Posted By JOE DUARTE, SUN MEDIA

27/11/2008 21:30. What can be further written about the stunning Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution that hasn't already been published?

How about -you can get into a vehicle that is very similar in presentation if you can do without the awesome performance and the $20,000 price premium (that's a lot of cash, nearly doubling what was then the next lower Lancer model).

The new for 2009 Lancer Ralliart bridges that gap with a $33,000 MSRP -still a jump, but a nice stepping stone from the $22,000 GTS to the $42,000 Evo GSR. You can opt for a $5,000 premium package that adds leather seats, a power sunroof, upgraded sound system with respective electronic connectivity, auto headlamps and wipers and such. Our test car did without it and we did just fine!

What Ralliart supplies is an inkling of the performance of... // St. Catharines Standard