Mitsubishi introduced the Lancer Evolution IX in Japan on March 3, 2005,[32] and exhibited the car at the Geneva Motor Show for the European market the same day.[33] The North American markets saw the model exhibited at the New York International Auto Show the following month.[34] The 2.0 L (1,997 cc) 4G63 Inline-four engine has MIVEC technology (variable valve timing), and a revised turbocharger design boosting official power output at the crankshaft to 291 PS (214 kW; 287 hp) and torque to 392 N⋅m (289 lb⋅ft).