There will be no more blood in the car now! Memories of Mitsubishi Evo3

1987, for safety reasons, WRC cancelled the unrestricted modification of Group B race, and the FIA officially introduced Group A race. Group A requires that the sample cars of the participating vehicles must be selected on the basis of mass production of more than 2,500 vehicles.

1992, Mitsubishi replaced the galante with a car? VR-4 participates in WRC (World Rally Championship) racing, and Mitsubishi is in the ordinary family car? On the basis of lancers, 2,500 high-performance lancers were produced. Evolutionary civil model. This hot rally car has been sought after by fans since its launch, and 1995 has evolved to the third generation.

The first and second generation EVO models have been enthusiastically sought after by fans. Originally planned to produce 2500 sets, the first and second generations became 5000 sets. 1995 EVO debuted in March? ⅲ continues to evolve on the basis of the second generation. In addition to the experience on the field being absorbed by the new car, EVO? The 4G63 engine of Ⅲ is further improved by increasing the compression ratio to 9: 1 (compared with 8.5: 1 in the previous two generations) and the turbocharger with larger diameter, reaching 270 HP /6250 rpm, with the maximum torque unchanged and the body weight reaching 1260kg. The difference is that it uses 5.358 tail teeth. With previous success stories, EVO? The shape of the III has become bolder, and the front bumper and rear spoiler are more exaggerated than the previous two generations. In particular, the shape of the front bumper caused quite a stir at that time and will become the benchmark for modification in the future.

Mitsubishi Evolution? III can provide very mechanized driving pleasure, and 4G63 was also very violent at that time, which is completely different from today's 2.0T turbine. Compared with the previous work, evolution? III has been strengthened in the aerodynamic kit, surrounded by an extremely exaggerated body, and directly used the iconic big fog light of rally car.

The third generation model also has an obvious appearance feature, that is, this huge bridge tail, which not only became the symbol of the performance car of that year, but also became the gene of the next EVO model.

The classic 4G63 engine was also squeezed to 270 horses. Now it seems that the 2.0T explosion of the 270 is just an ordinary level, but according to the technology of that year, it is quite crazy. Combined with the extremely light body, the three generations of Evolution have the best weight-to-horsepower ratio in this series.

The car in the article is the car of a senior collector in Hong Kong. You can see that the inside and outside of the car are very primitive and well maintained, just like a new car.

The body size of the third generation is the same as that of the previous second generation, but the interior has been improved a lot. Because of the area of bumper air inlet and some new drainage devices, the heat exchange efficiency of engine water tank, intercooler, brake and other parts has benefited to varying degrees, and the performance of vehicles has also reached a new level.

1995 is the beginning of Mitsubishi becoming the overlord of rally events. With the powerful expressive force of electronic control four-wheel drive system, it won the Swedish substation championship. At the same time, the third-generation Evo also won all the sub-stations of the Asia-Pacific Rally, with Eriksson winning the individual championship and Mitsubishi winning the team championship.

Some cars, just like people, have never been seen again before waving goodbye. It was not until EVO announced the suspension of production that we suddenly found that the original love had always been lip service, blaming ourselves for not having and cherishing it at that time. Nowadays, collecting an EVO is undoubtedly the best proof of the owner's feelings and tastes. Every EVO owner has a belief in his heart that the car developed for rally is the fastest on the road. As the king of streetcars, each generation of EVO also has its own legend. Born for games.

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