2008 Mitsubishi Lancer revealed...

Kostamojen · December 11th, 2006, 8:59 AM

Thought some of you might enjoy this, these photos are out like a month early:

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/11/2...ncer-revealed/

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/12/lancer_01.jpg

KaJuN · December 11th, 2006, 9:08 AM

Is it just me or does this one look toned down a lot from the old ones?

andyhui01 · December 11th, 2006, 9:15 AM

I think it looks very nice, alot better than the current one.

fbc · December 11th, 2006, 9:29 AM

Maybe it's the photos, but the front styling seems way too aggressive for the rest of the body - they don't gel. And for some reason the back just screams of trying to be Alfa.

It is an improvement though - at least this has some styling (albeit somewhat uncohesive).

Blind_Io · December 11th, 2006, 9:31 AM

I bet I still can't fit in one.

SV · December 11th, 2006, 9:31 AM

At first glimpse i thought it looks kind of like a miniature VE Holden.. lol

I think it could look pretty good lowered and some stuff done to it images/smilies/tongue.gif

SadaPow · December 11th, 2006, 9:38 AM

it looks like a galant

Magnet · December 11th, 2006, 9:48 AM

I like it, but for some reason it looks like its borrowing from a number of other cars. If you squint you can see bits of Accord Euro in the front, Mazda 3 in the rear

andyhui01 · December 11th, 2006, 9:50 AM

I'm actually seeing alot of the IS250 from the rear now, its just how the lights are angled... but regardless of what it looks like, its still a really cool car.

watto · December 11th, 2006, 10:05 AM

I'm not too keen on the business of the boot/trunk lid nor the shapes of the front and rear lights... but the rest of it is nice.

ahpadt · December 11th, 2006, 10:52 AM

Looks like a Skyline (serious)..

Xeon SX · December 11th, 2006, 11:03 AM

oh no, they ruined the evo images/smilies/cry.gif

Adunaphel · December 11th, 2006, 11:06 AM

Looks kinda okay, although it looks nothing like the EVO concept they've dragged to every carshow the last 3 years telling everyone that that was how the new lancer would look.

Hidden_Hunter · December 11th, 2006, 11:22 AM

never liked the lancer (not even the EVO, I always prefered the WRX) and doesn't look like this will change much.

The back of that thing looks like its been rear ended multiple times, the front is proportioned incorrectly for my tastes. Hopefully they've done something good with the foul interior that was on the older ones.

Redliner · December 11th, 2006, 11:48 AM

I liked it to some extent...but I don't care really , because it will never be available here.
(Sorry for the almost-rant)

klutch · December 11th, 2006, 12:03 PM

Bleh, whatever. Don't really care for it until they bring out the Evolution, which is a totally different car anyways.

Dins · December 11th, 2006, 12:53 PM

That's what the concept looked like:

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/motorshows/tokyo2005/concepts-sports-exotic/03-large/mitsubishi-conceptx-f.jpg

So, is it just as nice?

Adunaphel · December 11th, 2006, 12:56 PM

Concept looks a million times better, but it seems like that's almost always the case. Concepts that just blow you away, then you hear they go in production, you're thrilled cos it'll be the coolest car on the street, until you see the uber-bland production version that has the same outline as the concept but all the cool details gone and replaced by boring stuff.

GraemeH · December 11th, 2006, 1:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xeon SX

oh no, they ruined the evo images/smilies/cry.gif

This isn't an Evo

andyhui01 · December 11th, 2006, 1:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dins

That's what the concept looked like:
http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/m...conceptx-f.jpg

So, is it just as nice?

Isn't that the evo, this is the Lancer.

December 11th, 2006, 8:59 AM	#1
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December 11th, 2006, 9:08 AM	#2
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andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: August 28th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 8,528 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	I think it looks very nice, alot better than the current one. __________________

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December 11th, 2006, 9:31 AM	#5
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watto Unloved and lacking a title Joined: Jun 13th, 2005 Last Online: 10:40 PM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 5,707 Car: MY06 Impreza 2.0R Hatch Rep Power: 72	I'm not too keen on the business of the boot/trunk lid nor the shapes of the front and rear lights... but the rest of it is nice.

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ahpadt Joined: May 7th, 2006 Last Online: 10:54 PM Location: The Norwaylands Posts: 4,505 Rep Power: 55	Looks like a Skyline (serious)..

December 11th, 2006, 11:03 AM	#12
Xeon SX Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: 11:29 PM Location: London Posts: 1,427 Rep Power: 22	oh no, they ruined the evo

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Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: 9:23 PM Location: [ˈneːdərlɑnt] Age: 29 Posts: 4,589 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 153	Looks kinda okay, although it looks nothing like the EVO concept they've dragged to every carshow the last 3 years telling everyone that that was how the new lancer would look.

December 11th, 2006, 11:22 AM	#14
Hidden_Hunter D: Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: 11:23 PM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,735 Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 76	never liked the lancer (not even the EVO, I always prefered the WRX) and doesn't look like this will change much. The back of that thing looks like its been rear ended multiple times, the front is proportioned incorrectly for my tastes. Hopefully they've done something good with the foul interior that was on the older ones. __________________ My car is dark grey not black!

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klutch Courteous urinator Joined: Jan 6th, 2006 Last Online: 7:31 PM Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,877 Car: Whatever's in the press fleet. Rep Power: 45	Bleh, whatever. Don't really care for it until they bring out the Evolution, which is a totally different car anyways.

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Dins Joined: Jul 27th, 2005 Last Online: 6:50 PM Location: Duesseldorf, Germany Age: 24 Posts: 854 Car: 325i Rep Power: 28	That's what the concept looked like: So, is it just as nice? __________________ "[...] Front wheel drive is the work of satan." - James May "Yes." - Mika Hakkinen

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Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: 9:23 PM Location: [ˈneːdərlɑnt] Age: 29 Posts: 4,589 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 153	Concept looks a million times better, but it seems like that's almost always the case. Concepts that just blow you away, then you hear they go in production, you're thrilled cos it'll be the coolest car on the street, until you see the uber-bland production version that has the same outline as the concept but all the cool details gone and replaced by boring stuff.

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