The corsas do maintain their composure better on the track, and, like most r-compound tires, make little to no noise when you're sliding. On motorways, and where there is plenty of overtaking room, the engine shows just how tractable it is. Luckily for us, shoreline is run by longtime scc contributor dan barnes, one of the most anal tech geeks we've ever met. 9L/100km (city/highway cycles combined), the evo viii looks pretty good on paper, but if you drive it like it was intended to be driven - at 10/10ths - expect to see this figure increase substantially.

The us-spec evolution viii cranks out an assertive 370nm of toque @ 3500rpm, while peak power of 202kw hits @ 6500rpm. "The new lancer evolution viii mr fq-400 is the ultimate expression of who and what we are as a brand. But it's this evo's ability to go around corners in a way that rewards and amazes in equal measure that sets it apart from virtually anything else currently on sale. Market specification evolution viii derives many parts from the japanese market lancer evolution vii gsr, which is essentially the base-model evo.

Second gear snicks into place smoothly and without protest after a deft prod on the lightly-sprung clutch, and -bang- the turbo's still on song and the evo's pace quickens further, eyeballs opening wider as the landscape rushes by. It gets a viscous limited slip differential in its center differential from the evo vii models, with a mechanical lsd on the rear axle providing excellent traction and control for outstanding driving pleasure over all surfaces.

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