2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport (US ) / RVR (Canada) |
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2.4L 4B12 MIVEC DOHC I-4 (168 horsepower @ 00 rpm, 167 lb pair of pi to 40 rpm) INVECS-III CVT Sportronic (w / levers of change), AWC all-wheel drive 23 city / 26 highway / 24 combined (EPA Rating MPG) 23.5 on the 'Merican Mitsubishi cycle, 70 percent highway. (Observed, MPG) tested Options: GT Premium Package - $ 1.850 (US) Base Price (ES 2WD) $ 20,445 * (US) / $ 21.798 * (Canada) As Price Tested (2.4 GT 4WD) $ 28,545 * (US) / $ 31.358 * (Canada) * All prices include $ 850 destination charge (US) or $ 1,800 destination charge, PDI and / tax C (Canada) |
a preconceived idea -. or simply a bias - forms. easily when correlations exist to support
Take Mitsubishi
While the Japanese manufacturer has seen the success of recent sales, their new label -. Mirage - has become the target of many jokes and is often associated with a group of buyers a degree removed from the crowd "buy here, pay here". The Mirage deserves this reputation is another story.
larger model of society, Outlander, recently received a refresh that is deeper than the skin, but not very spectacular. A new front fascia and revised metal backplate set up the visual appeal up a notch, and Mitsubishi says many technical changes have been employed on his last and biggest cross, but the cross still houses the same, tired, drinking premium fuel V- 6 engine as always.
recent news that Mitsubishi will close its manufacturing operations in the normal mode, Illinos, a plant that has been open since 1988, does not contribute to the optical surface. And, unfortunately for the automaker, stories on sales gains are just not sexy enough to attract the attention of the average consumer.
Therefore, with all the bad news and bad news, you might think that the Outlander Sport (RVR in Canada) is just another zit on the face of the Japanese automaker.
But you'd be (mostly) bad.
There is a reason why the Outlander Sport was the best-selling Mitsubishi last year. In a hot and crossover SUV market, it provides value (depending on where you live and how you option it) a rather stellar 10-year warranty / 100,000-mile and a "Made in USA" stamped badge on the doorframe - at least for now.
While the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport looks the same as it has for several years, he receives a new engine under the hood as part of an updated mid-year. Previously, the compact SUV is only available with a 2-liter four-cylinder that produces 150 horsepower less. In 2015, the largest 4B12 MIVEC four-cylinder engine of 2.4 liters with 168 horsepower and 167 lb-ft of torque, is available on the base ES trim and standard on the GT (Has 2.0 only). In Canada, only the Limited and GT trims are available with the superior larger engine, and only as an option
Other updates include changes to parts of interior trim - .. Things relatively minor
Exterior
Since its inception in 2010, the Outlander Sport has not changed much. Put the 2011 model alongside the new version emphasizes subtle recast was in 2013.
Up front, the Outlander Sport shows its own version of the Mitsubishi corporate face shared with the least Lancer . The headlights and grille are clearly Mitsubishi. When designing broke cover, it was sharp and aggressive - especially on the compact sedan. However, after six years in the market, the sheet went stale.
side, you'd be forgiven if you thought that the Outlander Sport was a Volkswagen Tiguan. While Mitsu is nearly as slab sided as VW, proportions and silhouettes of both are eerily similar. Even the wheel designs on some trim would confuse the average member of VWVortex.
At the rear, again, history has not changed much. Sloping rear window gives the Outlander Sport a bit of a froggish position, but the sharp corners of the rear lights and around the recess of the license plate are out of fashion. Even on the largest tester engine 2.4 GT AWC we had, there is only a single exhaust outlet.
Overall, the Mitsu is as close as makes no difference to what happened in 2010. However, there should be a new model for 2017. Mitsubishi here hope the money for himself give a decent suit.
inside
I will choose my words very carefully here
The interior of the Outlander Sport is at better, logical and usable .; at worst, it is unfortunate. The interior is not bad, but it certainly is not good. In its defense, the poor Mitsu happening six years on the market today, and even when he arrived, he did not have best-in-class materials scattered his cabin.
clarifying the situation is a panoramic glass roof. Unfortunately, there is a fixed piece of glass. There are no shenanigans opening hands-out-the-roof happens in the Outlander Sport.
However, I am happy Mitsubishi offers the possibility of fabric or leather in its high-finish models. Nothing annoys more upper trim forcing you to me in leather seats. For those of us with animals that climbed around the park and on travel, the leather can be easy to clean, but it is damaged in a hurry. With cloth, all you have to do is empty every time the puppy was in the car and maybe hit him with an upholstery cleaner for large floors.
Open the tailgate and you can easily carry the trader of the week or a few boxes behind the rear seats with 20.1 cubic feet of space available when is equipped with a subwoofer like our tester (without 21.7). Remove the back row, which unfortunately does not fold completely flat, and you'll more than double the available space to 48.8 cubic feet when equipped panoramic roof (without 49.5).
The Outlander Sport is far from the most cavernous vehicle in the segment. If you need more space, the Mazda CX-5, Toyota RAV4, Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue, Chevrolet Equinox, Subaru Forester / Outback, GMC Terrain and Hyundai Tucson are up to the task carrying an additional concert gear if necessary - some might even fit some additional monitoring speakers. Only the Jeep Renegade and Nissan Juke provide far less cargo space. The Jeep Patriot / Compass, Chevrolet Trax, Subaru XV Crosstrek, Kia Sportage and ( aha! ) Volkswagen Tiguan are tied.
This is logical. The Outlander Sport is a little smaller on the outside compared to others in the compact crossover class and it results in less empty spaces for you to fill.
For ease of comparison for the rest of this review, we will tell the Patriot / Compass, Trax Crosstrek, Sportage and Tiguan are our competitive play here.
Infotainment
If you are looking for the latest and greatest in infotainment and audio, you're reading the wrong review
to drive this point home, the picture above -. provided by the manufacturer - is the clearest I could find the infotainment system for 2015. I had to source from the manufacturer because I do not remember taking a picture of myself. Here's how much of the impression it left on me.
If the current crop of infotainment systems are similar to iPhones and Androids, the system in the Outlander Sport is a Handspring Visor Deluxe.
That said, the nine-speaker, 710-watt Rockford Fosgate audio system is decent for a semi-premium option that costs next to nothing (it's part of the premium formula If $ 2.100 on plate which also includes the panoramic roof, automatic dimming rearview mirror, seat and the roof of the power conductor rail).
Powertrain
2,4 liter four-cylinder in the Outlander Sport may be new to the model, but it is far from a new power plant. Therefore, there is no direct injection or other fancy modern technology bolted. It makes a respectable 168 horsepower and 167 lb-ft of torque. Adequate.
Without power train technology whiz-bang group, the 2.4-liter mill is based on the Sportronic CVT to earn decent fuel economy. And before you bash, try it.
My review of the Jeep Renegade, I slammed the powertrain to be too rough, too lazy and too revvy to provide acceptable driving experience. The engine of the Renegade is related to that found in the Mitsubishi. Yet in the Outlander Sport and paired with the CVT, it is actually quite nice.
The exhaust note is better than most four-cylinder engines on the market. The CVT is far from horrible. And, to my surprise, the combination of the two really suits the car. Acceleration is smooth and the CVT does its best to keep low speed.
Better still, the Outlander Sport returns better fuel economy than the Jeep Compass / Patriot (2.4L CVT w / 4WD), Volkswagen Tiguan (2.0T 4MOTION) and Kia Sportage (2.4L AWD). It is only beaten by the Chevrolet Trax AWD - and miserable 1.4-liter turbocharged four - and the Subaru XV Crosstrek with its 2-liter boxer four, our competitive game previously set
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Although all of the above may point to a compact crossover that averaged out, the Outlander Sport is a bad asset. Ride quality
during the week, I had the little Mitsu, I remembered why I hate the Toyota RAV4 so. You see, the RAV4 - which used to be a master, sub-compact offroader and turned into a go-someplaces, softroader compact - has one of the stiffest suspensions in the segment. And why? There is literally no sporting intention whatsoever. People who buy RAV4 are not going to lower them something more serious than a gradient, gravel road to get to the house. And when have you ever seen anyone take a RAV4 around a corner in anger?
The Outlander Sport nails it. Yes, it can do some softroading like the rest of the compact crossovers on the market, but it will not punish you for it (at least in the department of ride quality).
Inside, of course, it feels like 08 and there is an assortment of hard plastics and questionable design decisions. And yes, the outside is old and boring and completely harmless. Yet for someone who has not taken the brand cache, wants a long warranty, no children (or a child), but still wants a vehicle with a little pep and a good compromise between comfort and dynamic, this really nailed
now, they can just do this with the Outlander
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