Talk:Mitsubishi Lancer
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[edit] Series III Seventh Gen. Coupe (Australia)
I just bought a June 2001 Lancer Coupe and contrary to the details here, it certainly has a 1.8L engine (model 4G93). According to the papers this is the original factory engine that came with the car so I've updated the details on this page assuming that they were wrong. The only other possibility is that the car is in fact a Series IV meaning that the page needs to be updated to show that Series IV came out in 2001 and not 2002. Does anyone know how I can find out what series my Lancer is so I can resolve this with 100% certainty? --220.233.20.172 09:45, 4 October 2007 (UTC) Me
[edit] Re: v6
The Mitsubishi Lancer never came out with a V6 variant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.26.122.218 (talk • contribs) 15:20, April 21, 2005
- Yes, the Lancer did come out with a v6 variant, but only in selected markets. I would be surprised to see a v6 Lancer that wasn't directly imported from Japan.
- 1994 Lancer MX V6 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.213.127.217 (talk • contribs) 01:18, April 30, 2006
[edit] Weirdness in Europe
This article mentions how the Lancer wasn't sold in some parts of Europe around the late 90's until the new model was released, due to similarities with the Dutch-built Carisma. But here in Ireland, it appears both the 7th generation Lancer (apparently only the 1.3 GLX saloon) *and* the Carisma (not sure which models) were both available here at the same time! Crazy. Did this happen elsewhere? It appears the Lancer was not for sale in the UK while the Carisma was, and this makes things weirder as besides the UK, Ireland is the only other right-hand-drive/MPH (we use km/h now though)country in Europe... --21:58, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Ralliart
IIRC, when the Mirage was replaced by the Lancer in 2002, in the US, there was a ralliart edition available. The article says that was introduced in 2004. My lancer is a 2003 and I know there was a ralliart edition then.
[edit] Re: Ralliart
To the poster above, the Ralliart trim package for the Lancer was not available until 2004. It's possible you're confusing it with the OZ-Rally package, which has been available since one year after the car's release. The OZ-Rally package is an appearance only package, including ground effects, 15" OZ-Rally branded wheels, and the same spoiler on the RA. The drivetrain and suspension are the same however.
[edit] Why cleanup?
Anyone know why this is tagged for cleanup? Bok269 01:07, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Donno, but it looks like its been done (PAuLw1985 08:04, 10 December 2006 (UTC))
[edit] Driving Experience
Lancers became quite different cars over time. From being 'A four-wheeled bomb' it evolved into a gentle 'Family-car'
I owned a first-generation Lancer from 1975 till 1981. The car was incredible fun to drive - but nearly killed me on several occasions. It had quite a reputation too !
True: In the hands of an expert it performed magnificently and won many international rally's. But driven by an ordinary driver (Like me) who liked the experience of it's power it was straightout dangerous.
Actually the Japanese had meant the car to have both looks and feel of British sports-cars of the late '60's (Like the M.G. B or Triumph Spitfire) Only: It performed even better but had worse road-sticking capabillities! With an extremely agile engine (Double-bodied carburettor) of over 85 BHP and the car 'grossing' at only 830 Kg it had impressive acceleration and respectable top-speed. But it didn't need wings to take it in the air!
It was unbelievably 'Light to drive' too, responding vigorously to the slightest touch of pedals or wheel. (Though steering was purely mechanical, not assisted). But a small bump in the road or somewhat careless 'touching' of the brakes could send it carreering into any direction.
NOW: Should I ad something along these lines in the main article or is this beyond the scope of an encyclopedia?
PLEASE COMMENT 81.246.147.165 20:42, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] lancer glxi
how long does this engine runs, anybody know's?i have 1.6l lancer 1994...and i dont have big problems yet... could anyone tell me more about this engine : 1.6l fuel, ECI-Multi , 1994.. any experience?? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.94.236.66 (talk) 15:08, 10 February 2007 (UTC).
I (And members of my family) had many Mitsubishi-cars going through our hands; Some 'Clocked' over 300.000 Km. Never had engine problems (Except once: see hereafter) You just can't bust those things.
When I was in the military (Drafted) in '82 I used to drive my Celest 1600 from Epinal France (Where I was in service) to Grimbergen (Near Brusseld, Belgium)Airfield (Where my Heart was), a distance of 450 km PEDAL TO THE MAT ALL THE WAY (Yes, I was wild then); Twice a week. All that happened was that the last 50 Km. or so the red oil-pressure warning light came on; A friend, mechanic, told me that this was normal after a few hours of top-speed (180 Km/h) driving; So I never cared about that. Had to discard the car many years later (With 300.000 KM on the clock)when, due to excessive rust, it didn't pass the M.O.T. any more. My father though once had to discard a 'Galant' 1600 when the 'Bourrages' (French word)leaked engine-oil. Since the car had served him from '82 till '97 he didn't deem it worthy of repair any more. I do not know the English word for 'bourrage' but it's a kind of (leather) gasket that's placed where the cranckshaft leaves the engine.
Conclusion: Don't worry about Mitsubishi engines: They just never wear out! 81.246.128.31 18:53, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Changes
Hi guys, I've fixed the generations to put it into line with the information contained on the Lancer history site from Mitsubishi. Most reviews/sources I read refer to the current generation Lancer (2000-07) as the eighth, so I believe that this is correct and in line with the Lancer history site. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Geekygeek07 (talk • contribs) 03:39, 18 April 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Second Generation
The Mitsubishi Lancer SL is the box-type car well known in the Philippines since the 1980's. There are some models in the Philippines such as the 1800 engine GSR using the same box-type body model SL with 4 wheel disc brakes. The Lancer model SL is a rear wheel drive with 4 speed manual transmission.
Any chance this is the same model as the Lancer EX? Without more info, I'm inclined to believe we're thinking about the same model. --Neil Santos 14:32, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fourth generation
I have a 1983 Lancer with a 1.4 engine (at least, that's what it says on the paperwork). Also, the picture in the fourth generation infobox doesn't look like my car; mine looks like a four-door second generation Mirage.
Also, on this page http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2388434 the owner says his 1983 Lancer is an FR, not an FF as stated in the infobox. I'm getting confused. :P
I'll see what I can dig up and correct the mistakes, if any. (Neil 07:03, 25 May 2007 (UTC))
Got it. Mine's an EX. :P Neil 20:33, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Electric
I've found references to an electric version in Japan called the Libero EV [1] [2]. As yet i don't know much about it, but if someone digs deeper they might figure out howto integrate it into this wiki article. - Roidroid 14:38, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
- Nevermind, was able to dig enough to find out where to slip it in. - Roidroid 15:12, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Second Generation Picture
The picture under the title is not a Second Generation Lancer, its a Celeste which has a mention earlier in the article under the first Generation title. I would change but have no idea how to 203.152.121.2 08:10, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Ninth Generation
I've just tidied up some of the spelling and grammar in this section - more could be done, but I'm not a real car expert, and don't want to make a big mess.
I actually came on to see if there were pictures of the newly released 'Australian' Lancer, because I can't get onto the official site (funny, that ;) ). I'm about 90% sure it was officially released today (11 Oct 07) at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. Can someone verify this? CrackedChelle 07:15, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
I just think the 9th generation needs to be fixed up completely being more descriptive rather than a selling point. Especially with the quoted prices, that's typically not used in articles. Instead it should show what the common ground for all models are and then state the differences country to country. Possibly with all the release dates into one section on it's own if it's even necessary. Hydroshock 16:08, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Lancer ex in the Philippines
Article states that Lancer EX in the Philippines had 1.8l engine and 1.6l turbo engine. Mitsubishi didn't release the 1.8liter and 1.6l turbo engine in the Philippines. The top spec engine was the 1.6l Saturn engine with silent shafts in the GSR and GT both with 5 speed transmission. The GSR had 4 wheel disc brakes and GT had additional Front airdam and Rear spoiler.
The lower spec SL was equipped with a 1.4l 4g33 engine with no silent shafts and was equipped with a 4 speed transmission and had disk brakes for the front and drum for the rear.
I have several pictures of old brochures if proof is needed.
This may be digressing but, we acquired a Lancer EX turbo front and rear suspension and differential and they are markedly different (larger) from the standard Philippine spec Lancer EX GT suspension (different suspension arms, differential roll bars etc.)
The rear disc brakes on the GSR and GT were unventilated vs the ventilated rear disc brakes for the Japan spec lancer ex turbo.
[edit] Lancer Generations
This article is wrong about naming the Lancer's generation. From the 1st to the 6th is correct but at the 7th is wrong, the 7th here is the 8th edition. So it goes for the 8th generation here, in terms of edition, it should be considered as the Lancer 10th Generation, because there was a Evo IX car but the road family sedan I haven't seen anywhere or published.
So the correct order for the images should be (starting from the 7th generation):
- Missing the true 7th generation - Lancer 8th generation (in here as the 7th) - Lancer 9th generation (only know about the Evo IX) - Lancer 10th generation (in here as the 8th, because the previoulsy antecipated names for the Evo version of this car was Evo X and known in his official website when it was still a prototype, as the Prototype X. The numbering will be dropped down and the Evo edition will be called only Mitsubishi Lancer Evo)
About the irish lad doubt, your correct, Lancer was sold in Europe since from the 3rd or 4th generation at least (It's the older generations I've seen in my country, Portugal) and was sold at the same time as the Mitsubishi Carisma. Carisma never was a replacement model for Lancer, although the Lancers here have the small engine option, the GLX version, I suppose it is a 1.3 4-cylinder engine.
Carisma and Lancer are two separate models. Carisma I think it's more a family sedan and Lancer is more business man sedan at that time, now it does the both as a family car sedan and station wagon and business man car. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.103.98.138 (talk) 13:49, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] generations
You say that you kept your sources in line with the official history, yet that page stops at year 2000 and the copyright date is for 2001. You're at least missing one generation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.16.246.108 (talk) 12:10, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Lancer in the Philippines
It states in your article that the 5th generation Lancer GLXi that was sold in the Philippines had a 1.6L Cyclone ECI-MULTI "DOHC" engine. I did my research and that particular engine (internal code "4g92") only has "SOHC" so i'm a bit confused. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.55.165.83 (talk) 06:12, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
