Why is the Lance CE faster than a Mirage CE?

Tim

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In a straight line and cornering. I know it has a longer wheel base but there has to be more to it?
 
The only performance difference im aware of is that the ce lancer comes with the 1.8l 4g93 engine and the rage only comes in 1.5l 4g15.

Think gearing is slightly different too
 
U wot m8?

How long's a piece of string?

What lancer? What mirage? Any mods?

Lancers have both 1.8 and 1.5 engines. Mirages came out in 1.5L
 
Both pretty stock. No engine work. Lancer has a 20kmh higher top speed.
What is "pretty stock"? Either it is stock, or is modded.

I could get an custom cluster with 300 as the top speed, doesn’t mean it will reach that, especially when you remember these cars are electronically limited to 180km/h
 
The Lancer even with the 1.5L getts to that 180k limit quicker. Mirage struggled to get to 160k. All on private roads. All I have done to the lancer is remove that restrictive pre air box.
 
Wasn't aware that the 1.5's were speed limited. Pretty sure I hit 190ish in the 1.5 lancer down a steep af hill with a tail wind 100% stock. Didn't feel like I could get it any faster than that and was waiting for something to fall off as it was (to any members of law enforcement reading definitely never tried this ever at all and even if I did it was on private roads and with safety equipment :tonguewink:). Can say that the 1.8 is defiantly not speed limited to 180 - hit 194 fairly regularly.

Afaic from a technical pov rage should be slightly quicker iirc as its lighter. Maybe the rage had something wrong with it.
 
Yep I was over 180k on a private road in a 1.5L. Mirage never managed this. But both had over 180000k's on them so engine wise to many variables.
 
Bahaha yeah I'd believe it - regularly drive a diesel Nissan Terrano II and that thing hits rev limiter in 5th @160kph. But torque is beut in it.
 
Speedo is out by 10% @ 100km/h. Hitting "200" on the speedo is only 180km/h
 
Look it may have been driver difference. But I can tell you they're no different besides a little bit of weight. I'd say it was all driver
 
The Mirage would be a tiny bit quicker due to less weight.
Wheelbase is identical, except for the sedan which is longer.
Any difference in speed you are experiencing would just be one car being in better condition I would say
 
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