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"In 1974, a new subcompact sedan called the Mitsubishi Lancer was unloaded onto English shores. Weighing 1800 lbs and with 110 hp available, the four-door laid early groundwork for a dominant factory WRC program and the 10 iconic homologation road cars that followed. To celebrate the Lancer&amp;#039;s 40th anniversary in Great Britain, Mitsubishi has unveiled a new special-edition model: the Lancer Evolution X FQ-440 MR. SEE THIS: The History of the Lancer As with all UK-market Evos since 2003, the MR&amp;#039;s numerical badge denotes its power rating. Offered only in white, the FQ-440 achieves its 440 hp via an ECU remap, high-flow fuel injectors, revised intercooling piping, and a new manifold-back exhaust courtesy of Janspeed. Torque also gets a slight bump, from 400 to 412 lb-ft. Mild Eibach suspension tweaks help hunker the FQ-440&amp;#039;s nose down 1.3 inches, with the rear sitting 1.1 inches lower than stock. Only 40 examples of the Lancer Evolution X FQ-440 MR will be produced, each with a \u00A350,000 ($83,000) price tag.  So why has Mitsubishi built this super-low-volume special-edition car exclusively for the UK? Put simply: The Evo is an icon on the rally-crazed island and has nearly as fanatical a following there as it does in Japan. Really, Great Britain has been a home away from Higashi for Mitsubishi&amp;#039;s turbocharged sedan since it first debuted in October 1992. That maiden model offered a specific output of 123.5 hp per liter\u2014more than the E30 M3 and 16v Delta HF Integrale, but for a fraction of the price. It also coincided with the WRC&amp;#039;s heyday and native son Colin McRae&amp;#039;s rise to celebrity prominence. Britain was hooked.  Fast forward to 2000, when Mitsubishi rewarded its UK cult with what might be the greatest special-edition Group A homologation car ever: the Evo VI Tommi M\u00E4kinen Edition, aka &amp;#039;The Six-point-Five.&amp;#039; In addition to Active Yaw Control (which US-market cars didn&amp;#039;t get until the current generation), functional aero, 276 hp, and a sub-3000-lb curb weight, M\u00E4kinen-spec cars rode lower, wider, and stiffer than standard counterparts. They also had quicker steering and a titanium turbocharger. Titanium. WATCH THIS: This hill-climbing Mitsubishi Evo VIII is better than coffee  Remember what a revelation those Evo VIII and IX MRs were to American enthusiasts in 2003 and 2005? Yeah, well, the Brits thought those were slow compared with earlier models, so they got FQ-400 and FQ-360 MRs, which produced 124 and 84 hp more than respective stateside models. They were priced in step with a BMW 5 Series, and the UK-spec FQ-400 had a faster 0-60 mph time than a Ferrari F40. So there&amp;#039;s that.  Unfortunately, Mitsubishi&amp;#039;s attempt to resurrect the &amp;#039;400&amp;#039; moniker on its tenth-gen Evolution wasn&amp;#039;t as successful. The engine was different. Weight had spiraled to 3440 lbs. It was priced at $82K, and the Evo X FQ-400 couldn&amp;#039;t shake a Nissan GT-R, much less a Ferrari. It polarized British enthusiasts, and once Mitsubishi caught the nasty end of Yen/Sterling exchange rates in 2011, it pulled the Evo X from UK dealerships. Such an unceremonious end to a nameplate so celebrated just seems wrong, doesn&amp;#039;t it? So the new FQ-440 MR is a bit more than just another special edition. For Brits, it&amp;#039;s return of a legend after a three-year absence, and considering it will likely be the last Evo for a while, an opportunity to end its 22-year-long affair with the rally-derived legend on a positive note. READ THIS: 2011 Nissan 370Z vs. 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo GSR "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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