On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:59:12 -0700, Capt. Rob wrote:

On Sep 8, 5:50 pm, wrote:

Well, there is a huge difference between the
high pitched whine of a 4 cylinder Evo, and the
low pitched growl of a 12 cylinder of a DB9.


Yup...the 4 is more fun and uses less gas!

The 4 is a cheap engine in a cheap car that
has been designed to exploit the "sub-prime"
market. It cannot use much gas because
a typical Evo driver is probably quite
cost conscious.

Mitsubishi Almost admit this in a press release:-

"Sales in the United States for October through December were down 3,000
units year-on-year, impacted by increased market competition stemming from
growing uncertainty about the future of the United States economy due to
the sub-prime loan problem."

Full text he-
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-7471472/Mitsubishi-Motors-Announces-3Q-FY2007.html




Regards


Donal
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Real power actually sounds nice. Cheap power
sounds like a modern Japanese motorbike.


Yeah, too bad those Japanese bikes utterly rule the world of
performance biking, but they're not exactly cheap either. Donal,
everything you've said smacks of the 80's. That was when big engines
and Harley/Ducati seemed wonderful. Then the Nissan 300 Twin Turbo
came out....and everything changed in a day. Then Honda built the NSX
and got it to out-handle everything and do it with skinny tires. Hey,
Donal....the 80's are calling!


R.