Kia Forte
Junior Member
I've been looking forward to the Inspira launch, and hopefully they can export the Inspira to UK as Proton sells at peanut prices there. In fact, when my friend bought the SGTI there, it was at a cheaper price than the local SGTI pricing and with better specs. I would be working in UK so really would like to get the Inspira 1.8 MT. And Paul Tan said that it handles better than the Lancer GT due to the Lotus-tuned suspension and setups; plus the CVVT versions have improved cooling airflow compared to Lancer GT's design, so I think real smart guys would indeed be going for the Inspire.
It just funny that so many Lancer GT owners are condemning the Inspira, which is essentially the same car that they bought, albeit more updated yet cheaper. It is a licensed product, not like Tiggo looking like RAV4. In Inspira's case, it is a Lancer chasis, Lancer engine, Lancer gearbox, Lancer everything minus the sport rims and bumpers, which are merely cosmestics.
Lancer GT says that the Inspira is a copycat product; yet many Lancer GT owners never felt shy to "copycat" the Evo X looks onto their cars. In Inspira's case, at least the parts are all genuine Mitsubishi's. Some of these Lancer GT-turned-Evo X were using only replica parts (just take the many Lancer GTs on sale since these few weeks and see how many replica-Evo X products have been slapped on). People who live in glass houses simply should not throw stones, IMHO.
After the Inspira is officially unveiled and start selling, I dare say many Lancer GT potential owners would simply get the improved version at a cheaper price. That is pure and simple economics, unless he/she just wanna prove a point that he/she could afford to spend the extra RM20k+ for a "real" Mitsubishi with dated specs.
I'm sure that the Lancer GT used prices would take a beating; but at least the current owners could console themselves that they could get much cheaper parts prices since the Inspira parts are the exact same. Smart guys will get what I'm saying. Though there'd still be some Beavis and Buttheads whom insist otherwise, but that's just life.
It just funny that so many Lancer GT owners are condemning the Inspira, which is essentially the same car that they bought, albeit more updated yet cheaper. It is a licensed product, not like Tiggo looking like RAV4. In Inspira's case, it is a Lancer chasis, Lancer engine, Lancer gearbox, Lancer everything minus the sport rims and bumpers, which are merely cosmestics.
Lancer GT says that the Inspira is a copycat product; yet many Lancer GT owners never felt shy to "copycat" the Evo X looks onto their cars. In Inspira's case, at least the parts are all genuine Mitsubishi's. Some of these Lancer GT-turned-Evo X were using only replica parts (just take the many Lancer GTs on sale since these few weeks and see how many replica-Evo X products have been slapped on). People who live in glass houses simply should not throw stones, IMHO.
After the Inspira is officially unveiled and start selling, I dare say many Lancer GT potential owners would simply get the improved version at a cheaper price. That is pure and simple economics, unless he/she just wanna prove a point that he/she could afford to spend the extra RM20k+ for a "real" Mitsubishi with dated specs.
I'm sure that the Lancer GT used prices would take a beating; but at least the current owners could console themselves that they could get much cheaper parts prices since the Inspira parts are the exact same. Smart guys will get what I'm saying. Though there'd still be some Beavis and Buttheads whom insist otherwise, but that's just life.
