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