Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Tommi Makinen Edition Review - The Best Evo?
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2020
- Mitsubishi and Subaru were locked in a battle for supremacy for over a decade - both on road, and off it. For many, the peak of road going Mitsubishis would be this, the Lancer 6 Tommi Makinen edition. I'm a Subaru fan, but how good is the 6?
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Evo, 3000gt, and eclipse are some of my favorite cars from the 90s.
3000gt probably my favourite dream car. Yes I know there are plenty better cars but I just love everything about them. The looks, the dash, the engine bay, love them. Mitsubishi made so many sexy cars. 3000GT, Evo, FTO, Eclipse, Galant 4x4....
Remember drifting past a 996 turbo on the outside of a bend at silverstone in my old tme. All the car, not me....awesome things with advanced yaw control trickery!
My personal favourite out of all Evos. In a semi-Group A spec it went toe to toe with WRC machinery. Post 1996 Imprezas and all later Evos are 'just' roadcars but no homologation cars for the greatest of all rally competitions, WRC.
Yes, I think it is the best of breed also.
You would have to have a very fine car and driver to beat it down a winding country road.
What a beautiful car. Probably my favourite car of all time. Especially In red, white or black with the decals
A Red body with white colored rims 💕
Dunno about that,i've always love it in yellow or white
@@Nightmare_oofn don't know why. I have white, it was my least liked color
Agree the red Tommi looks the business
I ahve a black with white wheels imported from Japan, quick as.
I am going to be bias here, cos I believe that alongside the late Richard Burns, Tommi Makinen is the greatest rally driver of the last 25 years. Love the video, love the car.
@Graham Creese Yes I do agree. He is such a natural driver, that he has managed to do quite a few different genres of motorsport and as championed them all. How many other drivers can put that on their CV. The only reason I did not say him is because he is to me outside of F1 he is the greatest all round driver of our generation. Period.
I knew of a guy that had a regular Evo 6 in white and a TME in red with the decals. I don't think I could pick between Subaru or Mitsubishi. A bloody amazing era for cars and rallying.
Even more amazing they achieved cult status, considering they had to follow the demise of group B 10 years prior.
I drove an Evo 7 once. It was probably the best handling car I've ever driven. Absolutely beasted corners and flattered the driver...
Ah the Evo that made fall in love with Evos. Looks solid
I don't know how your doing this, but you really must be a wizard amongst all the other car channels! A truly magical car😊
I just bought a peach of a jdm evo7 gsr, drove it 1700km on a roadtrip and I'm properly in love with it. You are right about the steering, its my favorite part of the car.
@MunroM84 bullshit lol.. I also have a 7 gsr that I use as a track car, no issues with ayc fluid levels
@MunroM84 yeah short intervals on the service of those, I think it was the 10 where they were more aligned to other vehicles with 10k type intervals
@MunroM84 You clearly dont have knowledge on these cars, thats why you liked ur own comment
Been waiting for this Ja, I've got 2, 1 Red and 1 white, they are still great fun to drive, glad you liked it 😀
Great timing, i'm picking up an Evo V on Tuesday, fresh import (not driven it yet). Nice to see a positive review. Would love to see you group test some of these cars if that's ever possible.
Enjoy Paul. They are a blast. I’ve had 2 in the past. The only car I’ve bought twice........
Evo 5 best one
Enjoyed your video. Tommi Mak in Canal Blue, very very nice . Having owned a IV, VI and a VII back in the 00's I still have fond memories how capable these cars were/are. These Evo's are still just about affordable Tommi aside. Downside is they can rot in a fashion if not looked after hence many people buying the JDM imports which are usually rot free. Find a good one and you won't be disappointed.
You, Sir, are the reason my work has to wait over the weekend. Thanks for that
I had 2. One silver and one White. What a joy to drive. ..
Still as wonderful as the day they were released.
And what about the cornering !! It was the only car I had that was on rails !! I bottled out well before the car did !! Better than my previous Scubbie .....
Awesome audio quality inside! Some of if not the clearest I've come across so far.
Awesome quality all around in all fairness!
... And damn what a nice blue, blue and Mitsubishi just doesn't feel right to my eyes but this colour suits it's lines perfectly.
This and a metallic red 22b would be awesome in my driveway ;)
2:52 looks like you were driving the extra special and far rarer Evo VI TM Bug Edition!
Your reviews are brilliant. The only type of review a true petrol head wants, better than than Evo I dare say. Keep them up!
Was always more of an Impreza fan, but still thought the evo was the more capable car
The Evos always seemed more special or exotic to me. But the Imprezas have more character and a more unique sound. You know when it's an Impreza tearing about. Evo's sound meh. Looked at these the 9s and the hawkeye JDM Impreza but went for 1jz vvti power instead
@@chappy2121 Subarus definitely have a unique sound. They sound alright to me. But a superior sound? Absolutely not. 4g63 is one of the best sounding inline 4s. Subies boxer sounds pretty bland to be honest. They don't build up to anything.
I love both but I'm not even being biased when I say evos are better performance wise. Wrx have the overall package better. I'll give them that. As in they're comfortable to drive and of course sporty. But Mitsubishi scraped aside comfort and went straight for performance and it shows.
@@spaghetti5038 yeah evos are a better car but I think imprezas are probably better day to day. Dont think I'd want to live with an evo. My mate just got rid of his 8. Had no end of bother with it. Getting his mk4 r32 out. I'd have kept the evo
@@chappy2121 yeah that's what I mean. Subies you can daily. Evos aren't the most comfortable for that. If I sit in my Evo 7 for too long my back starts to hurt lol
@@spaghetti5038 Have you ever heard about opinion?
Great review well documented!!
Absolutely love these cars
great review
Such a wholesome video, i now want a tme evo
One of the few cars that was quicker than I expected, mental in the twisties. Refined enough to be a daily too 😎
I don't have a TM but I do have a GSR JDM. Came with it's original manual, obvs all in Japanese. I love this car so much the wife has been told, I'd leave her before the car. Still (IMHO) the best handling 4 door saloon ever made.
I bought a white evo 6 gsr strictly because my supra doesn't make the cut if I ever have a family haha.
That BOTB Integration was absolutely flawless 👌
Seen one of these around Fareham a good few times. It's the red one with the stripes and all.
Awesome review, thanks alot.
2020 comes around, and suddenly the evo 5-6 becomes as popular as supras and skylines. Glad I got one years ago.
Prices have gone mental in the past 2 years. I'm glad I got mine before and got a spare engine tucked away just for safe measure. 😉
Your best video ever IMO. Keep up the beautiful work. Any chance you can review a renualt laguna 3.0 petrol?
Omg that evo 6 decal on the back is EPIC
Your end credits music makes me think of Scareface. Awesome car!
The noughties were a magical time.
We lost some of that with the SUV culture
One of my favorites of all times love love this car and its look
This must be one of the only cars you've reviewed that you've not mentioned anything that you dont really like, must be as good as it looks.
Another great video.. Be awesome to see a proper scooby on the channel and see if you still think the Evo is better as a drivers car though, wrx's arent comparable to the stis/spec c's etc.
Classic evo . Need to drive this car in my life time 👍
excellent as usual!!!
Great video!
Everything you said of the Lancer was what I expected to be said of the Integrale, let's hope you don't start a rise in 90s Evo prices from this conclusion!
90's evo pricing is already pretty high to be honest, and rising...
Go and buy blue makinen, in Japan, for good one, with low km, you wont get much change, if at all from $80k us
Haven't seen this video yet .......my mouth is watering
2024 can't get here soon enough so that I can finally import one of these to the US
Stupid U.S import laws
@@shivash1070 lucky Canada, it’s only 15 years there🥲
Subaru, Mitsubishi, and Honda are so good at making cars with great character, theatre, and charisma.
I looking forward for your video on the ultima 😍😍
I love these cars! This is my favorite rally derived car ever made
Cannot wait watch this episode on the nightshift, Jayemm providing the good again😎👌
Tommi such a nice quiet guy, for a insane car.
I owned this exact colour and spec although mine was a 3 year old ralliart uk spec (even less of them around, just meant things like the fog light were integrated into the bumper rather than hanging off it!). The front bumper was the classic difference between a normal evo vi and my one came with Mitsubishi warranty but it never missed a beat (only problem I had was a clunking noise on the front diff on full turn due to Mitsubishi putting the wrong length screws in the front diff so they sheared off). On B roads nothing could touch it back in the day and that gearbox was a dream, short shifting and precise. Happy days
Lol ralliart uk were just the importers mate... thats like having a "dick lovett" edition ferrari..... hahaha
Mitsi evo 6 would be my choice too ,James .Best all rounder,the later ones became more refined ,especially the evo10 but lost something. Biggest problem finding a good one not thrashed to death.Maintenance costs much higher than standard Lancer of course.
I have had a regular Lance for the last 5 years , of course it's not an evo but its superbly good in the highlands and tight corners. Lots of interesting cars have pulled over after trying to show off at first .Superb platform for twisty and bumpy roads.
Lancer handling? It is FWD and it does not handle well at all. Evos handle like they are on rails.
@@KiwiTheKiwi24 I own one. Evo's are just fwd with rear wheel power. Proper tire management makes even the base lancer pretty sharp. Just slow to accelerate.
@@alexmunoz569 absolutley. that is true acceleration is dead but it can keep the speed in the corners like almost no other car. Let them talk :)
Love Evo 5,6 and 10 😍 best generations for me !
This and the RX7 FD are my dream cars. This review boosted my love for it.
The EVO is alot more reliable.
Another car we never got here in the states, in fact the first evo we got was the 8. I'd be curious for you to review an evo 8 or 9 and compare it to the Evo 6 TME.
Brilliant Review. The quicker you drive them the better they are. Awesome handling and dynamics..........as you say there’s some clever shit going on beneath the car...
Tommi Makinen edition (evo 6.5) had the shorter steering ratio of later evos (7, 8, 9) compared to 5 and 6. The RS weighed 1260kg and lacked AYC (but still had ACD), A/C, sound system, had standard Lancer seats and small steel wheels. GSR had them all and weighed 1360kg. RS was quite rare until evo 8 and 9 as it was more for people and teams to use as base for their race builds. Although Evo 10 is nice out of the box stock, I think it is kind of large and heavy for what it is. Also, if the car has some Japanese brand aftermarket suspension system, they tend to be crashy and bouncy (mainly Tein, but pretty much all of them, HKS, Zeal, etc), they focus too much on high spring rates only.
You sound so happy with this car 😊
Nice colour choice!
Peanut m&ms really are the best.
Amazing content 👌
Great video James. The GSR model is the version you are driving, whereas the RS is the rarest model and came with steel wheels from factory, unpainted mirrors and handles, a shorter final drive ratio and were predominantly in Scotia White (Though 1 model was sold in Satellite Silver and 1 was sold in Passion Red making them truly unique). I believe the GSR model is the most desired in terms of value and much more collectible but the RS is the most raw and hardcore drivers variant. 😀
Great info, sir! Thanks for sharing!
Yes agreed and a good summary. The other thing is that the RS lacked the AYC of the GSR. I test drove both versions up at Ralliart in 2000 before buying TME UK car no 004 in Canal Blue, just like this one in the vid. I wanted it for road use so plumped for the GSR version.
@@want2cLOTS Nice choice! I didn't know that about the AYC, so thanks for the info. I agree, GSR is definitely the best choice for road use.
It’s the tme not gsr
@@Harrycorn122 Yes, but the TME was an edition. They made TME editions for both GSR (full road spec) and RS (motorsport base) models.
Pulls it to 3500rpm, says it's not as fast as you'd expect 😂, you have to keep the pedal pressed down a bit longer Jay lad!
What a channel this is turning out to be though, ace motors and top bloke behind the wheel.
Thanks Ben, and she did get driven!
What a colour that is 👌👌👌👌
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Love that.
Just saw one in the exact spec with the TME decals on it in HK before watching this video. I remember seeing this on Best Motoring Japan destroying everything off the line including a R34 GTR and a WRX STI type R.
Once the 25 year window opens. Most of these cars will go state side. We will pay big dollars for them. The strength of our dollar and offers will be too much for the average owner to pass up. We would be willing to pay 80+k US.
As soon as you said you were a fan of the Impreza I thought 'oh great, this will be a completely unbiased review' & to my surprise it wasn't.
I believe you thought it would be biased but it wasn't.
@@RumblestripDotNet Edited lol.
Why are there stupid fanboys that think one of them is a god while the other is some sort of demon?!
JUST APPRECIATE BOTH CARS!!!
Best evo? Is that a rhetorical question? 😁👍 love these things
Hi Jay, I’ve went through your playlist , and I can’t find a review on the Nissan GTR. Have I missed this, or is it on your “to do list”
Could you review the Ariel Nomad as well.
Love the channel with great content.
Thanks
Ian
GTR Reviews:
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ruclips.net/video/4-xYE1Cb0q0/видео.html
JAY! you forgot to put the link to Bens Instagram in the description! Great video btw!
review the final gen 3000gt vr4 with the big combat wing next!
Amazing. This car is what got me into evos and ralliarts. Cheers ✌️ 🇦🇺
Ohhh yes, love the TME
How does it compare to the ST205? TMEs were too expensive for me some time ago so I ended up buying the ST205 instead. Now I'm in love with it to the point that it feels I made the right choice.
I was offered a ST205 GTFour for $3000 and a Evo 6 GSR for $6000. I could only choose one, and went for the evo. I want to say the celica is more reliable, and less prone to rust. The benefits of the evo are four doors, better seats, brakes, stronger trans, and easier to find parts for. My evo is super reliable, but they are very prone to rust. You have to be willing to restore the underbody.
This is a classic EVO. The red ones will be worth a lot of money when we can get them in the US. Many people want the Makinen edition here.
@MunroM84 you speak like no one has any money in the states.
@@ColonelJohnmatrix1000 Not just in the US. Those Evo 6 TMEs are desired around the world. It is that good of a car!
@MunroM84 you have been get ripped off with classic American muscle. It’s supply and demand.
I've owned an 93 EVO 2 Integrale and a 95 Lancer Evolution III at the same time. the Lancer was lighter, had more extras and was much faster and easier to drive, but the Integrale was more exiting, the oldschool rally car.
As an early evo owner, Interesting to hear the comparison! Always loved the Integrale shape though
An absolute legend this it brings a tear to my man pride for two reasons one I nearly bought one for about 10K back in the day and it would be worth a lot more now, second because they stop making them 😪 in 2001 I got a Mitsubishi FTO GPX mivec instead, not a lot of people know its an Evo 6 with a prettier shell on top, and an advanced V6 and gearbox. Mitsubishi always proved to be that little bit better in the engineering department I like Subarus but if you compare and EVO 10 or the previous generations the evolution of those cars was so much better as you can see on Top Gear funny clip thrown around the tracker 110 miles an hour they handle better than supercars. Every petrol head should be contacting Mitsubishi and begging them to bring out a new one instead of their borrowing suv they have now.
My Daily is an evo 3. Currently in the shop for a built engine and Fuel Cell
Looking forward to you testing the Eddie Eagle XII Predator vs Alien Direct Port Injection Shooting Brake 5.8L Special Fukishima SF1 Limited Edition Turbo.
Soon.
Amazing review as always. Have you thought about trying the more powerful versions that came out of the factory? (FQ-360/FQ-400/FQ-440). The most powerful version has more power than any BMW NA V8 put on the road.
I don’t think they come out of the factory FQ spec pal
@@Alex-jn1xz they did. Mitsubishi UK partners with hks and some other places to make them
@@BarbecuedPossum yeah fully warranted at the time as well, seem to recall the 440s being about £50k though???
@@Alex-jn1xz They were but only in technically, it’s why the new Merc A45 S can’t claim to be the most powerful, bc they were production limited edition cars.
The EVO VI TME RS & Ralliart versions in the UK were actually the fastest track cars in the series.
The later model FQ model's were definitely fast, but weight increased due to all the extra technology, so they couldn't actually beat this model.
1/4 mile times were similar across the board.
I think the EVO VI performance model's were more reliable however.
i owned a TME too, but i found the evo IX i owned later to be much, much better in almost every way! but the TME was more special and exotic.. haven't seen one in years now :(
Yep we daily a JDM evo IV here in NZ and they ride firm, dailied her for 2-3 years now. going to wait until they are 100k then sell it and buy a house :)
Can Australia buy the ticket? And when is this draw?
That car in that colour, never thought a VI TME would look better than being Red or white. I've heard Silver TMEs are rare. I don't think it's rare compared to this colour.
lovely color! ;)
I went out to buy a wrx sti came back with a evo 6 😂 glad I got mine before prices have gone mental
I believe the suspension was overly stiff from the factory. The Evo X I reviewed years ago has a brutal suspension. It was flat out unpleasant around the roads in S.E. Michigan.
Can someone explain why there is a MPH sticker on a KMPH speedo?
First timr ive heard someone use the term telepathic steering
u have only driven wrx's tho the sti is a differnt animal,need to get hold of a p1 to test
My wishlist car until now
Even though the Evo X is my favourite, but this generation was THE Lancer for me growing up
as a Subaru fan I love Evo VI and IX
0:06 Only two? The 206 WRC was pretty tasty. I suppose it depends on the exact time period.
The thing with the 206 was that it was never a road car. It was a pure WRC car, built (almost) to those regs (aside from being too short and having to be given special dispensation until the GT version with big bumpers was launched to meet the regs!) - but with no roadgoing turbocharged 4x4 basis.
The Best Evo, all time favourite road going Rally Car
I wondered if the actors from the M&M adverts would find any other work
Wasn’t the TME nearly 330 bhp standard??
I had a white one in 2007 when they were 11k lol, wish i still had it now 😭😭
i want to buy it !!