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Mitsubishi has made its last bunch of Lancer Evolutions. If you"re like us, this will make you sad. But a pick-me-up might just arrive with the news that one of the very last is still up for grabs.The Lancer Evolution Final Edition no. 1,600 of a 1,600-strong run for the American market is being auctioned online in the US, and as we write, has a week or so left to run. And just to crank the goodness up even further, all the proceeds of its sale go to a pair of charities fighting hunger.While the UK"s end-of-line Evo X was a 440bhp madcap special, the US got something slightly tamer, in the form of the 303bhp Final Edition. It still has a highly wound-up 2.0-litre turbo engine, four-wheel drive and much differential-based magic, of course, while its gearbox is a nice traditional manual.What comes next for the Lancer Evo is as yet unknown. Mitsubishi"s new focus on hybrid models means it could reinvent itself as a petrol-electric performance car, while others have speculated it will die completely. Either way, picking up one of the last to be produced could prove a sage move. Got an itchy bidding finger? Click these words hereShare this page: FacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsAppMailtoCopy link
Date written: 9 Sep 2016
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ID: 4947
Mitsubishi has made its last bunch of Lancer Evolutions. If you"re like us, this will make you sad. But a pick-me-up might just arrive with the news that one of the very last is still up for grabs.The Lancer Evolution Final Edition no. 1,600 of a 1,600-strong run for the American market is being auctioned online in the US, and as we write, has a week or so left to run. And just to crank the goodness up even further, all the proceeds of its sale go to a pair of charities fighting hunger.While the UK"s end-of-line Evo X was a 440bhp madcap special, the US got something slightly tamer, in the form of the 303bhp Final Edition. It still has a highly wound-up 2.0-litre turbo engine, four-wheel drive and much differential-based magic, of course, while its gearbox is a nice traditional manual.What comes next for the Lancer Evo is as yet unknown. Mitsubishi"s new focus on hybrid models means it could reinvent itself as a petrol-electric performance car, while others have speculated it will die completely. Either way, picking up one of the last to be produced could prove a sage move. Got an itchy bidding finger? Click these words hereShare this page: FacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsAppMailtoCopy link
Date written: 9 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4947
