Overview & Reviews
The '02 Lancer is Mitsubishi's replacement for its Mirage economy car, though the Mirage continues this year in coupe format only. The chief reason for the new name (for the U.S., as the car has always been called the Lancer elsewhere) is Mitsubishi's desire to emphasize that the Lancer is more upscale, larger and better-engineered than the old Mirage.
- Large interior, classy exterior styling, many standard features.
- O-Z model lacks performance to back up looks, side airbags and antilock brakes available only on LS trim, no available engine upgrade.
User Reviews:
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my 02 ES LanceR - 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
By EazyEn16 - September 12 - 10:00 amThis is a monster of a car in Japan. They tone it down for the US, dont ask me why. Lancer is on the cutting edge of what young people are looking for. Thats why i was so drawn to it. Im an aftermarket kind of guy, looking for performance out of my car. I know i could keep up with any Honda. Even though i just bought my car,like 4 weeks ago, Im in love with it. The guys like it, and my gf loves it too.
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My first car - 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
By justin - August 30 - 8:33 amI love this car it had 101,000 miles when I got it, yea thats a little high but I have had absolutely no problem out of this car. Could use a turbo for a little more power but overall the only problem I see is it needs bigger rims but I love this car.
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Great Car - 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
By candr36236 - August 25 - 10:00 amI was in a car accident which was not my fault resulting in my car getting totalled. Unfortunatly I have not yet been able to replace it because the guy that hit me and 4 other cars has 10/20/10 resulting in me having to still pay on my loan, and being out with out a car. Anyway, because of this great car, my 18mo old girl and I were not injured at all. The guy was driving about 60mph upon impact hitting my front left corner and I hardely felt the hit due to the superior crumple zone in this vehicle. I love this car, and will get a new one as soon as I can. And, uh, yes, donations are welcome :)
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Super New Compact from Mitsubishi - 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
By Lancer Guy - July 31 - 10:00 amI wanted to trade in my 4x4 for an economy car since I am going to grad school. I compared all compact mfgs. I’m 6’4, 245 lbs - Civic was too narrow, Corolla had poor driver legroom, and the Elantra felt a little cheap on some of the interior pieces. Protégé was roomy and nice. However, ride was VERY stiff and jittery. Then I drove the Lancer OZ. It’s not going to satisfy the teen racer crowd without aftermarket mods,but in stock form it is a very peppy,solid, fun car to drive. Very roomy upfront and in the back. Excellent build quality, low NVH levels, and excellent IIHS crash results – it got a “Best Pick” rating.
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Fantastic car for the price - 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
By teknooh - July 25 - 4:36 pmI have owned two Lancers, the basic model and now an OZ, and I have to say I love this car. Theres nothing spectacular about it, but for the money I feel like I own a quality vehicle that will take care of me. I also disagree that its severely underpowered. Sure Im not going to win any races, but it is faster than my friends Ford Focus. It gets gas good, mileage especially on the highway and generally is just a pleasure to drive. Even a friend who owns an Audi said he was surprised at how well-put- together my little Japanese car seemed to be. I would definitely purchase this car again and again, and Ive recommended it to several people.
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5 years old and running great - 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
By Viener.Vanker - June 10 - 2:26 pmPurchased 10/2005 with 48,000 miles. Now (10/2007) has 75,000 miles. No issues whatsoever. 29 miles per gallon mixed driving. Does what a 4 door 4 banger econobox is supposed to do and does it well.
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Awesome, dependable car - 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
By Greg - April 9 - 3:36 pmTook a chance when I brought this car brand new in 2001, very much a Honda/Toyota lover because of their reliability. I have been more than happy with this car - very little has gone wrong with it and I am almost at 197,000 miles!!! This thing drives great, with so many miles still gets around 35 mpg!!! When this car finally dies I will most likely get another Mitsubishi.
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Not bad, but could be better - 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
By Jenny Lou - February 19 - 6:13 pmWell, I purchased my Lancer just over a year ago. As far as reliability, it has been doing pretty well. There has been no major problems, other than bad rotors. However, the interior is not holding up, everything is slowly falling off. The paint job is horrible, it looks like I have two different paint colors on one side. I rotate my tires with every oil change and check my alignment, yet it still shakes on the freeway horribly. It is not a bad car, its still really fun to drive. I love the 5-speed transmission and I got it at a really good price too.
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Love this Car - 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
By bina - February 18 - 2:00 amI Got into a major accident when this car had less than 3,000 miles on it. I was rear ended on the thru-way going 65 mile per hour because the man behind me was watching the accident and not the cars in front of him. My car had over $9,000 worth of damage to it, and I want you to know, every safty feature including the crumple zone worked perfectly. We had tons of presents in the trunk and not one thing broke, The whole trunk shifted to the ground, leaving all of the trunks contents and us perfectly safe. No one was injured and I was happy I had chose this car!!!
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I love this car!!! - 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
By MistyKin - February 15 - 2:00 amI got this car and the only thing i can find that bothers me about it is that i cant figure out how to use the climate controls correctly the air only goes off if the little orange light is on is that a glitch?
