Many of our rally-bred innovations are shared throughout the Lancer range. This one has them all. Its straight line performance is blisteringly fast. Around corners, it’s almost untouchable. You need to be sure what you’re getting into before you test drive this one.
Lancer Ralliart harnesses a very similar power plant to the infamous Evo X. This is where our rally heritage and endless late nights of development have paid off. An intercooled turbo helps to blast 180kW out of this 2.0-litre MIVEC engine.
Introducing the Twin Clutch Sports Shift Transmission. This newly developed unit has 1st, 3rd and 5th gear on one shaft and 2nd, 4th and 6th on the other. This allows gears to be ‘pre-loaded’ in advance for lightning fast shifts from the steering-wheel-mounted paddles. When driving around town, select Normal Mode. Sport Mode is pretty self-explanatory.
To utilise all of that power from the engine and to create Velcro-like grip, Ralliart uses a full-time 4WD system. The system itself is very advanced and uses a front helical Limited Slip Differential (LSD), Active Centre Differential (ACD) and mechanical rear LSD.
To allow for maximum performance on different surfaces, there are three ACD modes: Gravel, Tarmac and Snow.
In conjunction with ASC and ABS, Lancer Ralliart springs quickly off the mark, stops like a well-planted anchor and has whip-like acceleration out of corners.
Always out in front, Ralliart features a booming Rockford Fosgate sound system with 9 speakers. It’s all about the power, of course.
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