Geneva 2008: Mitsubishi Lancer Prototype-S

Overheat · March 7th, 2008, 02:20 AM

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/motorshows/2008/geneva/mitsubishi-prototype-s/03-large/prototype-f3q.jpg

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/motorshows/2008/geneva/mitsubishi-prototype-s/03-large/prototypes-rs1.jpg

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/motorshows/2008/geneva/mitsubishi-prototype-s/03-large/prototypes-fs.jpg

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/motorshows/2008/geneva/mitsubishi-prototype-s/03-large/prototypes-rs.jpg

The Prototype-S is a preview of the five-door Lancer Ralliart.

It looks a little more practical and larger-booted than the Concept Sportback, the first sight of the five-door Lancer's design, and this Geneva show car has the same 240bhp/253lb ft 2.0-litre turbocharged engine and twin-clutch sequential-shift gearbox as the Lancer Ralliart seen at the Detroit Motor Show. Check out its nose, too - this front-end design will be echoed by the upcoming revised Colt supermini.

The mainstream Lancer hatchback will go on sale in the UK in September with the same 1.5-, 1.8-litre and 2.0 diesel engines as the saloon. This Ralliart variant - complete with the Evo IX's four-wheel-drive system, active yaw control and active centre differential, but not quite such an advanced system as the Evo X's - will fit in the range between the mainstream models and the all-out 295lb ft/300lb ft Evo X, and will give Mitsubishi a rival to the 225bhp 2.5-litre Subaru Impreza WRX. The Ralliart will not be offered in saloon form.

Prices for the Lancer Ralliart will start from around £21,000. There's also talk of an FQ300 version tuned by HKS for 300bhp; this would be a £4000 upgrade.

smib · March 11th, 2008, 06:54 PM

I think it pooped its pants.

Plexface · March 11th, 2008, 06:56 PM

Copying the scooby?

pfrocker · March 11th, 2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Plexface

Copying the scooby?

no, teaching scooby how they should have made their cars look like.

Plexface · March 12th, 2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by pfrocker

no, teaching scooby how they should have made their cars look like.

Hmm.. Yeah, you're right it looks better than the scooby.. But then again I've always preferred the dark side images/smilies/tongue.gif

tigger · March 12th, 2008, 03:44 PM

Gah, the Lancer and the Impreza just keep getting uglier and uglier. 5 door sedans? images/smilies/puke.gif

Pedrocas · March 12th, 2008, 04:04 PM

The back looks like a Focus.

IceBone · March 12th, 2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tigger

Gah, the Lancer and the Impreza just keep getting uglier and uglier. 5 door sedans? images/smilies/puke.gif

There's no such thing.

March 7th, 2008, 02:20 AM	#1
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 25	Geneva 2008: Mitsubishi Lancer Prototype-S The Prototype-S is a preview of the five-door Lancer Ralliart. It looks a little more practical and larger-booted than the Concept Sportback, the first sight of the five-door Lancer's design, and this Geneva show car has the same 240bhp/253lb ft 2.0-litre turbocharged engine and twin-clutch sequential-shift gearbox as the Lancer Ralliart seen at the Detroit Motor Show. Check out its nose, too - this front-end design will be echoed by the upcoming revised Colt supermini. The mainstream Lancer hatchback will go on sale in the UK in September with the same 1.5-, 1.8-litre and 2.0 diesel engines as the saloon. This Ralliart variant - complete with the Evo IX's four-wheel-drive system, active yaw control and active centre differential, but not quite such an advanced system as the Evo X's - will fit in the range between the mainstream models and the all-out 295lb ft/300lb ft Evo X, and will give Mitsubishi a rival to the 225bhp 2.5-litre Subaru Impreza WRX. The Ralliart will not be offered in saloon form. Prices for the Lancer Ralliart will start from around £21,000. There's also talk of an FQ300 version tuned by HKS for 300bhp; this would be a £4000 upgrade. __________________

March 11th, 2008, 06:54 PM	#2
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March 11th, 2008, 06:56 PM	#3
Plexface Joined: Jan 25th, 2006 Last Online: December 29th, 2008 Location: Hideout in Norway Posts: 214 Rep Power: 12	Copying the scooby? __________________ "Brain; an apparatus with which we think we think."

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