MotorWeek Road Test: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart

MotorWeek Road Test: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart

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• 2009
• Mitsubishi
• Lancer
• Ralliart

[peacestamp]

all wheel drive on a car like this isn't just for all weather performance, its mainly for traction in spirited driving... especially tight corners.

[delitemyheart]

.........And the Ralliart has that awesome twin clutch semi auto.

You pay a bit more..but its worth it. Also the Ralliart will be easier to modify..it will be way more reliable after u turn the wick up & put a EVO X Turbo & intercooler..because it has exactly the same engine..which means it wont break. Turn the wick up on the boost of a WRX & you better be prepared your gearbox wont break or ur engine two. The WRX aint as strong as the STI ya know.

At least Ralliart is all EVO 9 & X...stronger!

[Annihilator1111]

the 2007-present Mitsubishi Lancer is assembled in

Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

[wtfyourafuckindoosh]

@delitemyheart acutally these twin clutch trannies dont have the same torque holding capacity as a standard manual. true that on the wrx five speed they need a six speed manual in all of em. and the ralliart has absolutly nothing to do with an evo 9

[ColdNapalm42]

@Pube83 Yeah I would opt for a used EVO myself as well. I mean if you can make it to so cal, which seems to be the meca of rice rockets, you can get 2008 EVOs for 25-30 grand...aka the cost of a new ralliart. The main issue I had with subbies, bot the WRX and STi is their mush suspensions. I read they are better now, but that kinda took me off their brand. I doubt I will get an EVO tho...the roads around here + EVO = broken back.

[Pube83]

@Pube83

...2006. Man that thing was wildly quick. It was so quick it felt like it shouldn't even be street legal. lol. I had a sh*t eating grin the entire time I was ripping on it. Much quicker than the WRX I also drove (non-STi). Easily the sportiest car I've ever driven.

[Pube83]

@ColdNapalm42

Yes...really!

But as "delitemyheart"s above comment pretty well points out- Evo's and Ralliarts are much more mod-friendly than Subaru models (cheaper to mod and more robust). If I was in the market for a rally rocket, I would really stretch my budget for a used Evo X MR over any of the others.

In fact, my very first car was a used 1g Talon TSi AWD. Not the most reliable, but nothing major ever broke. I test drove an almost new Evo in like...

[ColdNapalm42]

@Pube83 Wow...really?!? The 2011 WRX is faster then the STi at 0-60 because the STi needs 2 shifts. I guess that shows the importance of the twin clutch right there then. Then again I'd rather have a 6 speed over a 5 speed any day of the week. Nobody races from 0-60...but the 6 speed wins out in autocross or a 1/4 mile drag...which is the two races that hobbiests actually do.

[Pube83]

@ColdNapalm42

Youtube wont let me post links, but look it up on Car and Driver and Road&Track. It consistently hits 60mph in under 5sec. Usually 4.6-4.8.



[ColdNapalm42]

@Pube83 bares saying even a year later...BS. That is a better time then an STi. If your gonna lie, at least make it believable. The 09 WRX runs 5.2-5.4 seconds...not 4.6.

[LFADRIFTER]

fail the first car shown was a base lancer which is a pos

[CaptObvious75]

Change those tires to real summer tires and those brake times will improve by 10+ feet...insideline changed to used Dunlop tires like the Mazdaspeed3 and slalom improved from 65mph to 69mph alone...