D Car — July 2004
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246 available scans from D Car — July 2004, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 213 — English draft translation
A WRC-spec machine with razor-sharp turn-in. Ralliart has taken an already-fast WRC-based car and focused on reducing weight, making this one exceptionally quick. My first reaction was, ‘It’s so fast it feels dangerous!’ It is a little scary that anyone — not just an experienced driver — can buy one if they have the money. What I noticed right away was the lack of the push-understeer typical of four-wheel-drive cars. The front LSD works effectively, giving it turn-in that hardly feels like AWD. This car is seriously good. It peaks at 1.78 bar of boost, so of course it’s fast, but the all-titanium muffler also plays a part. Its dry, high-pitched note sounds racy. From inside the car, though, the actuator’s release sound is so loud you can barely hear the exhaust…
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#ALLI#AT
The red intercooler piping catches the eye in the engine bay. It maintains stable boost even at high pressure. There is also a one-touch oil-filler cap and a dry-carbon spark-plug cover.
RALLIART
A triple gauge for oil temperature, oil pressure, and boost fits in a 1-DIN space on the center console. It is angled toward the driver for easy reading…
…toward the driver.
18-inch forged one-piece wheels wear Advan Neova tires. Brembo calipers visible through the spokes underscore its performance focus.
PSV
Shinagawa 301
10-64
An all-titanium muffler, 47% lighter than stock. Main-pipe diameter: 65 mm; tail-end diameter: φ. The sound is excellent.
The flamboyant exterior wears WRC works colors. Bilstein coilover suspension lowers the car and adds to its imposing stance. The compact aero mirrors also evoke the rally stage.
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BALLIBART
Its dangerously fast pace is part of the appeal!
WRC’s superweapon
Shinagawa 301
10-64
RALLIART
MR
Lancer Evolution
[Ralliart]
Tel:03-5479-2357 http://www.ralliart.com
Inquiries: Ralliart
Verdict
Scarily fast! At first I thought it was too fast and dangerous, but once I got used to it, it wasn’t so intimidating. This thing is seriously capable. It also has plenty of chassis in reserve…
Installed parts (excerpt): titanium muffler ¥264,000; Bilstein sports suspension kit ¥346,500; 1-DIN triple gauge ¥99,750; wheels, Evolution R-01 — ¥289,800; intercooler piping kit ¥102,900; oil-filler cap ¥9,975; dry-carbon spark-plug cover ¥31,290.
And more
BALLAT