2002 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII

Overview

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.

Engine Specs

Mitsubishi 2.0L 4G63 engine
HKS Stage II clutch

Styling

DAMD bodykit
ARC rear wing GT2 style
Custom Genera TYC taillights

Tires/Wheels

Motegi “FF5″ wheels 18”
Toyo Tires 235/40/18

Interior

Factory Recaro seats
Apexi tachometer
Apexi boost gauge
Apexi temperature gauge
Apexi oil pressure gaugevolt gauge
Sparco shift knob

Audio/Video

Clarion VZ509 AM/FM/CD/DVD player
Rockford Fosgate Amps & Speakers

Performance Stats

276 Horsepower (as rated by the factory)
0-60 in 4.8 seconds
¼ mile in 13.3 seconds at 98 mph
Top speed = 157 mph

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.