Late Entry
I came from a 95 M/T Eclipse GSX. Got tired of the M/T (Guess I'm getting old.)
I bought the 09 Lancer GTS Fully loaded w/ the CVT. It's Graphite Gray. I love the car. It fits what I need. Good Gas Milage and ease of driving. The Techno stuff with the fully loaded version offsets the Performance. If you want to street race or race at all and mod the heck out of the car but can't get the EVO go w/ the five speed. A turbo kit is available but why not just wait for the Lancer Ralliart. Best way to get into the EVO world but at a do-able price. If you want something sporty with good gas milage and the technology go with the GTS. By the way Electric BLue (08 Lancer) and Octane Blue (09 Lancer) are the most popular color for female drivers. Nick name for that color at my dealership is Hooker Blue! LOL

 

I did not know that... makes me happy that red was the only color I could get my hands on for the '09. I got the M/T, go with that, good feel.

And just to reiterate, even though you're definately sick of hearing it, chrome = yuck