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2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Apr 2nd
Mitsubishi’s new compact crossover is typical of the breed; it’s got decent handling, decent fuel economy and is capable of hauling a fair amount of cargo. Really, it’s a glorified compact station wagon, but the advent of the SUV age made small wagons unfashionable. So, instead of a Mitsubishi Lancer wagon, we get the Outlander Sport. Essentially it’s the same thing, just a bit taller. My tester was a base model and lacked even all-wheel drive.
And then the season’s biggest snowstorm rolled through. Pretender to the SUV class or not, the Outlander Sport was on the spot. Eight inches of snow or not, there were errands to be run and a snowblower that wasn’t going to transport itself across town to help clear Grandpa’s walk. With just front-wheel drive and all-season tires, the Outlander Sport might as well have been a Toyota Camry. More >
2011 Mitsubishi Outlander GT
Dec 23rd
The Mitsubishi Outlander is positively begging to be noticed. It always has been. The compact crossover SUV hit the ground in with wild styling, an unusual side-hinged rear door and carlike handling courtesy of a distant kinship with the Mitsubishi Lancer. Over the years it’s adopted more of the Lancer’s good habits, like terrain-sensing all-wheel drive and powerful brakes, and for 2011 the Outlander has a new face that’s the automotive equivalent of waving a hand in the air and yelling, “Pick me! Pick me!”
There’s plenty to like about the Outlander, too; it now shares Mitsubishi’s Super All-Wheel Control (S-AWC) all-wheel drive system with the high-performance Lancer Evolution and introduces an all-new infotainment system similar to Ford’s SYNC system. All this and good road manners too? The Outlander definitely merits a closer look. More >
2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR
Sep 15th
You’ve certainly met Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution before. This four-door sports car is hard to miss, thanks to wild fender flares, huge wheels and an assortment of other body modifications that indicate this car’s long, proud rally-racing heritage and the performance goodies that lie beneath.
But what’s this? The latest Evolution looks downright demure–the dramatic spoilers and wings are no more. The most extravagant racer-boy components are gone, leaving a muscular but much more subtle style. Has Mitsubishi clipped the Evolution’s performance wings as well? Do not fear. Though it’s going for a more upscale look, the Evolution MR still provides crazy, turbocharged, all-wheel drive thrills as its modus operandi.
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