VIDEO: The Ultimate Taxi Ride in a Rally-Spec Mitsubishi Lancer EVO

In a perfect world for gear-heads, a sweet taxi ride would involve a high performance sports car, preferably a racing model, and a qualified driver. Unfortunately, the WRC-like Mitsubishi Lancer EVO taxi seen in the video after the jump exists only in fantasy, as this clip is a commercial for a new 4G mobile broadband plan from Norwegian cell phone operator Netcom. Click past the jump to watch the ad. Read more »

VIDEO: The Stig Goes Donuts in a Lancer EVO 9-Based London Taxi Cab at the Top Gear Festival

We don’t know the identity of the man hiding behind the white racing helmet at the ‘Top Gear Festival 2011’, but The Stig sure knows how to work the steering wheel. Of course, being that the black London Taxi Cab you see in the video after the jump is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, does help a bit. You see, what looks on the outside like a normal black London taxi cab, is in fact a re-skinned Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9 crafted by the folks over at SHP Engineering.

The company started with a Lancer EVO 9 with just 1,500 miles on the odo and stripped it down to the bare bones. The body shell of a London Taxi Cab was then dropped on top creating the most innocent EVO we have ever seen to date. Follow the jump to watch it in some awe-inspiring donut action.

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Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X FQ-400: 60 High Res Photos of the Most Powerful Production EVO

The good news is that we have updated our photo album of the recently revealed Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X FQ-400 with 60 high-res images. The bad news is that the most powerful and accelerative production version of the tenth generation EVO to date is only available for the UK market so unless you're planning to import one, keep on dreaming...

Boasting a new turbocharger and several other mechanical upgrades, the F"..."ing Quick 400's 2.0-liter engine makes a supercar-like 403bhp and 387lb.ft of torque blasting the EVO X from standstill to 62mph or 100km/h in just 3.8 seconds while the sport saloon's top speed is electronically limited to 155 mph or 255 km/h.

Mitsubishi UK's FQ400 package also include a more aggressive bodykit with a new louvred hood and carbon fiber parts, 18-inch alloy wheels shod in semi-slick Toyo tires and uprated Eibach springs and Bilstein shocks. For further details on the FQ-400 click here to read our previous post.