Ride Quality & Noise
When you're not having fun tossing this car around, you're really not having fun. The ride is harsher than an all-wheel-drive Lancer we tested without the sports suspension; rough roads jostle the GT, and the suspension thwacks unpleasantly over bumps.
Not helping the rough ride and ugly-sounding suspension is a variety of road and wind noises at highway speeds. Plan on talking to a passenger who's only a foot away? Raise your voice a few notches. The engine fails to keep wheezy and unrefined noises in check, too. The wind, road and engine noises all add up to an unrefined car that's hard to swallow no matter how well the Lancer GT handles or how good it looks.
Sporty compact cars like the Focus and Mazda3 provide an equal fun-to-drive factor without the noisy interior, unrefined engine or as harsh a suspension. The Focus and Mazda3 are more comfortable and livable everyday drivers; compare them to the Lancer here.
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When turning from “LOCK” (PUSH OFF) to “ACC”
Push the ignition switch and turn it slowly.
A- Steering wheel locked
B- Steering wheel released
Note
► If the ignition switch does not turn from “LOCK” (PUSH OFF) to “ACC”, press ...
After driving on icy roads
After driving on snow or icy roads, remove any snow and ice which may have accumulated
around the wheels. On vehicles that have an ABS, be careful not to damage the wheel
speed sensors (A) or the ...
To lock
Press the LOCK switch (1). All the doors and the tailgate will be locked. The
turn-signal lamps will blink once when the doors and the tailgate are locked.
NOTE
• With a vehicle that has a Dead ...