The 300-hp 2.5L 5-cylinder Duratec engine under the hood of the 2009 Ford Focus RS definitely gives it an edge over many of its rivals. The folks at Fifth Gear think that the new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X can definitely give the Focus RS some strong competition so they decided to put the two cars head-to-head in a series of tests… on a track.
 
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Mitsubishi UK has given the green light for a street-going FQ400 following a successful campaign at the recent Britcar 24hr race at Silverstone by ADR Motorsport - the team which already builds and runs the two-works Mitsubishis currently competing in the British Rally Championship.

According to AutoExpress, the 400hp flagship EVO X will hit the UK market some time next year at a price of at least £45,000. No engine details have been given but AE loosely speculates a larger turbo, exhaust manifold, fuel system and of course heavy ECU tweaking would be necessary to achieve the 400hp the FQ [...]

An in-house study of UK customers buying the new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X since the car was launched in March 2008 has shown that 38% of the exchanges offered against the Twin Clutch SST (Sports Shift Transmission) model have been from premium German brands, while 31% have been from other Japanese competitor brands.
On the other hand, sales of the manual transmission have been dominated by the FQ-360 variant, with the majority (40%) coming from existing EVO owners. However, a further 19% [...]

From Mitsubishi’s press release, the new Lancer Sportback, with a decisive take on hatchbacks, will be presented at the Paris show on October 2 and will reflect the lines of the Lancer Prototype S seen at Geneva.

The car is a five-door job with a sloping roof that will be offered in various versions, including the sports model Ralliart, one step below the Evo in terms of pure performance.

Two petrol engines will be available for the European market, a 1.5 109 hp and a 1.8 143 hp, together with a 2.0 turbo-diesel at 140 hp. The Lancer Sportback Ralliart will have [...]

Already heralded as one of the first high-performance dual-clutch gearboxes to be put into an affordable car, Mitsubishi’s Sport Shift Transmission (SST) will also see use in the company’s Outlander SUV. This is the first implementation of a dual-clutch gearbox in an SUV and is another step towards the eventual demise of the torque-converter based automatic transmission.

Advantages of dual-clutch technology over both traditional automatic and manual transmissions are numerous. Lightning quick shifts, smooth power delivery and high mechanical efficiency along with ease-of-use in automatic or manual mode combine in the SST to bring the very best of both worlds without [...]

Following the announcement of the closure of Mitsubishi’s Tonsley Park manufacturing plant in Australia, Mitsubishi’s final 380 saloon has rolled of the production line into the history books. This marks the end of a 44 year manufacturing history for the Tonsley park plant in South Australia. Mitsubishi took over the plant in 1980 from Chrysler and has since produced over 1.1million vehicles mainly for the Australian market. Rising fuel costs has forced many Australian motorists to choose smaller engined vehicles recently and this has been the main cause of closure. The Mitsubishi large 380 saloon can [...]

Mitsubishi may have pulled its manufacturing operations out of Australia but that doesn’t mean the carmaker’s Aussie subsidiary will be totally ignoring this week’s Melbourne Motor Show. Unveiled today in Melbourne was a range of new ‘Panther’ concepts, with the Colt hatch, Lancer sedan (pictured), Grandis people mover, Triton ute and Pajero 4×4 three-door all getting striking black paint and the trademark ‘Panther Claw’ detailing.

Lowered ride height gives all of the Panthers a sporty, aggressive stance and each car receives specific additional equipment to create a unique look. The Lancer version gets 20in chrome wheels, side skirts, fog lamps, scuff [...]

Oh Geneva my love, will you ever stop? Look at how Mitsubishi will make history on your turf in just a couple of weeks. Seems that hatchback Lancer, last seen in Prototype-S form, will be revealed as a staple for Geneva consumption. We have the first official internet-leaked images of what’s to come, and boy Subaru Impreza had better take note.

Likely to be referred to as a Sportback, the Lancer goes into market with a 180kW/ 241 bhp and 343Nm 2.0-litre engine, same as the Evo X’s but weakened to rival the likes of Focus ST, Mazda3 MPS and Astra [...]

Mitsubishi's redesigned 2009 Galant will break cover at the Chicago Auto Show next week. On sale later this month, Mitsubishi promises a revised pricing structure that bundles premium equipment in price-saving value packages.

The new Galant's wide, chrome-framed grille and smoother lines offer a more mature look that detractors will probably compare to the previous-generation Chevrolet Malibu.  The rear treatment fares somewhat better, with a wider rear window, expressive taillamps and a new trunklid.  Galant Sport models get new 17-inch wheels.

As with the current Galant, a choice of four-cylinder or V6 power is available.  There are two sixes this year; the [...]

Back in 2005 Mitsubishi rolled out a concept version of a Lancer hatchback and less than a year later officials revealed the car was headed for production. Since then nothing much has been seen or heard of the new Lancer hatchback or the original Sportback Concept. That was until these drawings of a near-production Lancer hatch turned up.

Though we’re not sure if these images are official they do appear to follow the same lines as the previous Sportback Concept vehicle. Unlike the concept, the images depict a car with production style bumpers and lights and conventional exhaust pipes.

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Mitsubishi Motors has announced today the global debut of a new sports car concept, the Mitsubishi Concept-RA, at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show in January. Just coming off of the buzz from this recent North American release of the Lancer EVO X at Los Angeles weeks ago, Mitsu cracks us over the head with this sleek aggressive sports coupe version of the EVO X featuring Super All Wheel Control (S-AWC) and the Twin Clutch SST automated manual transmission which uncoincidentally are both used in Lancer Evo X (JDM version).  For maximum sdriving control and dynamics active steering and active suspension [...]

The tenth-generation of the Lancer Evolution is now upon us, waving in a more sophisticated version of Mitsubishi's legendary high-performance saloon to the US market - some 16 years after it first hit Japan. Based largely on the spirited looks of the 2005 Concept-X vehicle and the guiding philosophy of the Evo's core values, the new-generation model is a car which fuses hair-raising performance with the widespread proficiency and technological advancement that creates a world-class performance vehicle.

An evolution in design: the new Lancer Evo is a car which conveys both the themes of a concept vehicle and those of Mitsubishi's [...]