Set for a release at the Tokyo Motor Show this fall is the new Evo X, which is scheduled to appear in the firm’s showrooms across Europe early next year, with U.S. and Canadian sales to follow. It will be offered with the option of a conventional five-speed manual gearbox or a brand new two-pedal clutchless set-up.

Bosses in Europe are expecting 80 percent of Evo X models to be specified with the paddle shift box, which operates in three modes.

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