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Not just rallye aces like Austria's Manfred Stohl and Raimund Baumschlager enjoy the new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII as their duty car, also the one or other Evo-fanatic average customer does so. Take that country doc in the hearts of mountainous Tirol who does his medical visits in his old Evo 7, if the weather says so and now is all jumpy about the successor...
It is hard to imagine a hotter rod – pardon – finer car these days in terms of traction and handling dynamics for 38.490 Euro (in Germany). As hiding behind the little abbreviation AWC (all-wheel control) Mitsubishi offers a (for standard cars) unique and perfected traction control system that – to put it very simple – does not slow down the wheels of the car to gain more grip in risky situations like regular safety-programmes, but on the contrary accelerates the outer wheels sensor controlled for better traction. The result: This 4WD-car with its very direct steering characteristics digs through narrow bends even faster and more precise when moved by skilled hands.
In Continental Europe the Evo 8 is available with 265 hp and five-speed manual gearbox. Standard: air conditioning, sport seats and a mighty handbuilt carbon rear spoiler. The interior outfit is identical to the standard Mitsubishi Lancer, only the speedometer has been replaced as the main instrument by the rev counter. And in the central console you will find a button that, when pushed, treats the turbo-charger with an extravagant cooling shower of water when it is working all too hard.
Important improvement compared to the only competitor in this field, the Subaru Impreza WRX STi, that also weighs exactly 1470 kilos: the equally strong engine now already offers 355 Nm at 3500 rpm. The WRX STi manages 343 Nm at 4000 rpm. Subaru will definitely have an answer to this offence, but also the Evolution 9 is already in the pipe...
Engine
4 cylinders, 16 valves, turbocharged with intercooler, 1997 ccm, 195 kW/295 hp at 6500 rpm, 255 Nm at 3500 rpm, 0 – 100 km/h in 6,1 sec, top speed 245 km/h, average fuel consumption: 10,9 litres.
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