Well, it looks like the Lancer Evolution is heading into the history books, at least in its current petrol-based form. Seems Mitsubishi is dropping very broad hints that the Evo X will be the last of its ilk as it prepares for that bold leap towards the electric front.
Mitsubishi says it is considering a different direction for its all-wheel-drive, high-performance sedan, even if a go-fast vehicle is expected to remain very much part of its general programme. Of course, the fire-breathing Mitsu of the future could very well be an electric or a hybrid vehicle.
The company is preparing to launch no less than eight EV or plug-in hybrids worldwide by 2015, and that direction is set to become the main core focus, which leaves very little space for the good old fossil burner, hot and halo as it may be.
The change in perspective is also aided partly by redefined market needs and demands, not to mention having to meet tougher fuel economy and emissions regulations across the planet. The Evo X will continue to soldier on through 2013, but a gas-gulping XI looks to be out of the question.
As the company puts it in a statement, “MMC has kept the Lancer Evolution sedan evolving as the brand’s highest performing model in the global market. However, as the market’s needs and demands change, MMC is considering not advancing the Lancer Evolution concept in the same way as before, but to find a different direction for the Lancer Evolution model to evolve. The new direction, the technologies involved, and corresponding products will be disclosed in due course.”
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