Racing Lancer

**alainroyce** · August 26th, 2008 04:22 PM

You're looking at the replacement for Team Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart's venerable rally version of the Pajero sport ute. The Japanese automaker's rally team has just revealed its newest cross-country rally vehicle based on the Lancer, dubbed simply the "Racing Lancer". The Racing Lancer will makes it debut at the 2008 FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup in Portugal at the end of October. There it will show off its new turbo diesel engine, specifics of which have been withheld though the new mill has logged over 8,000 km during testing and limited competition. Mitsubishi's new motor marks yet another instance of diesel power gaining prominence in motorsport just like Audi did in the American Le Mans Series with its oil-burning R8 and R10. And just like Audi, Mitsubishi's decision to use a turbodiesel in the Racing Lancer is part of a larger plan that has but one objective: win the 2009 Dakar rally.

Before it was prototype but now their doing an extent testing for this new Racing lancer..

**alainroyce** · August 27th, 2008 01:07 PM

Ongoing Testing of Racing Lancer

**Bogeyman** · August 27th, 2008 03:13 PM

Won't sand easily get into the intake with that gaping maw?

**ianmitsulancer** · September 7th, 2008 11:43 PM

this has been confirmed during the public interview of stephane peterhansel. he was surprised as well when he came to know about the shift from the pajero to the racing lancer- with a V6 diesel engine...

not everyone is in favor this sudden change of model...

but i do know this... the Racing Lancer will have big shoes to fill in! Wish them luck.

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**alainroyce** · September 8th, 2008 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by ianmitsulancer

this has been confirmed during the public interview of stephane peterhansel. he was surprised as well when he came to know about the shift from the pajero to the racing lancer- with a V6 diesel engine...

not everyone is in favor this sudden change of model...

but i do know this... the Racing Lancer will have big shoes to fill in! Wish them luck.

Drive*earth Inspired... #[SIZE=3]995[/SIZE]

Changing from Pajero to Lancer is only the name.. as you can see the front grill and stop light was the only difference to pajero and lancer.. the lenght,height shock and even the tires are almost the same with pajero. The V6 diesel engine was already proven in previous race.. I think the only difference here is the weight, it should be more lighter than the pajero.. so putting V6 diesel engine on the lighter vehicle plus the stability its a much factor when you compute the power to weight ratio.

**ianmitsulancer** · September 8th, 2008 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by alainroyce

Changing from Pajero to Lancer is only the name.. as you can see the front grill and stop light was the only difference to pajero and lancer.. the lenght,height shock and even the tires are almost the same with pajero. The V6 diesel engine was already proven in previous race.. I think the only difference here is the weight, it should be more lighter than the pajero.. so putting V6 diesel engine on the lighter vehicle plus the stability its a much factor when you compute the power to weight ratio.

ah ok... that will be an advantage then. Perhaps aside from the name and design change, they also included the platform- from the bulkier (Pajero) to the lighter (Lancer) one therefore an aide to lighter weight and better power to weight ratio...

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**alainroyce** · September 11th, 2008 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by ianmitsulancer

ah ok... that will be an advantage then. Perhaps aside from the name and design change, they also included the platform- from the bulkier (Pajero) to the lighter (Lancer) one therefore an aide to lighter weight and better power to weight ratio...

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yes sir it was advantage to lancer to add up..

The Racing Lancer will be officially unveiled at the Paris motor show in October 2008, and its credentials clearly indicate the Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart team’s ambition to retain its Dakar title. But Mitsubishi's claim that the new car is based on the roadgoing Lancer Sportback looks a little far fetched.
The racer features a new tubular steel frame chassis that reduces the weight and allows the fuel tank to be placed closer to the ground, lowering the Lancer's centre of gravity. And that diesel powerplant, which has been in development since April 2006, is a turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 which produces 276bhp and 480lb ft.

Double wishbones provide the suspension front and rear, while stopping power comes courtesy of 16-inch vented brake discs with six-piston Brembo callipers.

There are some Evo genes in there, but this thing is more bespoke racer than Lancer, we suspect...

**alainroyce** · September 22nd, 2008 04:18 PM

The Racing Lancer will be officially unveiled on Thursday October 2 at the 2008 Paris Motor Show (Paris Expo, Paris, France) which opens to the public from Saturday, October 4 until Sunday, October 19. It will be displayed alongside the 'Lancer Sportback' upon which it is based and which is due to go on sale across Europe this autumn.

Dress up Racing Lancer!

**alainroyce** · October 28th, 2008 11:23 AM

Additional Testing video of Racing Lancer from June 2008 to Sept. 2008.. The instruction is drive hard and try to destroy the vehicle by revving up to the maximum on every gear and drive to the most harsh environment...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GJAci5htcc"]YouTube - Mitsubishi RACING LANCER 2009 + testy samochodu w Maroku[/ame]