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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Mar 15, 2007 7:26 am) That article/link I posted, they claimed 9 seconds to 60, with manual, and the CVT was "rubber-band" like,they said. That made it sound slow. No times were posted by them. Let us know how the test drive goes. |
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I have to be honest with you...if you're looking for a little bomber firecat the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer is not the car for you. I have read the 0-60 reading as being 0-60 in 7.8 seconds. To me that is more than fast enough. Everybody's different, though.
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Mar 15, 2007 2:22 pm) You could always buy an Eclipse GT. 0-60 in the low 6's. Or wait until the Lancer Raliart comes out. By the way, I have seen much criticism of the Eclipse for being too heavy (yea, I think it is too) but I was reading about the 2G AWD turbo that everyone liked and it weighed over 3350 pounds. Interesting. |
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a lot of it just lies in how you interpret the data. To me, 0-60 in 7.8 seconds is plenty fast for the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer. Plenty fast. I don't count myself in with the NASCAR crowd or anyone else who drives in a hurry and drives like an obnoxious hellion. I prefer to not drive others nuts like most people drive. So, in short, I love the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer for what it is, a handsome 4-door sedan that has meticulously splendid body styling and an aggressive bold stance. Also, some nice colors to light the car on fire to hit the road in. Saturday afternoon at 1:00PM I have a meeting with a Tucson Mitsubishi salesman midway between Willcox and Tucson. He's gonna drive a GTS '08 Lancer over there to meet me for a test drive. I am waiting with baited breath! Gotta be a GTS 5-speed manual trannied Lancer GTS with the optional Sun and Sound package and bathed in either Electric Blue, Rally Red or Apex Silver. I told him I'd entertain a trade-in of my '01 Kia Sportage 4x4 for either of those Mitsubishi's. A ballpark price of $19,000 - $20,000 was punted through the phone line at me but, of course, that is open for haggling and spraggling down the line. But I feel that from the start they are serious about selling me a Lancer and not inflating the price. For him to say $19,000 - $20,000 over the phone shows that they aren't adding one of those 'Southwest Preparation Package' second stickers on the car that adds $2,000 of pure fluff and aggravation. |
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with their manual. The automatic is around 1/2 a second slower, 8.2-8.3 to 60.This speed is fine. if the CVT could hit 60 in say 8.5 seconds, that would be great. Safe enough to merge onto hwy, without the white knuckle drive(worry about getting run over). I read 30-32 MPG. That would be tolerable. Yeah, defintely let us know what's up with the Lancer. I won't be seeing one until late April or early May( don't go that route too often). When I do, I'll be trying to talk them into letting me take the CVT- mid-level version -out for a try. |
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I was wondering if anybody has some spy shots of the 09 Galant because as I like the way the new Outlander looks so I hope the 09 Galant has a clean looking front to it like the new Outlander does and not the front end that the 06 Eclipse has. I hope the new 09 Galant has an interior that at least the matches the quality of interior materials of the Saturn Aura. |
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to supply Nuclear Reactors in Texas http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200703140841DOWJONESDJONLINE- 000593_FORTUNE5.htm Mitsu has a ton of talent and prospects outside of their Automotive franchise. Seems like they are pretty healthy. 
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the automotive arm of Mitsubishi will work itself back into large profitibility with a strong helping hand from the overall Mitsubishi. They started making cars back in 1917 and there is enormous pride in their ranks. Below are a few highlights from this link which lays out a history of Mitsubishi Motors. http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/corporate/museum/history/1960/e/index.html 1917 * Start development of Model-A passenger car "Japanese mass-production passenger cars. Mitsubishi Motors became an independent company in 1970 when the automobile division was spun off from Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries, producing cars, trucks and buses for over thirty years. In 2003 the company was reborn again as the new Mitsubishi Motors, a manufacturer specialized in passenger cars." So, in that respect, Mitsubishi as an independent name Mitsubishi has only been at it since 1970. Which makes more sense to me. I heard of them even after that here in the U.S. 1960 * Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries launches the Mitsubishi 500, "the first compact four-wheel passenger car." 1962 * Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries launches a light four-wheel passenger car, the "Mitsubishi Minica." *The "Mitsubishi 500 Super Deluxe" wins a class title in the 9th Macau Grand Prix. When they say "four-wheel passenger car, the Mitsubishi Minica," do they happen to mean a four-wheel drive passenger car or a standard four wheel car driven by either the rear wheels or the front wheels? 1966 *The "Colt Formula 3A" wins the 3rd Japan Grand Prix. A light four-wheel cab-over truck, the "Mitsubishi Minicab" is launched. 1967 *The "Colt IIA" wins the formula car race in the 4th Japan Grand Prix Auto Races. 1968 *The "Colt FIIB" wins the 5th Japan Grand Prix Speed Cup Race. A partnership agreement with Isuzu Motors Ltd. is signed.(Terminated in 1969) The "Colt 1100F Sport" wins the 3rd Australian Southern Cross Rally. While a lot of us middle-aged people were eating Qwisp cereal and watching The Addams Family, The Avengers, Bonanza, Johhny Quest, The Green Hornet, etc. in the 60's and Watts was about to happen in L.A. and the Detroit riots, Mitsubishi was at it in Japan setting up their empire for future automotive success, all the while producing a product they would feel proud of. 1969 *The automobile division is reorganized into the automobile operational headquarters. A cab-over-type commercial vehicle, the "Delica" is launched. The "Colt Galant" (with 4G3 Saturn engine onboard) is launched. 1970 *The "Colt Galant GTO" (with 4G32 DOHC Saturn engine onboard) is launched. The initial basic contract on a joint venture with Chrysler is concluded. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is established 1971 *Sales of the "Dodge Colt" start in North America. The Colt F2000 wins the Japan Grand Prix Auto Race. The "Galant Coupe FTO" is launched 1972 *Football Club, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. wins the All-Japan Soccer Championship, the Emperor's Cup. The "Minica F4" (with 2G2 Vulcan engine onboard) is launched. 1973 *The "Lancer" is launched. The Galant 16L HT GS wins the 21st East African Safari Rally. The Lancer 1600GSR wins all titles in the 8th Australian Southern Cross Rally. A contract on giving technical assistance on the 4G36 engine to Hyundai Motor is concluded. Note the link to Hyundai way back in 1973! 1976 *The symbol mark "M.M" is attached to new products. The "Galant Sigma" (with the 4G5 engine with silent shaft and 4 link rear suspension G32B MCA-JET engine onboard) is launched. The "Galant Lambda" is launched. 1977 *The Nagoya Plant-Okazaki is completed. Europe Office (The Netherlands) is established. The 1st Mirage Bowl is held. 1978 *A new sales channel ,"Car Plaza" consisting of 109 companies (186 outlets) starts operations nationwide. The "Mirage" (with KM160 transmission with super-shift onboard) is launched. 1979 *The patent rights on the silent shaft are licensed to Porsche AG. The Kyoto Plant-Shiga is completed. The total number of cars produced exceeds one million/year. (1.005 million exactly) |
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this exercise in Mitsubishi history. 1980 *The "Galant Sigma", "Eterna Sigma" (with the strut-type rear wheel independent suspension) is launched. The "Forte 4WD" (with the silent chain-type 4WD transfer onboard) is launched. 1981 *The "Lancer EX1800 Turbo" (with a gasoline turbo engine onboard) is launched. Mitsubishi Motor Sales America, Iuc. (MMSA) is established. 1982 *Use of the MMC mark as the front emblem of newly launched cars starts. The "Tredia" and "Cordia" are launched. G12B MD engine(Modulated Displacement), ELC-3A/T The "Pajero" is launched. The "Starion" is launched. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation acquire a 10 % stake in Hyundai Motor. TAMACHI INC is established in Puerto Rico(Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have a 100 % stake in the company, which latter becomes MMSC) The test laboratory (exhaust gas test site) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the United States is completed. 1983 *Pajeros take part in the Paris-Dakar rally for the first time and win the unmodified production class title, and finish first and second in the marathon racing. Pajeros also win the best team award for the triple crown. The "Chariot" is launched. G63B turbo engine with an intercooler The "Galant Sigma", "Eterna Sigma" (with ECS/EPS/ECM onboard) is launched. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia (HICOM) conclude the agreement to establish a joint national car business. (Later the national car manufacturer becomes PROTON) 1984 *The design center, test lab and parts depot in Cypress, California are completed. Ralliart is established. G63B DASH engine (200PS) The Starion 4WD wins the class title in the Milles Piste Rally held in France. Integration of Industries and Sales is put into practice 1985 *A contract on joint development of the Debonair with Hyundai Motor of Rep. of Korea is concluded. The Pajero enters the 7th Paris-Dakar Rally and wins the overall title. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Chrysler reach an agreement to terminate and cancel the basic contract on a joint venture of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. An agreement with Chrysler to set up a joint corporation for producing passenger cars in the United States is reached. (The company later becomes DSM.) The Beijing office is established. 1986 *Mitsubishi Motors Corporation acquires a 19 % stake and Mitsubishi Corporation a 6 % stake in CMC Co.,Ltd. in Taiwan. Cyclone engine The "Debonair V" (with 6G7 V6 engine onboard) is launched. Shipment of V6 engines to Chrysler starts. 1987 *UDMI and SMC in Thailand merge and MSC is established. PAMCOR is set up in the Philippines. Basic partnership agreement with Daimler Benz including sales of Mercedes-Benz in Japan and production of commercial vehicles in Europe is reached Use of the mark of three-diamond as emblems for cars for the domestic market resumes. 1988 *The production line of the "Eclipse" at DSM starts operations. The "Mirage 3-door Hatchback" is launched. The "Galant" (with 4G6 DOHC 4-valve engine, VCU-type full-time 4WD, active ECS 4-wheel integrated control system onboard) is launched. The Galant is voted '87-'88 Japan Car of the Year. 1989 The "Minica" is launched. 3G81 DOHC 5-valve engine HCU-type Full-time ‚SWD Mitsubishi Motors Europe (MME) is established. The Mitsubishi Auto Gallery opens at the Nagoya Plant-Okazaki, where famous Mistubishi cars are exhibited. Galant VR-4 wins the overall titles in WRC1000 Lake Rally and RAC Rally. |
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1990 *The "Minica Toppo" is launched. The "Diamante" is launched. Operations of the football club are transferred from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. The "GTO" is launched. 6G72 DOHC twin-turbo engine The Diamante and Sigma are voted '90-'91 Japan Car of the Year. 1991 *The "Pajero" is launched. Super-select 4WD, Multi-mode ABS 4G15 MVV engine The Lancer Van electric vehicle The "RVR" is launched. Inner-rail sliding door Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, the Dutch government and Volvo of Sweden conclude a joint passenger car production plan. Netherlands Car is established in the same year. 1992 *Pajeros finish first, second and third in the overall category of the Paris-Cape town rally. The "Galant", "Eterna" and "Emeraude" are launched. The first generation of the "Lancer Evolution" is launched. The "Debonair" is launched. INVECS 4-wheel multi-link suspension 4G92 MIVEC engine Distance Warning System, Passenger airbag Football Club, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is established 1993 *Power window with safety features Chrysler sells off its stock holdings of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation 1994 *The "Libero EV" is launched for use at public offices and corporations. The "Delica Spacegear" is launched. The "FTO" is launched. The "FTO" is voted '94-'95 Japan Car of the Year. The "Pajero Mini" is launched. 1995 Gasoline Deirect Injection Engine (GDI) is developed. Mass production of the "Carisma" starts at Netherlands Car. Toyo Koki is renamed Pajero Manufacturing. DSM is renamed to MMMA. An advanced safety vehicle, the "Mitsubishi ASV" is developed. MSC in Thailand unveils the "L200 Strada." 1996 *A research and development company is established in the United States. The Tama Design Center is established. The "Challenger" is launched. The "Galant" and "Legnum" are launched. The "Carisma" manufactured at Netherlands Car is launched. The "Galant" and "Legnum" are voted '96-'97 Japan Car of the Year. Mitsubishi Motors Tokachi Proving Ground in Hokkaido is completed. 1997 *An agreement with Pininfarina of Italy on compact SUV production is reached. A component-producing plant is built in Yagi-cho, Kyoto prefecture. A joint venture is established for manufacturing engines in Shenyang, China. Issue of illegal payoffs to corporate racketeers. 1998 *A new company slogan is announced: "Iimono nagaku." Special Edition of the Jeep is launched to commemorate the end of its production. The "Pajero iO" is launched The "Mirage Dingo" is launched. 1999 *An electric vehicle (EV) runs 2000 km in 24 hours for a world record (Officially registered with Guinness Book of Records) |
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