Test drive Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2005 - 2007 sedan

New Mitsubishi Lancer: Accelerated Bomb

It will be a bomb. The first thing that catches your eye: the car looks like sports, in its appearance there is more sport than in the sedans Civic, Corolla, Mazda Mazda3 combined.
A swift silhouette plus a reverse tilt of the radiator cladding, predatory headlights and widely arranged wheels. And at the same time nothing is an avant -garde, nothing unusual for a healthy conservative client. Thus, in the usual C-class sedan, a simple person (well, in his soul he is a Schumacher) receives a sports car immediately. If you have not bought a factory body kit for a new Lancer, you are a criminal.
A huge and aerodynamically verified spoiler on the lid of the trunk, thresholds and front fairings make a rapid Lancer aggressive and remain within the aesthetics of the car, which differs favorably with the homegrown overwhelming on the body of imported cars. Now the road will turn into an autodrome.
The thin swiftness of the body is only an vision of vision due to an increased car length to 4570. Over the past 10 years, the size of the Lancer has increased by 30 cm and almost equalized with the size of Galant 10 years ago. Lancer today is the longest sedan among competitors. Accordingly, the internal dimensions of the cabin are quite decent and have grown a little in relation to the current Lancer beloved in Russia.
From the American version, the Russian Lancer can be distinguished by a large black mouth. At the request of marketers from Russia, the central crossbar on the grille of radiators is painted in black, and not in the color of the body, as in the States. There are still small differences in optics, but in general, of course, the same cars.
At the Japanese training ground, beyond which left -handed cars made for the Russian market were not released, there were few about the car. The first thing that caught my eye was that a 1.5-liter engine on a manual gearbox is very cut due to the fact that it is very quickly displayed at buzzing high speeds. 109 l.S. A 1.5-liter engine on paper is still not enough for serious competition with popular sedans of the level of 20 thousand dollars. But the Japanese motor of 2.0 liters already has 150 hp, and this is already a solid indicator. 2-liter machines will be equipped with a variator, which allows the car to accelerate quickly, powerfully and without jerking. Accelerating horizontally, the 2-liter Lancer roars frantically, like a driven spiral fighter from the Second World War.
Cars with a 1.5-liter engine do the same procedure much quieter. Schumachers, along with a super sports appearance, will be offered another obviously sports stroke: cars on the variator will be equipped with steering wheel petals by switching switches. Now you can, without tearing your hands away from the steering wheel, switch to a reduced gear for overtaking or at starting from a place longer linger at high speeds so that the buzz of a high -cost engine does not stop for a second.
The rapid flight of Mitsubishi Lancer at high speeds along the inclined wall of the landfill does not detect any control difficulties in the car. The total increased hum and noisy twisters in the area of \u200b\u200bexternal lateral mirrors begin at about 140-150 km/h.
The best that is in this car is brakes. They are understandable and predictable, providing a very good slowdown throughout the pedal, and not only after half the way, as in the previous Lancer. DOSing the brake force is simply pleasant. Strict speed restrictions on the maneuvering area did not give the steering. For a car, whose sports notes are painted throughout the body, Lancer has excessive validity. Otherwise, Lancer has not failed a simple offset (this cannot be called an exam).
The second striking difference between the new Lancer and the old is the interior. This is heaven and earth. Many buyers shied away from the previous Lancer salon, which looked like the last of living prehistoric mammoths. A new salon with a normal built -in radio, modern design, convenient and, importantly, beautiful controls are more than good. This is not the last the word avant-garde is not a masterpiece based on materials, but still no one dares to postpone the purchase of this swift sedan due to a terrible interior.
The sports version of the EVO X, which stood on the site next to the Russian Lancer, but was not available for cameras, even more angry and even more assertive. In his gaze, the sparks of the boxer are read before the decisive battle. His sides were covered with the muscles of the wheeled arches, and the salon was enriched with beautiful interior details. We will not guess how the evolution of the development of the sworn friend of the Subaru Impreza model will develop, but about Lancer and Lancer Evo X we can definitely say that this is the best generation among all previous ones. As, however, should be according to the law of technological progress.
In the Russian Federation, cars with 1.5 MIVEC engines (109 hp) and 2.0 MIVEC (150 hp) will be supplied. For the first of the engines, 5-speed mechanical boxes and an automatic machine will be offered, for another, 2.0-liter, the same mechanics and variator.
Mitsubishi offers basic configurations invite and Invite+. All cars will be well equipped, including air conditioning, ABS and EBD (electronic system of distribution of brake forces), 16-inch wheels with a full-fledged supply in the trunk, front pillows security, heating seats and other options already familiar to the consumer. One and a half -liter Mitsubishi Lancer Invite on the mechanic will cost $ 17 thousand 990. The same equipment with an automatic box will cost $ 1 thousand 300 more.
Invite+ equipment is characterized by the presence of a built -in radio, a leather steering wheel with an audio control buttons, leather levers of gearboxes and a parking brake, which will add $ 1 thousand 150 to the cost of standard configuration.
Prices for a two -liter version start from $ 20 thousand 140 for mechanics in the Invite configuration. The most expensive and sophisticated will be the Intense equipment with a variator of $ 24 thousand 300. It is possible only for a car with a 2.0 engine, to which a sports suspension will be added, a spacer in a motor compartment to increase the hardness of the body, a chrome decoration of the radiator lattice and the most delicious detail Great aerodynamic A body kit with a big spoiler on the trunk lid. For safety in the high -speed version of New Lancer, additional side airbags and a driver's pillow are also responsible.
 
Kirill Orlov
autonews.ru
 

Source: drom.ru