The new Evo­lu­tion X has been made offi­cial in a new press release from Mit­subishi, with cars hit­ting deal­ers in Japan today, Octo­ber 1st, 2007.

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

Here’s a quick run­down of the juici­est fea­tures on the new Evo­lu­tion X

  • Engine
    • New, com­pletely redesigned alu­minium block ‘4B11’ 16-​​valve, 2.0L DOHC MIVEC inter­cooled tur­bocharged engine — 12kg lighter than the out­go­ing 4G63.
    • Power: 295HP, Torque: 422 Nm @ 3500rpm (300 lb-​​ft)
  • Two trim lev­els: RS, GSR.
  • Trans­mis­sions:
    • Twin Clutch SST 6-​​speed auto­mated man­ual on the GSR or
    • 5 speed man­ual also avail­able on the GSR
    • 5 speed man­ual on the RS only (No SST)
  • 4WD S-​​AWC (Super All Wheel Con­trol) on the GSR
    • ACD (Active Cen­ter Differential)
    • AYC (Active Yaw Control)
    • Sport ABS (Sport Anti-​​lock Brake System)
    • Active Sta­bil­ity Con­trol (ASC)
  • Suspension/​ Tyre /​ Brakes
    • MacPher­son strut front and multi-​​link rear suspension
    • (GSR) 18-​​inch Enkei 12-​​spoke high-​​rigidity cast alloy wheels. 18-​​inch BBS light­weight alloy wheels are also avail­able as a factory-​​fitted option
    • GSR comes stan­dard with Brembo 18-​​inch front and 17-​​inch rear ven­ti­lated disc brakes. (Unsure if this is a mis­take. Though that’s what’s stated on the PR! — ED )
    • Bil­stein sin­gle tube shock absorbers and Eibach coil springs

  • Inte­rior
    • Pre­mium Rock­ford Fos­gate audio, factory-​​fitted MMCS option with 30Gb hard disk drive audio/​navigation sys­tem and 7-​​inch LCD screen on the GSR.
    • Recaro seats
    • Var­i­ous inte­rior upgrade option pack­ages, includ­ing leather
    • High con­trast instru­ment cluster
    • Leather wrapped steer­ing with audio controls
  • Pric­ing:
    • GSR: 3,750,600 yen with 6speed Twin Clutch SST
    • GSR: 3,495,450 yen 5 speed M/​T
    • RS: 2,997,750 yen with 5 speed

And of course, required read­ing — the Press Release itself . This car has tonnes more fea­tures, admit­tedly more than we expected. The Impreza WRX STi has a bat­tle ahead of it with the new Evo.