Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
Reference — shown, never scored
Why 6.5: S-AWC's computer-managed torque vectoring turned in sharper than the old AYC system ever did, but period reviewers flagged the switch to electric power steering as a real step down in feel — the weak lens in an otherwise capable AWD sedan. Values collapsed through the 2010s used-market thrash and are only now climbing back on unmolested cars.
Market value
Median asking price, good condition · $33k (2008) → $35k (2026), trending up · illustrative data
The long version
The X inherited the Evo badge just as its buyers aged out of ramen-budget ownership, so the population splits between modified survivors and the rare stock car that is suddenly worth real money. A decade of hard launches and auction-sourced turbos is why unmolested examples now command attention the model never earned new. It still gets driven — Evos always do — but the S-AWC era marks where the badge started filtering the driver out of the loop, and the involvement number says so.