Five-Point Inspection: 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

Cheap Interior

And while I’m bitching about the seats; fake carbon fiber inlay? Really? Is Mitsubishi or Recaro to blame for this?

It’s hard to pick out other specifics with a selection of low grade components, buttons and switches inside the Evo. At a different point in time I’d argue that it doesn’t matter, but when you see how nice the cabin of a Ford Focus ST looks, the Evo’s cabin is embarrassing.

Not a fair comparison? Hardly. At the AutoGuide test track the Evo is only 1.5 seconds a lap faster. And it costs over $10,000 more.