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- Newnan, GA
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2012 mitsubishi lancer review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. The lancer sports a tidy, sleekish shape with a bold and distinctive shark mouth. Its interior is clean, seating is comfortable, instrumentation is blessedly simple. good engines give it good value, with its base model bringing 26/34 miles per gallon city/highway, according to the epa. Seven airbags, including one for the driver's knee, help make it safe, in addition to anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control, and the mandated tire pressure monitor. Lancer was last redesigned for the 2008 model year. the 2012 lancer se is a new model. It uses mitsubishi's all-wheel drive system called awc (all-wheel control), with the proven 2. 4-liter engine making 168 horsepower. Ready for the snow belt, the lancer se comes with heated seats and mirrors. the base lancer de is not bare bones, with its power doors and windows, keyless entry and auto halogen headlamps, but it lacks air conditioning, folding rear seat, and cruise control. For 2012, lancer es gets new interior fabric and instrument panel trim. The lancer es sportback is a smooth-looking 5-door. It uses mitsubishi's excellent 2. 4-liter engine, a gem of a powerplant, coupled with a sweet 5-speed gearbox or 6-step cvt (continuously variable transmission) with paddle shifters that's rated 23/30 mpg. We got good seat time in a lancer sportback gt 5-speed with front air dam and rear spoiler, looking sleek in graphite gray pearl and 10-spoke alloy wheels. Lancer gt is compelling for its good looks, enjoyable driving characteristics and fuel economy. The 2012 lancer ralliart is available only as a sedan, with flared fenders, hood scoop, vents like shark gills, optional recaro seats. The sharkmouth gets a chrome ring that shines it up to make it look more like silver lipstick on a largemouth bass. the lancer evolution, or evo, pumps out 291 horsepower. Sedan only, with 5-speed evolution gsr model, or with 6-speed twin-clutch evolution 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 16,995) comes with a 5-speed gearbox, and es sportback 18,395) comes with a 6-step cvt with paddle shifters. Standard equipment includes premium fabric upholstery, air conditioning, cruise control with steering wheel-mounted controls, power door locks with keyless remote, 16-inch 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. The sport aero package 850), rear lip spoiler 290) and sport accent 295) give it an evo look. lancer se 20,195) is the new model for 2012. It uses mitsubishi's all-wheel drive system called awc (all-wheel control), with the proven 2. 4-liter engine making 168 horsepower. Only the cvt comes with the sportback. A 140-watt 6-speaker sound system is standard, along with sport bucket seats. The sport-tuned suspension is tied to 18-inch alloy wheels. lancer ralliart 27,995), sedan only, gets a 237-hp 2. 0-liter intercooled turbocharged engine, while its suspension and brakes are upgraded from the gts. 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 34,495) with 5-speed gearbox or the mr 37,695) 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). Available all-wheel control enhances safety in slippery conditions. The body-colored front bumper perfectly splits it up and minimizes its extreme. Angular headlamps top off the look with exoticism. the gt used to be cleaner than the ralliart, which outlines the grille with a chrome ring, like silver lipstick on a fish. But in 2012 the gt gets the ralliart grille. Although not the ralliart's 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. Its 18-inch alloy wheels are a new design for 2012, and, to us at least, aren't as pretty as the previous 10-spoke wagon-wheel wheels. the angular taillamps have that same exotic-eyes look as the headlights, wrapping around the edges of the car. The rear deck is quite short, and clean on the es and se sedans; while the gt 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 gt has one chrome tailpipe, the ralliart two. the sportback body style has a properly discreet spoiler over the liftgate. Among the lancer's 5-door rivals, namely mazda3, subaru impreza, and vw golf, the sportback has the best and least boxy lines. Its silhouette is sharp and tidy, and the overall lines are sweet, maybe less edgy. It looks good in graphite gray pearl, and octane blue pearl catches the eye. 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 black mesh into the intercooler and radiator. Shark headlamps curl around the fenders in a stylistic optical illusion masking the longish front overhang. Ducts in the hood serve dual purposes (like the chin spoiler), vacuuming hot air out of the engine compartment to cool the engine and reducing lift. interiorthere's nothing not to like about the interior of the mitsubishi lancer, starting with the upholstery and trim that are new for 2012. The overall feel for the driver in each model is just right. Same can be said on a smaller scale about the more pedestrian seats in the lancer se.
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