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A new facelift for the Mitsubishi Lancer is scheduled to be released sometime this week and as a teaser, Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia have posted a teaser image on the frontpage of their website. The teaser reveals the new Lancer through a moving shroud but I’ve managed to piece together the whole car so you can have a clearer view.
The Lancer sedan has a new front end with a cleaner front bumper, somewhat like the cleaner look that the Lancer Evolution’s bumper has. If you think it looks familiar, it’s basically the same bumper that can be found on the 5-door Lancer Sportback.
The original Lancer bumper put more prominence on the bumper area that flows between the upper grille and lower grille. Given that so many people just loves to paint the center piece black to emulate the Evolution’s style, Mitsubishi seems to have done this for them from the factory. The look is complete with a trim piece surrounding the grille as a whole, top to bottom.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
hatchback?
laa..ingatkan dah nak jadi waja dah….
sedan with hatchback bumper
Mitsubishi has really bastardized the Evo look. I hate that they took the front fascia and paste it all over their models.
@Analyzer the worst so far has been the Colt.
http://paultan.org/archives/2008/10/03/2009-mitsu…
cars already in the country, stuck at kastam port, should be out soon, also new are blackened headlamps and smoked tailights and extra aux input for the HU
An Audi wannabe…
what can i say…nice sport sedan car.
…..and I wonder how the Proton version would look like…. its nice though..
is this a trend that car maker going into sportsback design? looks odd and looks like a wagon/estate.
Very Euro looking in design , hope they up the specs for the MY market otherwise it will be another all show and no go tin can.
im looking fwd for the hatchback version here in msia. hopefully it can compete with focus,mazda 3 and new hyundai i30. lancer is a nice car..but sadly my dad is 50+ yrs old..he sed lancer is suitable for young ppl..haha i've to buy it myself la. aduh~ *owh maybe mitsu msia can introduce white as a new colour for lancer..it should be nice..look at white triton..reminds me of storm trooper.
Paul,
How come have 2 indentical ID "Tikus".Which I didn't comment on the first "hatchback".Please clear this up. Thanks.
Real tikus.
They should name it Mitsubishi Lancer 'Elite' because of its new front bumper.
any idea will the price goes up? Thanks.
as said the new WAJA will be based on the LENCER…. kind of step back to buy LENCER now as the WAJA should look like twin with less price.
i definately will buy 1 If i can affort it..
guys…its not gonna be sportback! its a sedan with new facelift – like the current sportback which not in m'sian market! read carefully, tikus, windtunnelcar, theanswer!
good looking car just got better look, hehez….
but why not change the wheels too? kinda bored already….
i really wanna see plenty of mitsus around….defintely sick of seeing T and H.
heck, i wanna see more of suzuki although lately there's a whole lotta suzuki (sx4/swift/sedan) out and about!
i want the sportback instead… because can't afford impreza
aiyooo..
new facelift aa…just got this car last month…booking since March 2009..now facelift…and looks better…
but i heard got price increment too…how much aa ?..if alot then i'm ok laa…save alot..:)..if not alot..then …wa manyak lugi ooo…
did they bring this hatch to our shore Paul? not the grey ones laa..
How amazing that I remember seen this car beginning of the year? What happen then, wasn't this launch back then?
Always liked the new Mitsu Lancer look and this new facelift is even better in my opinion as the front fascia is much more smooth and subtle. Since I'm looking for a family sedan in the near future, would love to have this in my porch but the asthmatic powertrain is somehow a downturn. Yep! Hoping that Mitsu will solve this problem and I bet they'll have a winner in the 2 liter range sedan market. If not, I'll just have to look at other brands.
Also, agree with Analyzer in the Mitsu issue about slapping most of it's model with the same front fascia…
I really wouldn't buy it…why pay more than 100k and put it together with Proton since it will be a new Waja soon….
ermm..wallstreet..
i think the waja lancer only will be fitted with much smaller engine..
maybe 1.6..
i think new waja should go for 1.8 & 2.0. let the persona maintain the 1.6.
As for this lancer, it looks better for me but my preference is still on civic 2.0 or mazda3 with additional 6K.
Dear All,
anybody know how long msian version evo reach 0-100kmh in second? seem like we always served with downgraded car…compare with UK version and u'll know…funny things is, our car maker, including japanese not transparent enough to tell us in their official web…!!! WTF..!!! (pls enlighten me..)
nothing done on the engine performance dept?
The engineers are getting lazy perhaps? and decided to slap some cosmetic stuff instead…
wat lah…they are following the footsteps of Imprezza by going hatchback. D previous 1 surely looks better! mayb the waja replacement will be very soon coz they have to get d old 1 out 1st before rebadging it. if not present mitsu lancer owners will be fuming!
waja Neo = Mitsu SiLancer…
@Paul
OMG, somehow, I missed the new Colt. Kinda seems like the designers of Mitsubishi are going the way of the BMW designers, the signature kidney grills. Only difference is, the kidney grills are signature BMW. Mitsubishi just got lazy with the design and stuck to one that works. The Evo has suffered because of this.
Some leak info for you guys..
There will be only 3 choices of colour…
hatchback ar.. WTF, named it so nice "sportback". really disappointed me. imaging how ugly an evo with hatchback looks.
Just went to the showroom last weekend. SA says price increase by only 1K!!!
Bolehla…….. Menarik jugak…….
black headlight and projector look stunning in whiteeeeee!!
exo x headlight sweet
I Still prefer the sedan….
sorry please remove my comment just now.
look at the spoiler. it's totally different.
brera wanna be?
not bad, cleaner looking.
Will it come with white color in M'sia?
Booked this car since end of May, was about to get the black one when stock arrived in June. But luckily my salesman was good enough to notify me the new colour and facelift..so I waited until now…guess I am gonna be one of the first to drive the new version…cant wait really….
But Paul, do you know if the head light is 'projector' type – the picture you posted has an Adaptive Front Light…if yes then would be good
I actually just cancelled booking of second hand 2008 lancer GT after seeing the teaser on mitsubishi website last night. Thanks Paul for showing the full image. Definitely this car has killer look.
Can anybody provide specification on this car? For extra 1K i guess it may not be face lift only.
I heard that Waja going to launch Lancer lookalike. Remember our Wira (also a Lancer lookalike)? U can bet yr last dollar that the feeling and driving a Proton will not be the same as Mitsubishi, no matter what upgrade you've done.
@Hanafiah: I never mentioned anything about the spoiler. What I am saying is the Lancer SEDAN now uses the Lancer Sportback's front bumper and grille. It doesn't mean we're getting the Sportback.
Mitsu's taking the cheap route because they haven't got any money. The Japanese financial press has reported that they are discontinuing the Grandis after cancelling the replacement and word from Japan's supplier network is that the Colt replacement is being canned as well.
When the last employee at Mitsubishi leaves will they please turn out the lights?
Is it only me or all those stuck on enhancements really makes the car looks "El Cheapo". Come on Mitsu. You can do a better job. Looks like skirtings and spoilers being outsourced to a cottage industry. Wonder of the material itself. Are they add ons or factory fitted. Most bodykits offered by dealers in Malaysia are outsourced, color will be different from the body and will start to fade away/peeling off after a year. Better buy a standard body and save money.
Aeroback ?
To Mitsubishi! Bring the manual version to bolehland,i'm sure the sales will go up liked hell.
It does look better with the cleaner look. But I can't help to feel this car is inferior with the launch of the recent Mazda3… M3 rocks!
Checked the reviews made on this car on other sites, they're not as impressive as the big brother Evo especially on performance side.
I mean why the disparity? shouldn' t it share some of the Evo's performance ability since they came from the same genes.
burok la…sedan better.
the white colour new lancer obviously turn heads, lot of heads..
prefer this better than the civic 2.0, Mazda 3 and the altis. Looks more devilish than the rest, that is how its suppose to be, but i noticed that many car makers now a days are copying the Audi look. kering otak i guess..
there's something off about this car.. but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe cos it's number two to all models.. Looks, 1. Mazda 3, 2. Lancer. Power, 1. Civic, 2. Lancer. Comfort, 1. Altis 2. Lancer. Get my drift? Somehow Lancer can be the overall winner without being the number one for anything… Am I making sense to you guys?
3 colors?
so what its gonna be? red + white + black? or silver + white + black? or other new colors? can't imagine a purple or bright green lancer, haha
i think should leave the red for evo model…
looks is very very subjective….
power, i agree civic has slight advantage, but somehow lancer fans wont favour for the "smoothness" of civic's transmission….
and comfort = altis? definitely a big NO from me…..
I tot it comes with paddle shift… so still can shift 'manually'?
still like the sedan one….
I like this sportback better than the sedan lancer.
When do you guys think the waja lancer will come out?
buy this one you got both caldina n stream look! back look like caldina, front look like stream, but i loike it. really subjective kind of car… huhuhu
guys, this is not sportback edition! Only the front bumper looks like sportback. Its still a sedan.
I got a reply fm mitsubishi motors that the car will be officially available in dealer showroom on 31/7/09. 2 more days to go!!!
Look no.1 is Mazda3? How many of you like the wide grin bumper of it (though the rear design is superb)? Altis for comfort? I am 1.83m and for me Altis is really small (my Wira is more spacious leh).
front view is damn hell nice,holla mitsubishi..
Guys, I just booked my lancer GT facelifted limited edition (white) which only 10 units available in Malaysia, 1 unit for Johor. It cost me extra RM1,500 only. So anybody spot lancer GT with standard18"alloy rim in gunmetal colour in JB, its mine!
A beautiful pet!
White is so 2008…
Mr Zhang go n buy this cheap car that u soo damn like….
p/s If ur lancer gt soo fast go find an alfas…..see how ur cheap plastic can fly or not….
Kenaper takder sunroof? Dashboard juga nampak macam terlalu simple. Jauh sangat ketinggalan dengan pesaing terdekat (tak payah mention lah ye).