Remembering the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Published on April 5, 2014 in Galleries by Frédérick Boucher-Gaulin Photo: Mitsubishi In the early nineties, a lot of competitors in Group A realized their full-size sedan were too big for the narrow and winding rally stages. Ford moved to their Escort platform, Toyota launched a race-spec Corolla, and Subaru were working on an project named the Impreza WRX... Mitsubishi decided to adapt the VR-4 drivetrain to a Lancer, creating the Lancer Evolution.