Mitsubishi Motors says buyers in this market are after, in order of priority, style and appearance, comfort, safety, price, size, economy and interior space and flexibility. It even goes so far as to suggest that 63 per cent of buyers never have any intention of going anywhere harsher than the gravel shoulder on the highway.
From the outside, there is no doubt that its styling is bold and distinctive, but whether it appeals is another matter. We are still not sure about the big bull-nose with its large Mitsubishi logoThe other thing that is very noticeable about the body is that despite sitting in the compact class – up against the likes of the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Nissan X-Trail and Subaru Forester – it seems quite big. Mitsubishi claims it is the longest, widest and has the longest wheelbase in the segment.
. For storage, there are lots of small cubbies, reasonable door bins and the rear seat back splits and folds 60/40 to expand the luggage area. The boot space is the only niggle – with a full-size spare sitting in the wheel well, the floor is quite high.
Although it feels underpowered, it’s a fairly refined and quiet engine – if you’re not in a hurry to get anywhere, the engine works well with the four-speed tiptronic-style standard automatic transmission. This latter – mounted at the bottom of the dash to enable easy use of the “Sports Mode” – is one of Mitsubishi’s best, and is very smooth.
With a tip of the shift lever forward it changes up gears and back for down, and unlike some other brands systems, can be locked in gear without any automatic override if the engine revs get too high. This is necessary for traveling off-road, something that, despite its “soft-road” viscous coupling all-wheel drive system, the Outlander copes with quite well.Try to find one here Used Ford Cars kerry.ie to suit your needs.
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