2001 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII WRC
Mitsubishi Motors is embarking on a new and exciting chapter in its motorsports history by creating its first World Rally Car. Known as the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution WRC, it will made its first FIA World Rally Championship appearance on Italy’s Sanremo Rally (5-7 October 2001).
The Lancer WRC is largely based on the four-door saloon and takes advantage of great freedom allowed by the WRC rules.
In Detail
| submitted by | Richard Owen |
| engine | 4G63 Inline-4 |
| position | Front Transverse |
| aspiration | Turbocharged |
| valvetrain | DOHC |
| displacement | 1996 cc / 121.8 in³ |
| power | 223.7 kw / 300 bhp @ 5500 rpm |
| specific output | 150.3 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight | bhp per tonne |
| torque | 540 nm / 398.3 ft lbs |
| driven wheels | Front Engine / 4WD |
| front tires | Michelin |
| rear tires | Michelin |
| front brakes | Vented Discs w/8-Pot Calipers |
| f brake size | mm / in |
| rear brakes | Vented Discs w/4-Pot Calipers |
| r brake size | mm / in |
| f suspension | MacPherson Struts w/Coil Springs |
| r suspension | MacPherson Struts w/Coil Springs |
| front track | 1550 mm / 61.0 in |
| rear track | 1550 mm / 61.0 in |
| length | 4360 mm / 171.7 in |
| width | 1770 mm / 69.7 in |
| height | 2600 mm / 102.4 in |
| transmission | 6-Speed Sequential w/INVECS type actuation |
| gear ratios | :1 |
