COBB Tuning Plano: The New EVOlution!

This week we added another member to our family at our COBB Tuning Plano, Texas facility. Chris Flemming changed his Subaru-loving ways and bought a 2009 Mitsubishi EVO X MR. Chris tells us why he left the world of Subaru behind for the “dark side.”

After 12 years working for and driving Subaru’s, I just about can’t believe it myself!  My first experience with the Evolution X was on my last trip to COBB Tuning headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah.  On that trip I had a chance to drive all of the shop cars including the X, which I drove most of all.  This is when my interest was piqued.  I liked the seats, driving position and responsive steering much more than driving the the shop’s 2008 STI.  Since starting COBB Plano and working on a relationship with Don Herring Mitsubishi, I have had a chance to see many EVO Xs here in the shop and tuned on the dyno. 

The EVOs consistently make great power and the SST transmission in the MR is, frankly, amazing.  I chose an MR because of the SST transmission, I like it, and my wife who can drive, but does not like to drive manual transmissions can drive it.  It also helps that it is a four door since I have 2 small children!  The X feels alive right out of the box and all of the latest Subarus don’t.  As I said earlier, I like the driving position, the MR’s seats are amazing, the SST in Super Sport shifts incredibly smoothly and quickly, the differentials give the car an eerie level of grip, similar to the feeling you get driving a GTR, handling-wise. 

Perhaps the only thing to complain about is the poor fuel economy, but since I intend to go stage 2 on the car, I guess fun outweighs frugality. I have only added a clear bra (a sublet service we offer through Modern Armor.com), but I intend to put our downpipe, catted test pipe, catback, hard pipe kit, springs and sway bars.


3 responses to “COBB Tuning Plano: The New EVOlution!”

  1. I have an Evo X MR 2013 and the car will not go into gear. I do now notice a transmission leak. Looking to see about getting this car repaired

    • The COBB Plano store no longer exists. In the Dallas area, we recommend reaching out to Kraken Motorsports or AWDTuning.

      Marshall@COBB

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