Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V - Part 5

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V is currently the only GroupA car to be part of the race for the World Rally Championship title. All its adversaries are WRC class cars. Mitsubishi managed, however, to get the best of both worlds. The Evo V uses the same dimension limits FIA rules will allow for WRC cars, regarding its width for instance, but still takes advantage of the "flexibility" allowed for GroupA cars. Its predecessor allowed Tommi Mäkinen to become the 1997 WRC champion proving Mitsubishi's choice to stick with GroupA a wise one. The new definition of the Lancer being mainly targeted to tarmac rallying might have been a poorer choice since most WRC rallies are run on gravel or snow. Mitsubishi and Tommi Mäkinen brought proof on the contrary becoming world champions for both the drivers and manufacturers titles in 1998 with the Evolution V in only its first racing season. Further developments of the Lancer on Mitsubishi's blueprints have produced their next WRC contender, the Lancer Evolution VI, which will still be a GroupA spec car. In the GroupN category the Lancers have been simply unbeatable for the past three years proving the car's potential beyond doubt.

Click here for Lancer evolution V pictures and here for specs.

Now that's an aggressive looking car don't you find?

Exceptional cars:

The Lancer Evolution III

The Lancer Evolution IV

Read on for the Lancer Evolution VI description and specs in the next page.

*:pictures are copyright of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in Japan

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