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    Return Fire: Subaru Shot First With Their WRX, But Mitsubishi Retaliated With The Evo

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    data file: mitsubishi evo SVQFSUCFSSJOHUPOQIPUP

    All-wheel
    drive, a punchy
    turbocharged
    motor, and a World
    Rally lineage make
    the Lancer Evo
    a threat on any
    surface, paved or
    otherwise.

    Return Fire
    Subaru Shot First With Their WRX, but Mitsubishi Retaliated With the Evo
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    ou’ve seen it in cartoons: A feud is sparked, leading one character It wasn’t long before Subaru was challenged with a bigger weapon: Mit-
    to threaten another with a gun. His nemesis quickly puts him to subishi’s Lancer Evolution. Like the WRX, the Evo was already a popular
    shame by pulling out an even bigger pistol. The two continue sight in Asian and European markets, and it had an impressive WRC
    this game of one-upmanship, drawing ever larger and more threaten- rally-winning pedigree. It was a natural when it came to holding back the
    ing artillery until their weapons can be seen from the moon, barrels WRX from total world domination.
    wrapping around the Earth. Mitsubishi rushed to get the Evo ready for U.S. safety and emissions regula-
    In the battle of rally-bred performance beasts in the United States, tions, finally bringing over a domesticated version of their new-for-2003 Evo
    Subaru was quicker on the draw. By late 2001, the manufacturer’s VIII. The car was truly in a different league compared to the WRX, offering
    turbocharged WRX sedan and wagon had rocked the enthusiast world. more power and more grip.
    The hopped-up Impreza was a hit among both hardcore drivers and Subaru soon unholstered a response in the form of their WRX STi,
    the wider public, and several manufacturers scrambled to bring their further stimulating already stunned U.S. drivers. After years of watching
    WRX-beaters to the American market. Turbocharged performance was epic WRC battles from afar and feeling left out of the all-wheel-drive
    back in a big way. sedan wars, the Evo and STI invigorated the stateside market. With

    Grassroots Motorsports 63
    data file: mitsubishi evo
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    TOP AND LEFT: Identifying a


    Mitsubishi Lancer as a high-powered
    Evolution is easy, even if the car lacks
    the big rear wing. The Evo sports
    a big intercooler, a hood vent and
    large Brembo brakes. FAR LEFT: Racy
    fabric-covered Recaro seats came in
    NJUTVCJTIJQIPUPT some flashy interior colors, but leather
    was an option. NEAR LEFT: The
    venerable 4G63T 2-liter engine was
    coaxed up to 276 horsepower thanks
    to more than 20 psi of turbo boost.
    BELOW, LEFT TO RIGHT: The Evo
    MR was the top-of-the-line model;
    included in its bag of tricks was a
    vortex generator on the trailing edge
    of the roof. Wingless Evos make great
    sleeper sedans.

    about $30,000 in cash or easy credit, anyone with a license could conceal its racing DNA; few true street cars before or since had the same
    experience either one. kind of raw, competitive nature.
    Both cars sold out right away, and new owners wasted no time entering The WRX might have come here first, but the Evo had more of an
    them head-to-head in competitive driving events across the country. The edge. Even though it was the tuner generation’s answer to Shelby, Yenko
    Evo, like the WRX before it, immediately became a fixture at rally com- and the like, it was more comfortable and civilized than many expected.
    petitions as well as track events and autocrosses. Some would claim that It was also far from slow, easily clocking 13-second quarter-mile runs
    Mitsubishi ultimately outdrew Subaru with the car. Either way, five years and approaching 1g of lateral grip in stock trim.
    after the first ones hit our shores, the Evo is still a staple of our scene. While the Evo VIII was new to American drivers, it wasn’t as revolution-
    ary when viewed on the world’s stage. Sure, it was a fast car, but Japanese
    Origin of Life buyers had enjoyed access to its all-wheel-drive progenitors since the early
    The Evo was truly a race car for the street. A thin veneer of modern 1990s; Europeans had their pick of Evos since the middle of the decade.
    interior fabrics, audio equipment, and electronic comforts couldn’t In fact, the Evo’s performance credentials were firmly planted in the soil

    Meet the Owners


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    of late-1980s technology: The American-market
    Galant VR-4 was the source of the first Evo’s drive-
    train, and the basic ingredients had not changed
    since. Also, the top-tier, U.S.-built Mitsubishi
    Eclipse, Plymouth Laser and Eagle Talon models
    had nearly identical drivetrains to the early Evo
    and followed parallel evolutionary paths.
    The Evo’s venerable 4G63T powerplant
    was based on an engine family launched
    during the Reagan administration. Long a
    legend in both the U.S. and foreign markets,
    the iron-block and aluminum DOHC head
    engine displaced 1997cc during its entire
    run. However, by the time the first U.S. Evo
    appeared, output had been cranked up to an
    astounding 280-plus horsepower.
    To reach these power levels—which were
    about 50 percent greater than the old turbo
    Eclipse powerplant—almost every part had been
    upgraded through the years. Nothing was inter-
    changeable with the earlier engine except for the
    timing belt and a few other odds and ends. Most
    notably, the Evo engine hung on the opposite
    side of the chassis in a bid to reduce drivetrain
    complexity and improve weight distribution,
    a move that required a totally different head,
    manifold, and accessory drive design.
    Other upgrades included new forged pistons
    with a higher compression ratio, more freely
    flowing ports, bigger cams, and better valvetrain
    parts—the Evo engine could rev higher and
    breathe better under boost. A new split-scroll
    variant of the old MHI 16G turbo, a gigantic
    front-mounted intercooler, and better under-
    hood plumbing reduced lag and allowed for
    19 psi of peak boost in stock trim. Magazine
    reviewers found little to fault with the engine,
    though some noted that its performance tended
    to fall flat when not under boost.
    However, the Evo was anything but out-
    moded. The pressure of rally competition pushed
    the development of reliable horsepower in the
    early versions; even when the road car and WRC
    racer finally parted ways around the release of
    1998’s Evo V, Mitsubishi production engineers
    continued to add the latest technology to the
    street version.
    Amenities like lightweight titanium/
    aluminide turbo wheels, a computer-controlled
    center differential, and some of the stickiest tires
    ever supplied on a new car could be found in
    Mitsubishi showrooms. Not all of these parts
    initially made it to our domestic version, but
    they showed that Mitsubishi was willing to do
    just about anything for the Evo project.

    Adaptation
    After watching the rest of the world enjoy
    the Evo, it finally came here for 2003. The first
    American-market Evo saw a small bit of detun-
    ing for cost, complexity and warranty reasons. A
    five-speed transmission replaced the Japanese-
    market six-speed, while an open unit was used
    in place of a front limited-slip differential.
    That trick turbocharger didn’t come state-
    side, either, as we got the steel/Inconel unit
    found on the base model cars sold in Japan.
    The Active Center Differential (ACD) and
    Active Yaw Control (AYC) were left off, and
    the aluminum roof and Bilstein suspension
    weren’t available here. We also got larger
    bumpers and a slightly detuned engine. The
    American Evo was rated at 271 horsepower,
    five less than the JDM car.

    Grassroots Motorsports 66
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    data file: evo
    Most of the Japanese-market options gradually
    came to the U.S., with many appearing on the
    later Evo RS and MR models. The MR received
    the aluminum roof, six-speed transmission,
    Bilstein struts and ACD, although AYC didn’t
    made it onto any American-bound Evos until the
    Evo X. The hardcore RS model came without a
    rear spoiler and ABS; along with a decontented
    interior, the RS was nearly 150 pounds lighter
    than the base American-market Evo.
    Mitsubishi would give the original Evo a special
    send-off for the 2006 model year, releasing the Evo
    IX. This car—simply dubbed the Lancer Evolu-
    tion by Mitsubishi Motors North America—came
    only in MR and GSR flavors. The biggest visible
    change was a slight face-lift and new taillights.
    The real news was under the hood, as horse-
    power bumped up to 286 thanks to a new
    cylinder head fitted with variable valve timing,
    different spark plugs, and redesigned pistons. A
    new, larger turbo also helped.

    Common Descent
    After the Evo IX hit its first birthday, the
    model line took a break for nearly two years
    while Mitsubishi readied an entirely new Evolu-
    tion. This one would be based on the redesigned
    2008 Lancer platform. Not only would the Evo
    look totally different, but it would finally get a
    new engine; power would come from the new,
    all-aluminum “world motor” developed in con-
    junction with Chrysler and Hyundai.
    Despite the new Evo X’s improvements in
    performance, civility and safety, many enthusiasts
    would lament the loss of the earlier car. Odds are
    strong that it will go down as the one of the fierc-
    est, angriest compacts ever unleashed
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    data file: mitsubishi evo

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    weight: 3263 lbs.

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