Please tell me its not true
 

I heard that Mitsubishi will stop producing evos :( please tell me its not true.

I for one don't believe it. It's one of their star players.

It's all about the majority not the minority unfortunately in America this is a huge demand for hybrids, fuel efficiency and SUV's, the EVO does not fit into any of these categories.

If they discontinue the 'EVO' name, they'll simply replace it with something else.

Now that they've reached the 10th generation, wtf are they going to do?

Time to re-introduce the Starion! (:

I second that motion!

Mitsubishi needs to start cashing in on this RWD sports coupe market.

Sad, but true: :(
http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/autoc...s-no-more.aspx

"I’ve just spent an engaging half-hour in the company of Gayu Eusegi, Mitsubishi’s global product director.

Mostly we talked about the new Global Small Concept, which will be built in Thailand and sized somewhere between a Toyota Aygo and the Colt supermini. It’ll go on UK sale in 2012, effectively replacing the Colt in the line-up.

But also he told me some news, which seemed to surprise a few Mitsubishi Europe bods as much as it did me.

The Lancer Evolution X, Eusegi told me, will be the last Evo. “There is still a demand [for the car],” he said, “but we must stop.” Eyebrow up.

“Our influence now is EV technology,” Eusegi said, adding that the decision was a “policy change”.

It seems Mitsubishi, which is going to introduce eight full electric or hybrid cars by 2015, has decided its image is about lowering CO2, not making lurid replicas of rally cars that don’t go top-level rallying any more.

Eusegi said that customers would find it “easier to understand” what Mitsubishi was about if it was no longer in this motorsport-inspired market.

He seemed to put the rumoured diesel hybrid Evo replacement to bed, too. So the X will be the last Evolution model? “Yes. Maybe the world can change, and maybe someday we can do a motor race by electric vehicles,” said Eusegi. “Maybe then we can enter the market again.”

Until then, prepare yourselves for the end of an era. "

Mitsubishi will never be out of the Turbocharged AWD market.

They are simply going to release the next model, but call it something else.

I don't think that Mitsubishi will cede the AWD turbo market to Subaru in totality. I keep hearing rumors especially from the business manager at my local Mitsu dealership that they're considering beefing up the Eclipse and maybe just putting the lancer Evo name to rest.

In any case, it might be like Nissan was for a couple of yrs before the 350z came out. They may kill it off temporarily but I think they'll be back with something in a couple of years.