Mitsubishi Galant Fortis Ralliart in Japan
Those who pay attention to the automotive industry should know that the new Mitsubishi Lancer has grown so much in size that it is known as the Mitsubishi Galant Fortis in Japan, save for the Evolution version which is still called the Lancer Evolution X.
I was wondering if the warm Ralliart version will be called a Lancer or Galant Fortis, but now we know the answer as Mitsubishi Motors Japan has just announced the Mitsubishi Galant Fortis Ralliart. Read more about the Evo’s younger, less powerful but more affordable sibling after the jump.
The Galant Fortis Ralliart slashes the Evo X’s horsepower count down to 240 PS at 6,000rpm. Peak torque of 343Nm kicks in at 3,000rpm. Only the Twin Clutch SST is available, but its 5th and 6th gear ratios are different from the ratios in the Evo X’s Twin Clutch SST to optimize the highway speed gears for fuel economy rather than performance. Two shift modes are available – NORMAL or SPORT.
A full-time 4WD system remains featuring a helical front LSD, a mechanical rear LSD, an Active Center Differential which regulates the speed differential between front and rear wheels electronically to feed the optimal level of torque to each wheel, Active Stability Control which supresses wheel spin and sudden changes in vehicle behavior on slippery roads, and ABS brakes which can regulate the distribution of braking to each wheel. Brakes are 16 inch twin-pot brakes at the front, installed behind 18 inch alloy wheels wrapped with 215/45R18 tyres.
According to Mitsubishi, the Mitsubishi Galant Fortis Ralliart retails for 2,982,000 yen or about RM89,660 but this figure is excluding various costs like recycling surcharge, insurance, taxes (but inclusive of consumption tax) and registration costs. Not sure how much these additional costs are, but if anyone knows some light shed on this is appreciated.
PHOTO GALLERY: Mitsubishi Galant Fortis Ralliart
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July 13, 2008 @ 7:44 pm
sweet!
July 13, 2008 @ 8:45 pm
Another crazy car from Mitsubishi. I saw few of this (evo) on the road today on the highway, I move to side!
July 13, 2008 @ 8:58 pm
Great Stuff!
I wonder if it would be available here in ‘Boleh-land’
July 13, 2008 @ 9:02 pm
is a good car ! how about ours Lancer here? do you think is still worth to buy the lancer in malaysia? compare to civic vs altise vs mazda6. give me suggestion
July 13, 2008 @ 10:09 pm
so is this Galant Fortis better than Lancer GT?
and one more question: why the new Lancer in Taiwan is totally different exterior?
July 13, 2008 @ 10:15 pm
sewell, Mazda 6 is a D segment car and is even more expensive than Accord/Camry
July 13, 2008 @ 10:59 pm
Didn’t the Lancer used to be a C-segment car and the Galant a D-segment car? Now they have combined the two. Looks like they can’t afford to make more models.
July 14, 2008 @ 12:04 am
i’m guessing the price to be somewhere near the 160-200k price tag area.
considereing how the Evo X is priced at 200k onwards.
then again, they might not even bring it in.
July 14, 2008 @ 7:10 am
Same Ralliart lancer model, just with different name in its homeland.
July 14, 2008 @ 7:38 am
If you squint your eyes and look at the side view something says Alfa-BMW but then if I squint and look at one of my cousins something tells me ‘Neanderthal-Cro Magnon’. I didn’t have anything to say actually but I just wanted to post.
July 14, 2008 @ 7:50 am
This is aimed at the WRX, but is 240PS enough to have fun in this lancer? Topgear drove both the FQ360 and 300 a couple of weeks ago and although the 360 looks like a proper tarmac rally car, the 300 was dragging its feet (slower that a Impreza STi). It’s a heavy car compared to the Subaru
July 14, 2008 @ 12:58 pm
this is like getting a GTT than GTR, WRX than STi…
“almost there…but not quite”…thats my motto for these type of models…
my 2cents!
July 14, 2008 @ 6:39 pm
for the price in malaysia do you guys think is worth to get the GT? any Lancer owner here? please comment about the CVT gearbox, this look like underpower
July 14, 2008 @ 10:12 pm
nice car, but those upgrades are really just ralli art badges rite
July 15, 2008 @ 8:27 am
JULIANLEE2 said,
July 14, 2008 @ 10:12 pm
nice car, but those upgrades are really just ralli art badges rite
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Not this time around. The last Ralliart Oz edition drew serious flack for being a rim and badging upgrade.
This time however, there is a proper AWD and a turbo engine.
I assume you actually read the post?
July 15, 2008 @ 1:36 pm
I would seriously be tempted if the release the ralliart in the Sportback body…..
July 16, 2008 @ 12:00 pm
“for the price in malaysia do you guys think is worth to get the GT? any Lancer owner here? please comment about the CVT gearbox, this look like underpower”
hi, i’m a GT owner. yes you’re right, the CVT does feel sluggish in Drive mode. but then u have the Sports mode via the steering wheel pedal or gearbox. now with this ur RPM will scream! hehehh. so to save fuel, keep it in D mode for normal driving and Sports mode for spirited drive. if u go with this Ralliart version tho, the twin clutch SST is superb, of course the price will be doubled than the current GT and tripled if EvoX.
July 22, 2008 @ 12:09 pm
i am a lancer gt owner. the cvt feels sluggish but in fact it’s speeding fast. just that we do not get that gear change shock feeling, so it feels slow.
for more info, goto http://forum.lancerzone.com
September 2, 2008 @ 10:20 pm
this is a better ride from the Lancer GT-S but a bit less hardware from the Evo
i hope this car will be less then RM 200k if it want to fight the Impreza S-GT cause Lancer Ralliart as know as a same class as the Impreza WRX (S-GT) at the USA……. a man can hope does he? i rather buy this Ralliart then the more ‘kencing manis’, ‘asam jawas’ expensive Evo……