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Evolution III

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo,[1] is a high-performance version of Mitsubishi Lancer, manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral. All of them share a two litre, turbocharged engine and four-wheel drive system. Evolution models prior to version VII were the homologation models for Mitsubishi's efforts in the World Rally Championship. In order to follow these rules, the Evolution was based on the same unibody as the Lancer sedan.
August 1995 saw the arrival of the Evolution III, which had several improvements over the previous models. New, more aggressive styling and a new nose moulding improved the air supply to the radiator, intercooler and brakes. New side skirts and rear bumper moldings and a larger rear spoiler were added to reduce lift. Improved engine had higher compression ratio than before (8.5:1 to 9.0:1) and new turbocharger compressor (60 mm to 68 mm[3]), which gave power output of 270 bhp (201 kW) at 6250 rpm, 309 NĦ¤m (228 lbĦ¤ft) at 3000 rpm.