2015 Mitsubishi Lancer ES Sport Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- The Mitsubishi Lancer is now eight years old, which doesn’t put it quite in Land Rover Defender territory, though it is long in the tooth for a popular model.
Today we’ve got the current base model, the ES Sport. As a manual it’s available from just $18,990, while this CVT with metallic paint costs about $21,500, making it one of the cheapest small autos from a mainstream brand.
The look is much the same as it was pre-GFC, though these black alloys are a nice touch for the price.
There’s 400 litres of boot space, which is a little disappointing, given it’s 50 litres smaller than that of the Mirage sedan.
Fortunately, the rear seats fold down 60:40 if you need to lug around big things or just more stuff.
In their upright position the back seats pretty comfortable things. There are no air vents back here, but the centre armrest makes it pretty cosy for two.
The Lancer is pretty basic up front and plenty at the CarAdvice office have taken a stab at it. I actually don’t mind it though. Yes it’s simple, but it’s very user-friendly.
That is, after you’ve paired your phone via the voice-controlled Bluetooth system, which is one of the most convoluted on the market. The pain is temporary though, because after the first time it cleverly remembers you and hooks straight up automatically.
It is showing its age, however. There’s no reverse-view camera or rear sensors, no touchscreen, and no reach adjustment on the steering wheel.
There’s great visibility in here though thanks to the big windows and small.
The 2.0-litre engine is coarse and grainy, but it pulls really confidently, there’s plenty of punch down low and even on the highway it responds effortlessly when you pull out to overtake
The CVT is a pretty smooth and capable thing, though it can take a second to react to firm presses of the accelerator pedal, and occasionally shunts after you hit the throttle.
The ride lacks the sophistication of its more modern rivals. It falls heavily and loudly into holes and road joins and jitters over ripply surfaces.
Mitsubishi sweetens the deal with a five-year/100,000km warranty, and cheap servicing that will cost you just over $1000 for the first four years or 60,000km. You also get five years of roadside assistance if you service it at a Mitsubishi dealership.
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Mitsubishi permanently make the deference by its reliable vehicles...finally and after driving the most of its competitors , i can say lancer is a great car and consider the best ...
Nope a Mazda 3 drives better and a Corolla is just as reliable if not even more. Both have managed to make a modern version, Mitsubishi is stuck in 2008
My 2012 Lancer has completed 500,000 kms without a single break down...Mechanics baffle each time I take it for servicing...
Best design even its 2020
I've just gotten one of these. A great car! I test drove all the competitors it has and found it every bit as good as the others, but cheaper and in my opinion looks better than any of the others with the sports pack on it. Yes it doesn't have all the fancy stuff that the others have but it still sat at the top of the list for me after testing all of its competitors.
Is it fuel economy?
Thankyou for the commentary Mose Schrute.
😂
I just brought a 10 year old lancer gs4, yes it’s abit loud with road noise and the cvt gearbox it’s also quite a firm ride because of the stiff suspension, I find my previous Honda Civic which is 18yrs old more comfortable in terms of ride and handle but the Mitsubishi looks much better and the saloon is very rare in the uk 🇬🇧
my lancer has a touch screen and back up cam plus sensors
i like the cave guy
in response to his very last statement: it is faaaaaarrr ahead of those cars he mentioned in terms of looks. I was willing to sacrifice a little bit of performance and fuel efficiency to get a decent looking car. I don't think I sacrificed to much in the performance category, it's quick enough for me. But fuel efficiency is the one tally in the con column.
i like this car
Thank you for this review. The car is a little different where I live but Thank you
Chewbacca found planet earth and decided to learn English and do car reviews
Love that hair, erm I mean car.
I got manual & atuo in 1
is this car a awd drive pls tell im im going to purchase one
+Ethan - the only AWD Lancer is the Evo.
ohh no so I just bought a fwd lol
+CarAdvice.com no its not. Most of the cvts come with awc. Get your shit together before you make these videos
In Australia only the Ralliart and EVO came with awd, each with NO cvts.
You don't need AWD in Australia.
The look of this lancer is better than mazda 6 honda accord and toyota camry
Keep dreaming 🤣
This is how non car guys think it's fast!
Can anyone give me recommendations on buying a 2013 vrx vs 2014 es sport,
I understand the older vrx is slightly more premium, has the 2.4l engine over the 2.0 but wondering if the vrx extra power is worth it and what would be the better buy?
Lets buy a evo 10 ;)
Like the goku hairdo ;0l
+derickj1976 We've been 'saiyan' that to Tim for years ;)
+CarAdvice.com.au make it blonde and you will be Super Saiyan :)
How is the lancer 8 years old if it was introduced in the early 70s? haha
Michael I think he means the current styling is 8 years old
Rather spend the extra few grand for a Impreza. This cars interior looks incredibly dated
An even more dated car. Mazda3 or VW Golf??
Evo x
Replica??????
nope, evo is a highly tuned version of this
It's a MitsubiSHIT 😉 .
For 21k you can buy a evo
where lmao
I think I just found jesus...