Its quick for a four cylinder, the handling is above average, it looks amazing, pretty good gas mileage aorund 30, has a built in MP3 that records your cd's to a hard drive inside the car so you can listen whenever. Its a bad ass car without a doubt. If you want a fairly cheep sports car that looks even sportier, then this is the car you need to get...starts around 18 for the model i have, with the options on mine it comes out around 20

Just bought the car in June and loving it.

Performance: with an out put of the 2.0, 4 cylinder
naturally aspired engine, it gives an out put of 162
HP.  Many drivers complain that the car doesn't
have enough power.  I disagree!  With the 162 HP
engine, it feels like have the power to over take
many cars with it.  It's all comes down to driving
technique and using the standard transmission.
However, the car sometimes does feel a bit over
weight with 3000 lbs.  It can stand to use a little
diet.  In terms of braking and handling, the Lancer
is designed for rally.  It can do some of the things
most cars can never do.  It's an extremely agile car
and super fun to drive.

Interior: from the inside, the Lancer is one of the
ugliest cars ever made.  The interior is all gray and
black and lacking colour.  The gage lights are red.  
The inside feels cold and almost too robotic.  The
bucket seats have no back support adjustment.  
However, the car does come with bluetooth
connection to phone, Rockford Fosgate sound
system with a 10 inch Sub built-in into the trunk,
and radio control on the steering wheel.

Exterior: Mitsubishi has a long history of worst
styling in their cars.  All of their previous
generations of Lancers horribly ugly.  For years,
Mitsubishi had committed the worst crime in body
styling.  However, the new Lancer won the hearts of
many young sport car  enthusiasts with it's
aggressive new look.  It's by far the most beautiful
car on the outside.

Gas milage: The 2.0 naturally aspired aluminum
block engine gives an average of 7.8L-8.6L/100KM.  
A full tank can give you close to 700KM.

Safety: the Mitsubishi Lancer is considered the
safest car in its class.  The RISE system, which is
first introduced in 96, gives the Lancer the most
rigid body in its class.  It has 8 air bags.  The driver
and the front passenger even have their own knee
air bag.

Other worth mentions: the new Lancer is absolutely
one of the best car that ever come out of Japan.  It's
no surprised we see Lancer everywhere on the road
and on the street.  Lancer is looking to redeem it's
history of despicable reputation.  They've done a
great job with the Lancer.  For a compact car, it was
very practical.  It has a huge trunk.  It was fun to
drive.  It was considered inexpensive.  It's the safest
in its class.  It was rally inspired and great on gas.  
The only draw back is it's CVT transmission.  It's an
absolute mess.  Safe the 1000 dollar and stick with
the stick shift.

This Latest model of Lancer has been given an all new sporty look,and with all the options that i'hve taken..its just GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME! I'm Really happy with what i've got at a comparably reasonalbe price,and The options that it has are H.I.D lights, Spoiler,Body Kits,Sunroof,Automatic Wipers,Sound system(8 speakers and a subwoofer)and an interior that most people would prefer...and i'm gettin 18 inch Alloy rims very soon.. Theres nothin really to dislike other than the fact that they could have added another subwoofer to this car,but its a Good sound system anyway,so it doesn make much of a difference..

It is my first new car and so far it has been mostly good to me. The car does average 550 to 600 kms each fill and lasts for usually 10 days. The new Lancer was built from the Evo platform and is very fun to drive, especially when I can open the throttle and let her rip.

Performance
- Great handling, lots of fun on twisty roads.  Only improvement needed is more power, the Ralliart edition is perfect for me.

Build Quality
- Decent, no problem so far.

Appearance
- Very aggressive, love the nose of the car, the shark look is AWESOME.  I can do without the wing in the back, but it looks good anyway.  Very sporty, I'm totally loving the look, it was one of the main reason I bought it over Mazda3.

Cost of Ownership
- Gas mileage is okay for the size; it's a heavy car so use more gas when doing "Rally Style" driving.  Maintenance so far is simply, nothing major yet.

Fun Factor
- I love the car, it is ALOT of fun to drive! If I can put a turbo-charger and boost the power to the 250HP range, I might just create a little monster.