2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR - Car and Driver
Updating an automotive icon like the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is an unenviable task. After three generations and nine versions—only the last two have been sold in the U. S. —the ultimate interpretation of a rally-car-for-the-street theme is difficult to improve on, but it's also getting a bit old. The answer is here in the form of the 10th-version, fourth-generation car, known as the Evolution X in Japan. it will simply be called the Lancer Evolution, but for the sake of clarity, we'll use the Roman numeral that signifies all things extreme in referring to the car. The Evo X is less communicative, larger, heavier, and slower compared with the previous Evo. If you're still with us, you'll be glad to know that the Evo X drives like nothing else in the world. But it's an all-new powerplant, designated 4B11. Design changes from the old 4G63 include an aluminum block rather than cast iron, a timing chain instead of a belt, and variable valve timing on the intake and exhaust camshafts. The power figures of 295 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque are bumps of 9 and 11, respectively, and the new engine is lighter by 27. 5 pounds. The body is lighter, too, thanks to the aluminum roof, hood, front quarter-panels, and front and rear bumper beams. Source: www.caranddriver.com
