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The Mitsibishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400 is the fastest and most extreme version of Mitsubishi’s motorsport derived machine. With 403bhp and 387lb.ft of torque on offer from its advanced, lightweight aluminium 2.0-litre turbocharged MIVEC (Mitsubishi Innovative Valve timing Electronic Control) petrol engine the FQ-400 is able to reach 62mph from standstill in an estimated 3.8 seconds before reaching an electronically limited 155mph - where permitted.
Ensuring all the FQ-400’s power is put to good use is Mitsubishi’s sophisticated Super-All Wheel Control (S-AWC) four-wheel-drive system which appropriates power to the wheels that can best use it, giving the FQ-400 quite sensational cross-country Performance.
The S-AWC system combines a number of electronic systems that both enhance the FQ-400’s performance and safety, with Active Stability Control and Active Centre Differential, Active Yaw Control and Sport ABS giving the FQ-400 incredible cornering ability, traction and grip. Depending on the conditions the driver can select the most suitable set-up for the S-AWC system, three choices - Tarmac, Gravel and Snow - being offered via the wheel-mounted button and displayed in the central instrument binnacle.
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| General specifications | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Numbers built | N/A |
| Produced in | 2009 |
| Engine | |
| Configuration | Straight 4 |
| Location | Front, transversely mounted |
| Construction | aluminum block and head |
| Displacement | 1.998 liter and 121.9 cu in |
| Bore and Stroke | 86.0 mm (3.4 in) and 86.0 mm (3.4 in) |
| Compression | 9.0:1 |
| Valvetrain | 4 valves and cylinder, DOHC |
| Fuel feed | Fuel Injection |
| Aspiration | Turbo |
| Drivetrain | |
| Chassis/body | unitary steel |
| Front suspension | McPherson struts, Eibach coil springs, Bilstein monotube dampers, anti-roll bar |
| Rear suspension | Multi-link, forged aluminum control arms, Eibach coil springs, Bilstein shock absorbers |
| Steering | rack-and-pinion, power assisted |
| Brakes | Brembo ventilated discs, all-round, ABS |
| Gearbox | 6 speed Manual |
| Drive | All wheel drive |
| Performance figures | |
| Power | 403 bhp and 301 KW @ 6500 rpm |
| Torque | 525 Nm and 387 ft lbs @ 3500 rpm |
| BHP/Liter | 202 bhp and liter |
| Top Speed | 250 km/h and 155 mph |
| 0-60 mph | 3.7 s |