2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR - Car and Driver (blog)
Powertrains include a 291-hp, 2. 0-liter turbocharged four with a five-speed manual in GSR models and a six-speed twin-clutch automatic in MR models. Instrumented Test – 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR Unfortunately, being based on the pedestrian Lancer compact didn’t do the car any favors. While the Evo was always the sharpest of the pseudo-rally trio (Evo, Subaru WRX STI , and Volkswagen Golf R ), giving no quarter to daily life, all Evos suffered from painfully drab interiors. We’re all for spartan interiors with just the right amount of function, but when the plastics and trim in a $40,000 car are so cheap you hesitate to put a date in the passenger seat, sometimes the car doesn’t make all that much sense. To top it all off, for the final year, Mitsubishi isn’t offering the Recaro seats as an option. (In 2014, the Recaro seats came as part of a $1900 package in the MR. ). But we didn’t notice the missing Recaros right away. In addition, the stock Lancer saddle raises the H-point (where your hip sits), and you clearly sit on top of this seat, not in it. While it had been a while since we drove an Evo, the model walked away with the title of best-handling car under... Source: www.caranddriver.com
