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This is a '00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI. Introduced in 1999, the Evo VI, as it was commonly known, mainly focused on cooling and engine durability. The car received a larger intercooler and oil cooler, new pistons and a titanium-aluminide turbine wheel for RS models, as well as a new front bumper with smaller fog lights. Various new models such as the RS2 and RS Sprint were introduced. A Tommi Mäkinen special edition was also introduced, painted in red and also featured various other performance and aesthetic upgrades; it was named after the man who gave Mitsubishi their greatest successes in rallying and due to its upgrades was colloquially known as the Evo 6.5. Production ended in 2001 with 10,100 produced.
Powered by a 2.0L 4G63 turbocharged inline-4 mated to a 5-speed manual, the Evo VI was also noted for its rally prowess. Raced by Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart in the World Rally Championship from 1999 to 2001, notable drivers of the Evo VI included the aforementioned Tommi Mäkinen, Freddy Loix, Thomas Rådström and Katsuhiko Taguchi. Mäkinen would give the Evo VI (and Evo 6.5) its greatest successes, winning the 1999 Drivers' Championship; Mäkinen was on an absolute tear, winning four championships in a row with Mitsubishi in different models of Evolutions. The Evo 6.5 was the last Group A-homologated Lancer Evolution to compete in the WRC, with the next rallying Lancer being designed and homologated strictly for WRC from the off.
Now this casting was designed by Mark Jones and introduced in 2021 in the Modern Classics segment of the Car Culture Premium Series. This casting has seen two known releases, the last being this one.
