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wheels stouffville suntribune thursday aug 26 2004 9 spv j jrf 3p jgfr p fctosi more lancer ralliart page 12 an advertising section of the economists sun thursday august 26 2004 aston martin dbr9 page 10 the 2004 lancer ralliart in bril liant yellow theres more than cosmetic improvements in this package including a peppy 24litre 162 hp engine lancer ralliart is attractive and fun to drive bylornedrury special mitsubishi motors has demonstrated that when you put the words compact and sedan together it doesnt have to translate into the word boring take for example the sporty 2004 lancer ralliart sedan unlike the lancer oz rally edition which is more show than go the ral liart really does add a hefty touch of perform ance to a compact entrylevel sedan it has tuner car written all over it but you dont have to be twentysomething to get a kick out of it being a few years over the halfcentury mark im well past the age when i want to take a used honda civic and throw gobs of money at it to come out with a 2004 version of the 1970s muscle cars but if j was in the market for a compact sedan id sure take a long hard look at this entry in what is becoming a growing market and to my way of thinking if you simply want a fourdoor sedan why not at least have one thats fun to drive and attractive to look at while the basic lancer sedan just blends in with the crowd the ralliart edition forces you to stand up and take notice- particularly when its all dressed up in a brilliant yellow paint job like my test vehicle while my wife would have preferred that i parked the car down the street in a neigh- hours driveway because of the colour i quite liked it as did many others who gave it a thumbs up even one senior citizen stopped me in a parking lot to say that hed like a car in that very colour big in rally world for those who dont know it mitsubishi is big in the rally world in 1973 a specially pre pared mitsubishi lancer won its first rally event shortly after the first lancer made its world debut over the years mitsubishis racing success has been due in part to the efforts of ralliart the highperformance and motorsports arm of mitsubishi motors so its only natural that when mitsubishi wanted to take a run at the sports compact market ralliart got the call to put its magic to work the key thing here is that the ralliart- badge means much more than just cosmetic changes- although the car is attractive in its own right the modifications go right down to the powerplant itself instead of the 120 hp 20- litre engine found in the base model the ral liart has a 162 hp 24litre powerplant that produces 162 poundfeet of torque at 4000 rpm that wont knock your socks off like the 230 hp dodge srt4 but it provides more than enough getupandgo for the average driver who wants a step up in performance the suspension has also been finetuned to make it more performance oriented com pared to the base lancer sedan front shock damping was increased 150 per cent and rear shock damping was increased 85 per cent to improve body roll rate and limit weight trans fer add to that stiffer springs steering see ralliart page 12 gms hummer lineup is expanding with new shapes sizes and categories early 2005 will see the advent of two new models to the lineup the allnew midsize h3 and a new offroad per formance series called alpha hummers core attributes premium style and unri valed offroad capability appeal strongly to customers said mike digiovanni hummer general manager were going to extend that appeal by taking hummer to new seg ments and continually upgrading our products in existing segments the 2006 hummer h3 due in dealers in the first half of 2005 will offer authentic hummer performance and style in a midsize suv package just as its stablemates the leg endary hi and h2 did in the fullsize category the h3 will create a new leader in offroad capability among midsize suvs the h3 will be shown to the public on the global auto show circuit beginning in the fourth quarter of 2004 in advance of that heres a preview the h3 is being extensively developed to achieve the extraordinary offroad capability synonymous with hum mer along with surprisingly civilized daily driving attrib- the 2006 hummer h3 due in dealers in the first half of 2005 will offer authentic hummer performance and style in a midsize suv package utes and improved fuel economy development testing has been conducted in the most demanding offroad environ- ments the h3 will be both powerful and efficient featuring the 35l vortec 3500 inline 5cylinder engine with a dual over head cam design and variable valve timing the h3 will offer the choice of a manual or an automatic transmission in addition the h3 will include systems specifically engineered for hummers trademark offroad capability among the available equipment will be an electronically controlled fourwheel drive system with a fully locking rear differential traction control underbody shielding and gms stabilitrak vehicle stability enhancement system hummer will produce a performance series called alpha whichtakes the brands legendary capabilities to their ultimate extension as with all things hummer it starts with the original hi heres a preview the 2006 hi alpha launching in early 2005 will feature gms awardwinning 66l duramax turbo diesel mated to the outstanding allison 1000 transmission the duramax will bring more power improved emissions performance and an unexpected fuel economy gain to the hi along with adding to its alreadyunmatched offroad capabilities