Mitsubishi revealed today on the Japanese market the special edition Lancer EVO X GSR Premium Edition. The model sits above both RS and GSR models and comes with 18-inch BBS alloy wheels, lighter than the standard Enkei ones that come with the GSR, while the hood scoops are painted in the same color as the body.
On the interior the GSR Premium features leather seats, the Rockford Fosgate multimedia system, a satellite navigation system. The car comes equipped with the Twin Clutch-SST gearbox.
The car is now on sale in Japan at a price of 4,798,500 Yen ($48,250 US) 5-speed manual version and 5,050,000 Yen ($50,785 US) for the Twin Clutch-SST version.
The one that IL got came in at $39,678 without dealership charges. Add the dealership charges with markups for the first few STis and you will reach the high 40k mark. Check the areas with few dealers around and you’ll see how much they cost.
And please don’t use the pricetag to justify the performance, the EVO has more tecnologies and is a better bang for buck than the STi, unless of course straight line racing was your biggest priority, in which case you shouldn’t even be seen near either the EVO or the STi.