Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII bags several Manila Auto Salon awards

by Patrick Everett Tadeo December 01, 2009

A fully-modified Lancer Evolution VIII bagged the most contested trophy at the 2009 Manila Auto Salon-the country's largest automotive aftermarket car show.

The dark grey Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII, owned by Carlo Villamar, took home the show's most contested title along with the Best of Show trophy for the custom cars category.

Villamar said he took the Evo VIII to different aftermarket specialists for customization. The bodykit, engine and turbo kit were from Emperor Motorsports, PR Autosport and 118 Design took care of the painting and installation, and Autoline did the audio Evo VIII's setup. Finally, Autoplus' Pacho Blanco tuned the engine to produce 455 horsepower at the wheel.

The Evo VIII owner said it took him only a month to completely set up the Lancer but waiting for the imported parts to reach the Philippines took quite a while. Seven months and some P2 million later, the Lancer is on its winning state as a showcar.

"I also have an Evo X but I chose to enter the Evo VIII because it's very special to me and I've had it for a few years already," said Villamar. No doubt, bagging the Best Show title in the Custom Cars category makes the Evo VIII even more special to him now.

Villamar's Evo VIII also earned several minor awards such as the Best Bodykit - Function, Best Tuner - AWD, and Best Sports Sedan - AWD. It also won the People's Choice Award for getting the most number of votes in the poll ran by TopGear.com.ph.

Other Best of Show winners in the 2009 Manila Auto Salon were Jeffrey Go Cu's 1999 Toyota Hilux for the Sport Truck category, the 1987 Toyota Landcruiser BJ60 owned by Charlie Yao for the SUV category, and Autoplus Sportzentrium's Nissan Silvia RPS13 for the Extreme Tuner category.

Click here to see the rest of the cars at the 2009 Manila Auto Salon. 

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COMMENTS

• Ricky Paragas says 2 million? awtz naman sakit...pangmodify plang un? mas maigi na ang nissan350z convertible..2 million na,ala ka ng hahanapin (December 01, 2009 08:47:34 pm)
• Karl says Everyone has their own passion. :) Congrats! (December 02, 2009 03:51:23 am)
• Jim says Congrats! No Doubt! :) (December 02, 2009 09:16:30 am)
• Josef Puechner says It would be so much better to see it make use of it's 455 horses on the track... (December 02, 2009 09:35:20 am)
• randi gwapo says P2M? woot!! well, "worth" na rin. pero mas astig kung budget pero mukhang ginastusan. (December 02, 2009 04:19:08 pm)
• Joe Pizza says Ricer Boy in the making (December 03, 2009 01:04:38 pm)
• chloe says ^are you serious about the Ricer Boy thing? damn son! this car is awesome! congrats to the owner! =) (December 03, 2009 02:41:33 pm)
• petplanet says awesome!!!!!! (December 03, 2009 06:19:27 pm)
• lian says da best tong ***** na to..!! dme q pics nyan!! damn.. this car rocks!!! m/ (December 03, 2009 07:06:58 pm)
• sub_sti says Hater Joe. Wol what part of the car/build seemed to be "rice" for ya? (December 03, 2009 08:17:34 pm)
• civ lev says could have used a better pic though...how much tip did the car wash boy got? ;) (December 04, 2009 08:32:45 am)
• Derrick Via says i agree with Joe, too much aesthetics,but great engine mods. (December 04, 2009 10:05:43 am)
• Car Reviews says Very informative post. the new 2009 Mitsubishi lancer. This is one of the smallest sedan car and having this car is an indication of high status. It is very well designed car,very comfortable as interiors are quiet spacious. According to price, it gives good performance. For more details refer http://www.***************.com/2009-mitsubishi-lancer-review/ (December 04, 2009 01:53:11 pm)
• ilychrix says rock and roll!! da best tlga lancer... (December 05, 2009 09:11:58 am)
• patutz_21 says whew!ang gling nman. . . 455hp in a 2liter+ engine, ang lupet,sulit ung 2M dun. . . (December 06, 2009 12:58:44 pm)
• oee says da best!! (December 07, 2009 01:54:31 pm)
• Nikko Magumcia says Congrats! (December 10, 2009 12:56:40 pm)
• RPS13 says ^sali mo na sharky mo. hehe..! congrats to the owner of the EVO 8 JGTC inspired with orig. voltex bodykits looks so hot if you're running it with that 455 horses to the All wheel.. (December 10, 2009 05:35:44 pm)
• Chris Lian Iloy says lupet ng lancer tlga mganda performance ng mga lancer.. (December 11, 2009 09:08:39 pm)
• botchifan says Nice. The car really deserves to win. Congrats to the owner. (January 10, 2010 03:08:17 pm)