This year, Mitsubishi is celebrating 40 years of selling cars in the UK. To mark the occasion, it held a grand tour of classic Mitsubishis with 66 cars taking part from all over Britain. <br /><br />Subscribe to our YouTube channel http://bit.ly/11Ad1j1<br />Subscribe to the mag http://subscribe.autoexpress.co.uk/yt<br /><br />Transcript: This is the Tommi Makinen Evo VI. It was launched in 2000 to commemorate Tommi Makinen's four consecutive World Rally Championship wins. And this particular model is a 51 plate, so a 2001 car. <br /><br />It's only got 2000 miles on the clock, so it's pretty much like being back in 2001 and driving it from new. <br /><br />You could get the Tommi in a choice of colours, but the most collectable have the red paint and decals of Makinen's rally car. A unique front bumper, embossed Recaro seats and distinctive Enkei white alloy wheels also helped set it apart. <br /><br />So we've got a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine under the bonnet kicking out 276bhp, and 0-60 is dealt with in just 4.5 seconds which means even today, it feels really, really quick. Top speed? 150mph which is more than fast enough for anyone. <br /><br />But really, the best thing about this car is how pure it feels. It's light compared to the Evo X - you're talking 1365 kg, and you really notice that when you're hurling it down a B-road like this. <br /><br />The steering especially is just divine - it's really fast and it reacts so sharply to any inputs and the car just dances its nose into a corner, but you've got so much grip from the all-wheel-drive system to carry you though. You've just got to be brave, keep your toe in and it'll take you round. <br /><br />The amount of fun you can get out of this car? I'm not sure there's been any progress in terms of fun. In fact, I think things have probably regressed slightly because just how this makes you feel when you're driving it. As a fun road car, I'm not sure whether it gets any better than this. <br /><br />I love the Tommi, but which out of all the owners' cars did the Grand Tour judges like the most? <br /><br />Mitsubishi has a long association with aeroplanes, so as a finale to the day, guests were able to go for a plane ride with a different - and if there's anything more thrilling than driving a Tommi Makinen Evo 6, it has to be wing walking.
