i went to a website that has all the major cars hp, torque, and curb weight. the lancer may lack some power but it light frame really adds quite a bit of speed. now i see why a turbo charged lancer is so fast. you keep a weight of 2650 and get way more hp and torque.

man the basic honda civic's are light but the have really low hp. i even compared lancers with f-150's. ahhh to much info to explain! here's a link!

http://www.automotive.com/reviews/12...ion/index.html

go to summary and specs to see the hp, torque, curb weight, ect. you will find the lists of cars at the bottom of the screen

(for some reason i think i will get flamed a lot for this.

 

Ok, I am confused about something in that report about the 2004 Lancer. It states the rear suspension is independant, I thought it was a multi-link?

Any ways, in its class, the Lancer's engine does compete pretty well. The only car that has a better rating is the Corolla with 130/125 in a 1.8 Liter DOHC engine. Toyota is also coming out with a car to compete with the RalliArt and Nissan Spec-V, the only problem is it has no torque.

The Lancer does a good job at competing, but its resell value falls well below other imports. That's the only beef I have with it.

 

yeah i agree.....i wonder why its resale value is so low?

 

I don't think the car weighs 2650, doenst it weigh like 3300lbs or something??

 

yeah, but thats the ralliart. what about our lancers??? u know the 120hp ones. ralliart has 160, which is pretty damn good

 

Regarding resale value, because most people think that Mitsu cars are POS. In addtion, most people thinks that Mitsu service suck too. I guess that is why.

 

i get 10x better service at toyota on getting light bulbs and other accessories then i've ever had at the mitsu lube shop where i've brought my car :P mitsubishi service should get shot

 

yeah, mitsu service sux ***. you'd think theyd give a better price on people who bought their cars, hell no. full price and over full price for everything.

 

Actually, that's the Evo. The Ralliart weighs in at 2843/2887 MT/AT. As far as acceleration goes, it's all about the power:weight ratio. How else would a Lotus Elise be as fast as it is (low 13s/high 12s in the 1320 projected) with only 30 more hp than the Ralliart and much less torque?

The rear suspension is either a solid (live) rear axle (one axle connects both wheels) or independent (each wheel gets its own mini-axle). Then there are different subcategories of suspension, one of which is multilink. I really don't know much about suspensions, but I'm sure a search of the forum or www.howstuffworks.com would turn up better answers than the one I just gave.

 

no the lancer actually weighs 2750 with a manual, a little more with auto transmission. 3300 is more or less the weight of the evo.


the lancer's always had independent rear suspension..

 

the reason why the evo is heavier then the regular lancer is the body reinforcement... thats why evo chassis is considered one of the stiffest, its top notch. theres a reason why evo dont understeer and handles so well, excellent suspension and chassis stiffness...

as for bad mitsu service, i've heard rumors and decided against extended warranty, even against their badgering me for it... hehe i dont regret not getting it at all

 

Er...all we also forgetting 3 differentials, driveshaft, rear halfshafts, and a turbo?

 

resale value sucks, not because the lancer is a POS, but because of the Fleet sales program Mitsu has with them...(for those of you that don't know what fleet salse are, here's a quick run down.....the cars are sold to companies, in numbers as small as 1 and as large as ....well you pick a number....most of the companies that buy cars like the lancer in a fleet sale are 99% of the time rental companies....the company calls the dealer and says they need X number of cars, and they get a Huge discount if they buy alot....)

well Mitsu sells a **** load of lancers this way...go to a bunch of rental car places, and see how many lancer ES and LS you see.

fleet sales kill the value of any car, because there are a ton of them on the road.

 

For some reason, I don't think 14 seconds for a turbocharged car with internals is very fast. DSMs and those little CRXs do much better per dollar spent on mods. But that's my opinion.

Weird thing for me is I love the Mitsu service I'm getting. It's the dealers out here I can't stand. I would never buy a car from the TO dealership, but I get my car serviced there whenever it needs it. The rep is great and honest, and actually knows something about cars!

 

I've had good luck with Mitsu Service.

I weighed my MT OZ rally at a track. Half tank of gas (8 lbs per gallon... ~5 or 6 gallons) And the car weighed in at 2680. So... Not too bad.

Glad people are finally realizing that compared within its class the Lancer is a good little car! It's no SI, no Spec V, but it's also no Corolla (in a good way )

Later guys!

Steve