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John Mahoney4 Oct 2015
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VIDEO: Mitsubishi says goodbye to Lancer Evo with new film

Japanese car-maker shows last batch of Evo Final Editions being made. Just 150 coming here

Mitsubishi has released a movie that shows the last batch Lancer Evolution being made at its Mizushima Plant in western Japan.

The video, that follows the Lancer Evo Final Edition along its production line, also introduces some of the workers who have made the ten generations of the legendary Lancer-based performance car.

Alas, sadly, the video is not subtitled but the short film does show how intensive the construction of the turbocharged rally icon is.

In Australia the last ever Lancer Evo caused a buyer frenzy with 650 potential buyers chasing just 150 cars that will come here towards the end of this year.

In Japan the Evo Final Edition is based on the Japanese-spec Evo GSR and increases the power output of its 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine from 221kW to 230kW at 6500rpm, while peak torque increases from 422Nm to 429Nm at 3500rpm.

It’s unlikely our Final Edition Evos will share the higher power output.

In the past, thanks to our fuel quality and climate, we’ve had to make do with Lancer Evo Xs that produce 217kW/366Nm - but raising hopes we might get a more powerful final hurrah to the Evo legend is, Mitsubishi's PR boss, Shayna Welsh, who told Motoring.com.au that the last car would come with only “slightly different” performance output.

Coming standard with 18-inch BBS wheels, four-piston Brembo brakes, leather Recaro bucket seats with red stitching, Final Edition logos and numbered badges, Bilstein shocks and Eibach springs, and the option of standard red or silver paint.

Exact pricing and specification has yet to be confirmed, according to Welsh, but the five-speed-only Final Edition is thought to be priced close to the standard Evo’s $58,990.

Despite, officially, the end for the Lancer sedan-based Evos the performance tag will live on in the future.

The bad news is instead of rally replicas the 'Evo' nameplate will be used on high-performance crossovers like the ASX and Outlander.

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