Foxtron's ASX VR-e: 459 hp Electric Mitsubishi EVO Heir — SkimNews
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- Mitsubishi ASX VR-e is not actually built by Mitsubishi — it's manufactured in Taiwan by Foxconn's Foxtron automotive brand and sold under the ASX nameplate as a badge-engineered product
- The ASX VR-e puts out 459 hp (342 kW) and ~516 lb-ft (700 Nm) from dual electric motors fed by a relatively light 57.7 kWh li-ion battery, launching from 0-60 mph in under 4.0 seconds
- This Foxtron-built EV outmuscles the most powerful combustion Lancer EVO ever produced — the UK-only Evo X FQ-440 MR with 440 hp — by 19 hp and more than 100 lb-ft of torque
- The vehicle is currently sold only in Taiwanese and Australian markets, leaving North American Mitsubishi dealers carrying what the article calls 'an aging, badge-engineered model line for years'
- Mitsubishi and its dealer network offer slower, longer-range ASX VR-e variants overseas, but the article notes those won't reach North America either
- The author argues the ASX VR-e qualifies as a spiritual successor to the Galant VR-4/Lancer EVO lineage, drawing parallels to Diamond Star Motors building the original Eclipse/Talon and Magna Steyr producing Mercedes' G-Wagen
Why it matters: For EVO enthusiasts in North America and most other markets, the Foxtron-built ASX VR-e crystallizes a bitter reality: the only modern performance EV wearing a Mitsubishi badge is built in Taiwan and sold only in Taiwan and Australia, leaving the spiritual EVO successor permanently out of reach for the world's largest enthusiast base.
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