This is the Mitsubishi you forgot about: Lancer Evo 2

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We all know about the legendary Evo 8 and 9, but what about the OG cars that started it all for Mitsubishi? There were only 5,000 examples ever made of the Evo II, they were only sold in Japan, and we got our hands on one thanks to our friends at Top Rank. Get ready to go intercooler to rally-wing on the 1994 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution II.
Credits
Host: James Pumphrey
Director: Jesse Wood
Producer: Kristina Nikolic
Executive Producer: Josh Mattingly
Written by: Sarah Fairfield
Editor: Max Maddox
Camera: Charles Guinto, Eddie Esparza, Felipe Armenta
Gaffer: Joseph Pitruzzello
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[@noventaeum]

Just stopping by to say how much I love the editors of Donut Media

[@samuelgroher9007]

Lucas Machado Fr this ore these guys are geniuses

[@joshua_lee732]

The editing is better than the show itself, lmao

[@ConnerAndFriends1]

I died when his face was in the Momo circle at the end

[@muhammadtaufiqazizi4071]

Evo II is cool man 😍

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

It’s a work of art in motion which is why these guys have cars coming in on stop to review there can’t be any lack of content cause everyone wants more more more of this kind of stuff. I can imagine there must never be a dull day at this shop

[@Donut]

Did I convince you to buy an Evo II? - James

[@soulgen3681]

Makes me want to buy Evo 1-6 and especially the 6.5 that car is a beauty

[@soulgen3681]

Sadly it ain't common to find these early gens of Evos in asia

[@ultramanJR]

In Malaysia, the Evo II was sold as the Proton Wira. Essentially what Proton did was put a underperforming 4G13 engine and sold it as an everyday car. But since the Wira is only a re-badged Evo II with an inferior engine it wasn't long before Malaysian car enthusiast started swapping the 4G13 engine with the 4G63 and suddenly you got yourself an Evo II for cheap. Currently a used Proton Wira can be found for as lower than $1090 so one does not have to spend so much money on it.

[@mahsartorato]

I'm from Brazil here we do not have many but I'd love one of them lol

[@redmondohanlon4396]

Yes. I want one. Now. NOW!

[@mattwolfen]

Can't go through drive-thrus with right hand drive? FALSE. My boy Nate knew a guy with a right hand drive WRX that just went through drive-thrus in reverse. It was a serious flex.

[@Belerin26]

Matt DuGuay that’s me with my Evo 4

[@logicalmisery3737]

I mean, how about just having a passenger?

[@mattwolfen]

@@logicalmisery3737 I dont condone picking up hitchhikers

[@twongi6044]

LogicalMisery we are the lonely drivers

[@ricardorivera1015]

Last time I did that they wanted to call the police and told me not to ever again

[@PatrickAnderson-vh7hv]

I think this EVO is one of the best looking generations they made. I love the 90's aesthetic.

[@1wrld602]

i hate to say it but the X is the cleanest but this one is definitely the most aesthetic

[@dejweedz]

Ew X looks like shit

[@woodenhoe]

X and I-III underrated af

[@s.in.bagger9933]

Buy it, it's an iconic peice of 90's rally car history!

[@MrDengo999]

Because of this video all Evo 2's in Japan have been imported.

[@TheJMan1K]

MrDengo999 some poor dude in Japan gonna get his Evo 2 stolen then sold on the international market.

[@MrDengo999]

KidsOnALeash OnABoat insurance can't even do anything

[@TheJMan1K]

MrDengo999 honestly whoever does that kinda shit deserves death

[@SI0AX]

@@MrDengo999 Well they can't give him the stolen car back. And the value of that car would be appraised very low in Japan because they incentivize to buy new.

[@SI0AX]

​@@TheJMan1K Every Japanese turner car that becomes legal elsewhere will be stolen. If I were Japanese and owned an iconic tuner car, I would be wary when the car turns 25 years old, lol. Just for reference, in the US, every single Acura Integra Type R(Honda) that was sold, was reported stolen. *Every single one.* And that was within the first few years of having sold the 1st ever Type R's in the US.

[@crash6442]

8:55 Thank you, editors

[@Zerofightervi]

Remove the wing from an Evo & you should actually face prison time.

[@harleypickin217]

Zerofightervi why not remove it and anything that could say it’s an evo and make people think it’s a lancer

[@Zerofightervi]

@@harleypickin217 It is a Lancer, a Lancer Evolution, why would you ever want to make people think you were driving a standard Lancer? Without the wing it looks unbalanced.

[@Zerofightervi]

@@dead-pg4bp JDM keeps the wing, only Americans seem dumb enough to remove it.

[@Zerofightervi]

@@dead-pg4bp You look at Japanese car auctions, you will see barely a car minus its wing.

[@225kk]

Zerofightervi agreed

[@MaverickSpawn]

2:55 I’m a simple man. I hear “Mo powah Bebe” and I press like.

[@leonm.burroughs4807]

Same.

[@OpuSIII]

10:36 .............. (⊙ ﹏ ⊙ )

[@Kterarias123]

Lmao. Gets me all the time...! Love this guy.

[@lacostiben]

Mo powah Babe !!!!

[@WeSpeakNL]

The momo and the intercooler spray is really cool! In like...REALLY COOL!

[@mohdwahidi]

Yeah... To cool the intercooler.. so, really cool

[@retard1643]

You could say that it's Rally cool

[@ECYMGT]

MOMO?

[@WeSpeakNL]

ECYM. GT The Steering Wheeell!!!

[@DatOneCat]

Honestly my favorite gen of Evos (1-3). As they pretty much look like the stock lancer they're modeled after if you just swap the evo aero bits with the stock ones. Making it even more of a sleeper.

[@IN5T1NK3D]

8:43 I genuinely thought that the sound James made was the engine

[@maxusgintus8160]

Yeah. Me too.

[@juniorcamacho6477]

Lmfao the car door part was too funny 😂

[@royhsieh4307]

r u sure its funnier than 1:52

[@georgefunes4535]

@@royhsieh4307 yes

[@Ishbu0062]

From 8:51 to 9:03, James Humphrey "20th Century Fox" Theme Remix, you guys can DEFINITELY turn that into a ringtone and I would buy it EDIT: 20th Century Fox, not Universal.

[@kenbee1957]

MAKE THIS HAPPEN, DONUT!

[@VectorAero]

20th Century Fox not Universal. I completely lost it when I heard it XD

[@Ishbu0062]

@@VectorAero They should make a Universal remix to this haha

[@johnm3835]

Glad someone else noticed that shit was phucking hilarious

[@BP-fx3qc]

Sounds like old school killer instinct

[@tekairu1714]

Those legends arent forgotten, theyre just so underrated

[@_r3vo]

11:33, did anyone hear the eurobeat

[@Eeter26]

Peanuut_loks he had flashbacks of his days on the touge. MISFAIARANGU SHYSTEMU

[@syafiqsuhaimi9785]

In Malaysia most people usually buy a car named Proton Wira instead of a genuine Evo since the price will make your mind blown. They will cut the back chassis to convert to Evo 1/2/3

[@devastate754]

Or because there are only a handful of real evo in malaysia, thus its rarity and price.

[@amierullridzwan2025]

wei org Malaysia hahaha

[@juannugraha647]

Same here in Indonesia, but slowly less and less people are doing so due to increase in price of the Evo 3 halfcut.

[@nazifi1234]

Ayy... ada geng Malaysia kat sini... haha

[@amirozzsevencrew54]

Buy Wira 2.0 diesel,then You have no problems to 4G63T swap,the chassis more stiff also haha

[@01iverQueen]

I want evo 3 so badly since the Kyoichi Sudo misfiring system

[@melbournetaylor4265]

dweeb

[@kaybevang536]

BLACK WOLF 14 lol and ???

[@rinkk8126]

Misfiringu sistemu* LMAO

[@aspi1379]

@@rinkk8126 misufairungu sistemu**

[@jynxed_evos4653]

Awsome Vid!! I cant wait to get my Evo 2 back to the States next year. Been driving it here in Japan for 4 years now. Its such an amazing car.

[@kuyperianberean]

11:33 8 year old me in a driver’s seat

[@alphanit3]

this made me laugh way more than i should have.

[@harryfishbone826]

James you are awesome and so is that car! BUFF HRSPHS!!!

[@tachobrenner]

AwesomeawesomeawesomeawesomeawesomeawesomeawesomeawesomeAWESOME!!!!

[@timtime88]

We didn't forget. Mitsubishi did.

[@Arelia39]

Malaysian non car guy be like... Hey look it's Proton Wira.... 🤣🤣🤣

[@ammarhaikalmohdroslan887]

Haha so true

[@MrManbattt]

Hi there

[@denver613]

Bro, a Proton Wira is basically a Mitsubishi Lancer (Evo II & Evo III time)

[@aaronhowell6737]

Hahahhahaa true

[@luqmankahiri9624]

hahaha

[@nicanniforbes4185]

those two eagles were getting it on DAMN!!

[@ashketchum8046]

BUMPER TO BUMPER ON AE86 *hachiroku intensifies*

[@7kacigo]

69 :P :P

[@jufrabappa3922]

He'll yeah!!!!

[@neashikanazoswiftydifty]

Its been made

[@MrNoOne04]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJ2ppqVtpc54pKs

[@shermandds]

Ash Ketchum has d BBC Min xx

[@Andrewjbrock]

Buy it! Do all the evo's! Looking forword to getting an evo 6 some day!

[@ohhhLuna]

is that a throwaway account?

[@invertedv12powerhouse77]

When i move out of quebec im definetly trying out a evo 6

[@EdwardAlcala]

My friend still owns this, did a lot of upgrades on it. Such a nice car!

[@singgeul8865]

*James starts the EVO* Brain : would you want your eurobeat to be medium or large size? :3

[@bimmerfy4994]

SingGeul XXL

[@karmotlephrog3791]

YES

[@producer.james1]

Would you like to also leave behind your opponent with a blown engine?

[@EvolutionEight]

you should absolutely buy it. Evos are the most rad car ive ever owned. Also for the record- in 2003 Evo 8 had both a Momo wheel AND intercooler sprayer...... jus sayin

[@probablyhitler]

Nathan Guillaume Han evo 8? Well gee thats only six generations after the evo 2 and considering that it worked and was liked on the evo 2, they would put it on an evo 8

[@Rapunzxll]

Like who cares Jessica???

[@MushypeasDMc]

James is the jeremy clarkson of the USA. love watching anything he dose .i from Scotland.

[@matsinkal]

he dose hey tutututtututututututuuttuuutu you must drive a commodore vl turbo :)

[@imhamish]

Man, how good would a Top Gear USA with James, Nolan and Bart be.

[@zenoox9073]

@@imhamish that would be heaven

[@hodlmonkey]

Near Liverpool myself and this guy is the next Clarkson he's brilliant.

[@MrKushinator420]

It'd be great if these guys had their own production show at some point in the future. It'd make real money.

[@rotozap]

I love the screams of terror as the hood lifts at 2:06 lmao

[@NotoriousNFM]

The 20th century fox edit had me dying 😂

[@troyrubiales8429]

I love evo 2 3 and 4....just like the old days GO EMPEROR TEAM!!! LOVE THIS CHANNEL

[@Jasserv]

The day this video came out I was in Japan and saw my first Evo 2 up close... My day was made !

[@slikrik274]

We been so lucky here in new zealand to have had these imported cars out of the factory instead of waiting 25yrs.

[@parkerbarber5623]

Damn, I just realized that my 2000 mitsubishi eclipse gs has the same inline 4, as the Lancer. So dope!!!

[@salientacer768]

Wait 1:55... Were they...? Oh god i need to clear my head.

[@Arthurwellesley12]

Wydm? Its beutiful

[@bender4runner]

What??

[@Arthurwellesley12]

@@bender4runner The birds are going wild

[@bender4runner]

oscar andersen thanks. I didn’t even notice it, I thought he was talking about the camera crew in the background or something

[@randybravo3690]

Yes. Yes they are

[@jamieamato560]

How do you only have 2.1m subscribers dude your video's are amazing. I'm 20 and haven't had the opportunity to learn and work on cars till this year. Hope you keep making these video's forever honestly have helped me wrap my head around car's so much! These video's aren't just factual and educational but your sense of humor and presentation is off the chain, really helps me learn better :)

[@theinsanity522]

Editing is spot on. The attention to detail is crazy.

[@HotSneks]

WHY DID I DO IT? TO GO THROUGH DRIVE THROUGHS.

[@steampunkthug5973]

If being a race car means without having a rear wiper imma take my 97 corolla to the track

[@wardkindts5711]

Yeah because racecar

[@AaronTaylorHarvey]

James, I’ve probably watched 30 of your videos and I gotta say I’ve never seen this level of energy. Awesome (if not the result of methamphetamines).

[@PsylentSir]

*This Video makes the Old school Lancer marked up their price here in the Philippines!*

[@spoiledbikermig5933]

John Victor Sinabayan pa ni Ramon Bautista 😁

[@alicastro6262]

Bumalik ang hype sa mga GLXI itlog lancers. Hehe

[@MrLawrence013]

😂😂😂😂

[@charliecorrea5213]

Bumaba nba ulit? Taena nito eh haha

[@maruph3555]

Assembolution yun oh🤣

[@deejax7079]

I love this channel so much. I've learned so much since discovering it, and you guys kill it with the jokes and editing.

[@tobysutton1863]

Loved the video, the evo 3 is already one of my favourite cars so this video gives me some good insight into what is really going on with the earlier evo models, thank you

[@cretoxyrina1234]

Already want one but I'm broke. ... I guess I'll have to do with my bicycle

[@Luwab]

Get an empty can and do V8 sounds. Works wonder. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZeTp6htoLx0b9U Thats how I drive to work my man.

[@cretoxyrina1234]

@@Luwab I'll try that thanks

[@cretoxyrina1234]

1 small step for the bicycle 1 big step towards ricerhood

[@vicgon5807]

Me *i want...* Bank Account: *LOL!*

[@thejudge9983]

Buy Proton Wira instead.. it's more cheapest..

[@orionsmith1870]

I just hit my year mark with my Evo 2 and I love it!

[@krank4352]

I remember watching these crazy Mitsubishi cars, not just the EVO, but the Pajero and Montero and even some prototype cars in old Jackie Chan movies. And of course who could forget the EVO driven to hell and back by the legendary Tommi Makinen. Hope you guys can get the Tommi Makinen version of the EVO VI into one of your episodes. Would really love to see that.

[@spacekii]

I love those smooth lines and how sleeper looking it is

[@gagef1518]

This car is the coolest thing I've ever seen! I love Mitsubishi Evo's my favorite is the Evo II. Thanks James

[@luckasVv16]

I was talking with my friend last night about the Mitsubishi's motors and cars , thank Google to listen me all the time, Couse this video recommendation was amazing, great video Pal !!!

[@antonism9479]

This is transcending into a meme show with cars and I'm really pleased.

[@ShadowFri3nd]

I always wanted a Evo IV since that 1998 Jackie Chan Movie "Who i'am?" about Spies.

[@R3TR0J4N]

also he use an Evo 3 on Thunderbolt

[@ejdedman]

Who am I. I believe, but yeah same here

[@AnonYmous-hu7jo]

Cyber Punk he drove the hell out of that Mitsubishi FTO.

[@BiogreXT]

Seiji Iwaki drives the same Evo iv in white too.

[@m0xmAn]

Same here.now i have a silverevo4

[@tivatavi]

I'm car noob and James is the only reason I watch Donut videos. 🤣🤣🤣

[@bigdog2432]

Peeravit Limvibul noob

[@tivatavi]

@@bigdog2432 Teach me senpai!

[@Maddoxxx]

Chai krab...we all noob here...

[@snafu6548]

Chuckling away at your great vid...as I look out the window at my 1991 EVO 0 (Errr.... I mean my Galant VR-4)! I've been running this sleeper almost 30 years here in the US!

[@ethanbarr3617]

You guys kill me with these edits and the comedy on this show! keep it up!

[@MrDragonfly]

That Bozz Speed, Kakimotor & old Castrol stickers are real JDM badass

[@brucewaynenotbatman]

Love this series. Great attitude from my boiii but the editors take the fckng cake with them edits.

[@spectacularspaghetti1849]

There are frickin 10 Evo models out there to admire, and this one definetly reaches top 3 imo

[@nicholascrivelli5907]

I've showed a picture of an EVO 2 one week a go to some of my friends and they were like: "WTF is this thing????". I was disappointed but could not blame them for not knowing it. This car deserves way more attention

[@Dheeeeraj]

James ! This might have been the best episode of Bumper 2 Bumper ! Absolutely loved it ! It's really a special car and needless to say that you should buy it !

[@calvinpren5625]

Great vid as always. Only correction, that isn't a rally bash bar to protect the radiator. It's actually part of the intercooler piping. It runs over the top of the intercooler.

[@raymondnewbill5294]

Dude im glad im not the only person who saw that!!! It HAS to be that..... Right???

[@hameidy]

@@raymondnewbill5294 I have one, its deffo intercooler piping

[@luigismushrooms5701]

love the editing fam

[@sas9850]

I have a 1996 lancer GTI with Evo 4 Recaros in the front and back and im liking it!

[@bhagvedsingh2147]

I've Always loved early evos. What i wouldn't do for an EVO I II OR III😍

[@jackhofalot6705]

9:00 HAD me laughing my ass off... sick vid, love the edits. Laughed AND learned all about a car i never knew existed. Keep it up Donut!

[@noobtownjake7857]

Jack Hofalot I saw that part with cereal in my mouth, it's now on the table

[@Obamastucks10128]

You need to buy this. You looked extremely happy talking about it, sitting in it, and had the most excited look on your face when you first put your hand on the key.

[@zenzibar28]

One of these days I'd love to get something like this to start as a project car of some kind. I never got to experience the car scene much growing up, only through media but I just love the 90's feel this thing gives even though I don't know the first thing about how to get started.

[@jvasquez9131]

Yo that fox theme song part was fucking awesome! Lol

[@RexEngineering]

Love your channel and videos, on the part you mentioned the "crash bar" inside the front bumber of the Evo II is actually one of the main intercooler piping, not a crash bar, keep up the great work : )

[@shawnamell3069]

Oh man, my dad had a a civic then got a lancer rally sport when I was a freshman. A mitsu lancer has been my dream car sense. I hope you ended up buying that evo 2

[@clevername333]

Love your videos. Damn now I need an Evo 2

[@ryanminor2334]

The Momo steering wheel and intercooler spray definitely took me by surprise. I want one! Mo powa babeee!

[@michaelb6729]

Bumper to bumper 1997-99 Pajero Evolution !

[@creatornavi2615]

Mannnn! Brilliant content!!! Im 19yrs and i dig this kind of stuff, please make a video about honda EKs and Eg, eg6 im really wating fir that😎😎

[@nativepeople5924]

Wait till evo 3 comes in you guys are gona love it

[@pavelurbanovic6247]

2003-04 terminator cobra would be great. Definitely had a lot of quality’s that separated it from the other mustangs such as factory supercharger and Manley forged internals.

[@fijitears]

Pavel Urbanovic They need to do it

[@banymany7444]

10:38 How my antilag sounds like

[@fanvd]

BUY IT! I really want more content from donut with this car!

[@killacondor]

I already loved this car, but I also loved this video. I hope you got your EVO

[@joehuaelwood9753]

Early evo's are still quite common here in new new Zealand but getting rarer by the day

[@TheThejarhead101]

mines for sale in christchurch if anyones keen ;o

[@lancerevo-JDM]

i drive evo II for over 10 years....nice ride

[@PaganiKing]

Holy shit I loved the Evo 4 but now I want the gsr Evo 2

[@jaysonlee1313]

I have mitsu gallant 1990 model.. the real legend of evo I still used it daily until now

[@danielsetareh3513]

Can't make me want an Evo if I already want one

[@teresacruell6149]

Fr

[@MireyaOcelot]

Love my Evo IV best car I've ever owned.

[@theflyingdomi]

Have always been a huge fan of EVO

[@Evomotocrossbikes]

Man we had hundreds of these Cars where I’m from ,for years and years before the USA seen them in the flesh , Evo 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , then the Toyota starlet gt turbo , glanza turbo , altezza , Honda Civic Eg6 , Civic type r ek9 , I remember buying my Evo 3 for 2300€ in 2012 and my Eg6 for €3300 in 2009 and many others around those years , these cars where like toys and got driven hard into the ground , since these they have been let into the states the price has gone up ridiculous amounts . There is no feeling like the feeling when you look out your front garden and you have an Evo 3 sitting there

[@siimu111]

WRX boi here. I like the Evo. Specially Evo I, II, III. Because of this "stealth" design.

[@pond8249]

The EVO 2 is my favorite looking evo tbh

[@elsaicequeen8141]

This is the tenth time i watch this video, every time after watching this video makes me want a EVO II so bad…i am a Chinese fan of donut

[@ZulhilmiGhazi]

Did you buy it? You should if you can afford one..

[@Deep_Ro]

Yup I want one! Have to put classic rally livery on it

[@killerdove123]

Pumphrey never disappoints!

[@mikewoo7999]

2:22 Winnipeg Represent! I've raced that Evo 1!

[@carllubrin8518]

Lancer 2 ,3 and rx-7 are my dream cars to own

[@TotalCaveman9009]

I never forgot this beauty

[@justinboehle7956]

Ironically I used to own a white 94' Mirage AND a 91' Eagle Talon TSi, so in a way...I kinda had one of these, just with all the parts split up into two cars lol. Anyways I'd totally buy one if I had the chance, but def make sure to keep the timing belt up to date!

[@david929190]

Sold My Talon, got an EVOI

[@hoodieboy1515]

Lancer Evo's are like my childhood dream cars playing Need for Speed.. I'm no car guy though. This Evo 2 is FIRE!!

[@chrisSVT]

I use to have the predecessor to this vehicle (Galant VR-4). It is awd, same 4G63, 4 wheel steering and was also a rally car.

[@rere-le5mb]

you guys straight up cured my depression