tek_koh SG Who got go? i went liao..the car really very nice, on display is about 5 different verison of the Lancer EX. No Evo X yet racequeens not very nice though..
n0x SG i looked into the showroom... remembering the claims of sporty, nice looking whatnot... then i saw the rear drum brakes.... again... i know.. i can hear u guys say rear drum brakes enough liaoz.... but if mistubushi is gonna make the lancer more upmarket... which i suspect it is...to play catch up to civic.... then this simply wun suffice
n0x SG erm.... actually no... drum brakes are cheaper to manufacture... but is harder and more expensive to maintain than disc brakes..... remember there was a time when they did a massive changing of drum brakes to disc brakes for mz3...
mujiland SG true. agreed anyway, i suspect the theory of drums r easier to maintain is an act of propoganda to lead the consumers to believe so, thus they can carry on shaving their cost by incorporating drums on their so called upmarket car. see the nissan slyphy (is that how they spelt it?) and the most shocking is.. SS1! goodness *sigh*
chech01 SG CVT is not so hot. But the 2.0 GT comes with 4 discs (the others are disc and drums). 2.0 GT also uses the paddle shift. So, if you hate the CVT you can try the paddle shift and think you are in a porsche or bmw. ;-) btw, i use to own the bmw 520i (before the current look) and is a dream car but the one i was given was a lemon and it was in and out of Kampong Arang. Lost 100K on that one. Swear not to be so wasteful and bought a Cefiro.
tomsss SG well actually i'm not too sure yet but what i know is, a CVT mated to a not-so-powerful engine really not a sporty combination. Hope the new Lancer's engine has enough punch to produce a good enough drive experience while being driven hard
nOrmalbOi SG i would hazard a guess that its the latter IMHO, the best auto trans that you can get @ the Lancer EX price range is probably the 5AT in the Civic FD. Personally not a big fan of CVTs just yet.
drumstick SG Have seen the cars. The paddel shifter is also available on the sport version. EX series 1.5 AT & MT Sports series 1.5 AT & MT 2.0 AT & MT GT series 2.0 CVT & MT Dunno whether the SE got hao siao or not. He says sports series 2.0 is only 146bhp but 2.0 GT is 155bhp. But sianzzz... the sun roof is optional & need to top up $$ For the 2.0 GT cvt around $80k still ok lar..with the package it have. Such as rockford 7pc system, 18", 4 disc brakes, high spoiler ( Its damn short ), full leather uphoist and body kits and HID. So far feedback is that the low end is below satisfaction but once hit to mid, it can really move. Next week maybe go test drive le.. test liao den say ba.
SMRT2007 SG I would like to correct some errors. The 1.5 and 2.0 Elegance and Sports is only available with an automatic gearbox.Only the GT variant is available in both auto and manual. The 2.0 Sports variant comes with 155bhp not 146bhp. Hope this will help to clarify.Thank you.
wrx_sti_22b SG The 2.0i GT does not cost $80K… depending on wat kind of package, finance, whether the salesman gives you discount, or the car you trade in for… some ppl signed the papers, getting their car end of this mth, at $76K, some even at $74K.
T.Ryousuke SG Just tested this morning at Ubi, the exhurst noise can be heard. but the power is ok for a 1.5L car although it's 1.26 ton, it's not a CVT gear box for 1.5, it's only the 2L one.
