Well well well, it's seem that we have rumours about Evo IX ? I
am really surprised by that. Well, before I could continue on Evo
IX, juz to let Anfuni and others with a benefit of doubt that there
is a difference between Evo VII and Evo VIII.
Power is set at a conservative 280ps as before, but the Evo VIII
gets a long overdue 6-speed manual tranny, adding
ten more kilos to the transmission system. To maintain the same
immense acceleration, the first gear's ratio is equivalent to that
of an Evo VII. Second, third and fourth gears are of the same Super
Close/Hi Ratio trans used in the WRC cars, while fifth has been set
up lower than the previous 5M/T to match the three previous gears
close ratio characteristics. The additional forward gear is set up
for higher gearing than the Evo VII to save fuel in top gear
cruising and achieve a higher top speed. Dials now sport a full
scale 270km/h speedometer.
Weight reduction was a key improvement with the new Evo VIII. A
light weight full carbon fibre spoiler shaves 2 kg off the previous
resin wing. ENKEI Alloy wheels similar to those of the WRC car are
lighter by almost 1kg per rim. And even the engine on the whole has
been lighten with lighter parts. The fuel tank however is larger by
7 litres for the GSR and 2 litres for the RS.
Changes to the internal design of the AYC increases usable torque
1.6 times over the previous model, front and rear LSDs are now
standard on the car. (Courtesy of www.ez-import.com)
So I guess that you have been enlightened by the specs given here.
Talking back about Evo IX...shouldn't we place it aside for the
time being? Evo VIII has juz recently touched Singapore road...
