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Saturday, December 6, 2008

2009 Mistubishi Lancer sportback


I'm sure you all know about the war between Subaru Impreza and the Mitsubishi Lancer. The thing is, Subaru has sporty hatchbacks, while the Lancer was always a 4 door saloon. This however, will change in 2009. This is the Lancer Sportback. The Ralliart model will come with a 2.0L 4 cylinder turbocharged engine, that produces 235HP. However cheaper, less powerful versions will be available, 108-horsepower 1.5 liter or 141-horsepower 1.8. There's also going to be a diesel version, which will produce 138HP. It will come with active center differential, and high performance brakes. So far it sounds like a pretty solid vehicle, however in previous Mitsubishi cars, there was always some turbo lag which a lot of people found annoying, so hopefully it's been fixed in this vehicle. This car looks very good too, except the wheels look just a bit to small, but other then that, no problems with the styling at all.



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