The Lancer Evolution VIII RS is an automobile from Mitsubishi, with all wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Lancer Evolution VIII RS forms part of Mitsubishi's GH-CT9A series of cars.
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII RS's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 276 bhp (280 PS/206 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 392 N·m (289 lb·ft/40 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1320 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 | 4490 mm | 176.8 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1320 kg | 2910 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] 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 (net) |
280 PS (276 bhp) (206 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
392 Nm (289 ft·lb) (40 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
103.1 kW/litre 140.1 ps/litre 138.2 bhp/litre 2.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
196.29 Nm/litre
2.37 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2466.7 kPa (357.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| 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 212 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 155.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 209.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.41 kg/kW 10.71 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 246.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 94H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 94H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 143396 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | SNDFZ | ||
| Model family | GH-CT9A | ||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII RS added 2006-08-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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