ened ▁c rank sh aft , ▁fly w heel ▁and ▁other ▁rot ating ▁parts ). ▁The ▁susp ension ▁was ▁also ▁updated ▁to ▁offer ▁more ▁travel ▁and ▁rig id ity , ▁and ▁slight ▁changes ▁were ▁also ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁transmission ▁( to ▁suit ▁more ▁the ▁very ▁different ▁driving ▁style ▁of ▁Mc R ae ▁and ▁De le c our ). ▁M its ub ishi ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁W RC ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁they ▁used ▁this ▁car ▁for ▁development al ▁purposes ▁on ▁some ▁W RC ▁events , ▁with ▁Mc R ae ▁cl inch ing ▁a ▁ 6 th ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁R ally ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁W RC 0 4 ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁M its ub ishi ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁W RC ▁with ▁the ▁Lan cer ▁W RC 0 4 , ▁featuring ▁over ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁changes ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁Step 2 ▁used ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁car ▁continued ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 G 6 3 ▁engine , ▁mounted ▁to ▁a ▁ 5 - speed ▁semi - autom atic ▁transmission ▁( at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁M its ub ishi ▁used ▁a ▁completely ▁pass ive ▁transmission ▁before ▁switching ▁to ▁active ▁differential s ) ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁all - w heel ▁drive ▁system ▁co - develop ed ▁by ▁Ric ardo ▁Cons ult ing ▁Engine ers ▁and ▁M its