The Mitsubishi Lancer - A Family Car with Attitude

The 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer got an average rating from some reviewers despite the fact that it’s one of the most popular vehicles out there. Mitsubishi imagined the Lancer as the natural successor to the Mirage line and brought it to light at the 2001 NYC Auto Show. As its name connotes, the Lancer was never designed to be an economic, family car (despite what occurred later in its evolution) as its origins are found in the Lancer Evolution World Rally Car.

The design of the Lancer is motivated European design concepts and its interior provides fantastic 360-degree exposure and is spacious enough to provide room for 5 grown-ups. The gauges and speedometer is set low in the dash aiding in performance driving. The 2003 Lancer also comes standard with in-dash CD player and a variety of trim levels depending upon the sub-model (some versions even have faux wood grain trim).

In relation to its forerunner, the Mirage, the Lancer is in another group completely. It has quick and sensitive acceleration and an easy clutch. Steering is sensitive although some may wish for more control. In simple terms, the 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer is a fun, fantastic automobile that allows your regular commuter have fun with a bit of an advantage during their daily grind.

The 2003 Stang Convertible - American-muscle in an Affordable Package

The 2003 Mustang with V6 or optionally available improved V8 was the last of the “pony car” kind when it rolled off the production floor. The concept of a pony car was conceived with the release of the Ford Mustang Coupe and Convertible (the only available models at the time) in 1964 and is intended to indicate a reasonable, lightweight and intensely customized automobile with a sporty physique.  Although the exploration of the roots of the phrase and the ‘Stang  itself could go on for some time, it is enough to say that the features that introduced the phrase to common parlance (i.e., price, high-style and updated performance) may all be found in the 2003 Ford Mustang Convertible.

In short, the 03 Mustang is what has appropriately been described as a workhorse of a sports car. It is strong and functions well but is deficient in design and complexity. However, one out of every two sports vehicles marketed in the US are Mustangs so Ford Motor Company must be doing something right. The situation looks even brighter when you consider the point that around 135,000 of them were sold and delivered in 2002 which rendered it the best-selling convertible in the United States.  However, since its brief run as only horse car in the first decade of the 21^st century,  current Stang must once again face down its reborn competitors of old  such as the Challenger and the Camaro. No one knows what the time may bring but if its history can provide any clues to its future I’m sure that Mustang will be a favored pony car in the American muscle car tradition for years to come.