otter
02-04-2007, 12:26 PM
Keep in mind, $1 US = about $0.75 AUS. Also, the US release dates should be earlier than stated in the article.
http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=23263&vf=12
Here are some interesting points:
‘‘We will have two [sports] cars. It will be similar to [the Subaru line-up] with the WRX and STi,’’ McEniry says.
The Ralliart Lancer is expected on our roads by May next year and will be powered by a turbocharged 2.0-litre, four-cylinder engine.
McEniry says the Lancer is becoming increasingly important to Mitsubishi. ‘‘It will be a key, if not the key, in the passenger car line-up,’’ he says. ‘‘. . . it is just reflective of what is happening in the industry and the way the market is going. ‘‘The large-car segment will always be there – not just in Australia but around the world – but it is a contracting segment . . . and you have to cut your cloth accordingly.
The flagship Lancer Evo X will arrive before the Ralliart model and will have a more powerful turbocharged version of the same 2.0-litre engine.
Its all-wheel-drive system will be based on the current car’s electronically controlled set-up but the Evo X is expected to gain brake control and active suspension and steering systems.
For the first time, Mitsubishi will launch a hatch version of the Lancer towards the end of next year. There will be no Lancer wagon.
The company says the Australian model will look almost identical to the US version except with ‘‘less US chrome’’.
I wanna hatch Lancer with less chrome, but it probably won't make it to the US :(
http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=23263&vf=12
Here are some interesting points:
‘‘We will have two [sports] cars. It will be similar to [the Subaru line-up] with the WRX and STi,’’ McEniry says.
The Ralliart Lancer is expected on our roads by May next year and will be powered by a turbocharged 2.0-litre, four-cylinder engine.
McEniry says the Lancer is becoming increasingly important to Mitsubishi. ‘‘It will be a key, if not the key, in the passenger car line-up,’’ he says. ‘‘. . . it is just reflective of what is happening in the industry and the way the market is going. ‘‘The large-car segment will always be there – not just in Australia but around the world – but it is a contracting segment . . . and you have to cut your cloth accordingly.
The flagship Lancer Evo X will arrive before the Ralliart model and will have a more powerful turbocharged version of the same 2.0-litre engine.
Its all-wheel-drive system will be based on the current car’s electronically controlled set-up but the Evo X is expected to gain brake control and active suspension and steering systems.
For the first time, Mitsubishi will launch a hatch version of the Lancer towards the end of next year. There will be no Lancer wagon.
The company says the Australian model will look almost identical to the US version except with ‘‘less US chrome’’.
I wanna hatch Lancer with less chrome, but it probably won't make it to the US :(