Mitsubishi Lancer EVO drives in during June

Rediff Business is reporting that Mitsubishi will launch the much awaited Lancer Evolution in the month of June. Indians have been longing for this model, a model which IAB thinks is what Mitsubishi really stands for and should have come years ago.

Pritam Saikia, marketing head of HM-Mitsubishi Motors -

Evo X has been in the minds of the Indian consumer for a long time now. It is a fantasy sports car that has caught the fancy of speed enthusiasts in movies like the Fast & Furious where it featured. We are not looking at huge numbers. We plan to sell around 50-75 cars in India per year. It is a car that boosts the brand equity of Mitsubishi in India. It has the rally DNA that outlines Mitsubishi cars in the country

The Evo would be a CBU model meaning the asking price will be around the 40 lakh mark. For what you're paying, you can't get any better performance - a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine gives out 300bhp engine. 0-100kph is performed in a matter of five seconds.

The car has completed the homologation procedure in ARAI and is ready to be unleashed. Mitsubishi is looking to sell about 75 units a year in India. Perhaps the company could think of assembling it locally if the demand is high.

Source - Rediff Business