Now in its third generation of sheet metal and power train, the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has taken some conservation classes (of the gas variety) while working on its athletic looks. Gas sipping abilities with a rocking audio system make this family hauler a viable option for the minivan-phobic. Not to be confused with the lesser-equipped [...]
I am delighted to see the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage make an appearance at the 2013 New York International Auto Show and so are you. Mitsubishi managed to defy a harsh market and stay in business with a nearly empty (new) product portfolio in the United States. As I reported in (this) post, the new Mitsubishi [...]
In the final installment of Gone to the Guillotine, let us pay our respects to great cars brought to a tragic end. Gone to the Guillotine: MAZDA RX-8 Mazda emerged from a line of indistinguishable products with the Miata and all-new RX-8. Three doors and Mazdaspeed is all I would need for this quirky sportster. However, [...]
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The idea of a hybrid pickup truck is nothing new, General Motors has had them in production for some time. The Mitsubishi GR-HEV Concept isn’t what you would call a regular pickup truck. The Mitsubishi GR-HEV Concept has a 2.5-liter turbodiesel that works in conjunction with an electric motor. Mitsubishi claims emissions below 150g or km of CO2. [...]
The Mitsubishi Lancer compact four-door sedan and hatchback comes in models ranging from a tame 148-horsepower model to a crossfire-hurricane 291-horsepower version called the “Evolution,” which car buffs love. The often-overlooked Lancer was Mitsubishi’s second best-selling model in America in 2012, behind the Outlander Sport SUV. Most Americans don’t realize that Mitsubishi is a huge [...]
The oddly named Mitsubishi i—also known as the i-MiEV—is probably unknown to most Americans. Even regular gas-engine models from this automaker aren’t given much promotion. The i four-door hatchback was introduced as a 2012 model and was offered only in a few U.S. markets—Hawaii and on the West Coast. The U.S. version is wider to [...]
The 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is a compact crossover that’s stylish on the outside with elegant and modern good looks. But that means that it also drives as good as it looks. In this 0-60 MPH Drive and Review we find out. Sure, this Outlander Sport has a CVT and a 148 HP 2.0L and [...]
The 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is slightly revised for this year with a new front facia and minor improvements to the interior. The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is one of Mitsubishi’s top selling vehicles and it’s one of the products that’s keeping the automaker afloat in the United States. The Outlander Sport comes standard with a 2.0L [...]
Is there such a thing as a definitive 0-60 MPH time? That’s the question that we attempt to answer as we test a 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer from 0-60 MPH three different times. In other words, how reliable is the now often used standard of 0-60 MPH? In this technology demonstration we try to determine what [...]
“Mitsubishi” and “often-overlooked” long have belonged in the same sentence. The automaker lacks the advertising firepower, dealer number and model-loaded product line of better-known nameplates in America. But Mitsubishi has come up with innovative models, and so what if its vehicles aren’t on everyone’s shopping list? Some folks don’t want to drive the same vehicles [...]
Mitsubishi is at a disadvantage against better-known competitors such as the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic because it lacks their volume and promotional firepower. On the other hand, and because of that, you might find Mitsubishi dealers more willing to deal than those selling rival cars. The Lancer has lots to offer. For one thing, [...]
The 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer SE is a small sporty sedan that in the car world may best be known for being the car that gave birth to the Mitsubishi Evolution or Evo for short. But is the 2.4L Lancer, especially the one that come with all-whee-drive the smaller and less expensive version of t he [...]
Can a turbo-charged engine and four wheel drive ever be a bad thing? No! The goal of any performance car is to produce a lot of power and deliver it to the ground in the most efficient way possible. Using turbo power delivered to all four wheels is a formula that has been successfully applied [...]
The 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has all of the go fast parts to make it the first affordable, sporty, and fast crossover pocket rocket. Not only is the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport super light (about the same weight as a Volkswagen GTI) but it is also extremely aerodynamic. In fact, the 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is [...]
