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Although we previously reported that the Mitsubishi Evolution was slated to die for the 2015 model year, it appears that the Evo has been granted a last minute reprieve.
Our colleagues at AutoGuide spoke to a Mitsubishi Motors North America spokesperson, who confirmed that the Evo would be sticking around for 2015, with production commencing in July. Those looking for an alternative to the Subaru WRX/STI now have an extra year to get take home one of the most pure performance cars…in the wurrlldd.
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Thank you Jesus.
I’m fairly certain this car started the trend of “gaping mouth” Billy Bass grills.
Patient Zero.
Yeah, they did it with the Charger SRT-8, which looked okay. When Dodge issued the Super Bee SRT-8 variant, with the central bumper section painted body color instead of black, it was SPECTACULAR.
Totally transformed the car.
That blacked-out, full-height grill was the reason I hated the Evo X when it debuted. It’s since grown on me.
The 2015 Charger will look better when the bumper center section body color as well. The faux gaping grille look just doesn’t do it for me.
1999 Chrysler LHS started it.
Audi used it in the early/mid 2000s on a lot of their vehicles, before the Evo X appeared in 2008.
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At least this car makes functional use of the “gaping mouth”, rather than 2/3 of it being blocked off (a la 2015 Camry).
Let the internet rejoice, for there is yet ANOTHER car it says it will buy, but won’t.
I was going to trade my ’13 Ralliart for one, but I did not want the last year. Can you believe it? Last weekend I bought another marque. Still have the Ralliart.
Any reason why? Surely it can’t be making them that much money. Homoligtation? Halo? Last hurrah?
Leftovers?
Maybe the Evo will be like Kiss or the Eagles’ final tour…
I think you’re right. Or they had to re-examine supplier contracts.
They just need to clearance out leftovers. There’s no way they -need- to produce any more to get through 2015.
Now more people can purchase cars with transmissions made of glass. Hooray!
Seriously?
How’s your chinese Getrag holding up?
Fine, since unlike the Mitsubishi Evo’s transmission, I don’t strip gears if I look at the gear selector crosseyed or overheat an automatic transmission if I take more than 2 hot laps around a road course.
Pshaw. In my experience, it takes five. :p
I suppose they realized they only sell two models and an egg on wheels outside of Lancer.
Whenever I see a Lancer Estate I’m confused. From a distance I think, “Oh, that CRV has a suspension problem.”
Probably couldn’t stand Subaru building an Evo looking STI lol!
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Hinting at farewell forever, is just the ticket to make fence sitters commit to buy one if only they didn’t stop selling them. May have netted a few sales.
It is a darned fine car, though; no matter if it’s getting old, and isn’t designed according to the currently popular “only rich toffs should crave fast cars” metric. In practice, the big killer is, or at least was, insurance rates charged to the target demo; 20 somethings with moving violations. A friend once got quoted higher full coverage for a high 20s Evo than a high 90s 911. The Evo may have been the faster car on most roads he drove, but still….
It’s also the intercooler mounted in the front with the aluminum fenders and hood. Fender-benders become major repairs because of the fragility of the front end.
Mitsubishi North America must have realized that pulling the Evos out of showrooms is going to reduce the foot traffic by almost half (3 out of all 7 people who used to come to Mitsubishi dealers)