Year: 2005 Make: Mitsubishi Model: EVO IX MR FQ340 Registration: MH55 WJX Chassis No: CT9A0405016 Odometer: 45,000 For more than a decade the Evo went toe-to-toe with Subaru's Impreza and introduced frankly startling performance, breeding a generation of supercar killer enthusiasts.

As the name suggests, each iteration was a bit faster, a tad sharper and at the same time even more user-friendly.

First introduced in Japan and Geneva on the same day in March 2005, the Mitsubishi Evolution IX was well received as it was built on the already impressive Evo VIII MR, retaining its Bilstein suspension dampers, active yaw control differential and super ABS system, while adding low-end response with MIVEC variable valve timing and a lengthened turbocharger diffuser.

Production was a short-lived affair that only lasted until January 2007 but is lauded as being the last ‘true’ Evo as the Evo X never competed in WRC.

The biggest difference separating the IX from the VIII was the adoption of MI...