Comments on: Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback 2008 AIMS

By: Jono

Jono — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:47:23 +0000

The hatch just isn’t what we’re used to in a lancer, I agree the back looks a bit cheap, but I must say that when the new sedan came out and I saw it on the road, i was like “someone stuffed that up”.
Its like as if they’re trying to imitate the design of other successfully designed cars but forgot that the lancer of the 90′s era had a unique design that made it an attractive car.
In this car I can see gtr bonnet, audi grill, a messed up alfa rear(sedan) and a holden viva rear.
The car isnt bad for its price, but still, it could have been a lot better on the design side. It’s still worth considering when you look at the competition.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:16:41 +0000

wheelnut,
what im saying is that with peugeot, the convertibles look better than the hatches.

usually it is the other way around.
im not a fan of the look of peugeot hatches, but i reckon their convertibles look good.

with every other manufacturer i can think of, its the other way around in that their hatches look good, but their convertibles look awkward

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:28:51 +0000

I admit Andrew there are a few exceptions such as Peugeot whose hatches and convertibles both look good because the 207 or 307 hatch is solely designed to be a hatch and the 207 or 307 cabriolet-convertible is solely designed to be a cabriolet-convertible..

They didn’t just simply cut the roof off of their cars with a gas axe which is what makes most other convertibles such as the Porsche Boxster look stupid or wrong.

Another good lookng convertible is the [very rare] Preston it has a really curvaceous body which looks even better with her top off.. great interior sounds awesome and she handles well in the wet

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:25:44 +0000

wheelnut,
the odd one is peugeot.

in hatch they all look awkward, but the convertables dont for some reason.

peugeot is the only manufacturer where their convertables look better

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:39:32 +0000

Although car design is a tricky area…
some cars look good as sedans but crap as hatchbacks [as in this case]; some look good as utes but not as wagons; and vice versa….then of course there are cars which look awesome as sports coupes but [all of them] look shocking as convertibles

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:36:13 +0000

Looks like Subaru may have sacked the guy who f–ked up the design of the current Impreza…. and he got a job at Mitsubishi where he has ruined the awesome looking Lancer -designed by Aussie Adrian Arcidipane

By: Ben Larden

Ben Larden — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:48:18 +0000

Ugly as FKN sin! Makes the Impreza looks awesome.

By: BOSSCR

BOSSCR — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:03:58 +0000

This hatch looks as bad as the Impreza sedan. The Lancer sedan is one of the best looking small cars on the market, the arse end of this doesnt gel…. Equally, the Imprza hatch looks a lot better than the sedan. I guess you cant get both right, Focus is another “lesser” example where the hatch is a looker, but the sedan doesnt look right.

By: Adam (aka Mada)

Adam (aka Mada) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:33:12 +0000

A pity the exterior looks don’t translate inot a class leading vehicle.

By: Twilight

Twilight — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:01:12 +0000

i love the lancer sedan! and i hated the hatch when i saw the euro version and that ridiculously large obnoxious rear foglamp (in bright red) smacked right in the middle of the rear bumper!

however, that was my only dislike, and it’s great to see theyve removed it from the AU spec one (even though there is a painyed plastic square where it would usually be)

good work Mitsu! i’d take a manual VR-X in blue with a sunroof tomorro if i could! =]