2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS 2.4 Test Drive
Mitsubishi has returned from the dead letter pile of automotive sales and is once again selling sufficient cars to not only save face but also to make money. The Lancer, in its civilian form, is one of the reasons. Available in three trim levels—DE, ES, and GTS—the Lancer provides attractive transportation and, in the GTS version we drove recently in Arizona, enough fun to keep you smiling on your daily commute.
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Kareem Sultan
Here's some in-car footage of one of these on a track with a pro driver as well as another video of one almost being put into a guard rail.
http://blog.racedv.com/2008/02/mitsubishi-evo-x-in-car-video.html
Ducati Minor
I just love this car. All the praise goes to the Evo (understandably), but the GTS is more along my lines, as I have no way to push an Evo to its limits (or have $36,000 to spend on one). The Lancer GTS ranks No. 1 in my cheap car wish list. Compared to the Focus SES and Astra XR, the 6 spd. CVT is smooth and the 2.4 inline-four is buff. The cabin is spacious, and the interior is on par with what you'd find in a high-trim Honda Civic.
It's a shame the one I priced came to $23,000. That's about $2,000 over the Saturn and $5,000 over the Focus. A good car just out of my reach. But it's worth every cent. A fine economy sedan, with just a touch of sportiness.
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