Looking virtually ready for rallying, this hypothetical new-gen Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XI builds on an AWD hot hatch.

Mitsubishi used to make some of the world's most exciting sports cars. In the last 15 years or so, the company pivoted to ...

Mitsubishi established a strong presence in motorsport, with models like the Lancer Evolution competing in WRC and the Pajero Evolution taking multiple wins in the Dakar Rally. Its best-ever sales ...

Though Mitsubishi had long used the name in ... It’s best remembered for playing host to the raucous, rally-racing-focused Lancer Evolution (covered separately on Cars.com).

The single non-appearance-related rally-ish bit here is the five-speed manual transmission. Around the world, there were other faux-sporty versions of this generation of Lancer. For example ...

Well, not quite, but the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution still had to be here ... where rival Subaru had adopted the World Rally Car rule set for ’97, freeing it from links to the road car beyond ...