This 1993 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution I GSR is one of 5,000 World Rally Championship homologation models produced and was imported from Japan to Canada by the seller in 2008. The car is equipped with Recaro front seats, a driver-controlled intercooler sprayer, and Evo-specific bodywork. Power comes from a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4G63T inline-four connected to a 5-speed manual transmission and an all-wheel drive system. Little is known about this car’s history in Japan, but the seller has driven it more than 10,000 miles and has documentation of what has been done to the car since its arrival in North America. The seller had the hood, spoiler, roof, and upper door panels repainted, and he also upgraded the suspension, brakes, clutch, exhaust, and audio system, as detailed below. This Evolution I is offered with copies of the importation documents, spare 15” wheels mounted with winter tires, and a Quebec registration in the seller’s name.

Following Mitsubishi’s rally success with the Galant VR-4, the carmaker fitted a variant of that drivetrain into the smaller Lancer shell. The Evolution I features unique fascias, a large rear wing, and a ventilated hood not used on the standard Lancer. A large front-mounted intercooler is equipped with a working intercooler sprayer.

Last summer, the seller had the hood, spoiler, and roof repainted at Automotion Collision in Montreal due to fading of the Pyrenees Black finish (X08). Automotion also repainted the tops of the front doors because the car was delivered from Japan equipped with plastic deflectors. While in Japan, the rear wheel arches had also been rolled, presumably to permit more tire clearance, so Automotion undid that modification in 2009.

The seller upgraded the front brakes in 2013 with Brembo and Hawk components and published a story about the work. A friend of the seller recently photographed the car and wrote about it. BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW 205/50 tires dated from 2009 are mounted on forged 16” wheels from Quium, a Quebec company that produced custom wheels but is no longer in business. The sale also includes a set of Kumho I’Zen winter tires on 15” Mitsubishi wheels, also shown in gallery photos.

All first-generation Evos were right-hand drive. The GSR was the best equipped Evolution I variant and included automatic climate control, power windows, power mirrors, Recaro seats, and a rear wiper. The car also features a 7,000 rpm tachometer redline and an intercooler sprayer manually activated by a toggle near the handbrake. The 5-digit mechanical odometer displays 87k kilometers (~54k miles). The importation documents from 2008 show that the car had 70k kilometers at that time.

The Momo steering wheel has a removable cover for the center, which is shown both on and off in the accompanying photos. To help ensure that the turbocharger properly cools after the car is shut off, a turbo timer is mounted on the center stack near the driver’s left hand. The dashboard has exposed screws on the top because the car arrived from Japan equipped with a touchscreen DVD player, which the seller removed but is including in the sale. Also included is the cassette player and speakers that the seller replaced with an Alpine CD player and new speakers.

Power comes from a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4G63T inline-four paired with a 5-speed manual transmission. The seller reports that the car received regular springtime oil changes and that it has traveled about 300 miles since its last service. Paperwork in the gallery below shows that the Evo received a new Advanced Clutch Technology clutch and flywheel in 2009 and a new battery in 2014. A custom 3” stainless-steel cat-back exhaust system with Vibrant tips was also installed during the seller’s ownership. The seller points out rust in the engine compartment on the exhaust manifold’s cover.

A set of coilovers from STD Suspensions were installed around 2009, and the parts that were removed are included in the sale and said to be suitable for reinstallation. Strut-tower braces are fitted at both ends of the car. The gallery includes photos of the underside.

The export documentation, records of service in North America, and the aforementioned removed parts are included, as is the original owner’s manual. A video of this Mitsubishi driving is attached below, and was filmed from both inside the car and out.