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The suspension was also updated to offer more travel and rigidity, and slight changes were also made to the transmission (to suit more the very different driving style of McRae and Delecour). Changes to the Evo WRC included better weight distribution and a lower centre of gravity, different front air dam to increase airflow to the radiators, a new intercooler, new exhaust manifold and a single-scroll turbocharger, and new engine parts (lightened crankshaft, flywheel and other rotating parts).

The car debuted at the 2002 Rally Finland. The brakes are vented discs clamped by 6-piston calipers at the front and 4-piston calipers at the rear. The car's suspension is independent, with MacPherson struts and coil springs at each corner. It is mated to a 6-speed sequential transmission via a triple-plate carbon clutch and distributes power to all four wheels via front-, centre- and rear- active differentials. The Lancer Evolution WRC2 (also called the Step2) is also powered by the 4G63, also producing 300 PS (221 kW) at 5500 rpm and 540 N⋅m (398 lb⋅ft) at 3500 rpm. The original Evo WRC (sometimes referred to as Step1) was replaced with Step2 from 2002 Finland onwards.

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However, the drivetrain remained the same as before, and when Tommi Mäkinen left the team at the end of 2001, the new drivers couldn't get on with this special transmission, which required an aggressive left-foot braking approach. These changes included modifications to the engine and its surroundings (lighter internal parts, more rearward tilt to optimize the front weight distribution, new turbo and new exhaust system), but the most significant change was made to the suspensions: now both the front and rear suspensions were MacPhersons, and also bigger wheel arches were implemented, allowing more suspension travel.

The WRC rules allowed more freedom in most areas of the car, therefore the engineers were able to make changes to the car they couldn't do to the older Group A Lancers. The model was based on the then-new eighth-generation Cedia model, of which the road-going Evolution VII is based on. The car debuted at the 2001 Rallye Sanremo, after a relatively short development (Ralliart could not introduce the Lancer WRC later because of a contract they made with the FIA in 1999, which allowed them to run the old specification Lancers). The Lancer Evolution WRC is powered by the same 1996 cc 4G63 engine that has been used in its sports and rally cars since the 1980s, in this iteration producing 300 PS (221 kW 296 hp) at 5500 rpm and 540 N⋅m (398 lb⋅ft) at 3500 rpm.

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The previous Lancer Evolution series were homologated for the Group A class, and their competitiveness against World Rally Cars from other manufacturers was therefore limited. The Mitsubishi Lancer WRC is a World Rally Car built by Ralliart, Mitsubishi Motors' motorsport division, to compete in the World Rally Championship. A Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 driven by Gilles Panizzi

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