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Lancer Evolution VII GSR CT9A (Evo VII) · 2001–2003
Japan only. 280 PS (276 hp) 4G63T turbo, all-wheel drive with a new active center differential.
Brian O'Conner's lime-green Evo VII, handed to him for the undercover job by Customs agent Monica Fuentes; both Mitsubishis turn out to be GPS-tagged. The Evo VII was never sold in the US, and Mitsubishi supplied four of them to the production.
Never sold new in the US. Never sold new in the US; the US got its first Evo, the Evo VIII, in 2003. Cars become legal to import under the 25-year rule once 25 years old by build month, so the first Evo VIIs (on sale in Japan from February 2001) qualify from early 2026.
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CT9A (Evo VII) Evo VII · 2001–2003
Sedan, 2001–2003. 0–60 times are magazine tests where we have one, otherwise the maker's figure.
276 hp280 PS (206 kW) at 6,500 rpm, JDM; Japan's gentlemen's agreement figure
Active Yaw Control, Brembo brakes and a Momo wheel on top of the new active center differential.
276 hp280 PS (206 kW) at 6,500 rpm, JDM
Stripped rally base car: steel wheels, 15-inch tires, 80 kg lighter than the GSR. AYC was optional.
268 hp272 PS (200 kW) at 6,500 rpm, JDM
Automatic grand tourer version, slightly detuned.
2.0-liter inline-4, turbo
Engine's YouTube owner tone 48/100 (videos about the Mitsubishi 4G63T in every car that uses it, so it differs from this car's own tone below)
Mitsubishi 4G63T engine page →Why the engine page shows fewer: it counts only the 99 owner complaints and 2 recalls for 2001–2003 that name this engine or a version that only had it. This page counts all 0 complaints and 0 recall campaigns NHTSA files under "" for those years, other engines included.
RAC's used Evo VII guide says to look for aftermarket fuel cuts or cable ties around the turbo hoses, signs the boost has been raised. It calls the engine itself untemperamental.
Most Evo VIIs have Active Yaw Control, and RAC says servicing it needs Mitsubishi's MUT-II diagnostic tool, so a specialist is the safer bet.
RAC says Japanese-market cars need the 112 mph speed limiter removed, an mph speedometer and odometer, a rear fog light and proper underseal. It also says any trim can be dressed up as another, so check RS and GSR identity.
Nothing stands out.
Share of the 72 most-watched Evo VII videos that praise or criticize each topic (a praise or trouble word near it in the title or transcript).
The CT9A (Evo VII) Lancer Evolution VII GSR makes 276 hp and 282 lb-ft. MotorTrend measured 0–60 mph in 5.9 seconds.
The CT9A (Evo VII) Evo VII (2001–2003) uses the Mitsubishi 4G63T, a 2.0-liter inline-4, turbo.
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003): Brian O'Conner's lime-green Evo VII, handed to him for the undercover job by Customs agent Monica Fuentes; both Mitsubishis turn out to be GPS-tagged. The Evo VII was never sold in the US, and Mitsubishi supplied four of them to the production.
No. Never sold new in the US; the US got its first Evo, the Evo VIII, in 2003. Cars become legal to import under the 25-year rule once 25 years old by build month, so the first Evo VIIs (on sale in Japan from February 2001) qualify from early 2026.
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