Test drive Mitsubishi Galant us 2004 - 2008 sedan

Ice without flame

The first trip on New Galant came for the evening. The devices flashed with bright (even too much) blue ice, the seat buzzed and moved forward, the mirrors turned a little - I was ready to go, get used to it and do not have to master
Firstly, the interior for the most part is hidden by the dusk, and secondly, what is visible is subordinated to the laws of practicality. So much so that the sensations of freshness and extraordinary, which are so fond of emphasizing in every new model its creators, are not in sight.
 
Successful combination
Mina Lane, pour into a rather dense stream and at the first traffic light is delighted: how great a couple of a motor motor work! They understand each other at a glance, instantly adapt to your driving style and allow you to go not just confidently, but with a spark. Let's look into the press release, yes, the two most interesting details relate to just the power unit. Firstly, the MIVEC technology (Mitsubishi Innovative Valve Timing & Lift Electronic Control) controls the phases of gas distribution and the height of valve lifting, which provides the motor with excellent acceptance and elasticity. Secondly, the automatic gearbox is equipped with elements of artificial intelligence, it adjusts to the driver’s manner, on the descents when braking the engine goes to low gears, takes into account the position of pedals and steering wheel. The result is the most flattering statements of our experts to the power unit, convenient and energetic.
Galant is collected and sold in America, we are the first country of the Old World for the car. Why did I remember this? Yes, to the fact that I just slipped the tram tracks and now I’m thinking of turning around in order to rejoice again with the excellent work of pendants. The car rolled in American, gently and smoothly, he does not care, while he does not break along the road at all, responding to the actions of the driver without delay. Accurate, predictable and comfortable - a rare and successful combination.
By the way, despite the sign made in the USA, Galant for Russia is not an exact copy of the American one. The adaptation required more than three hundred changes, in particular, in addition to the mandatory replacement of lighting equipment, road clearance was increased. Under powerful skiing at the bottom of a 165 mm motor compartment - not bad; True, there would be a full -fledged protection here even better.
 
I want excesses!
It’s good that no one saw my shame! The worked out maneuver of entry into the garage, I failed with Galant - a long nose almost rested on the gate rack. The next day, I barely fit into the familiar U -turn on the avenue, unexpectedly for myself, falling into the right oncoming row! The turning radius was clearly chosen for American open spaces - 6.1 m on the wheel, 6.5 on the bumper - classmates have less than half a meter -meter!
Galant refers to the business class - welcome to the back seat. Yesterday's dusk did not hide, alas, nothing interesting: the double, judging by the number of headrests and profile, the sofa does not cause any pleasant or negative emotions. By the way, the front seats are also none. Let's go back, note not the most free landing - the low roof is pressing - and let's go to the trunk. How to open it? The pen replaces the button on the ignition key, with a light click the cover goes up a couple of centimeters, and then grab the edge.
The ingenuous handle of the light on the light, the most ordinary ignition key, the simplest windows without a car mode.
Hmm, for the business class there is something a bit of simple solutions, I want a delight and, imagine, even excesses. Obviously, the specifics of the American market affects, which this Mitsubishi is initially aimed at. There are undoubted advantages in this - in addition to the above, for example, work on 92th gasoline. And by the way, about the price - in the United States, for galants with 2.4 -liter engines, they ask for a little less than 20 thousand dollars! Our Koreans are more expensive
Fans of the previous elegant gallant amicably expressed disappointment with the appearance of a beginner. But many current owners of popular Lancers will probably want to rise higher - because now the ladder of the models of Mitsubishi has received the missing step in the form of a large business class sedan.
 
Mitsubishi Galant
The ninth generation business class sedan started in the United States in 2004; In Russia, it is represented at the Moscow Motor Show in September 2006.
Engine: gasoline 2.4 liters (158 hp).
Gearbox: 4-speed automatic.
Complete: Intense, Instyle.
Price: $ 31 600-33 700.
Test car: INSTYLE equipment, $ 33,700.
Mitsubishi Galant - Japanese brand, American assembly, Russian market. A convenient and relatively affordable car, only it reminds of this too often.
+ Perfectly coordinated motor and automatic box, good dynamics, comfortable suspension, worthy controllability, 92nd gasoline.
- the lack of bright features in appearance and interior, low -bearing salon, a large radius of rotation.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Anton Chuykin

Source: The magazine "Driving"