| In recent years, Mitsubishi has touted its | | | | edition and commonly called the Evo9, the |
| sports cars with a series of overproduced | | | | Evolution is the most expensive of four |
| television commercials. In one spot, several | | | | Lancers available. And the MR edition, my |
| pretty young women are singing and smiling | | | | weekly driver, is the most expensive of three |
| and zipping around under flashing city lights | | | | Evolution editions.As if its predecessor |
| and through tunnels somehow equipped with | | | | didn't perform adequately, the 2006 |
| multicolored lasers.The women seemingly don't | | | | Evolutions were given a 10-horsepower boost |
| have a care in the world. They're on the | | | | to 286 horsepower, a further jolt for the |
| town. They're having a grand time. They're | | | | 2.0-liter, turbocharged, DOHC engine. The |
| driving really fast and techno-pop tunes are | | | | speedster has a six-speed manual transmission |
| blaring.Combine that group with young male | | | | and all-wheel drive. (Automatic and |
| drivers with the same wont to go fast and a | | | | five-speed manual transmissions are available |
| likely desire to catch-up to their female | | | | in other Lancers.)The Evolution is simply |
| counterparts somewhere at the end of the | | | | about speed, and in that capacity, it's |
| tunnel and you've got a captive audience | | | | impressive. Prestigious car publications have |
| ready and willing to buy Mitsubishi's speed | | | | described it as the greatest-performing car |
| demon, the Lancer Evolution.Now in its ninth | | | | buy available. |