- 113,833
- 1,254 below average
- 10,495 good
- Greer, SC
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- autoshopper.com
- 1,254 below average 113,833 gasoline grey automatic
2011 mitsubishi lancer review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. Its good looks give it distinction in its field. Its good engines give it value. all 2011 lancers have anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control standard, along with seven airbags, the latest being driver's knee. the 2011 mitsubishi lancer lineup starts with the $14,995 lancer de, not quite bare bones because it's got power doors and windows, keyless entry and auto halogen headlamps, but lacks air conditioning, 60/40 folding rear seat, and cruise control. But it's got the same good 2. 0-liter engine with variable valve timing making 148 horsepower. Driving gets more civilized with the lancer es with air conditioning and better seats, front and rear. new for 2011 is the lancer es sportback, a smooth-looking 5-door that made its debut on the 2010 lancer ralliart. Fuel economy for the lancer es is an epa-estimated 25/32 mpg city/highway. The gts is a compelling value for its good looks, enjoyable driving characteristics, affordable pricing, and fuel economy, with an epa-estimated 24/31 mpg city/highway. Sedan or sportback, flared fenders, hood scoop, vents like shark gills, optional recaro seats. The fishface gets a chrome ring, like silver lipstick on a largemouth bass. the lancer evolution, the evo, pumps out 291 horsepower. Shapely sedan only, with 5-speed gsr model, or with 6-speed twin clutch ms, which adds bilstein shocks and lighter brake rotors. Air conditioning is optional. (all new car test drive prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices, which do not include destination charge and may change at any time without notice.) lancer es 16,395) and es sportback 16,795) come with a 5-speed gearbox or 6-step cvt with paddle shifters 900). Standard equipment includes premium fabric upholstery, air conditioning, cruise control with steering wheel-mounted controls, power door locks with keyless remote, 16-inch alloy wheels, rear stabilizer bar, six-way adjustable driver seat, 60/40-split folding rear seatback with folding center armrest, front map lights, floor mats, the auto-up driver-side window, silver interior accents, body-color outside mirror housings and door handles, anti-theft security alarm and pre-wired bluetooth. Es options include a power sunroof and 710-watt, nine-speaker, rockford-fosgate premium audio system. A 140-watt 6-speaker sound system is standard, along with sport bucket seats. It uses a six-speed twin-clutch automated manual called the tc-sst, with normal and sport modes. Automatic climate control is standard, along with sport bucket seats with unique fabric surfaces, and leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob. Also standard: six-speaker audio, aero package with front air dam, lower side air dams and rear spoiler, factory-installed fog lights, p215/45r18 tires on alloy wheels. Options include a navigation & technology package with gps-based navigation system storing mapping data on a 40gb hard disk drive, with 10gb set aside for personally recorded audio files, to be played on the optional 710-watt 9-speaker rockford-fosgate audio system with sirius satellite radio. lancer evolution comes in two models, the gsr 33,995) with 5-speed gearbox or the mr 37,195) with 6-speed twin-clutch, plus bbs forged alloy wheels, bilstein shocks, eibach springs and big rear spoiler. Evo standard equipment includes automatic climate control, recaro seats, 140-watt six-speaker audio system, power windows and locks and keyless entry, and yokohama performance tires on 18-inch alloy wheels. Options include navigation, bluetooth, 710-watt 9-speaker rockford-fosgate sound system, and hid headlamps. safety features for all lancer models include front air bags, side airbags in front, side curtain air bags, a driver's knee air bag, and tire pressure monitor. Anti-lock brakes with electronic brake-force distribution is also standard, along with active stability control. Front seatbelts have pretensioners and force limiters to help position users for maximum protection from airbags in crashes. Rear seats incorporate child safety seat anchors and tethers (latch). Mitsubishi calls it shark-like, but it's more like a largemouth bass. The nose seems to copy audi's oversize grille, although the body-colored front bumper perfectly splits it up and minimizes the gaping mouth. And if the angular headlights were human, they would be exotic eyes. the gts is cleaner than the ralliart, which outlines that mouth with a chrome ring, like silver lipstick on a fish. But the ralliart has a cool aluminum hood with an inset scoop for the turbocharger intercooler, and two functional vents that do resemble shark gills. The ralliart also has flared fenders that house low profile tires. They wrap around the rear edges of the car. The rear deck is quite short, and both the gts and ralliart have a spoiler wing that's so big it nearly fills up the trunk lid. It's not unattractive, but it is overkill. The gts has one chrome tailpipe, the ralliart two. the sportback body style has a properly discreet spoiler over the liftgate. Of all the 5-doors, namely mazda3 and subaru impreza, the ralliart's main rivals, the sportback has the best-looking lines. The sportback pulls off not looking boxy. Its silhouette is sharp and tidy, and the overall lines are really nice, unlike the more edgy impreza. It's very handsome in graphite gray pearl, and octane blue pearl catches the eye. But rotor glow metallic, a bright orangeish copper, is the prettiest color with the most creative name. Although we like phantom black too, even for $250 extra. as for the evo, the nose borders on brutish, with a deep spoiler that does double duty, shoving the onrushing air out of the way to keep the front tires firmly planted while forcing cooling air past a sporty looking mesh through the intercooler and radiator. Shark eye-like headlamps curl around the fenders in a stylistic optical illusion masking the longish front overhang. Functional, naca-like ducts in the hood, like the chin spoiler, serve dual purposes, vacuuming hot air out of the engine compartment, both cooling the powerplant and reducing front end lift. interiorthere's nothing not to like about the interior of the mitsubishi lancer. The steering wheel has one of the nicest leather wraps we've felt, and is the perfect size for sporty driving. The overall feel for the driver in the gts is just right. On the track they're terrific, however, so we liked having them on the evo. cubbies and console compartments are good and plentiful, including cupholders between the front seats and in the front door pockets. the dash design is graceful. The gts interior is trimmed in faux carbon fiber, stylish and cleanly done. The gauges are tasteful, white-on-black with silver rims.
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