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2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sedan
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What Changed for 2009:
- New 168-hp, 4-cylinder engine for GTS model
- DE and ES keep 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine with variable valve timing (VVT)
- All 2009 non-turbo Lancer models can have continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT)
- Sporty GTS model again features sport-tuned suspension
- Optional hard-drive-based music server for GTS
- Evolution model, added during 2008, can have twin-clutch transmission
- Lancer Ralliart model debuts with 237-hp, modified Evo engine
- Twin Clutch transmission goes into Ralliart as well as Evolution MR
