The front end borders on brutish, with a deep chin spoiler that does double duty, shoving the onrushing air out of the way to keep the front tires firmly planted while forcing cooling air past a sporty looking mesh through the intercooler and radiator. Shark eye-like headlamps curl around the fenders in a stylistic optical illusion masking the longish front overhang. Functional, NACA-like ducts in the hood, like the chin spoiler, serve dual purposes, vacuuming hot air out of the engine compartment, both cooling the powerplant and reducing front end lift.
Side view shows a mild wedge shape, with a steeply raked windshield, a slowly rising beltline and an almost bustle-like trunk lid topped by an overstated spoiler. Heat extractor vents outline the trailing curve of the front fender blisters that are repeated in the rear fenders. Wheel wells are perfectly circular and nicely filled by the high performance rubber. Matte-black B-pillars (the roof support between the front and rear doors) visually lower the car's height, giving it somewhat of a chopped look. Color-keyed door handles bridging round recesses accommodate bare hands but won't be as friendly to gloves in the colder seasons.
When it comes to the view most other drivers will have of the new Evo, Mitsubishi's reluctance to forsake its street-racer fan base becomes obvious. Most of the pieces are flat panels and arrayed either horizontally or vertically on either side of sharp edges, but the overall effect gives an undeniable aggressiveness to the Evo's back end. Capped by a nearly shoulder-high, oversized rear spoiler and supported by a matte black, below-bumper, racecar-like diffuser panel, the Evo's rear aspect presents the passed-by world with nothing short of a blunt flip-off.
