Mitsubishi prices 2008 Lancer from $14,615*
The rapidly rebounding Mitsubishi has just announced pricing for its new 2008 Lancer that could help solidify the automakers return to solvency in the U.S. market. The next Lancer will carry a base price of $14,615 for the base DE model with a 5-speed manual and the only engine being offered at the moment, a 2.0L MIVEC four-cylinder producing 152 horsepower. Stepping up to the optional CVT tranny will cost an additional $900 on DE and midlevel ES, but on the uplevel GTS it will cost a cool thousand extra thanks to a set of 6-Step Sportronic paddle-shifters.
Three packages will be offered including the A/C and Power Package ($1,100), Sun & Sound Package ($1,500) and the Navigation & Technology Package ($2,000), the last of which includes a 30GB hard drive and nav system with a 7-inch screen.
It should be noted that the new Lancer's base price is a full $589 less than a 2006 Lancer ES, the current base model with a manual transmission. Pricing for each new model appears lower than their 2006 counterparts across the board.
Check out the complete list of prices* below.
- Lancer DE (2.0L/5M) $14,615
- Lancer DE (2.0L/CVT) $15,515
- Lancer ES (2.0L/5M) $16,615
- Lancer ES (2.0L/CVT) $17,515
- Lancer GTS (2.0L/5M) $18,115
- Lancer GTS (2.0L/CVT) $19,115
Check out the pricing for every option and feature after the jump.
Options
Suggested Retail Price
Lancer DE 4-Door
Lancer ES 4-Door
Lancer GTS 4-Door
A/C and Power Package:
Manual Air Conditioning w/ Micron Filter, Anti-Lock Brakes w/ EBD, Power Door Locks, Auto Up/Down Driver Window
$1,100.00
OPT
NA
NA
Sun & Sound Package:
650 Watt (Max) Rockford-Fosgate(R) PUNCH Premium Sound System, SIRIUS Satellite Radio w/ 6-months of pre-paid subscription, 6CD/MP3 In-Dash Head Unit, Power Glass Sunroof, Auxiliary Audio Input Jacks
* Replaces Standard Audio Head Unit
$1,500.00
NA
OPT
OPT
Navigation & Technology Package:
FAST-Key Entry System, 30GB HDD Navigation System w/ Digital Music Server & CD/DVD Capablility, 7" Touch Screen Panel Display, Mitsubishi Multi-Communication System, Maintenance Recorder, ETACS Customized Setting, Calendar,
Trip Computer, Environmental In
* Replaces Standard Audio Head Unit
$2,000.00
NA
NA
OPT
Accessories
Suggested Retail Price
Lancer DE 4-Door
Lancer ES 4-Door
Lancer GTS 4-Door
Accessory HFP Bluetooth(R) Phone Link with Voice Recognition
$250.00
NA
ACY
NA
Accessory Navigation Package:
30GB HDD Navigation w/ Digital Music Server & CD/DVD Capability
* Replaces Standard Audio Head Unit
$2,190.00
NA
ACY
ACY
Accessory Fog Lights
$280.00
ACY
ACY
NA
Accessory Floor Mats
$60.00
ACY
NA
NA
Accessory Appearance Package: Exhaust Tip, Mudguards, Scuff Plates
$210.00
ACY
ACY
NA
Accessory 6CD Audio Head Unit Package: In-Dash 6CD/MP3 Audio Head Unit
* Replaces Standard Audio Head Unit
$350.00
ACY
ACY
ACY
Accessory Keyless Entry
$150.00
ACY
NA
NA
Accessory Cargo Organizer
$50.00
ACY
ACY
ACY
Accessory Wheel Locks
$40.00
NA
ACY
ACY
Accessory Trunk Mat without Subwoofer
$80.00
ACY
ACY
ACY
Accessory Trunk Mat with Subwoofer
$80.00
NA
ACY
ACY
Accessory Side Wind Deflectors
$85.00
ACY
ACY
ACY
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Stoneman 6:13PM (3/02/2007)
I got better news. Subaru just dropped their finance lease rates to 0.9 percent!
Mitsu-who?
Stoneman
http://www.stonemanautoreview.com
I have an EVO 8*
*1/39th scale
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Rodion 6:15PM (3/02/2007)
Very, very competitively priced. I think it will sell great throughout its price range, sales motivated by (now developed in US) EVO heritage, but also the styling. Focus Coupe, Cobalt don't stand a chance!
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Tim UF 6:12PM (3/02/2007)
its the best looking sedan in that price class, IMHO
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BOB 6:18PM (3/02/2007)
Glad to know how much the floor mats are, or I would not have slept.
Looks very good. They need to end a chain of horrible design errors, or they will be gone from the market.
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Bryan 6:19PM (3/02/2007)
Hey #4 more like Mitsubishi alone doesn't stand a chance. They sell what less than 200k vehicles a yr here? Mitsubishi is lame, no one would miss this company, and the way it is going, that could be true within the next 5 years. There is nothing exciting or fantastic about this vehicle. The car is bland, and if people want bland, theres a carolla or a civic in their driveway. You can get a well equipped Fusion for a few grand more, so why bother? And people say Ford, GM and Chrysler are in trouble, this company is a disaster!
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Michael Karesh 6:28PM (3/02/2007)
Thanks for providing full pricing info, and not just the base prices. Some manufacturers now focus on the price with destination, some on the price without it. A couple of these end in ..990 before destination, so Mitsubishi is clearly still in the latter camp.
I'm about to set up the 2008 pricing database on my site. This will be the second set of 2008 prices I'll enter (I already have the Buick Enclave in there as a 2007).
http://www.truedelta.com/prices.php
Any idea when more powerful engines will be available? Will the 2.4 return, or will the next step up be a turbo now, to better match the WRX?
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Hondacura 6:51PM (3/02/2007)
I agree with Bryan.
Also to the article writer.... Mitsu is hardly rapidly rebounding. Just because Feb sales were up doesn't mean nothing. Overall this automaker is suffering. Horrible product line. 2 decent autos but I would never buy one do to reliability.
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Chris Wood 7:15PM (3/02/2007)
This car looks like a poor imitation of a Volvo S40. The 'dolphin' nose is a direct copy. But the Mitsubishi is a lot less expensive, in all fairness.
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paul 7:25PM (3/02/2007)
8. I agree with Bryan.
Also to the article writer.... Mitsu is hardly rapidly rebounding. Just because Feb sales were up doesn't mean nothing. Overall this automaker is suffering. Horrible product line. 2 decent autos but I would never buy one do to reliability.
Well i currently own Two Mitsubishi's and they both have been the best and Most reliable cars i've ever had. Mitsubishi have got small numbers but dosn't mean they are crap. I'm from Australia and you guys always say how the cars we have here are beter than what you get so i can tell you that Each mitsu car in it's lineup will compete against any other car company we have here, new Triton, Outlander, Pajero
Grandus, Colt, 380 etc. Although not in sales wise but they are rebounding.
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/mitssite/jsp/pages/index.jsp
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Scott Eaton 7:33PM (3/02/2007)
:quoting: Stepping up to the optional CVT tranny will cost an additional $900 on DE and midlevel ES, but on the uplevel GTS it will cost a cool thousand extra thanks to a set of 6-Step Sportronic paddle-shifters. :quote:
How do you get a CVT with paddle shifters? Does "6-Step" mean that they have faked gear changes (defeats the point of the CVT, no?)
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Dusty 7:41PM (3/02/2007)
I don't know how some people get the impression that Mitsu has bad reliability. Maybe from the cars they made in the 90's in conjuction with Chrysler (DSM) but anything within the past 5 or 6 years has been rated well above average. Many people I talk to on the Lancer site I'm with have over 100,000km without a significant problem and add in one of the best warranties in the business and these complaints aren't justified. Some people just like to rag on the little guy!
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Kenn 7:44PM (3/02/2007)
Hey 6# & 8# Mitsu sales have been increasing in the last 8 months and the most significant increases have been in the last two months. The increase in sales have been across the model range other than the raider pickup (Mitsu will have to bring the triton to US). The significance of the sales increase is only with one new model (Outlander). Mitsu’s US plants are becoming profitable, because the US Galant is being exported to East Europe and the Oil Rich Middle East. From initial sales the Galant seem to becoming popular in those export markets, with possible futre export opportunities for the eclipse.
The fact is Mitsu sales have recovered every where else in the world. Unlike Ford and GM overall Mitsu has started to become profitable.
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phil 9:48PM (3/02/2007)
I want it!
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Max 7:50PM (3/02/2007)
Mitsubishi is continuing the trend of misrepresenting cars to display an artificially low base price.
A/C isn't standard on the base model, which means that any car you are gonna find on the lot will cost $15,700, not $14,600.
It doesn't mean the car is a bad deal, but who buys a car without A/C?
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Joe 7:57PM (3/02/2007)
Do you need this car? Perhaps a better question would be; do you want this car? Why?
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Brian W 8:13PM (3/02/2007)
Bryan and Hondacura have no idea what your talking about. Mitsubishi will make a profit this year ending March 30. The Outlander has done well all over the world and the Lancer will follow this year. Their biggest problem is people living in the past, if the press would lay off they will be OK.
The EVO and new Galant will be out in less than a year and the next Ralliart will be AWD turbo like the WRX.
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Kenn 8:19PM (3/02/2007)
8. I agree with Bryan.
I am bit puzzled about your comment about Mitsu reliability. I have had three Mitsu’s and all three seem to be very reliable cars.
The first Mitsu I had was a 1996 Aussie built Magna (Diamante in US) that’s got 300000 Kms (186411.4 Miles) in ten years, spent only on regular Mitsu services (about $3000.00 for the whole life of the car). End of 2005 I traded in the Magna for an outlander, the Outlander has 20000 kms without any reliability problems. Our second car Mitsu 2002 Verada (Diamante in US) with 72000 kms without any reliability
problems.
My dad had a 1985 Lancer till 1996 with 240000 kms without any reliability problems.
I think some older mitsu’s built jointly with Chrysler (using Chrysler components) have had reliability problems.
In Aus GM Holden commodore is the least reliable Aussie built car, followed by Ford falcon. Only reason these cars have survived for so long is because of blind brand loyalty, but now it’s changing Toyota is the best selling brand in Aus.
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Blake 8:24PM (3/02/2007)
I think its a awesome looking little car i would really consider one......
Priced just right to....
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Miranda 1:06PM (3/05/2007)
Actualy, The Ralliart will be comming out after the release of the Evo next year. The idea that mitsubishi is going to be closing up is far from relistic. They have 7 new vehicles schedualed to come out in the next 3 years and are going to be profitable very soon...unlike a large chunk of brands.
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Carletti 8:54PM (3/02/2007)
When I saw the Lancer concept I thought for sure that this car had a good chance to become a winner for Mitsubishi. But now I'm not very confident. It's always disappointing when a car looks significantly worse than its concept and the new Lancer is no exception. The new Lancer reminds me of the plain current Corolla all around the rear 3/4, where the rear looks as if it was prematurely flattened by a semi, in my view. The body is also eerily similar to that of the girly Corolla, respectively. And the front end isn't bad, but it is absolutely nothing special in any sort of manner. By the way, those tail lamps are just grody man. They should've placed the license plate rack in the trunk body to lessen the severity of the droopy/van look emanating from those oddly positioned tail lamps, respectively (so that the new Lancer would then, instead, at least mimic the "ewww I smelled a fart" Lexus IS back).
Nonetheless, I'm kind of indifferent to Mitsubishi to tell you the truth. The label's major point of pride, in my judgment, is the noisy EVO line but I am really more annoyed at the sight of that car than do I take the vehicle seriously on the road unfortunately. The company does, however, sport the pleasant new Outlander (which of course mirrors the Citroen C-Crosser in Europe), and the current Eclipse is also a nice car in my eyes (although it is way too overpriced to be a serious competitor to anyone). Aside from that, the Galant is also a pleasant vehicle (but simply cannot be taken over an Accord or an Altima) and the Endeavor is nice, but still kind of odd. The long in the tooth Montero is so weird that I couldn't understand why anyone would spend anywhere near its base asking price and I have never seen a Raider on the road since its introduction. All in all, in my view the entire Mitsubishi line and what it offers is the equivalent of deciding to go to annoying Disneyland instead of relaxing Dana Point.
My pick, nonetheless, for the under $16,000 car category is for the solid and serious Volkswagen Rabbit. For I've heard a lot about previous Golf reliability concerns and they're all legitimate, some more than others however. But the new Rabbit does not fall under the mishaps of the previous Golf's (for most user reviews have been extremely positive across the board). And pending a review by JD Power and Associates, the trusted source I look to, I would always consider the Rabbit as the best option one has for the under $16,000 category. All you really have to do is to step inside to notice the Audi-like features and that's almost enough for me in this category. But, if nothing else, at least this economobile is proportional, relative to the Corolla/Lancer and to the duck faced Civic is my personal view on that matter.
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