Mitsubishi Evo X "JDM Restomod" Is a Widebody Rendering Masterpiece

It's easy to dismiss the Evo nowadays. For some reason, it's not that much of a collectible, not compared to the WRX STI. And while it used to be a hero of the street racing scene along with the Supra back a decade ago, the technology powering it has largely run its course.

Back in its glory days, this car was absolutely magical. So we're not saying the Evo X isn't cool, but probably not cool enough to warrant a makeover of this magnitude. Yet a lot is possible in the digital world if you've got skills like rendering artist Hycade.

His vision of the Evo X turns it into a modern-looking widebody machine. It's less about tuning and more about changing the whole car, like a modern JDM equivalent of a restomod (hence the nickname we came up with in the title). You can barely imagine that these exotic-looking panels are attached to the chassis of what could have been a cheap Lancer, probably costing $14,000 in base spec.

We like how every one of Hycade's renderings sticks to his core identity as an artist as if he's building a collection of matching Hot Wheels. As you've seen with his Supra Mk5 or WRX STI "Muscle Mass" renderings, the front diffuser becomes much deeper while the air intakes are enlarged.

A heat extractor is added to the hood while the fenders blister out to accommodate the race car-like track. And when viewed from the back, you can see how every widebody inch becomes aero. The back is perhaps the most conventional view of the car. A large wing, diffuser, and oversized exhaust tips are nothing new to an Evo X. But the shapes all tie in nicely with the rest of the design.

When seeing such extreme renderings, we often wonder what's the closest real-world equivalent. And in this case, there's only one contender, the Varis VRS package from Japan. We haven't covered the latest versions, but many builds end up looking like this.