All subarus have vague, sloppy steering at turn-in. I'd be willing to bet that in ideal conditions it could squeeze out a sub 6. Blame the weather, blame our car, blame the gas, blame the driver, just don't blame the clutch. While we don't have any images of the latest evo's interior, mitsubishi informs us that all the usual suspects will be there: Sports instrument panel with central tachometer, full-scale speedometer (reading up to 170mph), leather 3-spoke momo steering wheel, shift knob, parking brake grip and the evolution viii is fitted with recaro front bucket seats.

The drivetrain of the lancer evolution series serves as testament to mitsubishi's engineering and technological mastery as a car builder. The fq400 is clearly quicker, but is it more rewarding to drive? Not in this book and not at that price. By which time many theoretically slower cars would be gone. There's a tiny speedo, red on black which you can hardly see, so to make sure you keep to the speed you want to - or are obliged to - you need to work off the rev-counter, which is bigger.

In addition to the banzai turbo engine, the 5-speed gearbox is again a work of art.

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