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Mitsubishi Cedia sports is a sedan built for the sport utility. The car is designed to deliver maximum sporty appeal through it looks and engine performance. Along with admirable power generation capabilities, the car manages to reach a good mileage value. The car suspension has been tested on the basis of rally conditions. Briefly, a sporty sedan not only “looks” like a racing car, but also “performs” like it. The Cedia is surely one among such cars!

The latest version of Cedia is launched is June 2009. The new Cedia is called “Face-lifted Cedia”, referring to its front uplift at the bonnet. The major market rivals for the new Cedia Sports are the low-priced Mahindra-Renault Logan Play and the almost unbeatable, the Honda Civic.

Highlighting Features :
The new version of Cedia as mentioned previously is a face-lifted one. Nevertheless the sporty is appeal is not spoiled by it! Moreover the aerodynamical front shape of the car adds to its looks!

Under the hood is, a 2.0L, 4-cylinder Petrol engine, which ensures the power-house produces about 115 PS, to make the car fly at highways. The peak torque generated is about 17.6 kg-m. Thus, the new Cedia Sports faces hardly any difficult in gathering power, in a racing situation at highways! Other brilliant specification statistics is as follows.

General statistics :

• Name and Model : Mitsubishi Cedia Sport
• Ex showroom price (Mumbai) : Rs 10,10,000 (may vary)
• Body type : Sedan, C+
• Available colors :
  • Rally Red,
  • White Speed,
  • Black Flash,
  • Cyclone Yellow,
  • Blue Streak
• Engine type : 2.0L, 4-cylinder, inline, Petrol
• Maximum power : 115 PS at 5200 rpm
• Maximum torque : 17.6 kg-m at 4200 rpm
• Top speed : 180 km/h
• Steering : Power
• Brakes : Front disc, Rear disc
• Gears : 5 speed (Manual)
• Wheels : 15″ Alloy
• Fuel tank size : 50L
• Fuel efficiency : 14.0 km/L (for highways), 10.0 km/L (for city)
• Seating Capacity : 5
• Seat adjustment : Manual
• AC / Non-AC : AC (without climate control)
• Music system : Kenwood MP3 music system

Comments :
In 2009, the market witnessed latest versions of many past market performers, of various brands. The new “Face-lifted” Mitsubishi Cedia Sports was among them. The new facelift at the front end surely makes the new Cedia Sport, appear obsessive! The others among exterior eye-catchers are the Back door sash, Body colored handles, Color-keyed air dams, Complete black grill, Extended bumpers, Grill with chrome accent, Headlamp with black extension, Roof antenna, Smoky glass headlamps, Wrap around tail lamp and of course the dynamic looking 6 spoke alloy wheels.

The stunning looks of the new Mitsubishi Cedia Sporty are accompanied by a 2.0L 115bhp 4 cylinder, In-line high torque petrol engine. The engine generates peak power of 115 PS and peak torque of 17.6 kg-m. This suffices the car to reach a top-speed of 180 km/h.

Another highlighting object in the car is its safety system. The car structure uses front suspension as a McPherson Strut with coil spring & stabilizer bar and rear suspension as an Independent Multi-link with Stabilizer bar. The peculiarity about the suspension system is that it is tested under the extreme race conditions.

The car interior is quite a roomy. Hence the rear seats do not miss the leg room comfort. The seats are with leather upholstery and look nice with the bright stripes on it. The door consoles look highlighted with the contrast tone. The interior space is distributed intelligently among various comfort systems, to accommodate some other features and in turn increasing the luxury! Some of these comfort features are Auto dimming cabin light, Back-lit meters, Carbon titanium finish interiors, Color-keyed Grip Door handles, Front passenger’s sun-visor with vanity mirror with lid and ticket holder, Leather gear knob, Personal box, Rheostat, Sporty black fabric seats, Trunk room trim, etc.

The driver’s seat is made a place to manifest your highly sporty passion! The seat is height adjustable. The power assisted steering wheel is covered with leather and so are the other controls panels and consoles. The 5-speed transmission is quite seamless and never becomes an obstacle in your rising joy in speed drives. The centrally located, dash integrated touch screen audio system makes the ride more rocking. Other luxuries offered to the driver are, the Ashtray, Boot access from cabin, Coat hanger, Coin holder, Driver’s footrest, Folding rear seat, fully reclineable front seats, etc.

The safety of the passengers is taken car by technologies such as Electronic Brake Force Distribution, RISE (Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution) Body, Tilt steering, etc.

Pros :

• 2.0L, 115bhp 4 cylinder, In-line high torque
• Front suspension- McPherson Strut with coil spring & stabilizer bar
• Rear suspension- Independent Multi-link with Stabilizer bar
• Back door sash, Body colored handles, Color-keyed air dams, Complete black grill, Extended bumpers, Grill with chrome accent, Headlamp with black extension, Roof antenna, Smoky glass headlamps, Wrap around tail lamp, 6 spoke alloy wheels
• Electronic Brake Force Distribution, RISE(Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution) Body, Tilt steering
• Auto dimming cabin light, Back-lit meters, Carbon titanium finish interiors, Color-keyed Grip Door handles, Front passenger’s sun-visor with vanity mirror with lid and ticket holder, Leather gear knob, Personal box, Rheostat, Sporty black fabric seats, Trunk room trim
• Ashtray, Boot access from cabin, Coat hanger, Coin holder, Driver’s footrest, Folding rear seat, Fully reclineable front seats

Cons :

• AC without climate control feature
• Manual adjusting of seats

Bottom Line :
Being a sport sedan, the car is equipped with high end safety systems and driver control panels. The new Cedia sport has got highly dazzling looks. The blaze style consoles on the exterior body of Cedia Sports are passionate enough. The engine delivers enough to rock the car on highways and to race with others in this class.

Also the fuel consumption of the Cedia sport is quite reasonable. No need to point out much about the seating comforts, as it is a sport car! The price range about a million is largely compensated at the powerful engine and the absolutely perfect safety features. In short, if you want to ride passionately all the time, the car is perfect for you!