2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX - Rock 'EM Sock 'EM
This Wineberry Evo Is Poised To Knock Your Block Off
Fortunately for you, patience isn't needed to enjoy the fruits of Paul's labor. It's okay to take a minute and indulge in the immaculate paint job or the full black suede interior. By now, you have most likely noticed the in-dash DVD player, but what about the screens in the visors? While show cars aren't necessarily my forte, I have to admit that everything on the inside of the car was done extremely well. No hack job wiring, no cheap embossed tweed, not even colored window tint. But my favorite part wasn't the audio gear, not the suede (although it is very gangster) or even the Bride Cugas... no it was in fact the most overlooked portion of any interior that caught my eye, the HKS Kansai Service floor mats.
I love seeing cars that get that little extra piece that puts the build into completion and these mats do that beautifully. I know it's hard to top the HKS cage, or the HKS bumper perfectly molded to embrace the matching intercooler, but I like people that pay attention to detail. "I just had to follow through," Paul tells me, and follow through he did. The whole bracing structure, suspension, engine components and a slew of other parts are all HKS pieces. If he had any more HKS gear the car would probably be shot for the next catalog.
Although I'm not as keen on audio gear as I am performance parts, I know enough to understand that the stereo in this EVO is up to par with the go fast portions. Three 12" JL Audio W7 subwoofers were installed into the car's custom enclosure by Creative Audio of El Monte California. In order to push that much sound each W7 is powered by its own dedicated JL Audio 1000/1 amplifier. I'm pretty sure with that amount of bass after a short ride, I would become permanently impotent, not to mention deaf. Accompanying the other three amps in their custom rack is a final JL Audio 450/4 amplifier installed to power the MB Quart door Speakers.
As loud as this Mitsubishi may be, both visually and audibly, you might not be feelin' it. The color alone might be cause for you to be quick to reach for the haterade. But rather than dissing something different, be it this car or another, I would like to foster you towards being more open-minded. The last thing we need now is a bunch of look-alikes and my hat is off to those who dare to be different. At the end of the day it's your car, the only person's opinion that should really matter is your own. As Malcolm Muggeridge once said, "Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream."
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