Mitsubishi cars are undoubtedly brilliant as it appears in showrooms, but I’m a big fan of history and heritage and Evolution model has a broader lineage and impressive than most. Formula One is always accused of lack of passion and controlled by the computer more and more as the years pass. World rally but could not be more than the opposite pole, steep cliff drops, mud splash and glass car windows, sheep causing spectacular crashes and navigation only drivers have is the co-driver petrified read the instructions from the clipboard.

This is where the models entered Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Evo For many years, and arch rival which is owned by the Subaru Impreza rally took out the circuit before going on round two on public roads. For me, although Mitsubishi whom I always waved the flag for a specific and Tommi Makinen, who won the World Rally Championship four times in 1996, ’97, ’98 and ’99 – each time in his Mitsubishi. It was time when I was a young teenager I developed a love of the car and see Makinen won the championship in Wales of all places will remain with me forever.

Maybe now you can see why I was so excited about the newest Lancer Evolution, though not purely based on my childhood memories. In recent years Mitsubishi / Subaru battles have moved to a profitable firm with a stylist Subaru Mitsubishi ‘seems blind to the views of a very ugly car was produced. Mitsubishi on the other side has softened (a little) the aggressive styling, making the evolution of one of the best handling car money could buy and then stuck a label on it that cuts the price of anything that could compete with it by at least £ 40,000.

Evolution X-generation PlayStation is a pure styling with large wheels and spoiler, a front grille that can plow through the snow and the lights that give the car the look Mike Tyson in his prime. But still offers more refined than previous models and the more mature feel continues inside. Yes it’s not the most inspiring cabin I’ve ever seen, it is typical of Japanese victims of the Italian agile than talent, but crucially it all at X is much better quality than the predecessor.