I rejoined the Mitsu world:



It's a 2012 Evo MR Touring. Really love this car. With my last Evos I always felt like I was sitting in a $15k car with $15k in performance parts installed. This one however feels much higher class and quality. The touring package has some nice upgrades, such as leather interior, increased sound deadening, thicker windshield, rain sensing wipers, auto HIDs, auto climate control, seat warmers, auto tinting rear view mirror, rear lip spoiler instead of the typical humungous wing, and other stuff that I can't remember. Basically it's a grown up Evo for the enthusiast with a more "luxurious" taste. It really feels like a proper luxury car, except it goes and turns like an Evo, even with the extra 400lbs over the IX model.

This is the last year for the Evo as we know it. Mitsu is taking the Evolution away from the Lancer line and will turn it into a hybrid something or other in a couple years. I really wanted to get a new one before that happened, and this year is the best of the "X" models.

I didn't lose my edge though... I'm still gathering pieces for the Talon which will have the Green reinstalled along with some new goodies. It'll be as riproaring and crazy as ever once I get everything together. I even found a gas station in LA that has 100 octane. That'll make things interesting for the street.