A ‘brand new’ 2006 Mitsubishi Evo IX MR has been squirrelled away for almost a decade by a dealer in the States.

South Coast Mitsubishi, in California, has reportedly got a reputation for keeping Evo IXs to sell them at a later date.

New 2006 Mitsubishi Evo IX MR engine

The price for such a coveted collectable? USD$137,954 or $173,000 Australian.

New 2006 Mitsubishi Evo IX MR engine

That amounts to AUD$46,486, a little over a quarter of the price it just sold for.

New 2006 Mitsubishi Evo IX MR gearstick

As well as the extra gear, the MR also granted the IX an aluminium or carbon fibre brake grip, an aluminium shift knob, and a boost gauge kit.

It retained the standard 214kW/392Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged 4G63T four cylinder engine.

Mitsubishi dealership

If you don’t have six-digits to drop on a brand new decade-old Evo, however, there’s an example which is described as “immaculate” up for grabs on Trade Unique Cars right now, which has a few (91,000) more kilometres on the odo, but will only set you back $38,000.