Evo no more.

[foresterx]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/autoc...s-no-more.aspx

I’ve just spent an engaging half-hour in the company of Gayu Eusegi, Mitsubishi’s global product director.

Mostly we talked about the new Global Small Concept, which will be built in Thailand and sized somewhere between a Toyota Aygo and the Colt supermini. It’ll go on UK sale in 2012, effectively replacing the Colt in the line-up.

But also he told me some news, which seemed to surprise a few Mitsubishi Europe bods as much as it did me.

The LancerEvolution X, Eusegi told me, will be the last Evo. “There is still a demand [for the car],” he said, “but we must stop.” Eyebrow up.

“Our influence now is EV technology,” Eusegi said, adding that the decision was a “policy change”.

It seems Mitsubishi, which is going to introduce eight full electric or hybrid cars by 2015, has decided its image is about lowering CO2, not making lurid replicas of rally cars that don’t go top-level rallying any more.

Eusegi said that customers would find it “easier to understand” what Mitsubishi was about if it was no longer in this motorsport-inspired market.

He seemed to put the rumoured diesel hybrid Evo replacement to bed, too. So the X will be the last Evolution model? “Yes. Maybe the world can change, and maybe someday we can do a motor race by electric vehicles,” said Eusegi. “Maybe then we can enter the market again.”

Until then, prepare yourselves for the end of an era.

[Ry_Tower]

Look on the bright side na lang tayo sir, that at least they (mitsu) does want to race electric (or hybrid) vehicles in the future. That is not far fetched afterall.

But the Evo X will surely be priceless and its value later on appreciate IMO.

[foresterx]

i think the 6 and the 9 will have more value in the future.

[uls]

yes the Evo 9 MR. it's the best Evo ever

and the Evo 6 Makinen

[Ry_Tower]

yes the Evo 9 MR. it's the best Evo ever

and the Evo 6 Makinen

Oo nga pala, iba rin nga naman yung nagamit sa WRC kaya mas may prestige.

[tidus1203]

Well time to move on... This company is bleeding money and its rally days are over. Rallying and joining motorsports in general is a luxury and those can only be afforded to money making car companies as a marketing tool...

[foresterx]

so buy a stock evo 9, keep it stock i'm guessing after 10-15years you could probably sell it for twice the price or even more.

[uls]

thing is stock evos are rare

most evos are modded as soon as people get their hands on them

[foresterx]

as long as they kept the OEM parts and the mods they put are bolt on only, i guess that would be ok.

[leopaul]

Oo nga. Kasi nga "La Ocean Deep" na kasi yung LanEvo.