Osamu Masuko

Earlier this month a shocking report came out claiming the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution may be culled after the current model, the Evo X, runs its course. Within hours, Mitsubishi released an official--albeit ambiguous--statement via its Facebook page quelling those claims but hinting that any successor may not be like any Evo seen before. Now the automaker has confirmed that the development of the next-generation Evo will be taking a new direction. In a press release outlining Mitsubishi’s commitment to reducing CO2 emissions and the launch of more plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles...