I used to own an Evo IX before my R32, so I sill frequent Evom. That was a freak occurence...a serious one...but a totally freak occurence. The Evo X has many other issues like...
- already requiring a factory reflash to keep the car from stalling at idle
- notchy shifting from 1>2 and 2>3...and Mitsu says it's normal
- the Recaro seats are falling apart (literally staples in the fabric are coming undone)
- seriously crappy paint...some guys cars look like someone took a bb gun to the front bumper...and Mitsu wont warranty the paint when its an obvious paint flaw
Thats just a few that come to mind. There are many others. Oh, and rental car interior FTL.
But, it does handle amazingly (better than nearly any production car). Acceleration is OK, just not as fast as an VIII or IX. But, the new 4B11 engine seems to create good power with minimal mods and tuning. But, stock turbo and stock fuel system dont seem to be able to produce 400whp which was easily done in the IX.
Anyhow, those are the reasons why I sold my IX and bought my beloved R32.