CT9A
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII, VIII and IX
4G63T, 2.0 turbo, all-wheel drive
Three generations on one chassis code: Evolution VII from August 2001, VIII from January 2003, IX from March 2005 to June 2007. Only the earliest cars have cleared the 25-year rule.
Because the US sold its own Evolution VIII and IX, buyers often assume a JDM car is interchangeable with a domestic one. It is not, and the import date is calculated from the Japanese car's own build month.
Which generation, from the build month
The generation follows the date. An Evolution VII sheet dated 2001 or 2002 is a different car, and a different eligibility date, from an Evolution VIII sheet dated 2003.
Track use
More CT9As saw circuit use than any other car here. Look for roll cage notes, seat and harness notes, and a grade of 1 or R that reflects modification rather than damage.
Rust is less of an issue, structure is more
These are newer, so rust marks are fewer. The marks worth pricing are the ones that suggest the car has been hit or heavily modified.
Every mark named above is defined in the codes library, with what it costs to put right at US rates.
Night Line
Be told when a CT9A matters
We write when the CT9A clears another month of the 25-year rule, when the yen moves more than 3% your way, and once when the free Decode opens. Nothing else.