By Elizabeth Watson
Press releaseThe tenth version of Mitsubishi’s iconic Lancer Evolution models has a new performance flagship model to top its range, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ400. Extreme EvolutionThe Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ400 is the fastest and most extreme version of Mitsubishi’s motorsport derived machine. Extreme PowerTo achieve the incredible 403bhp from just 2.0-litres Mitsubishi has had to significantly revise the Mitsubishi Evo X FQ400’s advanced powerplant. The Mitsubishi Evo X FQ400’s S-AWC and its incorporated stability, traction and braking systems helping avoid an accident in the first place. Fully loadedStandard equipment for the range-topping Lancer Evolution X model is comprehensive, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ400 coming with Bluetooth hands-free telephone connection, a CD-tuner with 30 Gig hard drive, DVD satellite navigation and privacy glass.
If the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII had made us uneasy following the excellent Evo VI, then the tenth-generation Lancer Evo had even more to prove. Mitsubishi had turned the VII into an absolute monster over the years, undergoing further evolution with the VIII and IX models, which meant high hopes for the all-new X. And in one respect, the Evo X is likely to go down in history - because since production stopped in 2016, Mitsubishi no longer sells (and has no immediate plans to sell) a successor. Buy an Evo X, and you’re buying the ultimate evolution of one of the greatest performance car series ever. 25 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X in detail The Lancer Evo X was possibly a bigger step on from its predecessor than any other model in the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution series.
The fastest and most powerful production version of the Lancer Evolution X to date, the FQ-400, has been officially introduced by Mitsubishi’s British arm. To ensure that all that power finds its way on the road, Mitsubishi tweaked the EVO X’s chassis. Furthermore, the FQ-400 is equipped with a revised braking system that uses aerospace grade aluminum alloys and floating sealed discs grabbed by high performance pads. The standard EVO X’s advanced Super-All Wheel Control (S-AWC) four-wheel-drive system with Active Stability Control and Active Centre Differential, Active Yaw Control and Sport ABS, remains of course unchanged. Inside, aside from the Recaro bucket sports seats, the range-topping Lancer Evolution X also gains an FQ-400 liveried handbrake handle and carbon fibre gearknob..
Anda yang sudah mengenal dunia otomotif sejak tahun 1990-an, tentu akan sangat akrab dengan mobil legendaris bernama Mitsubishi Lancer. Ya, mobil ini tercatat memiliki lebih dari sepuluh generasi sejak perilisan pertamanya di tahun 1973. Namun, bukan menjelaskan setiap generasi, Cintamobil hendak berfokus pada review Mitsubishi Lancer GTi 1992.
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X is, what we can call a sportive car, with it’s standard output of 295bhp. PRESS RELEASE:FQ-400 – THE FASTEST AND MOST EXTREME LANCER EVOLUTION EVER RELEASED BY MITSUBISHI MOTORS in the UKList price from £49,999On sale – June 2009The most powerful, accelerative Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X to date Peak power of 403bhp @ 6,500rpm; peak torque of 525Nm @ 3,500rpm 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds (est. Extreme EvolutionThe Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400 is the fastest and most extreme version of Mitsubishi’s motorsport derived machine. The stiff bodywork not only provides an exceptionally rigid platform for the suspension to work, but excellent crash-worthiness, the Lancer Evolution X attaining a five-star score in Euro NCAP’s independent crash tests. Fully loadedStandard equipment for the range-topping Lancer Evolution X model is comprehensive, the FQ-400 coming with Bluetooth hands-free telephone connection, a CD-tuner with 30 Gig hard drive, DVD satellite navigation and privacy glass.
The car is the 1:18 scale, resin and sealed Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400. This is a special edition of the 4th generation Lancer Evolution X. We’re no authority on Japanese car culture, and photos of the Lancer Evolution X FQ-400 are few and far between. The front of Lancer Evolution X FQ-400 really defines the transition from standard Lancer Evolution X. Centre has a larger chrome exhaust port with two opening on either side – each is once again covered with metal grilles.
