The main focus for my drive up to the White Mountains in our Evo MR the other day was to do a 10k trail run race near Bridgeport. My run time was somewhat pathetic. I'd like to say it was the high altitude, but my general lack of preparation lead to the pain and agony my body was feeling at that moment.
I drove the Evo back down towards where I was camping to recuperate and the wing on the back of this car finally broke me. Maybe because I was irritable due to the pain I was in, maybe it's because I like to check my mirrors often, but the blind spot it creates is very frustrating. I found myself cursing aloud at not being able to see the cars behind me as that damn wing completely obscures anything 40 yards behind you to the horizon.
On the way back to my campsite, there are some natural hot springs that I thought my aching legs would enjoy. Unfortunately the pools were already filled with Nudie Rudy and his pals. I wish I had that wing in front of me now.
Scott Jacobs, Senior Photographer
s197gt says:
09:29 AM, 05/19/09
i don't care that the wing is functional (at certain speeds). getting rid of it would be the first thing i'd do if i ever owned that car.
i deleted the much smaller wing on my mustang and love the now unobstructed view to the rear and i think the line of the car looks much cleaner.
gobryngo says:
09:36 AM, 05/19/09
Nudie Rudy almost made me snort oatmeal out of my nose.
dougtheeng says:
09:43 AM, 05/19/09
I'm not a boy racer, but I tend to think spoilers generally make cars look better. In the case of the Lancer, the spoiler completes the shape of the body. Its much better with it - though perhaps a smaller one would do.
nealibob says:
09:52 AM, 05/19/09
I agree that this car needs a wing to look complete, but I think that something like what Honda puts on the Civic Si would be just fine.
kingkhalas says:
10:52 AM, 05/19/09
funny!
redliner says:
12:06 PM, 05/19/09
+1 on the Si wing.
fuhteng says:
12:20 PM, 05/19/09
Who cares about safety when it looks so COOL!
I'm with s197gt. Remove it.
carfreak8394 says:
01:53 PM, 05/19/09
s197gt,
that's funny you mention the Mustang, as I think the 2005-2009 Mustangs look awful without a spoiler. I think the $200 you save is not worth it; the spoiler completes the look of the car, as other posters have mentioned.
ddoouugg says:
03:16 PM, 05/19/09
Everyone complains about it so just take it off. Then get something to plug up the holes.
slickersdrip says:
06:07 PM, 05/19/09
Ditch the wing and buy some spoiler plugs. Probably the best $30 I ever spent on my car.
Gotta disagree with you on that carfreak-- every time I see a Mustang (1999-2010) without a spoiler I think it looks a thousand times better. It's one of the few reasons I felt that the Bullitt Mustang was worth the extra cost--the larger reason being it was the only way to get the car in a non tacky shade of green.
vee_ says:
05:52 AM, 05/30/09
Does anyone have any pictures with the spoiler removed ? I gotta say, the bad visibility is kinda scary. I'm trying to ditch my E46 325i SMG (SSG) and go for an Evo X MR, but driving in Germany on the highway is just as much as looking on the rear mirror as it is looking through the windshield. :(
Can someone comment (with pictures if possible) on how the car looks without "its wings" ? :) Thanks.