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After nine generations the Mitsubishi Evo had gone about as far down the extreme rally replica route as it was possible to go. So for this all-new car Mitsubishi had to find a way of distilling this formidable heritage into a more usable package, without diluting what made it special in the first place. Mitsubishi’s cult car has an all-new chassis platform and an all-new engine, even Mitsubishi’s all-wheel-drive hardware has received a high-tech makeover.

The basics are as before – lunatic pace, a high-tech four-wheel drive chassis, aggressive looks and a wonderfully driver-focused feel. But it comes in a package far more resolved than ever before, both visually and functionally.

It takes just one glance at this car’s sleek exterior to realize that it’s no longer business as usual in the Mitsubishi’s design studio. Though it’s disguised by projector-beam headlights and fast-acting LED taillights, this is a new sort of Mitsubishi, far more European in character than ever before.

There’s plenty of aluminum in the bodywork, including the hood and roof, twin exhausts are an Evo first, and help improve the look. A tall rear wing has quickly become an Evo trademark, so it’s no surprise that it continues here (although it’s no longer made of carbon fiber). The same goes for the aerodynamic diffuser that peeks out from underneath the rear bumper. The wheels on the car are 18-inch rims, which certainly wont be cheap when it comes to buying tyres after all those four wheel drives slides!

Watch the Mitsubishi Evo X promotional video below