Why the Lancer Evolution X is the best Evo | In-Depth Review, Technical Details, Drive | JDM Masters

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X is the tenth generation of the Lancer Evolution, a sports sedan produced by Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors.
The sections in the video;
00:00 Intro
01:20 General Info & History
05:24 Base Model Comparison
11:52 Design
20:26 Engine
27:56 Modifications
34:49 Interior
41:35 Chassis and Suspension
44:40 AWD System
51:55 Mountain Drive
58:05 Owner's Thoughts
59:10 Closing
By September 2005, Mitsubishi introduced a concept version of the next-gen Evolution at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show named the Concept-X. The Lancer Evolution X sedan features a newly designed 4B11T 2.0L (1998cc) turbocharged, all-aluminium inline-4 GEMA engine. Power and torque depend on the market but all versions will have at least 280 PS (206 kW; 276 hp). (JDM version), the American market version will have slightly more. The UK models will be reworked by Mitsubishi UK, in accordance with previous MR Evolutions bearing the FQ badge. Options for the UK Evolutions are expected to be between 300 hp (220 kW) and 360 hp (270 kW).
Two versions of the car are offered in the U.S. The Lancer Evolution MR, with 6-speed Twin Clutch Sportronic Shift Transmission (TC-SST). The other version is the GSR which has a 5-speed manual transmission system. The car also has a new full-time four-wheel-drive system named S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control), an advanced version of Mitsubishi's AWC system used in previous generations. The S-AWC uses torque vectoring technology to send different amounts of torque to the rear wheels.
It also featured Mitsubishi's new six-speed SST dual-clutch automatic transmission with steering-mounted magnesium alloy shift paddles. It has replaced the Tiptronic automatic transmission, hence the SST version replaced the GT-A version (which was used in Evolution VII and Evolution IX Wagon). A five-speed manual gearbox was also available. The Lancer Evolution also incorporated Mitsubishi's next-generation RISE safety body.
The Evolution X went on sale October 2, 2007 in Japan, January 2008 in the USA, February in Canada (as the first version of Evolution in Canada) and by March 2008 in the UK. The Twin Clutch SST version was available in Japan from November 2007. Europe will follow with sales in May, GSR and MR version included premium Package. The introduction of the 2010 MR-Touring moved the car even further upscale. Leather and a Moonroof became standard while revising the rear spoiler to just a lip spoiler.

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I was saving up to buy my evo x but when the virus hit the USA and everything went down i lost my job and i was forced to used my savings to survive the first quarantine now all my savings are gone i am working thankfully but i barely made money to pay my bills and food hope everything ends soon and everything goes to normal that way i can save up again to buy this car one day

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damn USA doesen't have any kind of social service that gives money in these tough times? I hope you will get that evo on your garage someday!

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Im in the same boat, started my small business couple years ago and it went smooth till covid hit and everything went down hill.. had enough save up for a house and a evo x, my dream car! Sadly i had to use %80 of my savings to keep my business alive.. im afraid that i cannot avoid the inevitable in the few months.

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What a downer. 🙄

[@MissKay1994]

One of the things people also don't realize about the 4G63, is that it's an incredibly old engine Mitsubishi had been using for 26 years back in 2007. This is an engine they designed and built for Group 4 rally and then beefed up over the years. There's no doubt they decided they can make a better lighter engine for the Lancer Evolution X

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and evos 8/9 are still more vauable then x's

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Do you have real Evo ? Because most lancer owners in Perú things they have an evo but its a basic lancer with evo badge ...

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I truly believe the Evo X was made to be the most sophisticated and more of a daily driver than any Evo made. All Evos before it were really raw out of the box. The Evo X may have been different than all evos before it but it was literally the latest evolution of all evos before it

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This video helped me a lot to understand the Evo X and I just got mine this month. It's silver and I live in Japan as well! Thanks a lot JDM Masters!

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[@deet4895]

The Evolution X FQ400 produced by Mitsubishi UK was my favorite version of this car.

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The Evo X is a great looking car in its own right. It’s design was amazing for 2007. And even if it doesn’t have the 4g63 the 4b11 is still a great engine and it’s cool that Mitsubishi was trying something new.

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you can just get normal lancer for cheap... look the same...

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campkira it’s not about the looks though the performance differences between the two are huge

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The newer engine made more power from mods than the previous engines

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