2007 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart review from Costa Rica

Nothing!

It is a dream car. I trade in my 1993 BMW 530i for this brand new Lancer Ralliart. At first I was a little afraid because obviously BMW is a much better brand than Mitsubishi, but as soon as I drove it out of the dealer I was in heaven.

Although it is the 2 liter version (I think that elsewhere is 2.4) it has an amazing response. It accelerates as expected and brakes the same way. I believe it is faster than the 3 liter a used to own.

The suspension is very tight and you feel very safe when you corner it.

The sport-tronic transmission is my favorite toy in the car, I only have to move my thumb a bit and I can shift it up or down at my pleasure without letting the wheel go.

It is actually roomier than expected, my in-laws have a lot more leg room than they used to have.

It has most of the features you would expect in European cars rather than in Japanese, for example: car won't lock with key in ignition, lights shut off automatically when you turn the car off, intelligent wipers, courtesy light.

The only thing I would change would be to be able to lock/unlock from the passenger seat, but that is a meaningless feature.

And the price is amazing!