2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Wagon GT-A (Japan)

The Wagon GT-A is a separately documented automatic specification. Its 272 PS engine reference and non-MIVEC valve-train description in the Japanese table must not be replaced by the manual GT’s 280 PS MIVEC figures.

Where the IX Wagon GT-A fits

A five-door estate body changes the way the Evolution can be understood. The extended roof and tailgate add a useful visual and functional distinction while the CT9W identity keeps the subject separate from an ordinary Lancer wagon. Mitsubishi offered GT and GT-A columns in its Japanese literature, with a later MR phase documented separately. The resulting archive should follow those factory identities, rather than dividing cars by detachable styling parts.

Mitsubishi original Japanese factory brochure (digitised original)

Engine and transmission reference

The automatic model uses a five-speed INVECS-II Sport Mode transmission. Its Japanese specification table quotes 200 kW / 272 PS and 343 Nm. The manual wagon’s 206 kW / 280 PS and MIVEC description belong to a different column. These details matter because a generic “Evolution IX engine” label can conceal a real difference in the factory offer. They are period catalogue references, not a measurement of a modified survivor.

Mitsubishi original Japanese factory brochure (digitised original)

Design and grade identification

Look first at the long roof, rear glazing and tailgate to establish the wagon body. Then document the full model designation, dated equipment and original transmission. MR trim and wheels can help describe a surviving example, but detachable components are not proof of its factory grade. Present-day photographs should also record the cabin and identification information, because an attractive exterior view cannot show the complete drivetrain history.

How many are recorded?

1,365 Japanese-market catalogue records in JDM Catalogues’ independently compiled ASA/CAPS-derived dataset for this factory grade. This is not a manufacturer-announced production cap, an audited completed worldwide production total or a survivor count. The record is kept separate from other factory grades and from the earlier or later MR phase. Adding it to a broader generation figure without reconciling scope would count some cars twice. The number supports this explicitly domestic grade record; it does not establish the quantity supplied to every country.

JDM Catalogues: independent ASA/CAPS-derived Japanese record counts

Documentation for an individual car

Match the complete model information, body code and original market to the appropriate factory literature. Keep service records, import documents and a dated list of changes together. Gearboxes, turbochargers and suspension are replaceable, so a current parts list cannot stand in for the car’s original identity. A coherent history explains both the factory specification and the vehicle’s later development without forcing them into the same description.

What makes this specification worth studying

The Wagon GT-A is a separately documented automatic specification. Its 272 PS engine reference and non-MIVEC valve-train description in the Japanese table must not be replaced by the manual GT’s 280 PS MIVEC figures. Compare the related profiles by transmission, body and factory grade before comparing headline quantities. A smaller recorded group is not automatically a better preserved or more original car. The research value lies in understanding what Mitsubishi offered and how accurately a surviving example retains that configuration.

Specification and identity reference

Rarity and production scope

1,365 Japanese-market catalogue records in JDM Catalogues’ independently compiled ASA/CAPS-derived dataset for this factory grade. This is not a manufacturer-announced production cap, an audited completed worldwide production total or a survivor count.

Comparisons and related profiles

Continue through these connected Mitsubishi records, each with its own factory identity and production scope.

• Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Wagon GT (Japan)
• Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Wagon MR GT-A (Japan)

Frequently asked questions

Is the rarity figure a worldwide production total?

1,365 Japanese-market catalogue records in JDM Catalogues’ independently compiled ASA/CAPS-derived dataset for this factory grade. This is not a manufacturer-announced production cap, an audited completed worldwide production total or a survivor count.

How should an individual example be authenticated?

Match the complete original model information to the appropriate dated documentation, then record the present condition and modifications separately. A badge, colour scheme or stripped interior alone is insufficient evidence of a factory grade.

Sources and further reading

1. Mitsubishi original Japanese factory brochure (digitised original)
2. JDM Catalogues: independent ASA/CAPS-derived Japanese record counts

Research checked 15 October 2026. Factory literature, independent EPC-derived records and photographic evidence are identified separately. Design readings and documentation guidance are editorial interpretation.