Mitsubishi has given its best indication yet of when a Lancer Evolution X replacement will land – but fans of the all-paw performance sedan will certainly have a while to wait.

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“[But] I think it is a longer-term opportunity rather than a problem,” he continued.

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“I do think that because of the heritage, because of what we’ve had as a brand, I think that it would be interesting to bring something back which is a bit more sporty in the future.”

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“I wouldn’t say [a performance model is] less of a priority, but we’ve got to understand what our priorities are,” he continued.

“Priorities in the mid-term are the company’s overall performance, because if we don’t have strong and robust base-level financial performance, then you can’t afford some of the nice-to-haves. So that’s what we’re going to concentrate on over the next three years.

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