The front styling was unique
If you’ve ever wondered how much power a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine can produce before it explodes into a zillion pieces and wipes your testing facility off the face of the planet?
Well, according to this obligatory YouTube clip it is 1130hp and the car's creator has now claimed a world record.
Tuner AMS Performance has tweaked a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII to within an inch of its life, and now it can cover a quarter mile in 8.56 seconds, reaching a top speed of 171mph.
The car does look a little twitchy coming down the drag strip, but then that’s what happens when you put Veyron power in a saloon I guess…