The Week That Was – Kia Optima Lancer Evo Final Edition Hyundai Santa Fe

Kia's second-generation Optima midsize sedan arrived this week, sporting the same handsome styling cues as before but with new sheet metal, lights and bumpers giving it a thoroughly modern look.

That's not all that's changed though. The range structure has been narrowed to just two models - the base Si and top-spec GT - and there's now a powerful turbo engine under the bonnet of the range-topper.

Prices have also moved north by a few thousand, but that's balanced out by a specification list that's one of the most generous in the segment.

For Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution fans, the last chance to purchase the performance hero in Australia is unfolding now.

Announced in May, the final dig for the all-wheel-drive turbocharged sedan wears the fitting name of Lancer Evolution X Final Edition.

Only 150 customers in Australia will have the chance to secure a Final Edition, and each will be rewarded with the highest engine output the Evo has ever offered here.

the week that was.