The dawn of the seventh generation Evo saw the coming of a larger car, based on the CT9A platform, the same the Mitsubishi Cedia had been built on.
To compensate the weight gain due to the switch do a new platform, engineers went as far as installing three differentials for optimum distribution of torque which also saw an increase to 385 Nm. Parallel bonnet air grills and several engine tweaks allowed better air flow and thus cooling for the power unit which had the same official output of 276 hp. A first for the Evo line-up was the introduction of an automatic transmission mated to a new trim level named the GT-A.