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Postby Zaphod » Sat Mar 15, 2014 3:12 pm

Forgive me if this has been brought up before (I'm still fairly new to this...)

I stumbled on these while searching for detailed specs on the NAES Lancer:

"The new Lancer was released on September 15, 2007 in Taiwan and has been named Lancer Fortis...
...However, unlike other Lancer models in USA and Japan, Mitsubishi has changed the front and rear ends to make it look like a family car"


The Fortis (white) looks a bit 'BMW' to me and the IO a bit 'Honda':

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Not a fan of the tail lights though:

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Postby lantourismo » Sat Mar 15, 2014 6:28 pm

It looks like mitsubishi is trying to fill the segment of affordable cheap luxury car over there, and in doing that making it look like one. At least it's not as ugly as the Malaysian lancer with its own body kit

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Postby Zaphod » Sat Mar 15, 2014 6:34 pm

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Yeah, I've seen that one - I believe it's being manufactured locally by Proton (?)

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Interesting comment you make, the Camry is considered a 'luxury car' in parts of Asia (Taiwan definitely - I worked for a Taiwanese company and the new GM bought a Camry and we all laughed at him...!), so why not the Mitzi - after all it's a better car![/img]
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Postby lantourismo » Sat Mar 15, 2014 6:47 pm

Well that's it, standards and wages in Taiwan are lower, companies like mitsubishi and Toyota try and get in on that by marketing there cars as luxury models, I was in Indonesia a few years ago and the family I stayed with had a Toyota wagon, apparently they are a luxury model and very popular there

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Postby Zaphod » Sat Mar 15, 2014 6:53 pm

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I always though it was a shame that Mitsubishi dropped the wagon when the CJ Lancer came out...
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Postby lantourismo » Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:29 pm

Lol, wagons. The only good one was that rally spec 4wd wagon from the 90s

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Postby Zaphod » Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:38 pm

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Yeah, but they handed a lot of business over tho their competitors!



...and you can't say this wouldn't rock the trip to Bunnings:

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Postby lantourismo » Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:59 pm

That's pretty nice, I was talking about this beast, the pajero Evo, used to compete in the Paris Dakar in the late 90s

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Postby lantourismo » Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:59 pm

That's pretty nice, I was talking about this beast, the pajero Evo, used to compete in the Paris Dakar in the late 90s

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Postby Zaphod » Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:24 pm

eight-and-a-hals grand - pity they don't do free delivery!
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Postby Seffy » Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:30 pm

Zaphod wrote:` Yeah, but they handed a lot of business over tho their competitors! ...and you cant say this wouldnt rock the trip to Bunnings: [img:b2883dfb9b]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Unpr921c3o/TWgXEc5xEJI/AAAAAAAAAak/SW30C2vlTPY/s1600/Mitsubishi-Lancer-Station-Wagon.jpg[/img:b2883dfb9b]


I love wagons.

WHY DON'T THEY MAKE THIS D;
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Postby D » Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:41 pm

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Postby Zaphod » Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:07 pm

Seffy wrote:I love wagons. WHY DONT THEY MAKE THIS D;



I agree - reckon they would have sold thousands...

(and yes, I know Mitsubishi will point you to the ASX, which is a nice car, but it's a soft-roader, not a road car...)


@D - VW/Audi?
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Postby gondenk » Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:45 pm

Zaphod wrote:` Yeah, Ive seen that one - I believe its being manufactured locally by Proton (?) [img:8cdf47d941]https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1/1932429_10203170224202256_399973494_n.jpg[/img:8cdf47d941] Interesting comment you make, the Camry is considered a luxury car in parts of Asia (Taiwan definitely - I worked for a Taiwanese company and the new GM bought a Camry and we all laughed at him...!), so why not the Mitzi - after all its a better car![/img]
in malaysia they call proton aspira. And i of the shop they sell mitsu part and put in proton and looks lancer. All mitsu parts they can use in protonaspira. And we can order from them and send to australia. They have customer from overseas.

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Postby Zaphod » Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:54 pm

@hendri: - so is the white one in the photo an Evo, is it a bodykit, or is it just a concept-car?
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