RIP Lancer 1973-2017

As a name badge for Renault imports, and a design testbed for Nissan.

Why were they discontinued?

I was at home browsing Veeky Forums when OP "lancer is kill"
"no"

They weren't selling enough probably. Mitsubishi is actually a really poor company that's had to sell itself to survive

Mitsubishi couldn't/refused to keep up with its competition.The compact 4-door market is contentious and Mitsubishi dragged their feet in keeping the Lancer fresh.
And Lancer Evolution sales can't buoy the entire model.

WHY GOD WHY

>Mitsubishi's entire lineup now consists of crossovers and econoboxes
>WRX v EVO is over forever
>you will never experience the Evo VII release hype ever again
We live in the wrong timeline. Goodnight sweet prince.

Mitsu is a sad pathetic mess. Look at their concepts for production cars
mitsubishicars.com/who-we-are/concept-cars
>6 SUV's
>a SUV with a flatbad on the rear parading as a truck
>a hothatch

Mitsubishi won 12 Dakar rallies, more than any other manufacturer. And now look at them.

This doesn't make me laugh,

It just makes me sad.

no tears, they haven't done anything interesting with it in a decade and continually get rekt by wrx

Just what exactly happened to Mitsubishi? Back when I was in high school, circa 2000, they had a pretty good reputation and you actually saw their cars on the road. I can't recall the last time I saw a Mitsubishi.

FEAR NO EVO

Having an "arch rival" car was fun though :(

>tfw no evo space wagon

2000 is when they forever ruined the Eclipse. That might be the beginning of their long slow descent, at least in North America IMHO

At least it will die staying pure, unlike its rival.

isnt it becauseof that one promo where everyone leased but couldnt pay so they had all these used vehicles and noone to sell too

In my BRZ the "arch rival" car is a Corolla, or any other shitbox that will be faster than me if I don't shift and launch perfectly. feels bad man.

my mom and uncle both drove mitsubishi lancers. A bit sad there are no old RWD lancers alive I can get

Literally why I sold mine. "Sports car" my ass when a Corolla full of children + groceries can smoke me at a stop light.

>inb4 muh corners

How come?

youtube.com/watch?v=MPfxtJ8SQgk
>tfw rivalry turns fatal

youtube.com/watch?v=3HZNRAgDOmg

I should get an evo in honor of its departure also to fuck with the subarus

what you need is the evo cyborg
ultimatecarpage.com/spec/1538/Mitsubishi-Colt-SR-4X.html

Mitsu has no money.
They've always been outspent by STI.

This is the American opinion.
Over in bongland the evo has always been considered the better car.

fear not the last year of production has a 4g63
no 4g32 to get in the way

Mirage coupe evo 5 conversion is sexier.

posting rare Mitsubishi

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lol wut? X ring a bell?

this has comfy seats

>the shape of the headlights create a deep and sophisticated design aethic

Lancer X is fine

someone post the monte carlo galant vr4 im too lazy

How is the X (((unpure)))?

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what the FUCK

The bed is the perfect size for you to sit in while Jerome fucks your wife in the cabin.

>alright guys we need a new concept SUV
>how about we make a Nissan Murano
>*hits Ralliart-branded bong*
>but make the beltline even higher and graft on the ass of a Honda Ridgeline

This seriously looks like a really bad photoshop.

Looks like a Lexus with Down syndrome. Truly hideous.

Pretty sure it's been on life support for a long time now.

>Mitsubishi EVO is kill
>Subaru WRX STi sedan is kill and replaced by SUV in 2019
>GT86 is forever slow

dark times ahead, only Honda remains

Nissan hasn't unveiled the Z35 yet... But even though I'm scum, I'm not holding my hopes high.
The Supra's around the corner, though I'm not sure of the BMW drivetrain.

What's Honda got anyway?

I don't see a problem with this. The evo is the only thing worth buying to roll out of mitsubishi factories in the last 20 years, and since it has been gone the lancer has just been what it always was outside of its special variants; a truly awful shitbox

>only Honda remains
>with a turbo Civic that weighs twice what the original weighed and looks like something you'd find in an abortion clinic's medical waste bin

What the fuck

Mitsubishi deserves to die for this

Bump in memory of.

Mazda?

It fucking sucks

You have
>Focus
>Civic
>Korean companies
>Golf
>Corolla

All making significantly better cars in the segment

>yfw fucking Korea is doing more to keep fun cars alive than any other company
Not that I'm saying the Genesis is a godmachine everything killer, but at least they are putting forward some sort of effort

>Mitsubishi USA lineup now is just crossovers and Mirage shitbox

That STi Crosstrek is a limited production factory rice package, nothing more. It doesn't even have an engine upgrade over the anemic 148hp turd that the regular one has. It's not replacing anything.

Don't forget the i-MiEV

>Crossovers, a shitbox, and an electric shitbox.

How exciting

Yeah I don't understand, where the fuck is the Montero/Pajero??? Why doesn't the US get it?

Reminder Ford won

I remember when all Ford had to offer was the faggy Escort ZX2, times sure have changed.

F

A new dawn of Jap supercars awaits (LFA, NSX, GT-R, RX9, Supra), but the era of budget sporty cars is over.

They would if they stopped at IX
Lancer died in 2007 when X started

>the multimillion dollar facility hyundai build at the ring to try and stay competitive
>they're acknowledging their shortcomings and are trying to improve them
>actually truing to build performance engines now instead of shitting out econobox after econobox
I don't expect much from them but I respect their efforts.

only thing I can say against their older cars is that the engines are a bit rough and don't make much power
also them looks -not that I care

I used to have a first gen coupé
good grip and tip top ride comfort
also a really nice stereo

and now the AMG one

>saving pixelcars in .jpg format

don't do this

Before I had my SW20 I used to drive my mom's '09 110HP base Lancer. I thought it was fine, especially in corners. It didn't understeer at all, it actually slightly oversteered if you drove it over the limit. I'd definitely take it over a Corolla or a Focus any day of the year.

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I had an '03 LS. It was little more than an econobox by that point but it was reliable and comfortable enough. The interior trim at that time was up to par with the other Jap econoboxes of the era. I think that was the last Lancer generation that they actually tried to compete with the other brands. Good car.

>ride comfort
They definitely got that down but I can't say the same for the stereo. Mine went out in less than a year. I always liked the Tiburon but the fact that it's FWD is a big turnoff.
I'm not sure what you mean.