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#58 of 100 Australian delivered Ralliart Evolution VI Tommi Makinen Edition
After 24 years of international mudslinging and tarmac melting success, all the while building an enormous cult following, the Lancer Evolution took its final bow in 2016.
Arguably the most desirable version of the most desirable generation of Evolutions is the Tommi Makinen Edition 6.5 or TME. A road legal missile fitted with a 2.0 litre, DOHC 16 valve engine with intercooled turbocharger that delivers 206kW to the road via a full-time 4WD system.
Released in 1999 to celebrate the four WRC successes of Makinen, an indelible rally legend, this was the car that shouldn’t have won the Monte Carlo Rally and the Safari Rally Kenya when outgunned and outpaced by revised Group A regulations but did.
The first official Australian delivered Mitsubishi Evolution with just 100 cars reaching our shores (2 crash tested for ADR requirements) the TME Evolution 6.5 boasts a host of go-fast-er bits over the standard 6.0 including a more responsive turbo charger that uses the exact same titanium alloy composition as the Group A car, a revised exhaust for increased back-pressure, lower ride height for improved road holding, a faster steering rack and signature a-symmetric front bar.
One of the most special examples in the country, the car offered is an Australian delivered Tommi Makinen Edition Evolution 6.5, travelled just 76,000 kilometres and in completely original condition with only official Ralliart options
THE standout car from a truly golden era of all-wheel-drive rally never to be repeated this low kilometre, Australian delivered and truly ultimate specification Evolution 6.5 TME isn’t just one of the most incredible drives you will ever experience, with the rise and rise of rally car values and interest around the world it also offers an exciting and very unique investment opportunity.
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