Another performance car that made its U.S. debut at the Los Angeles International Auto Show this week was the all-new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. The next Lancer EVO X had made its world debut last month in Japan and features a new high-performance 2.0-liter turbocharged MIVEC engine.

Sharing the stand at the Los Angeles International Auto Show were two Mitsubishi Lancer rally cars, the 1981 Lancer 2000 Turbo and the 2005 Lancer World Rally Car (WRC 05), that represent the Lancer EVO X’s long rally heritage. However, a forth Lancer, the WORKS Speed World Challenge (SWC) Lancer represents the Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X’s assault on the race track!

Mitsubishi Motors North America have partnered with the automotive performance team, WORKS, to build and run the WORKS SWC Lancer in the SPEED World Challenge Series for 2008. WORKS are the very first EVO tuners in U.S. and will run a full racing schedule for 2008 with two-time United States Touring Car champion David Brown behind the wheel.

A lot for development has gone into the WORKS SWC Lancer already with the car now boasting front and rear WORKS/Öhlins coilovers, WORKS two-piece disk brakes with Brembo aluminum calipers, a WORKS racing clutch with ‘Spin’ flywheel, a WORKS ‘Throw’ short shifter with ‘Grab’ shift knob, WORKS carbon fiber panels, Tilton pedal assembly and a custom roll cage installed by Impact Engineering, with a few more performance parts on the way.

[Source: WORKS]