The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII is an all wheel drive automobile, with the powerplant placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
The 2 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that produces 271 bhp (275 PS/202 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 370 N·m (273 lb·ft/37.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1480 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2625 mm | 103.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4535 mm | 178.5 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1480 kg | 3263 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | 4G63 Turbo | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1997 cc (121.864 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 275 PS (271 bhp) (202 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 370 Nm (273 ft·lb) (37.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 101.2 kW/litre 137.6 ps/litre 135.7 bhp/litre 2.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
185.28 Nm/litre
2.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2328.3 kPa (337.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 185.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 136.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 183.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.32 kg/kW 12.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18/26 EPA US MPG city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/9.0 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 7.7/11.1 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/31.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/26.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 235/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 105072 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | Mitsubishi CT9A | ||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII added 2003-01-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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