Mitsubishi Lancer is a five passenger, front wheel drive compact car built on a state of the art unibody chassis, featuring RISE technology, and available in both four door and five door body styles. Noted for excellent handling, unexpected amenities, fuel efficiency and superior value, Lancer is offered in four distinct trim levels. Lancer DE sedan, is the well equipped base model, Lancer SE sedan, offers more features and is very sporty, Lancer GT sedan, is even more luxurious. Plus, both Lancer GTS, a sedan, and Lancer Sportback GTS, a hatchback, boast a larger engine and better performance, consistent with Lancer's World Rally Championship heritage.
Available Models
Lancer DE, Lancer SE and Lancer GT and Lancer GTS are four door sedans. Lancer Sportback GTS is a five door hatchback.
Optional Extra Cost Packages
ABS & Air Conditioning Package: available for DE
- Anti-lock brakes (ABS) with electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD)
- Manual air conditioning
- Power door locks
- Remote keyless entry
- Driver side power window auto-up function
- Floor mats
Sun & Sound Leather Package: available for GTS/Sportback GTS
- 650-Watt (max) Rockford-Fosgate® Punch® premium sound system with 9 speakers including a 10 inch dual voice subwoofer, custom 20 litre sub-enclosure, digital signal processor, speed compensated volume & equalization
- 6CD/MP3 in-dash changer
- Power glass sunroof with sunshade
- FAST keyless entry with panic alarm
- Leather front seating surfaces
Driveline Engineering
- Front wheel drive
- All models except GTS/Sportback GTS equipped with a 2.0 litre, DOHC, MIVEC, 16 valve, 4 cylinder engine producing 152 hp @ 6000 rpm and 146 lb-ft of torque @ 4250 rpm
- GTS/Sportback GTS – equipped with a 2.4 litre, DOHC, MIVEC, 16 valve, 4-cylinder engine producing 168 hp @ 6000 rpm and 167 lb-ft torque @ 4100 rpm
- Engine redline, both engines, 6500 rpm; recommended fuel regular unleaded
- Std transmission for all models; 5-speed manual
- DE/SE/GT – Opt transmission, CVT with INVEC-III
- GTS/Sportback GTS – Opt transmission, CVT with 6-step Sportronic® mode and steering wheel paddle shifters
Active Safety Systems: Chassis, Suspension & Brakes
- Unibody construction on RISE chassis
- Front suspension: MacPherson struts
- Rear suspension: advanced multilink with coil springs
- GTS/Sportback GTS – suspension sport tuned with heavy duty front and rear stabilizer bars and strut tower bar
- Front ventilated & rear solid disc brakes; GTS/Sportback GTS larger diameter
- SE/GT/GTS/Sportback GTS - Anti-lock brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Pkg on DE
- Power assisted rack and pinion steering, 3.16 turns lock to lock
Exterior Features
- SE/GT/GTS/Sportback GTS – Colour keyed, heated power side view mirrors, colour keyed door handles, front grill with chrome accent
- SE/GT – 5-spoke 16 inch alloy wheels and 205/60R16 tires, front and side air dams, fog lights, a rear spoiler, and a chrome exhaust tip
- GT – power glass sunroof; Pkg on GTS/Sportback GTS
- GTS/Sportback GTS – Front air dam, lower side air dam, rear spoiler, fog lights, sport tuned suspension, 10-spoke, 18 inch alloy wheels with 215/45R18 tires
Interior Features: Comfort and Convenience
- SE/GT – Manual air-conditioning; Pkg on DE
- GTS/Sportback GTS – Automatic air-condition climate control
- SE/GT – Urethane wrapped steering wheel with silver accent
- GTS/Sportback GTS – Leather wrapped steering wheel with silver accent
- DE/SE/GT – Urethane wrapped shift knob and parking brake
- GTS/Sportback GTS – Leather wrapped shift knob
- GTS/Sportback GTS – Urethane-wrapped parking brake with chrome button
- SE/GT – 6-way adjustable driver's seat
- GTS/Sportback GTS – 6-way adjustable sport bucket driver's seat
- DE/SE/GTS/Sportback – 140-watt CD/MP3 head unit with 4 speakers, digital signal processor and speed compensated volume and equalization control; GTS/Sportback GTS has 6 speakers
- GT/GTS/Sportback GTS – Sirius® satellite radio, six months complimentary service
- GT – 650-Watt (max) Rockford-Fosgate® Punch® premium sound system with 9 speakers including a 10 inch dual voice subwoofer, custom 20 litre sub enclosure, digital signal processor, speed compensated volume & equalization; Pkg on GTS/Sportback GTS
- GT – 6CD/MP3 in dash changer; Pkg on GTS/Sportback GTS
- SE/GT/GTS/Sportback GTS - Steering wheel mounted cruise control and audio control switches
- SE – Steering wheel Bluetooth® cell phone "ready" pre-wire switch (requires dealer installation of microphone and Bluetooth® cellular interface module)
- GT/GTS/Sportback GTS - Hands-free Bluetooth® cellular phone interface system with voice recognition microphone
- Power windows
- SE/GT/GTS/Sportback GTS – Power door locks; Pkg on DE
- SE/GT/GTS/Sportback GTS – 60:40 split folding high-back rear seat
- GTS Sportback – Dual height adjustable cargo floor
- SE/GT/GTS/Sportback GTS – Keyless entry with panic alarm feature; Pkg on DE
- GTS/Sportback GTS – Sportonic® steering wheel magnesium-alloy paddle shifters (CVT only)
- Multi-information LCD display (trip meter, odometer, outside temperature, average fuel consumption, driving distance to empty, service reminder, drive mode indicator, A/T position indicator, water temperature warning lamp and low fuel warning)
- Remote trunk and fuel lid release
Passive Safety & Security
- Unibody construction on RISE chassis
- Advanced dual stage front air bags with occupant seat position sensors
- Side impact head protection curtain airbags
- Front seat mounted side impact air bags
- Driver's knee air bag
- Three point seat belts and head restraints for all occupants
- Height adjustable front shoulder belts with pretensioner
- Child safety locks, rear doors
- LATCH system (lower anchor and tethers) for CRS
- Steel side guard door beams
- Anti-theft engine immobilizer
- SE/GT/GTS/Sportback GTS - Anti-theft security alarm system; Pkg on DE
- Front pedestrian impact crumple zones
- Tire pressure monitoring system
Other Standard Features
- Auto off headlights
- Side marker lamps
- green laminated windshield
- Front cup holders
- Tilt height adjustable steering column
- cabin & trunk lamps
- + more
Key: Acc – extra cost dealer installed accessory; Opt – extra cost stand alone option; Pkg – extra cost factory installed package; Std – standard equipment.
Source: Mitsubishi
