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Mitsubishi Evo FQ-300 GSR SST

Test Date 23 April 2008  Price When New £32,349

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Verdict

You only need to look at the Evo X to know that the rebel has grown up, but can it really rival the German sports saloons and coupés? No, not really. While interior quality is better there remains a sizeable gap to premium competition. It’s good news, then, that the chassis, both in its set-up and its torque-shuffling gadgetry, is as impressive as ever.

It is with the engine and gearbox that the X differs most from its predecessors. While the new engine has lost some of the tuned feel of old, and some character, in its place comes more flexibility and refinement.

Although outright acceleration times are slightly disappointing, this is more the to do with the SST gearbox’s aversion to launches. In real-world driving the Evo remains crushingly effective and still very much justifies its FQ tag.

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