Evo V why is it only made in 1998?

[ep82]

Just wondering how come the V was only in production for 1 year, whereas most are made in 2 years.

My brother told me about 7 years ago that he spoke to the import car salesman (when he was about to buy a V) and he said that the V suffer from a problem so they had to pull the plug and upgrade to the VI.

I cant remember what he said it was. something like water leak?? on the interior??

So can someone please enlighten me on this matter

 

[evoaps]

I think it was the IV that suffer from a problem: crank walk

No problems with the v

Sales men tend to talk a Lot of $hit

 

[B6lee]

The only changes between 5/6 were engine seats front bumper the body itself didn't change

 

[ep82]

I think it was the IV that suffer from a problem: crank walk

No problems with the v

Sales men tend to talk a Lot of

Oh right so it's the IV.
I dont understand why he will talk my brother out of buy one of his V tho....

The only changes between 5/6 were engine seats front bumper the body itself didn't change

I know the cosmetic changed between the V and VI but why did they only bring the V out for 1 year?
Also I thought the engine were the same but the VI has slightly more uprated/reliable parts.

 

[evoaps]

Changed from the 4 to 5 are:


The interior was upgraded in the GSR version with a better class of Recaro seat.
The body kit had flared arches at the front and rear and a new aluminium rear spoiler replaced the IV FRP version and gave an adjustable angle of attack to alter rear down force.
The track was widened by 10 mm (0.4 in),the wheel offset changed from ET45 to ET38 along with the wheel diameter which rose from 16" to 17" to accommodate Brembo brakes which were added to enhance braking.
In addition the brake master cylinder bore increased by 0.3 millimetres (0.01 in).
The engine was strengthened in a few areas and the cam duration was increased. The pistons were lighter with a smaller skirt area. 510 cc injectors were replaced with 560 cc injectors for better engine reliability due to more electrical "headroom" and the ECU was changed to include a flash ROM, allowing more boost pressure to the same TD05-HR as the Mitsubishi Evolution III and IV.
Furthermore, the turbocharger was again improved. Torque was increased to 373 N·m (275 lb·ft) at 3000 rpm. Power officially stayed the same, at 280 PS (206 kW; 276 hp),though some claim horsepower was actually somewhat higher.

 

[evoaps]

From 5 to six:

The Evolution VI's changes mainly focused on cooling and engine durability. It received a larger intercooler, larger oil cooler, and new pistons, along with a titanium-aluminide turbine wheel for the RS model, which was a first in a production car. The Evolution VI received new bodywork yet again, with the most easily noticeable change being within the front bumper where the huge fog lights were reduced in size and moved to the corners for better airflow. A new model was added to the GSR and RS lineup; known as the RS2, it was an RS with a few of the GSR's options. Another limited-edition RS was known as the RS Sprint, an RS tuned by Ralliart in the UK to be lighter and more powerful with 330 hp (246 kW).

Yet another special edition Evolution VI was released in 1999: the Tommi Mäkinen Edition, named after Finnish rally driver Tommi Mäkinen that had won Mitsubishi four WRC drivers championships. It featured a different front bumper, Red/Black Recaro seats (with embossed T. Mäkinen logo),17" Enkei white wheels, a leather Momo steering wheel and shift knob, a titanium turbine that spooled up quicker, front upper strut brace, lowered ride height (with tarmac stages in mind),and a quicker steering ratio. Amongst other colours, the Evo VI came in either red (Tommi Mak only),white, blue, black or silver with optional special decals, replicating Tommi Mäkinen's rally car's colour scheme. This car is also sometimes referred to as an Evolution 6½, Evolution 6.5, or TME for short.

 

[ep82]

Thanks for the info buddy but this still doesnt really tell me why the V was only made in 1998.

looking at the wiki site, they are saying that the evo II, III and V were only made within 1 year. the rest is made over 2 years. is this just because the sales wasn't great so they had to move onto the next model?

 

[evoaps]

Thanks for the info buddy but this still doesnt really tell me why the V was only made in 1998.

looking at the wiki site, they are saying that the evo II, III and V were only made within 1 year. the rest is made over 2 years. is this just because the sales wasn't great so they had to move onto the next model?

It could have had something to do with world rally rules changing at different times mate

 

[B6lee]

Yea I'd say it's probably to do with the rally. Mitsi were on a roll back then

 

[ep82]

Ah cool. That actually makes alot of sense. Thanks for the info

 

[evo arm's m7960]

hi from what i have read b6lee and evoaps are dead right , mitsi rally was the total focus back then :O)

so any changes even small ones where worth bringing out the new model 6 :O)


and what car it turned out to be :O)


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[evoaps]

hi from what i have read b6lee is dead right , mitsi rally was the total focus back then :O)

so any changes even small ones where worth bringing out the new model 6 :O)


and what car it turned out to be :O)


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B6LEE?? Lol