Lancer MIVEC in '04

GB · Post by GB » Thu Dec 11, 2003 11:31 am

I know new car release schedules need to be taken with a grain (OK maybe a few grains) of salt but this certianly caught my eye.

In the release schedule (for 2004) in the current issue of Motor Mag it reads:

" Mitisubishi Lancer MIVEC: 140kw mill to bridge the EVO gap"

Now - the Lancer range being 4 potters does this mean a four potter with MIVEC technology for 140kw???????? Considering the current Lancers are around 92kw that's a huge jump!

interesting?

Post by **smorison** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 11:38 am

GB where'd you find that?

GB · Post by GB » Thu Dec 11, 2003 11:47 am

it's in the Jan '04 edition of Motor Mag (has a yellow EVO on the cover)
in the section "Performance Car Pipeline".

GB · Post by GB » Thu Dec 11, 2003 1:50 pm

Actually read the magazine properly and just not turning to
the good bits and found another article about it.

Turns out it will be a Ralliart jobie this time with 120kw. How it manages to gain 20kw in 120 odd pages is a bit of a mystery but??? To be
released around July next year.

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 2:15 pm

Yeah just brough the mag, hmmmm funny how Mitsubishi OZ finally catch up after 10yrs of the first Mivec Lancer, & 15yrs of the first Vitec Civic

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 2:30 pm

GB wrote:Now - the Lancer range being 4 potters does this mean a four potter with MIVEC technology for 140kw???????? Considering the current Lancers are around 92kw that's a huge jump!

interesting?

MIVEC Lancers / Mirages (aka Colt) have been around for god knows how many years already, but we just never got them in the Oz market...

the last time i heard of a MIVEC Lancer, it pumps 129kw from a 1.6 (CE-series VRX and Cyborg-R).

i think they also have higher compression ratio than the FTO therefore being so highly tuned they require 98-RON fuel (at least) to run. they also redline at 7500rpm and being a 1.6, it's not really gutsy from the low end of the RPM scale... guess you could call it a typical rev-happy little' ripper...

...but damn, 140kw from an NA 4-cyl with less than 2000cc is something not to be sneezed at!

scracy · Post by **scracy** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 6:39 pm

I wish mitsubishi would release the Gdi (gasoline direct inject) engines here!!!!!!

Imagine Mivec+Gdi+Turbo! hmmmm now ya talking.

WILL · Post by **WILL** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 9:05 pm

They should bring the tarmac!

wildfaye · Post by **wildfaye** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 9:40 pm

scracy wrote:I wish mitsubishi would release the Gdi (gasoline direct inject) engines here!!!!!! Imagine Mivec+Gdi+Turbo! hmmmm now ya talking.

we have plenty of GDI Galants, lancers and Spacewagons here in Singapore. but many owners have complained of idling problems, combustion problems etc...

Hence i feel that the GDI is not as good as it seems, Japan is also withdrawing the GDI technology...

Sam

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 10:20 pm

There has been quite a lot of talk about a midrange lancer for a while. Drive mag in the AGE often mentioned them about 6 months ago. They were wanting to partner up with ralliart again and produce either a turbo lancer to compete with the WRX - a bit like GSR i guess but not at the EVO 6 price or a mivec version.

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 10:31 pm

yeah the Tarmac would be awesome!

:D

i still don't understand why they pulled out of the pocket rocket 4WD market after the success of their CC-Lancer GSR...

a mid-range Lancer would be a good move to reinstate some spark into the Mitsi image, esp in Oz... they can't fool us with their VRX as 'the sh*t', i mean who are they kidding..??

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 10:48 pm

the funniest things is i've actually seen a 6A12 (non-mivec) 4 door CE lancer before, so why we haven't got them in OZ is a real mystery, cause it will fit perfect as a med range lancer.

mrfto · Post by **mrfto** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 12:49 pm

hi,

Emailed Mitsubishi Australia and they told me that there won't be a Lancer with a Mivec coming in 2004.

Mario

FTO AUSTRALIA

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