Test Drive Mitsubishi Outlander since 2012 SUV

Hill Fuji.

During the day at the testing ground, we managed to try out the new Mitsubishi Outlander and on the flat canvas of the oval track, and on the bar with obstacles. At the go, I liked the car! But I just approached him literally despite my eyes, and I left without turning around, but it was exactly what the test was held in Japan, at least somehow helped to understand why designers decided to knock the fighter to part with the appearance of Jet Fighter

Mitsubishi's designer throwing in the last decade is thrown into the heat, then in the cold. After the beautiful Shark of Galant of the turn of the centuries, even by the standards of corporate parks (and in the end, not much successful) the American Galant of the ninth generation and the nonsense first Outlander. After the Lupporn grasshopper Lancer IX generation, the sharp silhouette of the tens seemed a long-awaited return. Especially since Outlander XL, and the newborn ASX, too, was followed by the Aviation motifs of the Jet Fighter Look. Against the background of increasingly versatile-shaded classmates Mitsubishi retained an expressive look. Well, the flagship Pajero with off-road junior brothers Pajero Sport and L200 were solidiously carried Fuji Look lines, properly remind of the Japanese shrine of Mount Fuji.

Sketches of the new Outlander promised something interesting. Changing the concept of the face on an adult Fuji Look seemed logical, because the overall appearance sought to the same goal as Range Rover Evoque: dynamically and noble! Not so that aggressive, but expressive and bright lines!

And here in Geneva with Outlander NEW were dropped covered. What is Evoque! Cold shower! In the profile, the plane car rather reminded the swollen up Subaru Outback, and Fuji Look was not at all the mountain, but a hormster, not pulling a visually inexpressive swelling frustration, akin to what had to be experienced in 2003, when the very American Galant appeared!

But now, the wandering on Tokyo before leaving the factory polygon in the provision, I started to understand what's the matter. Let us say that the Russian market is the most important for Mitsubishi (about 16% of sales of the former Outlander XL accounted for, let the new in Russia start the current summer, and the rest of the world is waiting for autumn, let them assure that when creating this car wishes for Russian customers took into account At the maximum of the eyes, do not deceive: here, among the new products of the Japanese home market, he is his own. Moreover, he is drawn in the last fashion! But that fashion is flat onboard, lawless, the most flattened front in the trend in Japan. Yes, and in the US, perhaps, too. And we had customer polls, alas, only in sketches. And when representatives of Rolf-imports say that in Russia, the sharp lines of Jet Fighter Look seemed to many unnecessary aggressive, I don't know, believe these words or it is a forced diplomatic mine with not that bad, just not your game.

Games are really different. On the Russian market, even the promotion of a new model will go with others than in other regions, accents. Outlander must be certified as an SUV and take a place in advertising next to the elders who have a glorious three diamond. In the remainder countries, basic emphasis on comfort and practicality.

In terms of comfort, a tangible breakthrough is really committed. The seemingly massive predecessor of the crossover remained in the same dimensional sizes (the only change in the length that has become less for a centimeter) and became easier.
High strength steel made it possible to reduce weight by 85 kg. Worked with unsappressive masses. For example, only due to the fact that separate caliper of the main rear and parking brakes are now combined, it was possible to catch 3.5 kg. True, the victim of the weight of the weight of the gave birth was the former one of the chips separate rear door, which turned into a shelf for loading or improvised table for a picnic. But the new Outlander appeared (perhaps the first in class) the electric drive is now the monoblock fifth door. To reduce weight and prices for Russia, they refused not only from the fashionable glass roof, but also from the ordinary hatch. There will be no version with three rows of seats in the ocean, the option is not found here. But the additional underground was released, where you can hide the luggage compartment curtains, and in more expensive versions and get a plastic organiser. It is a pity, the spare wheel still lives outside, under the floor.

The interior of the former Outlander was harmonious, but simple. Now the developers took an eye on quality, and you understand that as soon as you find yourself in the cabin. It became better and visually, and tactile. If, of course, do not pay attention to the petty savings on automatic mode of windows (except for the driver), yes risky in the sense of the inappropriate inclusion location of the seat heating buttons. The front panel finish is not just soft, and also effectively absorbing light, not sparing in the windshield. The dashboards themselves differ: the simple versions of the monochrome displacer, in more expensive color. The steering wheel of the new form is finally adjustable by departure, and on its knitting new multimedia control buttons and a cruise (though, only in expensive bundles). Brighter and clearly became the touch multimedia navigation display of the top version of its resolution from 480234 increased to 800x480 points. The decoration of cheap versions looks much easier, but still worthy.

In versions of our expensive, compared with the test machines, there will be no other: the piano panels under the tree and the pseudocarbonic texture of plastic inserts. These are the features of the Chinese configuration, and it is good that we do without this Asian will cost. There will be no most relevant expensive tracking systems for marking, and the active cruise control of the plug of these buttons was loaded left at the bottom of the steering wheel.

But what we will have, and on what you should not save, so it is an alternative to the moving adaptive pharam system Super Wide Hid, which gives a wide beam in sharp turns and on maneuvers.

The full drive control system has changed. The familiar mode of switching of modes was changed by the button, and 2WD mode changed 4WD Eco, always ready to share a burden with the rear axle if necessary. To assess the situation, it is now used threefold (!) More sensors. Before Outlander polled only the sensors of rotation of the wheels, choke and engine revolutions. Now monitors the torque, gear ratio of transmission, longitudinal and transverse accelerations, steering position and turning point. This system seems to have a lot of learned from Super AYC on the hot Lancer Evolution.

Alas, it was not possible to understand the off-road potential of this potential-certified SUV in polygonal conditions. At first, it was even a chance that on the oval of the test track is the only thing that will be used to evaluate, can only be the skill of the car ride fast enough and the level of aerodynamic noise. But the exit was found in the form of a ring with the change of the characteristics of the coating, on which we first carefully and on the special degree, and then on our own and more and more boldly began to go. By the way about the noise: to defeat the warning flux in the mirrors, the Japanese managed to be thoughtless! Even when the speed turns tightly for a hundred, the former acoustic horror is not observed. And the visibility is not worse!

And in behavior on the road, the new Outlander was transformed in principle! The former was enough driver and perky, but still a small jipic. The current seeks behavior to a comfortable sedan. In this, he is also not a formidable mountain, but a peace-loving hill. Just-seeking suspension, good term stability even in improvised polygon kolas, even on relatively low optional tires. Without problems, it copes with its work that the power steering power steering power plant replaced. Although with a set of speed, the nearby zone is slightly expanding, demanding somewhat more than expected, effort. A little more desired swinging feed on the wave, but this is a fee for comfort, the increase of which will notice without any tensioners. The new Outlander really became much more passenger!

Modernized 2- and 2,4-liter engines with a variator work well. But here is not a mountain, but a hilly character! A two-liter version in a monodiferous version of the noise is proportional to the accompanying effort: 145-strong motor is strained and does not hide it, but pulls. But on 22 forces are more powerful, but the duty that received the duty in the load also with a full drive (and this is at least an increase of 80 kg) a 2.4-liter noise is still a little more than going. It is often easier to go to manual control (the benefit of the submissive petals are still comfortable) than to listen to his monotonous complaints. A more powerful 3-liter option will appear only in our next year. But with dieselks, there was no hope for the French, which was put on the Peugeot 4007 and Citroen C-Crosser (Recall: the history of this triple union came to an end, fraternal models will remain only in the younger row, at ASX), the gentlemen from PSA requests much expensive. And its own 2.2-liter turbodiesel is too modern, and therefore not only roads, but also come to the quality of fuel.

Honestly, the fact that the new Outlander is waiting for a market success, no doubt. We have a serious breakthrough as an interior, the smoothness of the stroke and comfort will most likely be more important than the bright appearance. For Asians and Americans, he and outwardly, as we already understood, quite on the wave of fashion.

But if envying in the rear view mirror, the monumental Mount Fuji-front Pajero, I most likely rebuild and give up, even if you don't really ask, then the Fuji new Outlander holmik does not catch a dick or joy. Another original design decision fell victim to the marketing and political scheme. It remains to hope that the pendulum of the designer throwing will sometime swing again, returning the stylish features of Jet Fighter. Appreciate the comfort of the new Outlander, I will miss you, the predatory and progress nose out of the same!

 

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