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Neil Dowling

Contributing Journalist

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That is, until now. The new Lancer - possibly for the first time in the badge's history - appeals to a very broad market, collecting the ladies'  vote for its neat, well balanced lines and that of the men for its purposeful stance.

It works better inside as well, with a more spacious and attractive cabin that lifts the car from mundane and puts it onto the shopping list of anyone looking for a mid-sized sedan.

The engine size decreases to 2.0 litres from 2.4 but you wouldn't know it, and there's the option of a more efficient CVT gearbox in place of the old automatic. Best of all, it's safer with a stronger body and comes with standard electronic stability control and ABS brakes.

Lancer is now right on the money for buyer appeal and was a no-brainer to get nominated as one of this year's Car of the Year finalists.

Check out the video below and let us know if you think this is a worthy Car of the Year nominee.

For all the latest on the carsguide Car Of The Year each week go to www.carsguide.com.au/car-of-the-year

Mitsubishi Lancer 2007: Vr

Engine Type Inline 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency 8.2L/100km (combined)
Seating 5
Price From $3,300 - $5,170
Safety Rating

Pricing Guides

$6,829
Based on 29 cars listed for sale in the last 6 months.
LOWEST PRICE
$2,999
HIGHEST PRICE
$11,000
Photo of Neil Dowling
Neil Dowling

Contributing Journalist

GoAutoMedia Cars have been the corner stone to Neil’s passion, beginning at pre-school age, through school but then pushed sideways while he studied accounting. It was rekindled when he started contributing to magazines including Bushdriver and then when he started a motoring section in Perth’s The Western Mail. He was then appointed as a finance writer for the evening Daily News, supplemented by writing its motoring column. He moved to The Sunday Times as finance editor and after a nine-year term, finally drove back into motoring when in 1998 he was asked to rebrand and restyle the newspaper’s motoring section, expanding it over 12 years from a two-page section to a 36-page lift-out. In 2010 he was selected to join News Ltd’s national motoring group Carsguide and covered national and international events, launches, news conferences and Car of the Year awards until November 2014 when he moved into freelancing, working for GoAuto, The West Australian, Western 4WDriver magazine, Bauer Media and as an online content writer for one of Australia’s biggest car groups. He has involved himself in all aspects including motorsport where he has competed in everything from motocross to motorkhanas and rallies including Targa West and the ARC Forest Rally. He loves all facets of the car industry, from design, manufacture, testing, marketing and even business structures and believes cars are one of the few high-volume consumables to combine a very high degree of engineering enlivened with an even higher degree of emotion from its consumers.
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Pricing Guide
$2,999
Lowest price, based on CarsGuide listings over the last 6 months.
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2007 Mitsubishi Lancer
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