On the way to the desired victory in the 2009 Dakar Rally Mitsubishi is tackeling in November is the next challenge: The new Mitsubishi Lancer will be racing in the Baja Portalegre, the fifth and final run of the Baja World Cup, his competition premiere class. Stéphane Peter Hansel (F), with nine victories most successful Dakar participants of all times, will pilot the Mitsubishi powerd by a diesel engine. The Racing Lancer has the same 260 horsepower 3-liter V6 diesel engine which at various marathon events in the Mitsubishi Pajero / Montero Evolution (name of the diesel version: “MPR 14″) for testing operations was Hiroshi Masuoka (J) at the Central Europe Rally, the season opener of the Dakar series, and in the Baja Spain, the third run of the Baja World Cup, initial findings.

The Japanese enthused: “The diesel version of the Pajero was surprisingly easy to drive, thanks to the enormous torque, which also still has a wider speed range available. It is the petrol in control, especially on very difficult terrain, as well as when accelerating to curves and high-speed sections enormously superior. ” Nani Roma (E) provided at the beginning of June Transibérico rally, a marathon run to the World Cup, for the first successes of the new diesel engine. The Spaniard in three tests marked the best time and reported afterward that his style of tight driving need to adapt to the diesel powerplant.

The MPR14 has more than 8,000 of test and competitive kilometers and Mitsubishi engineers provided important data and facts on which the suspension of the Racing Lancers adjusted and the engine compartment to ensure an improved cooling system was rebuilt. For development purposes and to the pilots in terms of the Dakar Rally more driving experience under racing conditions to offer, announced the team Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Pajero three petrol / Montero Evolution in the Pax Rally (P), the second race of the Dakar-series. From 9 to 14 September, Stéphane Peter Hansel, Luc Alphand (F) and Nani Roma then in Portugal and in particular the suspension and wheels test, then in the Racing Lancer will be taken over.
Racing Lancer itself is between late August and early September and again in October to an extensive testing programme in Morocco cleared before Stéphane Peter Hansel with the car at the end of October as the competition debut in the Baja Portalegre each other.

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