Mitsubishi Evo Gets A Stay Of Execution
Published: May 29th, 2014
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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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I suppose they realized they only sell two models and an egg on wheels outside of Lancer.
Probably couldn't stand Subaru building an Evo looking STI lol!
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....
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)