Mitsubishi Lancer News

  • 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-440 MR special edition

    Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution is getting on in years, with the current generation, the Evo X, having been with us since the 2008 model year. Mitsubishi has hinted at launching a radically different successor, but there’s no official word that we’ll ever see such a car in the next year or two. However, the situation may be even starker as a report out of Japan claims the current Evo X will be discontinued at the end of this year and Mitsubishi will use its remaining resources to focus on environmentally friendly cars rather than performance cars. Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun (via...

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    New Details On Mitsubishi’s Next Evo

    A new Mitsubishi Evo is in the works, only it won’t be based on the Lancer platform anymore and its design will be being taken in a new direction. That direction is likely to be an electrified one, with most reports suggesting the next Evo will likely feature a diesel-electric hybrid...

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    Mitsubishi Delays New Evo To Focus On Mainstream Models And EVs

    The wait for a successor to the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X may be a tad longer than originally expected, as Mitsubishi focuses its resources on its strengths such as SUVs and electrified vehicles. That’s the claim of the automaker’s product chief, Ryugo Nakao, who spoke recently with...

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    Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Models Recalled For Faulty Clutch

    Mitsubishi has issued a recall on certain versions of its sporty Lancer Evolution. The recall is due to a defective clutch master cylinder, which could end up failing. Should this occur, owners of manual-equipped models may have trouble shifting the vehicle into or out of gear, increasing the risk...

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    2014 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Priced From $35,820

    Mitsubishi is holding on to the saving grace of its lineup, the Lancer Evolution. This four-door all-terrain rocket has arrived for the 2014 model year with minor updates and some new pricing. New amenities include a 6.1-inch touchscreen display, HD radio, SiriusXM with a 3-month subscription, and...

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    Next Mitsubishi Evo To Be 500-Horsepower GT-R Rival: Report

    A new generation of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is coming, only it won’t be like any Evo we’ve seen before. Mitsubishi confirmed in 2011 it will be taking its Evo in a new direction, enhancing the breed while at the same time bowing to environmental pressures and changing consumer...

  • wrecked mitsubishi lancer

    Taking on an automotive project vehicle is always an exciting undertaking. Sometimes a car might need a bit of bondo and paint, or it might need a whole lot more attention to make it right. For one automotive enthusiast Redditor, however, it's quite a bit more involved. It's not everyday that someone decides to restore a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer... that's been flipped and destroyed. The car in question has serious roof and body damage. That's not stopping the folks interested in putting the car back together. The original poster claims that his or her father has been rebuilding cars for over 20...

  • Antoine L'Estage & Nathalie Richard crash at Rally America
    L'Estage & Richard Have Big Off At Oregon Trail Rally: Video

    Any form of motorsports is serious business. Safety is of the utmost concern, no matter what speeds or road types are involved. Rally racing involves all sorts of varying speeds, road types, and is one of the most dangerous forms of motorsports out there. Tree-lined stages give way to...

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    Special Edition Mitsubishi Evo Announced - But Not By Mitsubishi

    When it comes to compact, affordable all-wheel drive performance sedans, buyers in the United States are stuck with a choice between Subaru and Mitsubishi. Both offer AWD performance cars in varying levels of output, but the real choice comes between the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and the Subaru...

  • Just before the moment of impact for Jeremy Foley and Yuri Kouznetsov
    Jeremy Foley's Pikes Peak Crash, From The On-Board Camera: Video

    By now, nearly everyone in the United States, racing fan or not, has seen Jeremy Foley and Yuri Kouznetsov’s horrific crash during Sunday’s Pike’s Peak Hill Climb. The driver and co-driver even made an appearance on NBC’s Today Show, where Foley admitted that his last...

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    MIVEC Tech, Stop-Start For Better MPG In New Mitsubishis

    Not so long ago, variable valve timing systems like Honda's VTEC and Mitsubishi's MIVEC were used to extract ludicrous horsepower from relatively small capacity engines. Now, in an age of MPG rather than MPH, the carmakers are using these systems to meet a greener end, reducing fuel consumption and...

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    Mitsubishi Adding Inexpensive All-Wheel-Drive Lancer SE: Report

    Even as Mistubishi's Lancer Evolution heads in a new direction for its next generation, the rest of the Lancer lineup is getting more in touch with its roots--or at least with the pavement, gaining a new all-wheel drive model, according to the latest report. A new model, dubbed the Lancer SE, will...

  • Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

    Earlier this month a shocking report came out claiming the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution may be culled after the current model, the Evo X, runs its course. Within hours, Mitsubishi released an official--albeit ambiguous--statement via its Facebook page quelling those claims but hinting that any successor may not be like any Evo seen before. Now the automaker has confirmed that the development of the next-generation Evo will be taking a new direction. In a press release outlining Mitsubishi’s commitment to reducing CO2 emissions and the launch of more plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles...

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    Don't Want The Mitsubishi Evo To Die (Or Go Hybrid)? Join The Cause

    There are many great causes in the world. Causes to fight the many kinds of cancer, to help end hunger, to bring literacy and access to the Web to the poor. This isn't one of those causes. Instead, it's an entirely meaningless cause, but one we're half in support of: to save the Mitsubishi Lancer...

  • Dodge Neon SRT-4 burns after striking gas pump. Photo Suffolk County Sheriff via NY Daily News.
    140-MPH Street Racers Hit Gas Pump, Hooters--And Live

    You might not think the Dodge Neon SRT-4 is the epitome of safety--certainly not up to the standards of the carbon monocoque in the Pagani Zonda--but that didn't stop the occupants of one from surviving a high-speed crash into a gas pump. A Mitsubishi Lancer racing the Neon also crashed, hitting a...

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    Mitsubishi Quells Claims Of Evo’s Death Via Facebook Page

    Following yesterday’s shock report that the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo may be culled after the current model, the Evo X, runs its course, the Japanese automaker has released this official statement via its Facebook page. "Further to some comments published in the press recently, production of the...

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    Is The Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Dead?

    We already expected the next Lancer Evo to appear in a hybrid, not-really-a-sports-sedan form, but now it looks like it might not appear at all. The latest news out of Geneva comes via Autocar, from the mouth of Gayu Eusegi, Mitsubishi's global product director, who says there will be no Evo beyond...

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    2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution: New Tech, SE Model Missing

    The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X is an impressive car. It has grown the once high-strung, temperamental nameplate into a more comfortable, yet still high-performance car. For 2011, Mitsubishi is adding value to the Evo X, without bumping the price. But there's a curious omission from the lineup...

  • Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

    It might sound like a response to a question no one was asking, but Mitsubishi Motors CEO Osamu Masuko says he's not even thinking about leaving the U.S. market. Mitsubishi, like many other carmakers, has struggle over the past decade, but Masuko says the U.S. will remain at the core of Mitsubishi's plan for the foreseeable future. Mitsubishi's U.S. sales have declined steadily since 2002, now sitting at roughly on seventh their peak of over 354,000 vehicles. Part of the problem is a lackluster lineup headlined by a car that many want but few can afford: the Lancer Evolution, our favorite car...

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    2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X SE Preview

    Hopping into a dual clutch equipped Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X (like the one found in the 2010 MR Touring we reviewed) has just been made a little easier thanks to the introduction of a new member to Mitsubishi's performance sedan family. The new 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X SE (Special...

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    2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X SE Rolls In With $36,445 Pricetag

    Mitsubishi is expanding its Lancer range for the latest model year, adding the new Lancer Evolution X Special Edition, which at $36,445 (including a $745 destination charge) sits somewhere between the standard GSR and upmarket MR. Despite being almost $3,000 cheaper than the MR, the new 2011...

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    2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution first drive review

    My 18-year-old nephew, on a visit to our house for a barbecue, took one look at this car in the driveway and said, “Um, when?” As in when would he get a ride. His dream car, this car, had arrived. He’s even “driven” various Evos of various years in various virtual...

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    Report: Mitsubishi Evo XI May Go Diesel-Hybrid

    Not so long ago the idea of a hybrid powertrain in a sports car was anathema to enthusiasts. But after the development of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) for Formula One, the debut of cars like the Tesla Roadster and Audi's all-electric R8 e-tron concept and the wider acceptance of...

  • 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
    Report: Mitsubishi Planning Hybrid Drivetrain For Evolution XI

    The latest unofficial word is that the Evo XI will be part electric, part conventional.

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