Yep.. That car really is RWD.. Infact most of da Japanese cars that came out in that era were RWD.. Da Nissan Sunny b-11, Mazda Familia, etc.. Not too sure about da Lancer though.. If u see one on the road, jus bend down from da behind of the car and see.. U`ll be able to see the differencial clearly..
Think da japanese were not really on to CV joints and FWD those days... And specially that was an era where there was a huge dislike for FWD cars in the local market, bcoz of da CV joint in FWD cars ..