2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution:

If a small increase in refinement and isolation is the price you have to pay for such a fantastic chassis and all-wheel-drive system, then so be it.

-- Automobile

The way the Evo X goes around corners is nothing short of incredible. You steer into the turn, and well, that's about it. There's no sawing at the wheel and no midcorner correction, unless you intentionally pitch the car into a turn to rotate the back, which the Evo X can still do.

-- Car and Driver

What reviewers liked least about the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution:

Climb into the Evo X, twist the clunky black plastic key, and you are instantly aware-and a little disappointed-that the whole car doesn't buzz and hum and feel alive at idle like its predecessors.

-- Automobile

The Evo X is less communicative, larger, heavier, and slower compared with the previous Evo. It's the inevitable trade-off that occurs when a car strives for more refinement. The steering, for one, no longer has that high-tension-wire responsiveness that made the old car such fun. If you're an Evo fan boy, you can stop reading right now.

-- Car and Driver

Best one-liner about the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution:

The Evo's advanced all-wheel-drive system works seamlessly to make you look heroic.

-- Automobile

You simply point the car where you want to go, and the various elements of the all-wheel-drive system sort out how to make it happen.

-- Car and Driver