From rallies to roads. It's time to say goodbye to the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, the end of a winning lineage.
After 23 years and 10 generations, the reign of the acclaimed Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has come to an end. The Japanese brand has decided to end production of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, while announcing that it will not launch a direct replacement for the model – the next Evolution will take the form of an SUV. Yes, from an SUV…REMEMBER: Ayrton Senna: the return of a life | a driving lesson
To mark the end of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution era as we know it, the Japanese brand decided that the last 1000 Evolution X units had to be even more special, thus launching the Final Edition (in the images). A version destined exclusively for the Japanese market, limited to 1000 units, equipped with some outstanding goodies, including: Bilstein suspensions, Eibach springs, Recaro seats, Brembo discs and some precious tweaks in the engine that should make the 2.0 Turbo MIVEC unit surpass the 300hp of power.
A model that for years was as close as any of us could get to owning a World Rally car in their garage. The base of the Lancer Evolution rally was the same as the production version. In fact, a large part of the technical solutions adopted derived from the knowledge acquired by Mitsubishi in the competition. That said, hold back your tears and say goodbye to Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution with this video published by the brand last September 29th. From the production line to the hands of the last lucky one:
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