It might look a little difficult to differentiate the new version, but the only big novelty about this model consists of a new welding process for the doors, which gives an extra 10% in body rigidity, translated into better handling on race tracks. The final goal of this minor change was to obtain a time of less than 1 minute and 10 seconds on the Tsukuba circuit.
And because this was not enough to put the "Special" edition into a different light, the car manufacturer also introduced new 16 inch alloy wheels, resembling the ones on the Lancer Evolution X and two new paint options called "Metallic Red" and "Lightning Metallic Blue". Otherwise, the "Special" edition is just the same as the Colt Ralliart Version R, equipped with a four cylinder, 1.5 liter turbocharged engine developing 163 horsepower.
For those who want to know, we must say the final goal of this minor change was to obtain a time of less than 1 minute and 10 seconds on the Tsukuba circuit, a goal achieved, of course, thanks to the Japanese precision.
On the internal market, the car will be available at a base price of 2.320.500 yen, with an extra 126,000 yen required for the special Recaro bucket seats. The small athlete will be for sale through Mitsubishi dealers, in Japan, starting with the 27'th of May, this year.
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