Redesigned Front Suspension
The MacPherson strut front suspension is similar in layout to the previous Lancer's, but all-new, with a sharpened focus on enhancing rigidity while reducing weight and lowering the roll center. Slightly longer suspension travel (10 mm) enhances road holding even on rough roads, and road shock from driving over uneven surfaces has also been reduced.
The Lancer DE and ES models use a 20-mm (0.79-in.) front stabilizer bar, and the GTS model employs a 21-mm (0.83-in.) front stabilizer bar. The GTS also gets exclusive sport-tuning of the spring rates and shock damping force. Fitting a stabilizer strut helps ensure optimal roll rigidity and improved steering stability.
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Safety-Optimized RISE Body Structure
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body structure engineered with greater inherent strength than its predecessor.
That is one reason the new platform can ...
USB input terminal
You can connect your USB memory device or iPod to play music files stored in
the USB memory device or iPod.
The following explains how to connect and remove a USB memory device or iPod.
Refer to t ...
The side airbags and curtain airbags MAY NOT DEPLOY when…
With certain types of side collisions, the vehicle’s body structure is designed
to absorb the shock to help protect the occupants from harm. (The vehicle body’s
side area may deform significan ...