Although I find our 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer's cabin spacious and comfortable (with the exception of its lack of steering-wheel telescope adjustment ), ultimately, it has some familiar Mitsubishi shortcomings. The plastics are grainy and easily scuffed. The leather wraps on the steering wheel and shifter are nearly always sticky. And the mediocre seat fabric shows every crumb and every stray hair. At the car wash today, I became the annoying customer, attempting to assist the staff with the vacuuming. I'm not ordinarily the fastidious type -- I just wanted all the lint off the seats. But if you look closely at this photo taken after the Lancer's bath, the crumbs have already begun to return.
In reality, this is the kind of stuff most owners could overlook, assuming they're into the Lancer's sporty dynamics. But Honda and Mazda do a better job of masking the inevitable cost-cutting measures in the Civic and the 3. It's too bad, because on the outside, the Mitsubishi Lancer GTS looks every bit as upscale as the Mazda 3.
Erin Riches, Senior Editor @ 15,980 miles
Erin Riches, Senior Editor @ 15,980 miles
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