Mitsubishi Outlander test drive since 2012 SUV
Mitsubishi Outlander again received a 3-liter engine and an honest automatic transmission
The old acquaintance returned. A three -liter Outlander XL appeared on the market again ... The crisis ended, and the automobile market quickly rushed to new sales records. The frightened residents of Russian cities slowly climbed from financial pits and ...
... barely receiving the first post -crisis fees, they immediately rushed into car dealerships. When Mitsubishi illustrated the volume of sales for this year, he sparkled with happiness. Outlander XL added 72 percent! Only Toyota feels better, whose RAV4 exceeded last year's sales by 131 percent.
How much more dynamic 3-liter Outlsande? Enough to justify the difference in price
Since things went well, why not resume projects rolled up to the crisis? In particular, start sales of the Outlander XL with a three -liter engine again. Moreover, during the absence in the Russian market, this engine was a little finalized. Now he gives out 3 horsepower more and has become more painful for 8 Newton meters. The environmental class also grew up no longer Euro-3, but Euro-5. However, for the owner of the V6 motor with a capacity of 223 liters. With. Talking about the green grass for the most part is empty.
Otherwise, this is the same well -familiar outlander. We have already traveled on it. Three -liter XL is more expensive than configuration with a 2.4 -liter engine per 100 thousand rubles. And for the same money he also has a hatch, and a little chromium. I would also choose V6 because it is aggregated with a traditional automatic machine. I do not like the variator, which is placed at 2.4 liters: in particular, due to less endurance on off-road. But there are embarrassing moments in the three-liter version: the motor loves high speeds too much, which is inconvenient in off-road, and during overtaking.
Japanese interior in steering wheel petals
Caution, technical details
Mitsubishi AWC multi -mode AWC system is arranged in such a way that there is a coupling with electronic control between the cardan shaft and the main transfer of the rear axle. The 4x4 system control unit regulates the amount of torque transmitted by the coupling. He distributes the torque between the front and rear wheels from the almost front -wheel drive to the almost full of all wheels. However, it should be borne in mind that this can practically lurk the catch. The coupling does not have one hundred percent blocking and, with a long slip, it can fail.
But the machine is equipped with an ASC, ABS, EBD, Brake Assist, ASSIST, ASSIST, ASSIST, Hill Start Assist, pretender with a seat belt belt. Not to mention the breaking pedal node. Beat your health! Only from the road do not particularly move this crossover, and not a brutal SUV.
Author: Dmitry Leontyev, photo Mitsubishi
Source: Magazine 4x4 [November /2011]
