You want a performance car that's friggin' sweet but need four doors or all-wheel-drive; you like humiliating Corvette owners.

You're a little too mature to have a giant wing on your car, or you're not interested in insurance premiums as high as your car payment.

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· Fashion Victims: No

· Treehuggers: No

· Mack Daddies: No

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· Hairdressers: No

· Penny Pinchers: No

· Euro Snobs: No

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· Poseurs: No

· Soccer Moms: No

· Nascar Dads: No

· Golfing Grandparents: No

Also Consider:

· Subaru Impreza WRX STI

· Audi S4

· MazdaSpeed 6

· Manufacturer: Mitsubishi

· Model tested: Lancer Evolution MR

· Model year: 2006

· Base Price: $35,189

· Price as Tested: $36,894

· Engine type: Turbocharged 2.0-liter DOHC 16-valve inline four

· Horsepower: 286 hp @ 6500 rpm

· Torque: 289 ft.-lbs. @ 3500 rpm

· Redline: 7000 rpm

· Transmission: 6-speed manual

· Curb Weight: 3285

· LxWxH: 178.5 x 69.7 x 57.1 in

· Wheelbase: 103.3 in

· Wheels and Tires: P235/45R17 Yokohama Advan

· Drive type: all-wheel-drive

· 0 - 60 mph: 4.9 sec.

· 1/4-mile: 13.7 sec. @ 101 mph

· Fuel economy city/highway: 18 / 24

· NHTSA crash test rating: not tested

[by Mike Austin]

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