The team at Norris Designs has a Mitsubishi Evo IX that should be crowned the King of England. This Japanese sedan has no equal in the land of jolly old England. With 950 horsepower and 700lb-ft of torque on tap; the Norris Evolution can run the quarter mile in 9.26 seconds with a top speed 216 MPH. That makes him the fastest in Europe EVO! This car is much more at home on the track than the street. In fact the interior was gutted, the rear doors were removed, and tons of other weight savings and race modifications were made all in the name of speed!
But how do you get over 850 HP out of a small 4-cylinder engine? Norris Designs was constantly experimenting
with different components and combinations; each time developing a bit more power. The first attempt resulted in 596 HP, then came 783 HP, and finally over 950 HP was attained. According to Simon Norris: "We do everything step by step and test everything. I have already spent a total of 30 Evo motors with hundreds of charts as proof!" But it is not the high horsepower figure that Norris is after, instead it’s the speed at which it is made. In other words having a flatter powerband results in more power under the curve. This is much better for a track vehicle. Right now maximum power is reached at a reasonable 4300 RPM which is pretty good given the size of the turbo. The 2.0-liter block was bored out and stuffed with stronger parts which bumps up displacement to 2.3-liters. The car is already insanely fast so more power is really not needed. ," says Simon with a broad grin. fast enough to equal the debut of a new European Evo-quarter-mile record carve into the asphalt, although it only at the evening had been previously completed. And a 9.26 second quarter mile is pretty great considering the car runs street tires and only rocks 1.9 Bar of Boost. And for time attack purposes the engine was mounted longitudinally.
Norris Designs sent the shell of the Evo over to Simpson Motorsport. They have cut off the roof of the car and then divided into two halves. Then from there the rear 4 doors were removed and the Evolution was put back together. The result is simply impressive. If you did not know better, you would think that Mitsubishi actually offers a two-door Evolution IX.
Norris believes that the car should not be but only a quarter mile king, but also excel on the track as well as on public streets: Amazingly, it is still legal. About $240k has been spent on this car alone and the results speak for themselves. This Insane Evo can destroy practically any car on the track or the drag strip. How many cars do you know that multitask like this? Most are dedicated track racers or quarter mile drag cars. The Evo is so new that some stuff has not yet been finalized. For example, the headlights do not work. So you can forget about any late night money races…for now.
Norris Designs Evolution IX Specifications
