u didn't mentioned came with stock or not either....u can ask 'em for a drag race...u knw forte club fb page rite??

drag race vs FC c who consume more....hahaha...then get a 2.0 version la...versus 2.0 Forte...all i wan say was....u din mentioned clearly too, about the HU...u assumed Forte came with a HU with LCD...but u nv mentioned stock or not....haa

so called strip down quality version of lancer = Inspira....i dun think the quality were as good as Lancer EX n Forte....Inspira = cheaplak Lancer wannabe.....I've seen inside Lancer EX n GT, is better than Inspira...more solid than Inspira....nothing good for Inspira except the handling n suspension tuned.....for me, i rather get Lancer over Inspira....but I choose Forte over both coz of bang for bucks value, and QA better than Inspira....n of coz, Inspira 1.8 wins over 1.6 in displacement value....and slightly bigger size...wait 2 c new Elantra/Avante release, Inspira will scream like hell....

we nv said Forte handling bad....if Forte's handling system for 2.0, yes is good, coz under MDPS....even Civic n Altis oso lose to Inspira lo....the cars that can win are : FD2R n Ford Focus....gd luck Inspira, go vs both those cars....i bet 99.9% it lose to savvy n persona n gen2 n satria neo oso...handling perhaps might be 'bad' in ur case....but car still very stable...even my 1.6 @ 182km/h oso stable...car no wooble2....

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Added on September 7, 2011, 1:35 am1. 1.6 under 17'' rims, while 1.8 under 15/16'' rims....whose is lighter?? think la....try change to 15'' rims n c.....i bet 100% u can feel the true power of 1.6 engine.....is juz same theory as current Proton Exora, big body, small engine....
2. u can't compare the non-vvt engine with 2.0 engine of Forte....like u r comparing Ferrari to Kancil.....
think la.....1 is pure performance engine, another is economical....let me ask u la...B16A/B or 4AGE series engine or SR16DE engine....do their FC can b as gd as Forte 2.0's engine??? think la.....if u wan compare like dat....as well i get RX7/8 1.3 engine to tapao ur 1.6 engine.....wan??

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Added on September 7, 2011, 1:38 amboth results are very close......i dun think that is good choice, if far apart, yes...but very close result indeed

This post has been edited by XionCity: Sep 7 2011, 01:38 AM

I was refering to the system of MDPS...not the handling ....

yea....fuel economy might be QUITE good, but nt as good as 'FE' series of Toyota engine or any economical engine in it's class....'GE', 'B series', 'F series' are more to performance....even without VTEC or it's VVT tech, the engine block n design is more for performance type...try compare 16V 4AGE n 16V 4AFE....u shud knw the different, y 4AFE is still 1 of the best economical engine up to now....i had fren uses 4AGE 20V Blacktop stock 6MT vs my old 4AFE 16V 5MT.....cant even b close when comes to FC....

This post has been edited by XionCity: Sep 7 2011, 11:01 AM

Diesel is whole lot different class ald...even name also different....dun compare old vs new la...4AFE's old engine FC anytime outrun MOST of the 1.6 class engine...yes, including mine...

while about the MDPS stuff, is the handling SYSTEM....not the way u handle the car...like those lotus tuned handling stuff...i only refers to the MDPS system vs standard Hydraulic n EPS system...

Forte 1.6SX 4Spd : 100% City drive around RM0.11-RM0.13/KM with Shell Fuelsave RON95(max 510KMs per full tank = 48L/50L).... 100% HW with BHP InfinityX2 RON97 around RM0.05-RM0.06/KM....(more than 700KMs....for 100% HW cruise)
as for EX 4spd/6spd n SX 6spd...i dunno, but i assume is a little better than mine...of coz, let engine break-in 1st...(above 5k mileage)..mine clocked 25k mileage ald..

This post has been edited by XionCity: Sep 7 2011, 12:11 PM

sry, calculation wrong...hehe

I wonder TS choosen or maybe....bought already or nt...

If in term of resale value, i said both oso not good....go for dugong VIOS and honda SITI for resale value...
kevin23 typical basher for koreans...or maybe...kimchis due to low resale value.....in malaysia might not be as hot model as other country, but look at the sales GLOBALLY....Forte still 1 of the ranking ones....and not for Mitsu Lancer 2.0GT....is still below Forte....what about Inspira?? no ranking at all....
I support all cars, they had their pros n cons, plus n minus points....
Toyota n Honda cars, resale value high, but lousy specs....
Kimchi cars, resale value low, but worth for bucks, and are improving.....
Proton n Perodua?? everyone knows bcoz of the pricing, they bought it....but still the same, resale value low....if Mitsu resale ald so low, wat u say about Proton lagi??? Import vs Local made....think la...

KIMSIN, perhaps ur friend's a heavy footer??? if so, definitely la....try go for VIOS n heavy footer it...same thing 1.....i drove, 100% city drive can quote up to 450+/- km mileage per full tank using 95 Shell....while minimum 420+/- km for other brands, 95 too....and engine nid 2 b at least 5-6k mileage to let the engine break-in.....while new stuff about Forte ECU is...adaption of learning ur driving style, automatic adjust power to suit ur needs...so if heavy footer, heavy FC lo....