Mitsubishi Outlander test drive since 2012 SUV

Impressions of a trial trip by Mitsubishi Outlander 2006.

On the Outlander car there is a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine of a new development with a vertical-row location of the cylinders, which is paired with a stranded transmission of the CVT type. It was such a combination that made it possible to make a machine to the best of economical and environmentally friendly, and, most importantly, quite traction. In particular, the car does not just correspond to the norms of harmful substances in the exhaust gases adopted last year, but even exceeds them by 25 percent. If we take fuel consumption rates that will become mandatory, starting in 2010, then they managed to achieve their 10 percent excess.
As already mentioned, the engine is paired with a unavailable variator, and such a combination, in general, is always fraught with power loss when transmitting thrust from engine to wheels. I am very glad that in this car I did not feel such a shortage, because, despite the unavailable transmission, the power transmission worked as if the engine was connected directly with the wheels. In general, I would appreciate the engine for 4 out of five points, and I liked everything, including the throttle control circuit. In particular, the engine reacts very well and accurately to the operation of the accelerator, which allows, if necessary, to get the power of power that is desirable to the driver, no more, but no less.
It should also be noted how well the connection between the growth of engine speeds and the following increase in speed of movement was traced. How intensively the speed increased - it is not so important by and large. The main thing, after all, is what the driver feels, isn't it? So, I can say that in this regard, the Outlander car can be moderate on the move, which makes it a completely suitable vehicle for driving around the city, but at the same time, at the request of the driver, he can always show his sports character.
The noise of a working motor was well audible only when the revolutions were exceeded for a mark of 3000 rpm. Therefore, we can assume that 3000 rpm. This is the line behind which the car begins to behave in sports. In the meantime, the driver does not address the accelerator too sharply and the tachometer does not go off the way, the engine control system operates in moderate power mode. How to achieve this? I believe that mainly due to the appropriate coordination of the engine and the endless variator.
 
Of course, all this moderation is aimed, first of all, to achieve the greatest economy. In other words, if the driver is extremely preoccupied with the high cost of fuel and he needs to reduce the consumption at all costs, he must ensure that the 3,000th engine revolutions do not cross when moving. From what was said, however, it should not be at all that he will have to constantly monitor the action of his right leg, squeezing the gas pedal, and the testimony of the tachometer. No, the fact is that electronics are watching in the Outlander car. Therefore, the driver will need only one not too sharply pressure on the gas, that's all. Everything else can be provided by the CVT control system, and she herself will do everything as it should.
 
  
 

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