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Q: I’m a Lancer Evo fan, and it kills me that Mitsubishi isn’t doing performance cars anymore. I remember talk of the company considering performance PHEVs. Is this true? Full disclosure : This above question was constructed by yours truly, but has been derived from countless similar ones thrown in my direction, some motivated by this story . The seeming death of the diamond-badged brand’s sporting arm has attracted vast swathes of commentary, including from our own staff. There aren’t too many car nuts who haven’t shed a tear at Mitsubishi Motors’  metamorphosis. Green? Yes. Red hot? No. Whether it’s the now-defunct Lancer Evo series , the revolutionary Galant VR-4 before it, polarising cars such as the Eclipse, GTO, FTO, Cordia or 3000GT, or its 26 Dakar entries (for 12 wins), the company has some pedigree. But anyone looking at its current range knows the company has abandoned sporting aspirations for bigger-volume SUVs and light commercials, and economy-focused plug-in hy

Started in 1995 and run biennially since 2005, the Seoul motor show is one of Asia’s biggest auto shows behind Tokyo, Shanghai, and China. And while it may be smaller than the major European and US shows, this year CarAdvice  was invited along to check it out first hand. Held at the Korea International Exhibition Centre (KINTEX), the Seoul motor show takes place in Goyang city, north-east of Seoul, and is officially hosted by the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA). The 11th since 1995, this year’s Seoul motor show runs until April 9 and features 225 exhibitors, comprising 27 passenger car marques, and a variety of auto parts, auto accessories, and tuner car brands. Split between to two ‘halls’ – joined by a short outdoor walk way – KINTEX Hall 1 is this year home to Cadillac , GM , Kia , Lincoln , Maserati , Mercedes-Benz  and  Mercedes-AMG , Peugeot and Citroen , Porsche , Renault , Ssangyong , and Toyota , while KINTEX Hall 2 houses BMW and Mini , Honda , Hyu