We wonder why do all the good things have to come to an end? It has been sometime since it was first said that HM-Mitsubishi have discontinued the production of Cedia Upper C Segment sedan.
It may be noted that the Cedia is closely related to the earlier generation of Mitsubishi Lancer and has seen a facelift and many variants in Indian market. Earlier known as the Lancer Cedia, the Cedia later lost the Lancer moniker and was relaunched with a new front end along with a good price drop. Mitsubishi India never gave us an official word about halting the Cedia Sports’ production. However, a customary glance at Mitsubishi India’s website shows us that the carmaker has indeed said goodbye to one of the most talked about C segment sedan among the boy racers and performance driving enthusiasts.
With the axing of the Sports variant of the Cedia, the Cedia goes completely off the shelves in India. It may be noted that the carmaker earlier did away with other variants of the sedan. (Read: Cedia Select and Spirit).
The Mitsubishi Cedia Sports came equipped with a rear spoiler, skirts, Momo Steering, Sparco pedals and OZ alloy wheels.
Combined with the 2.0 litre MIVEC motor and great road manners, the above bits made the Cedia Sports every boy racer’s dream. The car had so much of appeal going for it that yours truly bought one last year!
The Cedia’s 2.0 Naturally Aspirated motor pumps out a moderate 115Bhp but has a class leading torque of 178Nm. Mated to the free revving motor is a 5 speed manual ‘box that offers slick shifts and a linear power delivery.
The Mitsubishi Cedia has been a success in various Indian car rally championships and is also a tuner’s delight with its mod friendly mechanicals.
It is indeed saddening that the car will no longer be sold. However, this is the right time to rush to the dealerships if you have always wanted to have a Cedia parked in your driveway. It is being said that there is still some stock of Cedia Select left with the dealers and these cars are going for a huge discount.
The Baleno, the Octy RS, the Civic, the Kizashi and now, the Cedia- Truly end of an era.
He confirmed today about stop in production but not budging from the Quote 🙁
Is this the reason why Mistsubishi never took up? Although i have to mention that the SA was a gazillion times better than the othe brands I have interacted with during the hunt for a car. VW is pathetic to say the least, Renualt guys have no clue on what they are selling (Looking out for a petrol Duster), Honda dealers think saying Honda is a good enough answer for everything, Ford is a one trick pony, with EcoSport playing the Pony now. Did not have the guts to encounter a Skoda.
The Mitsubishi Guys were pleasant, open & very very knowledgeable on what they are selling, but not really bothered if a customer walks out.
P.S: Cannot stand the sight of a Hyundai so no comments on that, although they did try to sell a diesel verna, when i was clear that i will not be caught dead in a diesel….
10.6 on road is like he is offering no discounts at all. My dad bought the Sports for approx 11 OTR, back when the car was officially on sale. You can easily haggle him down to something like 9 lakhs OTR. . Remember, the car is no more on sale in India.
Unfortunately, Yes!! I think this leaves its competition in dust (Saying this inspite of owning a Honda City iVTEC..
Sad end to an awesome car is all i can think of…So the dealer is Quoting 10.6Lakhs OTR(This will be on a corporate registration). With Ex-Show room being 8.9 Lakhs…What do you think i can safely stretch this..
“The website of Mitsubishi India too does not mention anything about Cedia.”
This alone says it all. All variants of the Cedia have been discontinued. Your dealer is just trying to push some left over stock.
Bargain really hard for discounts if you still want to buy it.
— A 2012 Cedia Sports owner.
I pplan to by a Mitsubishi Cedia Select, as per the news articles, it has been discontinued.
However as per the dealer here only Cedia Sport has been discontinued and Select is still availabe.
The website of Mitsubishi India too does not mention anything about Cedia.
Can you help me with this?
Regards,
Sandeep