearknob..

The Lancer Evolution FQ-400's price has been set in the UK at £49,999 ($79,400 US or €57,100) with the sport sedan's standard equipment including Bluetooth hands-free telephone connection, a CD-tuner with 30 Gig hard drive, DVD satellite navigation and privacy glass plus remote central locking, automatic headlamps and windscreen wipers. We're pretty sure that those interested in the FQ-400 wouldn't have mind at all if Mitsubishi removed most of these convenient features thus lowering the car's price and most importantly, shaving a few pounds off the FQ-400's weight.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/ShxIKV2rz0I/AAAAAAAByHs/OlIVciMI0h0/s1600/Mitsubishi-Lancer-EVO-X-FQ-400-8.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/ShxIKsHXnvI/AAAAAAAByH0/ix5NYsVUVlg/s1600/Mitsubishi-Lancer-EVO-X-FQ-400-9.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/ShxIKPqCKtI/AAAAAAAByHk/-CwST5w4coo/s1600/Mitsubishi-Lancer-EVO-X-FQ-400-7.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/ShxIgEXCJhI/AAAAAAAByIk/XFJY6Q4ZC78/s1600/Mitsubishi-Lancer-EVO-X-FQ-400-6.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/ShxIc3LM7TI/AAAAAAAByIc/1iFLmzS-cvQ/s1600/Mitsubishi-Lancer-EVO-X-FQ-400-5.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/ShxIcpvG4oI/AAAAAAAByIU/fMQzF4_xWFA/s1600/Mitsubishi-Lancer-EVO-X-FQ-400-4.jpg

[Blaze]

The body work is nice.
But not as impressive as I would have thought (considering on the brands involved).

[leaveit2bevo]

cant see the pics

[blkside]

Ok so buy the Body kit here

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/test-service-full-body-kit-mitsubishi-evo-x-08-p-52638.html

and then give mike the other 25K and have the baddest Evo of them all..

[gengo]

I'd be interested to know the differences (if any) in the drivetrain that were made.

[blkside]

It says that all of the ASC SAYC and the rest of the drive train remains unchanged.

[blkside]

Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X FQ-400 - CarscoopThe standard EVO X's advanced Super-All Wheel Control (S-AWC) four-wheel-drive system with Active Stability Control and Active Centre Differential, Active Yaw Control and Sport ABS, remains of course unchanged.

[gengo]

It says that all of the ASC SAYC and the rest of the drive train remains unchanged.


Thanks. :)

[Evolutionized]

FQ=Waste of money

[evoruff]

^ yup