Mitsubishi Evolution X. Manual - part 83

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STEERING ABILITY

1. Rigidity was heightened and driving stability was 

improved by bonding the fender shield frame 
upper outer and front pillar by the upper frame to 
front pillar brace.

2. Rigidity was heightened and driving stability was 

improved by bonding the roof bow and roof rail 
and the roof side rail inner by the roof rail exten-
sion.

3.  The closed section structure has been adopted 

for the roof rail front and roof bow center to 
heighten rigidity, improve driving stability, and to 
reduce vibration and noise.

4. A rear shelf lower brace is used to connect the 

spring house middle panel and rear shelf upper 
brace, so that the body rigidity, handling stability, 
and riding comfort are improved.

5. The rear floor crossmember upper has been 

adopted in order to strengthen the body rigidity, 
improving the steering ability and riding comfort, 
and suppressing the vibration and noise.

6. The rear floor rear end crossmember has been 

straightened in order to strengthen the body rigid-
ity, improving the steering ability and riding com-
fort, and suppressing the vibration and noise.

AB701021AB

1

2

A

A

4

5

2

4

5

1

3 

Section A - A

6

6

Upper frame to 
front pillar brace

Roof rail 
front upper

Roof rail 
front lower

Roof rail extension

Rear shelf lower brace

Rear floor crossmember 
upper

Rear floor rear end 
crossmember

Section B - B

Roof bow 
center upper

Roof bow 
center lower

B

B

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QUIETNESS

M2420004000717

The front pillar upper and lower, center pillar lower, 
rear pillar and the wheel house arch inside have 
been filled with the sound dampening foam material 
to reduce noise.

AB700801AB

Sound dampening foam material

Sound dampening foam material

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BODY COLOR CHARTS

M2420005001661

Check the vehicle’s body color code, and then use 
this body color chart to determine the refinishing 
paint supplier from which the color can be pur-
chased.

NOTE: 

.

•

The coating film structure indicates top coating only (2S: 2 coat solid,2M: 2 coat metallic, 2P: 2 coat pearl ).

•

For painting, inner panel colors should be similar to the outer panel colors.

Color

Color 
code

Color number Color name

Coating film 
structure

Composition of 
film

SILVER

A31

CMA10031

Cool Silver Metallic

2M

Metallic

MEDIUM 
PURPLISH GRAY

A39

CMA10039

Medium Purplish Gray Mica 2P

Metallic + 
Interferenced 
Pearl

DARK GRAY

D06

CMD10006

Lightning Blue Mica

2P

Interferenced 
Pearl

DARK GRAY

U02

CMU10002

Phantom Black Pearl

2P

Interferenced 
Pearl

WHITE

W37

CMW10037

White Solid

2S

Solid

RED

P26

CMP10026

Red Metallic

2M

Metallic

HOOD, FENDER AND ROOF

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HOOD, FENDER AND ROOF

M2420001400170

PANEL

• The aluminum hood panel, fender panel, and roof 

panel <vehicles without sunroof> have been 
adopted to reduce the vehicle weight.

• The hood air inlet garnish has been mounted to 

the back of hood center in order to cool around 
the turbocharger and to emphasize sporty image.

• The hood air outlet garnish has been mounted to 

left and right of hood front in order to emit heat 
from inside the engine compartment.

• To inside the hood, the hood insulator A has been 

mounted to protect the hood air inlet garnish from 
the turbocharger heat, and the hood insulator B 
to block the heat from inside the engine compart-
ment.

• The front fender garnish has been mounted to the 

fender in order to emit heat from the engine com-
partment and to emphasize sporty image.

Energy absorbing structure

An energy absorbing zone has been established in 
between the fender and body frame to secure the 
space for shock absorption, reducing a risk of injury 
to a pedestrian's head area upon a collision.

AC708418

AC708675AB

Roof

Hood

Hood insulator A

Hood insulator B

Fender

Front fender garnish

Hood air inlet garnish

Hood air outlet garnish

AC706150 AB

Fender

Energy-absorbing zone