Mitsubishi Outlander: Ride Quality & Noise
When you're not having fun tossing this car around, you're really not having fun. The ride is harsher than an all-wheel-drive Lancer we tested without the sports suspension; rough roads jostle the GT, and the suspension thwacks unpleasantly over bumps.
Not helping the rough ride and ugly-sounding suspension is a variety of road and wind noises at highway speeds. Plan on talking to a passenger who's only a foot away? Raise your voice a few notches. The engine fails to keep wheezy and unrefined noises in check, too. The wind, road and engine noises all add up to an unrefined car that's hard to swallow no matter how well the Lancer GT handles or how good it looks.
Sporty compact cars like the Focus and Mazda3 provide an equal fun-to-drive factor without the noisy interior, unrefined engine or as harsh a suspension. The Focus and Mazda3 are more comfortable and livable everyday drivers; compare them to the Lancer here.
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Gas Mileage
The Lancer GT's gas mileage maxes out at an EPA-estimated 31 mpg on the
highway — a number that was merely average even back when this Lancer generation
was introduced. The smaller, more efficie
Pricing & Features
The Lancer GT's standard features include a USB input and Bluetooth for the
$20,790 starting price with a manual transmission, $21,790 with the automatic
(all prices include destination charges).
Safety
A 2013 base Lancer with front-wheel drive scores an overall four out of five
stars in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash tests. The Lancer
receives the Insurance Institute for Hi
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Vehicle information code plate
The vehicle information code plate is riveted as shown in the illustration.
The plate shows model code, engine model, transmission model and body colour
code, etc.
Please use this number when ordering replacement parts.
1- Model code 2- Engine model code 3- Transmission model code 4- Body c
To change the language of PTY display
You can select your favourite language between English, French, German, Swedish,
Spanish and Italian.
1. Turn off the radio. 2. Turn the radio back on while holding down the PTY
button (B). 3. An alarm will sound and the system will enter PTY Language Switching
mode. 4. Use the H button (C) o
