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Re: CTC Review: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2009, 04:52:39 am »
Personally i really like the styling and the versatility of the hatch. As far as the interior is concerned..not much of a Mitsu fan...cheap looking plastics. I havn't seen anyone drive this car in Vancouver....yet.  For less money and still good performance..i'd get the 2010 Mazda3 sport. Handsome styling both inside and out. The benchmark in which all others are measured.ZOOM ZOOM!
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Re: CTC Review: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2009, 05:16:33 am »
Quote from: silverbullet3 on July 12, 2009, 04:52:39 am
Personally i really like the styling and the versatility of the hatch. As far as the interior is concerned..not much of a Mitsu fan...cheap looking plastics. I havn't seen anyone drive this car in Vancouver....yet.  For less money and still good performance..i'd get the 2010 Mazda3 sport. Handsome styling both inside and out. The benchmark in which all others are measured.ZOOM ZOOM!

Because nothing says "compare me" like a 167 horsepower, naturally-aspirated FWD car and a 237 horsepower, turbocharged, AWD car.
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Re: CTC Review: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
« Reply #22 on: July 12, 2009, 10:25:40 am »
Mitlov don't you know that cars are bought on the "how cool will I look" factor?
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Re: CTC Review: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
« Reply #23 on: July 12, 2009, 11:05:16 am »
Quote from: silverbullet3 on July 12, 2009, 04:52:39 am
Personally i really like the styling and the versatility of the hatch. As far as the interior is concerned..not much of a Mitsu fan...cheap looking plastics. I havn't seen anyone drive this car in Vancouver....yet.  For less money and still good performance..i'd get the 2010 Mazda3 sport. Handsome styling both inside and out. The benchmark in which all others are measured.ZOOM ZOOM!

The Mazda3 competes with the regular Lancer, not the Lancer Ralliart. The Mazdaspeed3 competes against the Ralliart, but it doesn't have AWD. Frankly, I think the WRX265 beats both out: lots of power going to all four wheels = win.
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Re: CTC Review: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
« Reply #24 on: July 12, 2009, 03:19:50 pm »
Well...the Mazda3 Speed3 is still a great performer(minus AWD) and yet cheaper than WRX265. There are no options for the Speed3..at least for the 2008 model. For around 32k it's a great choice.
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Re: CTC Review: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
« Reply #25 on: July 12, 2009, 04:31:34 pm »
they need more turbo charged coupes back not family wagons. Anyway my RSX interior looks ten times better than some $40-$50000 cars and mine has an aftermarket turbo system and is fast
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Re: CTC Review: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
« Reply #26 on: July 12, 2009, 05:13:47 pm »
Rather interesting. Has few times re-read for this purpose to remember. Thanks for interesting article. Waiting for trackback
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Re: CTC Review: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
« Reply #27 on: July 13, 2009, 07:02:21 am »
Drove both the Mitsu Ralliart sedan (Sportback not available yet in my area) and the Subie WRX. To me, the interiors were at the same level of refinement, and the noise levels seemed to be the same as well. Granted, the Sportback may have a different (louder) interior sound than it’s sedan cousin due to the cargo hold shape. The Subie is bit faster and a bit roomier but it is damn ugly. You can have that ugly. I’ll take the better look of the Mitsu along with the sophisticated transmission. And yes, I agree that the MazdaSpeed3 is the better car in perfect conditions. I live in the real world.
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Re: CTC Review: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
« Reply #28 on: July 13, 2009, 11:51:48 pm »
Personally I don't think the 265 or the STi in white is ugly at all, I think it looks purposeful.
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Re: CTC Review: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
« Reply #29 on: July 13, 2009, 11:53:35 pm »
Quote from: Just Bob on July 13, 2009, 11:51:48 pm
Personally I don't think the 265 or the STi in white is ugly at all, I think it looks purposeful.

Agreed.  Sti+White+Gold Rims= Just cool enough....:)
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Re: CTC Review: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
« Reply #30 on: January 14, 2010, 08:32:57 am »
Mitsubishi calls the Lancer Sportback Ralliart the ‘missing link’. Which doesn't sound too promising. The missing link is a usually a put-down used to describe someone perhaps not as developed as they could be. What the Japanese maker actually means is that the Sportback – which uses the Ralliart badge in Europe for the first time – bridges the gap between boggo Mitsubishi Lancers and its tarmac-melting Evo models. As in the Ralliart sedan, the Sportback Ralliart runs a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder based on the shared world engine also used by Chrysler and Hyundai. At 237 hp, it’s notably down on power compared with the 265-hp WRX and feels it, partly because of the Sportback’s higher curb weight. The only transmission in the Sportback Ralliart is Mitsubishi’s TC-SST dual-clutch six-speed. We’re told that the software in our preproduction car is outdated and that Mitsubishi has smoothed over some of the harder edges of the upshifts with improved shift logic. for more info visit automotivecraze.com
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