Alchemist

iTrader: (23)

No. You're a totally different engine and platform. Yes, I am serious. G93 and G94 are about the same thing. G69 is a radical redesign.

tuffguy

Same exact platform actually.

Alchemist

iTrader: (23)

Actually, not. You're the current body style and only share your suspension with the OZ, which was a redesign from the Mirage. The ES and LS have the same suspension as the 5G 'rage.

Notice that you guys get your own forum here?

Thanks for playing.

tuffguy

Actually yes. All '02-'06 Lancers share the same platform. You do know what a platform is right?

RAs differ in that we have a bigger engine and better suspension. You know, same difference as the 1.6L and 1.8L Mirages.

Own forum or not, when you see a thread titled "Lancer vs Mirage" on the front page, it just screams "Come on in!"

Alchemist

iTrader: (23)

If you want to go ahead and compare your RA, with its lager MIVEC G69 engine and redesigned suspension with the standard-timing G94 and G93 powered vehicles, have a good time. I'm sure you'll be feeling superior in no time

tuffguy

Aren't you the one comparing the Mirage to Lancers, and isn't this thread titled Lancer vs Mirage?

Blacksheepdj

iTrader: (88)

This thread is 4 years old!

Mostly, this forum is to compare the 4G93 and 4G94 motors. If you want to feel good by saying your 4G69 is WAY faster than both, then have fun. We'll all sit back and go "yeah, we know already." Deal?

bahamut

http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/sp...ncer&trimid=-1

Wow, the RA is about 2800 lbs! That's more than some of my other cars (Title from the DOT): 89 S13 w/ auto = 2713. 90 1g DSM Tsi w/ manual = 2774. 99 5g Mirage LS coupe w/ auto = 2332. 00 Pontaic GA GT w/ auto = low 3100 lbs. Then, it weighs as much as my 95 S14 SE w/ auto in the low 2800 lbs.


As for the platform, in the early years of the board, ES owners here ordered some suspension parts off the 5g mirage; later, amongst the OZ owners, they confirmed that their car didn't share the same platform as the lesser model.

I have no clue on the LS. I have never seen one on the road. On the track, just once around 02. None since then. Clue might be in the bolt pattern of its wheels.

GPTourer

The LS has the same bolt pattern as the OZ.

When I think of platform, I think of more general terms then suspension bits and wheel bolt patterns. To me, all Integras are built on the same platofrom. People can take a base LS, and do a Tpye R conversion by swaping the drivetrain and then upgrading to five lug wheels. There aren't enough significant changes between an Es to an RA to call it a different platform IMO. They are all going to be CSXX on the plate I think. Only an Evo would be different enough to be called a different platform and that is debatable, as they are CT9A's, but still C's. When talking amongst Lancer owners I would say yeah kinda, it is a different platform, but not unrelated. To average joe on the street, I wouldn't even bother trying and just say yeah, they are all based on the same basic platform.

Jokiesmurf

iTrader: (2)

I raced a 1.8 Mirage with Headers & exhaust system, stick shift vs me 02 Lancer with piggyback SRI, rpw headers, ehaust system auto lost by a car

Jokiesmurf

iTrader: (2)

I traded in for the RA

bahamut

I see platform = chassis.

The 4 and 5g mirage (from 94 to 02) share the exact same chassis. Unknown for the 3g . . . more likely share the same chassis.

The 02 ES might be considered a crossover car from the previous generation mirage. For the 97 mirage, the G93 carried some stuff from the 96 year. I do know there is a significant change on the chassis from the mirage to Lancer OZ.

GPTourer

Okay, I guess I might consider them the same chassis or platform, but not exactly the same since the engines were swapped orientation wise between them - however many things can be shared between them. Kind of like Civics. Honda doesn't pull out a clean sheet of paper each time they build a new one and some are more closely related then others.

Evo666

iTrader: (3)

thats because your auto slowed you down.

ThunderOZ

iTrader: (26)

so whats in the 02 lancer oz that beefs up the weight over the 01 mirage ls?