Mitsubishi Evo X (2007): first official pictures

By Tim Pollard

First Official Pictures

26 April 2007 10:02

Mitsubishi Evo X: haven't we seen this before?

After years of concept cars and teasers, Mitsubishi today finally showed the production version of the new Evo X. This is a company that just loves to drip-feed information - and even this car is called an 'exterior design study'. But company officials make no bones about it: this is the finished car that goes on sale next year.

There is still no full mechanical spec on the car since we last saw the Prototype X concept at Geneva, itself one of a string of Evo concepts. But the production car is known to feature the latest four-wheel drive system (dubbed S-AWC2) and a new 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine developing around 290bhp. The UK market is preparing to offer tuned versions, as with today's Evo IX. The Evo's turbocharged engine is easily tuned and the barmiest official iterations have topped 400bhp; unofficial tuners have doubtless tweaked the boost even higher.

By Tim Pollard