The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X might make it to the Indian shores by June
, feel industry insiders. For a long time Mitsubishi India has been doing nothing new to capture the very lucrative Indian auto market while global carmakers are busy flooding the Indian markets with made-for-India cars and other successful models. But the scenario seems to be changing with the launch of the much awaited Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. The Mitsubishi Evo X, as it is popularly called, would enter the market as a Completely Built Unit (CBU). But this step would evoke heavy duty and take the price of the model very high. However, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X is a thorough performance and would come with a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine capable of producing 300bhp and accelerating from 0-100kph in seven seconds. With so much power under the hood this one is for the speed freaks!
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X is a fantasy sports car and many Indian customers have waited very long for this one to reach the Indian market, feels Pritam Saikia, marketing head, HM-Mitsubishi Motors. She adds, Mitsubishi came in the limelight in the movie Fast & The Furious. 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 company could think of assembling the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X locally if the demand is high.
Indian market is already playing host to several powerful and globally loved sports cars and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X comes at a great time. The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X is all set to hit the markets and has completed the homologation procedure in ARAI.