Test drive Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 2003 - 2005 sedan
Controlled burning
Not a pezhon lighter and not incinerating, rampant napalm. Lancer-Evo VIII is similar to a hot flame with a reliable adjustment system. Aiming fire
Damn these political correct Europeans! You, you see, do not like the undisguised aggressiveness of Evo VI-Tommi Myakinen-Edishn. Therefore, the appearance of the eight of the first of the evolution of Mitsubishi officially sold in Europe combed a more civilian comb. And yet it is difficult for me to take my eyes off the car. Evo VIII came to this world not to obey, but to subordinate the charm of his power. The mouth of the air intake is generic to the radiator, the gear of the ventilation hole was swollen on the aluminum hood, the lid of the trunk saddled the anti-wing, between the knitting needles of the 17-inch discs of Enkee, the scarlet calipers of Brambo flame, and the characteristic trapezoid headlights are slightly watched by a slightly gradually. Not a horse fire!
Will we get along? It’s already pleasure to lead such a handsome man under the uzkats, and we had a 400-kilometer march along the roads of England and Wales, partly noted in the legends of the British stage of the World Cup. Then the rally god himself ordered to look away to the whole coil. There is something to jump from the content of adrenaline in the blood!
There are enough significant details in the salon of the super-la Reinsera: a convenient three-spoke steering wheel MOMO, the front seats with developed lateral support, the lining for the titanium on the central console, a short gearbox lever, chopped with silver rims of the scale of devices with red digitization. Stylish, but not deafeningly pretentiously.
And then to say, Evo VIII does not go into the laurels of Spartan. Eight offers air conditioning, radio, electric windows, central castle, not to mention frontal eire-begs. The installation in the front row of sports seats did not limit the space for the legs of the sitting behind. Only the stationary back of the sofa looks like a concession in the rigidity of the body and controllability. And what about the transmission? I thought with some wary. It is quite a civilian option. The left pedal is not exhaustingly tight, and the work of the clutch is far from ceramic brutality. The turbo-fame takes out the thrust on the bottoms, so that without a native, it is moved from the place and in the II gear. Yes, Lancer-Evo VIII, for all its outstanding energy, retained the spaciousness, convenience of management and the level of equipping a modern class S. A targeted shot, in terms of marketing. After all, the owners of Evo VIII wish to become not only the daredevils, who have bargained in rally battles, but so far observing them from the side. This group of buyers, having tried on the super-launcher, will probably think: the devil is not as terrible as he is painted. And lay out his blood.
Stages of the Great Way The epic of evolution from Mitsubishi began long before the appearance of charged versions of RS- and GRS evoluishnes in Japan in Japan. In the 70s, the fame of the company of three diamonds brought the victories of the Lancer-Mark I-1600-GSR in the rally Southern Cross and Safari.
From the 8-valve 2-liter four of the first racing olan lead their genealogy evolutionary turbo engines. For the first time, the boost engine received the 1980 Lancer-EX-2000-Tourbo. 170 l. p., attached to the mass of only 980 kg, made this model the dream of many amateur athletes. Finally, in the early 90s, Mitsubishi assigned to the rally machines of group A the designation of evoluishn.
In 1996, a real revolution took place in the development of Lancer-Evolyushn. The fourth -generation model gained a new body and chassis, and engine power from the original 250 liters. With. increased to 280 liters. With. But the main acquisition was AYC, the active control system around the vertical axis, after improving, turning the car into a real turnover of turns.
By tradition, the change of generations of EVO occurs every one and a half to two years. So the ninth coming of the super-launcer is not far off. The basis of its design, apparently, will serve as a version of MR sold in Japan with an aluminum roof and increased engine thrust.
Forget the word ARAF! Traveling on British roads on a throw of a left -handed car with German numbers is not a lesson for the faint of heart. And not because you need to force yourself to go on the wrong side of the road. Where are your manners, sir? I wanted to say only in the intelligible Great Russian manner of a subject of Her Majesty, who at the wheel of a fuel truck shamelessly cut our car. The same issue was a fragmented, similar to a pimp type, who decided to substitute the stern of his battered Kamaro to his colleagues. Of course, one could do without the remembrance of the relatives of the unbelted islanders, but simply press the gas pedal into the floor. As soon as the tachometer arrow will approach 3000 rpm, like 265 horses and 355 Nm of rods, clamped by 2 liters of working volume, will be freed under the whistle of the turbine and turn Evo VIII into a red arrow that flickered above the canvas and disappeared in the distance. But you have to restrain yourself: the track under the aim of all -seeing television cameras. So Slow, as it means on the asphalt at the time of the secondary road. However, another, synonymous ARAF is bred over the English word.
Hello, Wales, the edge of one of the oldest living European languages, sheep breeding, metallurgy, coal mines and rally traditions. On the Welsh paths winding in the Cambrian mountains and among the plain pastures, late autumn often decided the outcome of the world championship. It was here in 1998 that Tommy Myakinen, who played for the diamond team, became the first ralist in history to win the world championship three times in a row. In total, Mitsubishi has four such higher titles plus one in the standings of manufacturers.
But today we have a different competition, and the reward in it is mutual understanding with the car. Oh, yes the super-la Reinsery and in motion is not at all as one-dimensional as I thought! If on a highway with granular asphalt, the superpoint suspension forced to recall the tale of the princess on the pea, then on the rural roads of Wales, in some places stolen patches, the chassis settings were quite comfortable. And at the same time, the almost complete absence of rolls even in steep turns! Yes, the suspension of the standard Lancer engineers Mitsubishi faded the bottom to the bottom, as the project manager Evo VIII Hine Khubrechtze put it. Reinforced spring racks (in front are inverted), additional rods, in some places metallic hinges instead of elastic bushings, levers and crossbars from forged aluminum all this then so that the suspension and with active aerobatics work quickly, clearly, without disorienting nervous, which is especially pleasant when The steering wheel from the stop does only two turns.
And into the absolute weapon, Evo VIII turns the unique all -wheel drive AWC transmission with three differentials, two of which are active. This is a self -sufficient system. To help her corrective steering (in any case, on dry asphalt) only harm. Here is a new turn. Short movement with a brush of the right hand. Switching down with an extension. The predatory roar of the engine. Turn the steering wheel. Meanwhile, the AWC electronics are already priestly and instantly distributes the frantic craving between the axes and the rear wheels. The wide tires of the Bridgeto-RE-050A Bulterier Bulterier bite into the asphalt, forcing Evo VIII to flash a steep turn of 100 km/h like a pattern.
Solution of the super -task
The AWC transmission solves the supercess: the maximum stability at the maximum speed in the bend. Active central (ACD) and rear differentials (AYC) work together. Blocking the first allows you to brake more efficiently by the engine at the input and accelerate on the exit of the turn. ACD takes a timeout on the arc, and AYC comes into business, flexibly dosing the moment between the rear wheels in order to more accurately fill the car into the turn.
Evo VIII received Super AYC with a planetary -type differential instead of conical. More expensive, it is able to pass twice as much without increasing size and weight. This is especially important on the asphalt, where the maximum thrust should be brought to the outer wheel so that the car draws the perfect trajectory.
However, it is boring to lead such a car on gravel or snow without slipping, and the engineers of Mitsubishi left lovers to tickle the nerves the opportunity to pass the turns by a fan, providing two more, softer AWC setting options.
For me, an ordinary driver, this is science fiction! I want to continue and continue the moments of dominance over the road that Evo VIII gives. You already stop paying attention to the warning ARAF inscriptions. Only in the villages and towns, the steamed engine of the super-la Reinsera received a break, demonstrating the ability to mely pull a one and a half-ton car in a VID gear at a speed of 50 km/h. But the end of all restrictions remaining behind the stern again aroused the fiery temperament of Evo VIII, which carried me into a previously inaccessible measurement.
Legalization
As in Europe, in Russia, Lancer-Evolyushn first switches to a legal position. This means selling through an official dealer network and a factory warranty for a year or with a restriction (still unknown) run. Perhaps authorized firms will provide certain conditions for guarantees for modified nodes. Evo VIII is offered in the trim levels of sports ($ 43,900) with increased anti -wing and eleganes ($ 44,900), where the seats are covered with skin instead of alcantara. For the remaining three quarters of 2004, Rolf Holding plans to sell at least 70 super-lamps.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
common data
Length x width x height, mm
4490x1770x1450
Clearance, mm
140
Speed, km/h
245
Acceleration time 0-100 km/h, with
6.1
Fuel consumption, l/100 km city/highway
15.4/8.3
Fuel supply, l
56
Engine
Working volume, SMZ
1997
Power, L.S. (kW) at rpm
265 (195)/6500
Torque, kgsm (nm) at rpm
36.2 (355)/3500
Chassis
Transmission
mechanical, 5-speed
Tires
235/45 R17
Mikhail Kozlov, photo of the author
Source: Magazine "Limousine" [04-04]
