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Diesel Lancer?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:28 pm
by pjcalder
Anyone seen this?
http://www.anglocelt.ie/news/roundup/ar ... ivers-car/
Be interesting to see whether it comes to Australia and how much it would cost...would be good for the fuel economy - 5.3L/100km.
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:52 pm
by Dire
There already is a diesel lancer, is this a better one?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:54 pm
by pjcalder
Is there? I was not aware...
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:55 pm
by lancervr
the diesel one on the market before did not have a mitsubishi made diesel engine.... it was either volkswagen or renault if i am not wrong....
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:14 pm
by Dire
Yeah Phil its a euro only thing I think...
And I think Rahul is right, I remember it being a VW diesel.
I think the old one is a 1.6 though. It was purely an economy engine. This new one sounds like it will be pretty comparable to the 4b11 just with better fuel economy if you don't mind sounding like a truck
0-100 in 9.9 is a tiny bit faster than the 4b11 official figures actually.
However I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't come here, nobody buys diesels in Australia for some reason...
I'd rather a 6 speed for the petrol instead, but I wont buy another CJ so it doesn't affect me
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:22 pm
by dannyboi
More low-end torque would be a great thing with a diesel.
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:27 pm
by tadz0rz
I rekon our cars sounds like a diesel when their idling anyway unfortunatly haha
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:33 pm
by LiX
Old engine was 2.0 VW TDI turbo diesel, which sounded like tractor
New engine is 1.8 Mitsubishi common rail turbo diesel, which is really new development by Mitsubishi
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:11 am
by Dire
LiX wrote:Old engine was 2.0 VW TDI turbo diesel, which sounded like tractor
Ahh I must have been thinking about the 1.8L and 1.5L petrols they have over there.