THE 7^TH INSTALLMENT OF THE LANCER EVOLUTION SERIES (ALSO KNOWN AS THE WRC

LANCER). MITSUBISHI'S PHILOSOPHY OF "NOT FIXING THINGS THAT ARE NOT BROKEN"

IS EVIDENT IN THIS BRUTE FOUR-DOOR FAMILY SEDAN (DID WE SAY "FAMILY SEDAN"?).

THE EVO VII MAY HAVE THE SAME POWERPLANT WITH THE EVO VI BUT IT HAS MORE

SPEED AND TORQUE, THANKS TO BETTER AERODYNAMICS AND THE CONTINUOUS

ENGINE TWEAKING OF OUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD JAPANESE ENGINEERS. THAT

GOES TO SHOW YOU THE TRUE GENIUS OF THE JAPS, AN OLD ENGINE + NEW AERO-

DYNAMIC FRONT AND WING DESIGN + TORQUE ADJUSTMENTS = A RELIABLE AND FAST

RALLY CAR.

EXCEPT FOR THE FITTED RECARO SEATS, THE LANCER'S INTERIOR AND COCKPIT

DESIGN MAY BE CALLED SOMEWHAT "HOHUMM…" BORING. IT MAY SCORE POINTS WITH

THE ORANGE LIGHTED SPEEDO, BUT HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SO MANY PLASTIC COMPONENTS

IN YOUR LIFE STUFFED INSIDE A CAR? DOES CREATIVITY STILL EXIST IN THIS WORLD?

ALL-IN-ALL, THE LANCER IS STILL A CAR TO BEHOLD, TOO BAD MITSUBISHI DOES NOT

MAKE TWO-DOOR MODELS OF THE EVO JUST LIKE ITS RIVAL (THE SUBARU IMPREZA WRX),

BUT MAYBE THE LANCER EVO VII IS REALLY MADE FOR THE FAMILY MAN WHOSE IDEA OF

FUN IS THE SUNDAY FAMILY DRIVE… TO THE RACETRACK.