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Mitsubishi Lancer ralliart 0-60 MPH

Mitsubishi Secrets — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:39:24 +0000

mpgomatic.com drops the hammer on a 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer ralliart for a 0-60 MPH acceleration test. This Lancer ralliart 2.0L MIVEC Turbo inline four is mated to a six-speed Twin-Clutch SST Sportronic transmission.

Ralli!: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart

Mitsubishi Secrets — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:25:21 +0000

www.edmunds.com When you line up the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart next to its street-bred competitors, it might seem slow and expensive. But that’s how a bean counter would make his purchase decision. A guy like that draws a line (with a straightedge) down the center of a sheet of graph paper to put pluses on one side and minuses on the other. He’d never be able to get his pointy head around the visceral experience the rally-inspired Ralliart supplies. But he might just have another point to make here. As they now exist, a front-wheel-drive Mitsubishi Lancer GTS with its naturally aspirated 168-horsepower engine is priced at 665, while the twin-scroll turbocharged 291-hp all-wheel-drive Evolution GSR starts at 665. If we were to follow the accountant’s rigid method of finding the average of these two cars, it’d be a three-wheel-drive Lancer with a single-scroll turbo making 229 hp and costing 165. And if we would add the 00 price of the Evo mr’s state-of-the-art dual-clutch six-speed transmission with its shift paddles on the steering wheel, our dream car’s price would rise to 665. And wouldn’t you know it? That’s almost exactly the price of the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart. As a bonus, it has four-wheel drive (not three) and 237 hp at no extra cost.

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Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Test drive 2009

Mitsubishi Secrets — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:36:19 +0000

Topspeed is driving the 2009 Mitsubishi Ralliart. Reminder, the Ralliart is one step below the EVO and almost k less.

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Mitsubishi Twin-Clutch SST Transmission – Lancer ralliart

Mitsubishi Secrets — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:37:57 +0000

mpgomatic takes a closer look at the Twin-Clutch SST Transmission in the 2009 Lancer ralliart, with a review of shift points at varying applications of throttle. [ Full Review: www.mpgomatic.com ]

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Street Fight: WRX v Lancer Ralliart v Mazdaspeed 3

Mitsubishi Secrets — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:43:07 +0000

CHECK OUT THE SPORT COMPACT COMPARISON: www.edmunds.com Thanks to three turbochargers, 724 horsepower and five limited-slip differentials, comparing the 2008 Mazdaspeed 3, 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX and 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart should be more entertaining than a cage match between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and New Kids on the Block. Imagine the fun! Donny and Danny hangin’ tough from the walls of the cage while Joey, Jordan and Jonathan get tossed into the crowd. The way we see it, our Rampage vs. New Kids bout is no different from pitting the Mazdaspeed 3 — the current champ of the sport compact world — against the Lancer Ralliart and Subaru WRX. On the track, an epic ass-kicking is bound to ensue. But comparison tests aren’t always won on the track. Since these cars all share a focus on real-world driving for enthusiasts, we weighted performance as 25 percent of this test’s scoring total, leaving the remaining points to price (20 percent), feature content (20 percent), fuel economy (15 percent), our subjective evaluation (15 percent) and personal and recommended picks (5 percent). So performance is important, but in the end, the most well-rounded car wins.

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2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart

Mitsubishi Secrets — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:36:50 +0000

Cars.com’s Joe Wiesenfelder takes a look at the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart. It competes with the Subaru Impreza WRX and the Volkswagen GLI. Shot and produced by: Matthew Avery Edited by: Lindsay Bjerregaard

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Mitsubishi RalliArt Takes On The Subaru WRX In Grudge Match 3

Mitsubishi Secrets — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:34:29 +0000

Our first Grudge Match video between the MY06 STi and the EVO 9 has over 600,000 views on YouTube already . . . and now we are putting Subaru and Mitsubishi head to head again in Grudge Match 3!

Check out the Grudge Match Preview below:

Grudge Match 3 was run and won recently Wakefield Park Raceway in Goulburn NSW with the MY09 Subaru WRX and RalliArt Lancer going head to head on the track.

We have taken two very similar cars (in very similar situations in the market) and fitted them out with a balanced set of mods that improves both cars from the factory specs. In fact, with both cars, we have even been able to get the power up to match their more expensive cousins, the EVO and the STi…

If you own a RalliArt Lancer or a WRX, then you definitely can’t miss this! But no matter what car you own, this is a great match-up and you can still learn from some of the mistakes we made, and some of the successes had in preparing these cars for the one-on-one showdown in Grudge Match 3.

We want to give you as much information as possible to help you improve your car, the way you want it and that is why we are putting this together for you. We wanted to share our experiences and show you what works and what doesn’t so you can make the right choices that suit your needs and your driving style.

Look out for the preview video that is due out soon and the official release on YouTube will happen on Thursday October 1st.

Check out the Grudge Match 3 website to get more information than ever.

We have a lot of technincal information on the cars we tested and we will explain why we changed the modifications to improve the cars, show you the weaknesses we found and what we capitalised on with the strengths of each car.

Here is a sample of the changes we made to each car:

MRT (30kw) “XB” Power Up Kit
Front and rear whiteline sway bars
DBA rotors
GFB blow off valve
MRT sports brake pads
AP racing brake fluid
MRT sports springs
Plus some other upgrades and extra’s…

Visit the Grudge Match 3 website to find out ways to improve your car or just learn more about these particular models we tested at Wakefield Park. Get all the behind the scenes information and additional test reports, interviews and data, sharing everything we possible can about how we got these cars in top shape.

Join now for FREE at http://www.GM3.com.au and leave a comment below to let us know what you think.