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Nearly 7,000 2008-2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Ralliart, and Sportback Ralliart models recalled over fuel pipe crack concerns

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall of potentially 6,903 Lancer Evolution, Ralliart, and Sportback Ralliart vehicles fitted with 2.0-liter turbocharged engines falling between model year 2008 and 2009. According to the report, running the engine at certain speeds over time may cause a damaging vibration that could lead to a stress crack in the fuel pipe (the fuel return pipe is apparently improperly attached to the engine). If a crack does develop, the resulting fuel leakage could cause a fire. ... Read more →

Officially Official: Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ400 coming to the UK in June Damon Lavrinc

The Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ400 has been rumored for months and its finally ready for its close-up before sales begin in the UK this June. In keeping with its NSFW nomenclature, the FQ400 is ...

Euro-only: Mitsubishi Evolution FQ-330 SST Damon Lavrinc

In keeping with Mitsubishi's FQ tradition abroad, the automaker has developed a new model to fit in between the standard FQ-300 and the insanity known as the FQ-400. The Mitsubishi Evolution ...

Rumormill: Lexus IS F Evolution coming next summer, not-for-U.S. price Damon Lavrinc

Progress to create a hotter, lighter Lexus IS F is ongoing, and according to recent reports from Japan, the IS F Evolution is slated to arrive in the summer of 2010. Details on the Evolution are ...

Lexus IS F Evolution still rumored to be in the works Damon Lavrinc

Lexus' attempt at a serious sports sedan has done its best to win hearts and minds, but that doesn't mean the IS F will soldier on unchanged through the economic Armageddon. Following up on a story ...

Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ400 coming with 405 hp 11 months ago on Autoblog

Autocar snagged a handful of pics and some initial specs of the UK-only Mitsubishi Evolution X FX-400, and as suspected, the hotter Evo is a road-going version of the ADR Motorsport-prepared sedan that successfully campaigned this past September in the 24-Hour Britcar Championship. The ...

Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ400 gets the green light 1 year ago on Autoblog

It was only a matter of time before Mitsubishi's British engineers tired of relentlessly beating the FQ300 and FQ360 versions of their homegrown Evos. So it's no surprise that after a 400-hp version of the Evo X successfully campaigned in the Britcar Championship, Mitsubishi finally gave the ...

Review: 2008 Mitsubishi Evolution X MR 1 year ago on Autoblog

Here's a revelation: being stuck in traffic sucks. And it's even more infuriating behind the wheel of an Evo. Despite what some scribes might lead you to believe, the Evos of yore (VIII and IX) weren't deplorable daily drivers. Granted, Mitsu's engineers erred on the stiff side with the Evo's ...

Pics Aplenty: Mitsubishi Evo X 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click for a hi-res gallery of the Mitsubishi Evo X Some cars look bad-ass, while others have a bad-ass image. The latest Mitsubishi Evo ticks both boxes, and ticks them off with a big X. Despite being based on the run-of-the-mill, work-a-day Lancer sedan, the Evo X has all the attitude you could ...

Finally... Mitsubishi Evo X MR coming to the U.S. this June 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Mitsubishi Evolution X We've already spent some wheel time in the Mitsubishi Evolution X GSR, and despite some dynamic criticisms, we're convinced that the new Evo remains one of the most compelling performance bargains south of $40-grand. But what about ...

Mitsubishi Evo MR and lightweight Subaru STI Spec-C coming 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click either image for a high-res rendering of each model at AutoExpress. Mitsubishi and Subaru are entering round two of the newest battle for all-wheel-drive supremacy and AutoExpress has ringside seats. Both automakers are preparing hard-core versions of their turbocharged, rally-bred road ...

EVO X vs STI - Tsukuba Lap Times 1 year ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/New_STI_faster_than_the_EVO_X_2'; It didn't take long for Japan's journalists to get the new STI and EVO X side by side, and the results are now officially in. Tsukuba circuit regulars Kazuo Shimizu and Manabu Kawaguchi spent an afternoon thrashing ...

Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart to have 260 HP engine, Evo IX's AWD 1 year ago on Autoblog

It's been generally accepted that the sales success of the first generation Subaru Impreza WRX caused Mitsubishi to rethink its policy of keeping the Evo off U.S.-bound boats. The Evolution's introduction in the States was quickly followed by the STI's, and all was right in the AWD performance ...

Revealed: Ferrari FXX Evoluzione 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view high-res gallery of the Ferrari FXX Evoluzione var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/Ferrari_FXX_Evoluzione_with_816_HP_revealed_and_you_can_t_have_one'; Following earlier reports, Ferrari unveiled a new, modified version of the super-Enzo during this past ...

Il Rumormillo: Schumacher to unveil Ferrari FXX Evoluzione this weekend 2 years ago on Autoblog

http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Schumacher_to_present_the_new_Ferrari_FXX_Evoluzione_this_weekendReports are circulating in the Italian motoring press that Ferrari is preparing to show a significantly reworked FXX Evoluzione. The development car is reportedly being unveiled by none other than Michael ...

Official pics of Mitsubishi's Evolution X 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more shots of Mitsubishi's Evolution X. We're counting down the days before our departure to Japan for the Tokyo Motor Show, and as we mark each passing date with a red "X" it takes on a special meaning. Car and Driver's initial review of the Mitsubishi Evolution X has ...

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Ralliart caught in unceremonious reveal 2 years ago on Autoblog

Our Nipponese friends from Nihon Car just attended the imaginatively named "Motor Sport Japan 2007" event and came across the new Mitsubishi Evolution X sporting some Ralliart duds. Although they weren't able to pry any details from the tight-lipped Mitsubishi PR flacks, they were able to run ...

'X' doesn't mark the spot: Mitsubishi to drop numerical designation on UK Evo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Over nearly two decades, Mitsubishi's Evolution has done exactly what its name implies, with each successive model getting better, and a separate numerical designation affixed to the trunk. However, according to AutoExpress, buyers of the newest Evo in UK will be getting their all-wheel-drive rally ...

Fear the man: British cops channel their inner Makinen with EVO cruisers 2 years ago on Autoblog

A recent conversation with a colleague, whose previous stint as a traffic officer in the UK equipped him to become one of the preeminent driving instructors in the U.S., prompted a discussion of law enforcement exercises. Apparently in the U.K., it's not uncommon to see an unmarked Volvo, with ...

Mitsubishi releases details on S-AWC and Twin Clutch SST 2 years ago on Autoblog

Two of the most anticipated features of the new Evolution X, not including the 4B11T engine, are the new all-wheel-drive system and the move to a dual-clutch gearbox. Mitsubishi has released some preliminary details on both systems, which aim to increase safety and driver involvement. The S-AWC ...

Autoblog Night Watch: Europe's Time Attack in full effect 2 years ago on Autoblog

Time Attack is about the purest a form of motorsport you can get. Take a car, strip it of everything unnecessary, spot weld anything you lay eyes on, throw in the required safety equipment and data systems, then couple the biggest, baddest engine to a close ratio gearbox (sequential preferred), ...

Europe: Ford Focus RS lives after all 2 years ago on Autoblog

Although Ford has continued to deny the existence of the next Focus RS, Car magazine's spy photographers were able to capture a mule undergoing testing. The current-gen. body panels will be ditched in favor of the new "kinetic" design language that's blessed the new Mondeo, but we're less concerned ...

Lancer Sportback coming to Frankfurt 2 years ago on Autoblog

Mitsubishi's onslaught of "Project Global"-based vehicles, including the Outlander and Lancer, will expand to include the Delica D:5 minivan and a new tri-diamond crossover. Before those last two hit the market, Mitsubishi intends to slap a fifth door onto the back of the Lancer and call it the ...

Enter the (pricing) rumormill: Nissan GT-R trim level and prices 2 years ago on Autoblog

So, AutoExpress releases information today that says that the new GT-R will come in at £29,000... in Japan. We're not sure how that's going to equate in U.S. dollars (or yen, for that matter), but what was even more interesting was that they divulged the varying levels of trim that will be ...

EVO X in motion 2 years ago on Autoblog

The purveyors of camo'd cars over at KGP were smart enough to bring along a video camera when they got word that the new Evolution X was undergoing testing at "The Fastest Road in the West." The Streets of Willow Springs has served as the testing grounds for dozens of shoot outs in our favorite ...

Spy Shots: Mitsubishi EVO X 2 years ago on Autoblog

Hot on the heels of Mr. Baines' video of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X hitting the streets, one of the photogs under the employ of our favorite snapper, Brenda Priddy, was able to catch the new EVO during a rare stationary moment. As expected, there is little to distinguish this prototype from ...

VIDEO: When EVOs attack! The life and death of a seagull 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/VIDEO_When_EVOs_attack_The_life_and_death_of_a_seagull'; Picture this: You're tired from a long day of flying. You glide in toward a nice, flat landing spot when, out of nowhere, you hear a high-pitched whine, see a blue streak and POW! You're toast. ...

Evo IX bids farewell to UK with the MR FQ-360 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for 4 more photos in our gallery Over the summer, we reported on the UK-market's Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX FQ-360, a car whose verbose nomenclature communicated the presence of a force-fed 366-horsepower 2.0-liter four under its bonnet. With its MR-style vortex generator on the ...

VIDEO: Mitsubishi Lancer reveal in Detroit 2 years ago on Autoblog

For those of you that weren't around to witness Mitsubishi's theatrical reveal of the Lancer on January 8th, the webcast from lancerproject.com has been posted on YouTube. If you're looking for all the details about the upcoming Lancer sedan and its rally-bred brother, the Prototype X, we've got it ...

Detroit Auto Show: Mitsubishi Prototype X concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Additional 33 live shots added to the gallery for a total of 109 high-res shots! click above image to view an incredible gallery of 109 high-resolution images var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/Mitsubishi_Prototype_X_The_EVO_of_the_future/'; Highly anticipated by fans of ...

VIDEO: Steal an Evo! 2 years ago on Autoblog

There's a certain indefinable "quality" about flashy, rally-derived Japanese sedans. Those big air scoops, the ostentatiously over-sized rear wings, the jumbo rims... it all just screams "steal me!" Evidently Mitsubishi thinks their Evo IX is theft-worthy, too, as demonstrated by this ...

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer revealed 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Press release posted after the jump. Full specs included. var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/2008_Mitsubishi_Lancer_revealed'; Edmunds' Straightline just went on a late night assault, revealing pictures of the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer. The debut is well ahead of the car's official ...

Even more details on the Lancer 2 years ago on Autoblog

As we've mentioned previously, a lucky group of journos got the chance to take the new Mitsubishi Lancer out for a spin earlier this week. The downside was that no one could give any details about the experience, nor any of the hard data they surely received in their press packet, until the embargo ...

Mitsubishi EVO goes all-electric 3 years ago on Autoblog

If you've had the opportunity to pilot Mitsubishi's road-going rally rocket, you know that few vehicles in its price segment can match its combination of performance, handing and road-holding ability. So why mess with perfection? The answer is simply 'progress.' The Evolution has been the test bed ...

RR of the Day: 1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS 3 years ago on Autoblog

Now you know we couldn't have WRX/EVO week without giving the GC8 some love, right? Before the bugeyes, the STI and even the base WRX came to our shores, the Impreza 2.5RS was the closest thing any of us here in the States could get to AWD, rally-inspired goodness. The base 2.5-liter boxer left ...

RR of the Day: Daily driven track-tuned EVO MR 3 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Added link to video For some reason, we've yet to feature either a Subaru WRX (STi or otherwise) or Mitsubishi EVO as a RR of the Day. We'll remedy that omission today by featuring the 2005 Mitsubishi EVO MR of Flickr member eat_more_chicken. He says the MR is tuned for the track but driven ...

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