-The tenth-generation Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has been on sale in Japan since 2007, and in the U.S. since early 2008. That's a long time by auto industry standards. And while the Evo helped establish the genre of sneaky-fast turbo sedans (along with its longtime competitor from Subaru), it's time to bid the Evo X farewell.
What we have here is the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition, a farewell version comprising the last 1000 Evos to be built. Based on the Evo GSR, this five-speed manual-only edition comes with black leather Recaros with red accent stitching, 18-inch BBS wheels, Bilstein and Eibach suspension bits, and Brembo brakes, along with the requisite "Final Edition" badging and a numbered dash plaque.
-Mitsubishi won't say just how much power this thing makes: The company would only admit to the Final Edition being powered by a 2.0-liter MIVEC turbo engine featuring sodium-filled exhaust valves. AutoEvolution guesses this combo is good for more than 300 hp—more than lesser editions, but still not the 473 horses of the Evo X Concept Final show car we saw in Tokyo in December.
-This final farewell is limited to just 1000 examples, all of which are reserved for the Japanese market. Orders for the $35,800 special edition have already begun, with delivery promised in August.
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With Mitsubishi considering a hybrid crossover as the next iteration of the Evo name, we're particularly sad to see the Evo X disappear. While the tenth-gen car had definitely become long in the tooth, it was still a righteous performance bargain right up til the end. But as any scientist will confirm, in order for evolution to continue, the last generation has to die off.
-This story originally appeared on roadandtrack.com via TTAC.
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