2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Final Edition (Japan)

Japan’s Lancer Evolution Final Edition is a defined domestic farewell series with a 1,000-car limit. It belongs to the final CZ4A generation while retaining its own national specification. Its 313 PS reference must remain separate from the US edition’s 303 hp figure and from the much more powerful Final Concept show car.

A domestic farewell with a clear boundary

Mitsubishi’s corporate vehicle history records the Japanese Final Edition announcement in April 2015 and identifies the 1,000-car domestic series. This is a market-specific programme, not a claim that only 1,000 Final Editions existed worldwide. The manufacturer name is Lancer Evolution Final Edition; the X in this profile helps place the car in its familiar generation without creating a different edition.

Mitsubishi Motors: official car history, Lancer Evolution Final Edition Japan

The Japanese technical reference

The manufacturer history describes a GSR-based five-speed manual model rated at 313 PS. Those figures are retained with their original market and unit. They are not interchangeable with an export-market horsepower rating or with the 480 PS Final Concept shown around the same period. A final-edition badge does not make every contemporary performance claim applicable to the production car.

Mitsubishi Motors: official car history, Lancer Evolution Final Edition Japan

A farewell series remains a road vehicle

Unlike Concept-X or e-Evolution Concept, this subject is a customer road-car edition. Its appeal can be understood through the combination of established Evolution architecture and a deliberately bounded farewell programme. That is an editorial interpretation of the documented identity. It does not require a claim about future investment returns, the number still registered or a supposed ranking among all surviving Mitsubishi models.

Identification beyond the rear badge

Match a car’s complete original model information, Japanese supply documents and edition identification to the appropriate manufacturer record. The supplied photograph shows a Japanese Final Edition example identified by its photographer. It documents that vehicle’s appearance, rather than certifying every component as original. Record modifications, replaced trim and restored paint as part of the particular car’s history.

Mitsubishi Motors: official car history, Lancer Evolution Final Edition Japan

Japan and the United States are separate scopes

The linked US Final Edition profile concerns its own 1,600 numbered cars and market specification. Neither national number is presented as a worldwide total, and this package does not create a third generic Final Edition profile that would count both again. If another market allocation is researched later, its relationship to the overall programme needs to stay explicit.

Specification and identity reference

Rarity and production scope

Manufacturer-documented Japanese Final Edition limit of 1,000 cars. This is the domestic programme scope, not a worldwide Final Edition total or current-survivor count.

Identifying the documented subject

Match the complete model name, date and programme to the linked evidence. Keep any chassis-specific provenance separate from a general description of the model. A period image confirms what was photographed, while a production or technical claim requires the corresponding document.

Comparisons and related profiles

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

• Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Final Edition (United States)
• Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-440 MR (UK)

Frequently asked questions

Is the rarity figure a worldwide production total?

Manufacturer-documented Japanese Final Edition limit of 1,000 cars. This is the domestic programme scope, not a worldwide Final Edition total or current-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 Motors: official car history, Lancer Evolution Final Edition Japan
2. Mitsubishi Motors: 2024 historical limited-edition chronology

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.