If this is really what Mitsubishi is doing the company has lost its spirit. The rumor about the Evo getting the axe has persisted for some time now and Autocar states they have confirmed the Evo will be replaced by a hybrid crossover. Sorry, a 'high performance' crossover.

Mitsubishi executives say its spirit will live on in the new SUV although that is like saying the Native American spirit lives on in the Washington Redskins. Yep, pretty insulting and pretty stupid.

Mitsubishi will get rid of its most exciting driver's car to join the trendy crossover market. Mitsubishi executive Kanenori Okamato is playing it off, “It will not exist as we know it. It will be replaced in spirit by an SUV with high performance.”

What is the spirit of bull$#@!?

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