From a new Mitsubishi corporate news release (http://media.mitsubishi-motors.com/p...etail1785.html):

Is this specific to the Ralliart, or is this just a description of the GTS brakes, or something very much like them?

 

I think it's specific to the Ralliart. The GTS has the same brakes as the current Ralliart, just attached to a bigger rotor.

 

That's good to know that the new RA will be getting 2-pot front calipers. Wish the rotors were bigger though. A bit small for a car that weighs 3,400+ lbs.

 

The brakes are the same as those on the GTS which are the same as those on the Outlander SUV. I know they work great on the GTS, not sure how they'll handle the extra power and weight of the Ralliart.

 

Poorly. Look at the reviews. Even with summer rubber, significantly longer stops than the GTS.

 

Correcto! Do I smell brakes changes as well for the 2010 ralliart?

 

Let's hope so. Glad I'm not shopping for an '09.

 

According to ROAD AND TRACK the '09 RA's are getting 2 piston front calipers:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=6887

"Brakes are virtually identical to those on the Lancer, the only change being the Ralliart's front calipers are two-piston versus the Lancer's single-piston. "

pllllllease let this be correct

 

It IS correct, by my understanding. 60-0 stops are still terrible though.

 

It usually always takes 1 model year for them to work out the bugs.... and it's also usually never good marketing when your base cars perform better than their more expensive siblings.

 

The front brakes are too small and the tires are too skinny for such a heavy car in the RA.

 

I think I read 60-0 stops of 128 feet. These brakes need to be a bit bigger. Those are aweful numbers for a sporty car. Maybe some high temp brake fluid, stainless lines and better pads will help? I wonder how swappable Evo Brembos would be? I see this done on older imprezas from STIs periodically.

 

You probably can't swap Evo brakes, but it's inevitable that someone will sell better brakes for the Ralliart, since the stock brakes, wheels, and tires all variously suck, but they're also all really easy to replace with better parts.

 

glad i have the GTS, so many parts are practically the same as the ralliart, all im missing is the turbo and awd, screw it wouldnt have been worth the extra 8k to me