Jeremy, Richard and James take on the challenge of making an ordinary second-hand car lap the test track as fast as a brand-new, purpose-built sports saloon, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X.

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take on the challenge of making an ordinary second-hand car lap the test track as fast as a brand-new, purpose-built sports saloon, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X.

This is the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. Though Mitsu has lightly disguised it as the Prototype X concept car for the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, this turbocharged, all-wheel-drive sedan is the Evo X. No doubt about it. We're so sure about it that we'll just refer to the Prototype X as the next Evo X for the rest of this report.

Cars.com's Joe Wiesenfelder compares the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and the 2008 Subaru WRX STI. Shot and produced by: Lindsay Bjerregaard, Eric Rossi and Sarah Gersh Edited by: Sarah Gersh

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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articleId=121744 You might have seen the first official photos of the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, but now you can take a look at the new turbocharged sedan on the Nürburgring test track in Germany. Set to go on sale in early 2008, the next-generation Lancer.... more

Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution

Known as the Evolution X elsewhere in the world, this all-wheel-drive, turbocharged sedan has arrived at a crossroads. It could continue as a rally-style homologation special with an edgy, hard-core persona. Or it could evolve into a car with a broader appeal for increased sales volume.

The unveiling of the new 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution in Los Angeles, at the 2007 Los Angeles International Auto Show.

Cars.com's Joe Wiesenfelder takes a look at the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR. It competes with the Subaru WRX STI and the Volkswagen GLI. Shot and produced by: Matthew Avery Edited by: Lindsay Bjerregaard