2002 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII

"I said a ten second car, not a ten minute car..."

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2002 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII

Overview
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Make	Mitsubishi
Model	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII
Production Year	2002^[1]^[2]
Model Status	Discontinued
Body and chassis
Class	Sports compact
Body Style	Sedan
Engine	2-liter DOHC 16-v 4G63 inline 4 with nitrous^{[references needed]}
Body Mods	DAMD body kit ARC rear wing ^{[references needed]}
Specialty Mods	NOS Bottles, NOS Wet Nitrous System, 9 point roll cage
Wheels	Motegi Racing FF5 rims
Tires	Toyo Tyres
Paint Color	Lime Green House Kolor
License plate	Z3Y 921^[3]
”Character Information”
Driver(s)	Brian O'Conner Tej Parker
Use(s)	Racing Transporting drug money
Status	Active/Survived
Film(s)	2 Fast 2 Furious
Similar Cars	2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII is major car driven by Brian O'Conner and Tej Parker in 2 Fast 2 Furious.

History

2 Fast 2 Furious

Following their debriefing on the situation with Carter Verone and meeting Monica Fuentes, Brian takes the Lancer after Roman Pearce claims the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GTS for his own. Monica accompanies Brian in the car on their way to Verone's mansion. Unbeknownst to either Roman or Brian, the Lancer and the Eclipse were bugged with tracking devices that allowed agents Bilkins and Markham to monitor their every move when they did not report them directly on the undercover mission. During Roman and Brian's "audition" to become Verone's car, their cover was almost blown when Markham assumed they were fleeing custody with the Lancer and the Eclipse.^[3]

Roman and Brian brought the bugged cars to Tej Parker's garage in the hopes that the mechanic, Jimmy, would know how to remove the bugs. However, Jimmy summarized the complexicity of the cars internal systems would make it difficult. Roman and and Brian continued to use the Eclipse and Lancer until they were able to win Korpi's and Darden's Dodge Challenger and Yenko Camaro.^[3]

Prior to arriving to the warehouse to switch the Lancer and Eclipse with the muscle cars, the Lancer is tagged with a ESD Harpoon Launcher during the Miami police's pursuit of Roman and Brian. With the help of one of Verone's men, Enrique, Brian is able to pull the harpoon off of the side of the Lancer's frame before the EMP can disable it completely. During the car scramble, Tej drove the Lancer and, accompanied by Suki Roman's Eclipse, lured the police away from Brian and Roman's activities. Both Tej and Suki were arrested by the police for evading the authorities.^[3]

Specifications

All but one of the Lancer Evolution VII's used in 2 Fast 2 Furious were Mitsubishi Lancers made to look like the Evolution VII. One of them was a left-hand-drive Evolution VII imported from Europe.

Trivia

The Evolution VII's color scheme, body kit, and overall look were a deliberate nod to Paul Walker's 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse from The Fast and the Furious.
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII is one of the few protagonist cars that is not destroyed on-screen.
Because the Mitsubishi Evolution was not introduced to America until 2003, when Mitsubishi introduced the Evolution VIII, a 2002 Evolution VII was used, fitted with a different front fascia as well as Evolution VIII tail lights.^{[references needed]}
All but one of the Evolution VII used in the movies were Mitsubishi Lancers made to look like the Evo; one of them, however, was a left-hand-drive Evo imported from Europe.