Comments on: Mitsubishi Ralliart Lancer 2008 AIMS

By: haha

haha — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:12:44 +0000

haha robbo.. i agree, the new subarus look like kia’s

By: Robbo

Robbo — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:34:59 +0000

AWD, DSG, 2L turbo with 177kw….and you blokes are arguing about interior plastic…

Looks very nice to me – I’d buy one over a WRX which looks like some sort of horrendous Kia Rio abortion with a bonnet scoop.

By: Richo

Richo — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:20:16 +0000

Xris – you talk about wanting an “all rounder” and then you went and test drove an evo? Mate it doesn’t sound like you where ever in the market for an evo anyway…

By: Xris

Xris — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:37:33 +0000

GTRmon Says:
October 9th, 2008 at 12:12 pm

It’s been accused of being ‘plasticky’, something which I’ve never actually understood. What else are they meant to use? I don’t want the inside of my car to look like a Victorian dining room. I’ll stick with the plastic.

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GTRmon it’s not the use of plastic that is the problem. It’s the quality of the plastic which is poor. Like everythng else in life, there is plastic and then there is platic. Mitsubishi use a poor quality cheap plastic in all Lancer’s and yes that includes the EVO too. I test drove one the other day. Really tried hard to convince myself that the $60K odd drive away for one was justifiable. I couldnt do it. The interior is fit for a sub $20K car not $60K+. Even the leather used on the steering wheel is crap. Anyone with an unbiased opinion would come to the same conclusion after sitting in one. Sure it goes like the clappers around corners at light speed. But for me at the end of the day it’s got to be an all rounder and the interior or ugly cheepy dash just doesn’t cut it. Might be fine in a cheapy VRX but not in an EVO or even this Ralliart (not that a WRX is any better). Another I don’t understand is why they dont offer this car at a cheaper price point with a manual transmission? The semi auto is a $5K+ extra option on the base EVO, so I assume with a manual they could be selling this thing at around $37,500 RRP. At that price point it’s good value.

By: Joober

Joober — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:42:44 +0000

My gf has the Olympic edition (cut down from Aspire), and build quality is great, no rattles whatsoever unlike my Aurion, friend’s commodores and falcons or any aussie built car to that matter which rattles. I think the Japanese workers really do take time and care in its assemblies QA.

Though I agree its hard plastic, all round, but mind you its quality plastic not those ones found in the CE model lancers. but plastic is plastic, I prefer to have some soft spots that you find in the larger cars.

At the right price, the ralliart would be a good buy no doubt.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:42:46 +0000

Hmm… this car with the Aspire interior and minus spoiler for a couple K more would make it a pretty sweet package.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:41:05 +0000

I’ve had two Lancers. IMHO, they are well built but use cheap plastics – much like the other Jap small cars.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:37:45 +0000

$42.5k…hmmm looks a bit expensive next to the competition – especially since in doesn’t have the best scores in the reviews.

Have to see now that money is tight. Mitsubishi should have released this car last year

By: dazza76

dazza76 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:03:06 +0000

I had hopes for this, but looks way too similar to the VRX and other than the bonnet doesnt borrow enough of the EVO. Maybe if they added the EVO flared guards, would have mad eit look a little meaner. Would still rather the WRX, but im waiting until this time next year for the facelifted version.

By: milobob

milobob — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:09:37 +0000

yea, they need to differentiate it more from the VRX. Somehow. And yes, the interior is plastic… HARD plastic.. I don’t mind but some people prefer the softer squishy more luxo type of plastic… that does make the car feel more expensive. That said it is still well laid out.