Simply because it's still lighter and faster, still the true raw Evo as it's supposed to be, a street legal rally car! 4G63T is also already a well proven over-engineered 4 cyl monster and widely regarded as still the best 4 cyl turbo engine ever made. Oh and IMHO the CT9A generation still looks way much better too, the best looking of all the Evo generation.    You just look at the used car prices, Evo IX is still so expensive and actually now still about the same price as the younger X which depreciates much faster.

not that fast without touching internals.. lul.

Not just bodykit, like those logo they also can fully change for you. Except the engine of course.

Like the steering logo, outside bodykit proton logo. Rim not sure got include anot. Cox is proton logo rim.

Don't say same amount of money. It's not fair. Evo 9 easily  9 year old. At that time Evo is 200++k.compare to today money,you can easily get a golf r or a45. Which performs similarly if not more powerful. And more refined.

Yup. So Evo is for those 90s kids or wrc fan boys who wanna live their dream. It doesn't make sense to buy Evo now. Especially most of them are cash buy.

It all comes back to what you want in a car. If just to go from A to B then just go buy a Proton Iriz or something, no need to buy anything more, isn't it? If you want plush ride, then just buy a Camry and be done with it. However if you want fun raw driving experience with great AWD handling, maybe with potential to build a track car with tons of mod options, then Evos or WRXs fit the bill perfectly. If you have the money also why not? Cheapest Evo VII can already be bought with just rm50-60k, pretty small amount of cash actually. Even for rm90-120k for Evo  8MR or IX, it is also not so much a big deal of cash for those who really can afford performance cars. Of course if you cannot afford then just cannot afford and forget it! Performance cars are not meant for people with average economy in the first place. Only people who understands what these cars are and have the money for will buy them, not people like you who obviously don't understand it. 

If wanna talk about fuel consumption for performance cars... better get a Prius.

Can afford doesn't mean it is cost efficient. Sometimes spend money also have to use abit logic.

Yes. Evo alot of halfcut parts . but where u wanna find forged piston halfcut? Forged connecting rods? With a 2jz.you can simply just plonk in back standard item and boost happily.
U say compare to new car cannot. So i compare to car with 2jz chassis. What's the difference? If cash price around there also can get car with 2jz.120k is alot of money for a used sports car. Don't have to get evolution if you are not a fan boy.

i think get a manual inspira and transplant ralliart engine 4b11t with around 280 hp + 5 speed manual and upgrade on suspension and etc is good enough. you do the math.

we had one .... 

Ralliart -> td04 -> sst only -> 237bhp - 4wd AYC
Evo -> td05 -> sst / 5mt -> 280 bhp. - 4wd S-AWC

the one we build is a Inspira with Ralliart engine mated with inspira ori manual gearbox (Front wheel drive only).
tuned to 275 bhp .

commnet -> not drivable .. lolz
if u are interested to go more detail ... written by one of the lowyat fella :

Inspira Ralliart