I will delighted to hear earlier that changes were coming to the Lancer. But this one i am still scratching my head about. For 2012, None of the Lancer trims have 18 inch wheels. Only 16 inch.

Strange. But true.

 

Yes, i am highly disapointed in mitsubishi's options for the lancer in canada.

 

Thats okay though now us guys with the 08 lancers have rims that we can sell for more money . Nice AWD but we have 18'' rims lol and not to mention you can only get the AWD in auto

 

that's pretty weird.

 

i test drove the cvt awd lancer.. and aside from not having the fun clutch feel.. it was just as fun to drive as my evo mr. If i wanted a daily driver that was ... well ... MUCH better on gas than my MR I'd have to say the "impreza" equivalant of the Lancer AWD is a decent buy for whats under the hood.. interior is a desaster... but so is my mr in many ways. Other wise pretty darn fun for the price/performance/value factor.

side note.. i drove it in the snow with all season's and still was not able to 4 wheel drift it... maybe i was doing something wrong.. or granny mode couldn't be completely taken off. ps i'm in canada and very much a drifting type day!

 

Probably a decision that was based on the fact that our roads are absolutely HORRIBLE compared to those in the US, that extra rubber ain't such a bad idea, except for those of us that love the low profile look.
I for one will be adding 18" wheels to my 2013 GT-AWC in the spring.