Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X FQ-400 Unleashed in the UK

403bhp EVO X flagship retails for £49,999

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400

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Jamaicandude

Nice... almost 400lb ft. of torque at only 3500rpm. Should be a much more civilized machine than the old FQ-400, but still freakin' quick.

May 26, 2009 7:25 pm

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BavarianMS

You can make that much power yourself for less then half of what they are asking for. I still think that much money for a tuned evo is way to much.

May 26, 2009 7:41 pm

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dbehmoaras

Yeah you could shove more bhp into any car easily. But you wouldn't know how to do it properly and it would therefore be terrible. Let the experts do what they do best. If you think you can beat Mitsubishi, then I would love to see it.

May 27, 2009 1:08 am

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N20_Purge

Oh yeah, now that is how you create eye candy, Japanese style. but £50k asking price? Wow that is expensive. But then again, it has 4 seats, and it beats most cars on the street in a race.

May 26, 2009 8:39 pm

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Jamaicandude

It's true that £50k is expensive, but considering the performance of this thing they'll have no problem selling it in the UK. It's closest competition is the BMW M3 sedan: same price, but the Evo gets to 60 about a second quicker, handles & stops better. A few will even contend that even the regular Evo is more fun to drive (those who's idea of fun equals tire smoking antics won't agree however). Those more concerned with image, luxury & all that will always get the BMW, but the kind of people who'll buy this car are those more interested in performance. Not sure I'd buy it, but you gotta respect it.

May 26, 2009 10:55 pm

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Swifty

a little correction there. Those more concerned with image, luxury & all that will always get the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, and those concerned about sports driving will get M3 sedan! This FQ400 is for those lunatic who just wants to be faster than Germans on circuit and from red light to red light :D

May 27, 2009 10:00 am

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reyngel

Looks good. ...too bad they stole the tail light design from the Lexus IS.

May 27, 2009 1:06 am

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Jamaicandude

I'm not sure anyone stole anything. Prototypes of both cars debuted in 2005, & I know sketches of the Lancer were floating around the web and in magazines before that. Both look very close to the original prototypes as well... Mitsubishi just took longer bringing the Evo X to market, but I think both designs were penned around the same time.

May 27, 2009 1:38 am

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RzGTmorio

Amazing!

May 27, 2009 1:23 am

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phobos

i am still amaze that a 2.0 ltr engine can produces 400 hp

May 27, 2009 1:54 am

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mint

This car wont sell

May 27, 2009 2:42 am

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nederina

imagine how many times they have to rebuild the highly stressed engine, at least three times a year. ouch!

May 27, 2009 3:28 am

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harshreality

yes Im sure you know this from personal experience of owning one..

June 4, 2009 12:15 am

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brocky

Is it THAT much of a problem for them to bring this car over to the states? This car would sell out over here.

May 27, 2009 5:47 am

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zeitgeist_md

It's quick. Now we hope it will be more streamlined and refined.

May 27, 2009 6:52 am

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Sedaer

I would still have a Audi RS4 because it has a V8 and 420HP. But with the Evolution X you get a tiny 2.0L and 400HP. V8's are better.

May 27, 2009 9:49 am

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YuZi

But you'd be lagging behind as far as track times are concerned. I'm a little disappointed, this car wont be as lethal as the previous FQ400.

May 27, 2009 11:25 am

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harshreality

This car would EAT and RS4 on any track or any twisty road... heck the lower model EVOs would do that too

June 4, 2009 12:13 am

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fatt1

them figures r very close to Nissan GTR....competition?

May 27, 2009 10:12 am

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theporscheguy

Hmmm, GTR? I'm curious to see what the next 997 TT will bring to the table. PDK? More HP? GTR is fast, but uuuugly! And what will it be worth in a few years? Remember the 300ZX? Pick it up for a song and dance these days! What about the same year 911? Seems to hold its value just a little better...something to be said about quality! Nice video game screen GTR! LOL!!!!!

May 27, 2009 9:59 pm

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YuZi

You are comparing performance cars with their resale values? buy a corolla for pete's sake *sigh*

May 28, 2009 9:56 am

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harshreality

hmmm seems like I can pick up a 944 or 928 for pocket change these days. basically all you prove is that people who buy Porsches OVERPAY

June 4, 2009 12:14 am

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theporscheguy

I guess I shouldn't? I guess I'm just not as baller as you and am not willing to throw money away like yourself...

May 28, 2009 3:42 pm

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fire_bird

realy..Amazing..

May 28, 2009 7:44 pm

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boondoc001

Amazing car. It is expensive. About $80K US i'm guessing so i'm sure ppl here would rather build their own 400hp Evo but the great thing about this car is that it"ll still be under warrenty and after reading a review it is actually civil for DD until u get on the boost.

May 28, 2009 11:37 pm

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theporscheguy

LOL, 944 or 928? You mean the cars that are no longer around? That are 20+ years old? Yet still pulling in 5-20K? Not bad for a car that is ancient. What are 20 year old Nissans pulling in? Oh, wait, are they even tegether anymore or have they rusted apart? Yes, people that buy Porsches overpay, they overpay for the best engineering in the business. They overpay for supercar performance at a fraction of the cost with the best reliabilty record on the planet. That's quite the point you've made there "harshreality".... What are you driving? Seems that my 12 year 911 Turbo will lay waste on most new cars and a lot of bikes and still pull in about 75-90K on the used market. Such a poor investment huh? Say hello to my tail lights.

June 6, 2009 5:58 pm

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Ahmed

I guess it is Expensive !! and totally agree with boondoc001

August 31, 2009 12:21 am

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