First Drive: 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander...rice lights hit the SUV

[NFS4]

http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/roadtests/firstdrive/70533/article.html

 

[Freejack2]

Interesting. I think that's a bit of weight for a 140hp engine though.

 

[geno]

Lexus RX300 anyone? (as far as the lights are concerned)

 

[iamwiz82]

same engine as the PT Cruiser. Not exactly a powerhouse.

 

[geoff2k]

Hmph. Whoever can say "You don't need 300 horsepower to fetch groceries" obviously doesn't have to do groceries for an extended family.

 

[ElFenix]

lancer wagon with a slightly taller ride and body. 140 hp it probably drives like a lancer too.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
same engine as the PT Cruiser. Not exactly a powerhouse.

It is? Where did you hear that from? I thought the PT's 2.4 was doing 150HP

 

[iamwiz82]

mitsu uses DCX engines. Hell, kia and Hyundai will be soon, also.

The car could be powered by an inline, 4-cyl. engine from a global family of small gasoline engines produced jointly by the Chrysler Group, Mitsubishi and Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd., ranging in size from 1.8L to 2.4L, for vehicles of all three car makers.

link

 

[LAUST]

rice lights hit the SUV

Damnit why is that crap becoming popular with manufacturers :| before I could buy a new car I would get the salesman down to the last 5 minutes of the deal and say "Those lights have to come off or no signature "

 

[TopGun]

yuck

 

[GasX]

It's the aztec's better looking but still ugly sister...

 

[BCYL]

It didnt look as bad when I took a picture of the Outlander a couple of months ago at the auto show...

Here's the link

 

[JC]

Ewwww....that front end....should be called the 'Outlandish'

JC

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
same engine as the PT Cruiser. Not exactly a powerhouse.

That's for sure.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
same engine as the PT Cruiser. Not exactly a powerhouse.

That's for sure.

It's a POS plain and simple

 

[T2T III]

The car could be powered by an inline, 4-cyl. engine from a global family of small gasoline engines produced jointly by the Chrysler Group, Mitsubishi and Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd., ranging in size from 1.8L to 2.4L, for vehicles of all three car makers.

Sounds like a major reason to avoid this vehicle. Has this group ever made a reliable engine?

It's a POS plain and simple

NFS4, Yeah - but it's a Mitsubishi - and I don't mean that in a good way. Look what Mitsubishi is currently offering as "incentives" just to sell their current cars: 0% financing for 60-mos. and no payments for the first year. To me, they seem pretty desperate to make sales compared to the other car manufacturers. What's the problem with Mitsubishi? Are the styles of their vehicles "tired" and not appealing to people anymore? Did the bad press from the sexual harassment stories on their company 4-5 years back hurt their ability to sell vehicles?

 

[NFS4]

Another review

 

[Gunbuster]

I dont get the lights craze, the vacuplated chrome plastic ones look cheap, and the all white ricer ones just look faded or like water got in them