DARPAN AutoREVIEW
2022
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OUTLANDER BY Benjamin Yong “The all-new Outlander has been crafted into a reliable SUV with significantly upgraded styling, road performance, and a high-quality feel to satisfy the needs of customers who want to expand their horizons and take on challenges of every kind,” says CEO Takao Kato.
the all-new Outlander has been crafted into a reliable SUV with significantly upgraded styling, road performance, and a highquality feel to satisfy the needs of customers who want to expand their horizons and take on challenges of every kind,” says Mitsubishi Motor Corporation CEO Takao Kato in a media release. The vehicle’s Dynamic Shield front fascia design is further streamlined, the headlights moved down to the bumper area leaving thin combination LED daytime
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itsubishi’s bread-and-butter Outlander was overdue for an overhaul for some time now, the third generation introduced nearly a decade ago. This year it got one, and is the first to benefit from the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi as the crossover is built on the Rogue platform. “Based on the product concept ‘I-Fu-Do-Do,’ which means authentic and majestic in Japanese,
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running lights and turn signals flanking a slatted grille and blending into the signature chrome X-shaped element. A slightly raised hood further accentuates the bold appearance. Big optional 20-inch alloy wheels installed below flared fenders, as well as the jet tailfin C-pillar, provide a sporty look. And at the back the somewhat conservative Hexaguard Horizon aesthetic language is introduced: embodied by a rounded liftgate cut out reminiscent of overseas models like the Pajero and
REDESIGNED CROSSOVER NOW SHARES NISSAN DNA HIGHLIGHTS MSRP: $31,998 (base) Motor: 2.5-litre four cylinder Horsepower: 181 @ 6,000 rpm Torque (lb-ft): 181 @ 3,600 rpm Gearbox: CVT Layout: Front engine, fourwheel drive Fuel economy: 11.3 L/100 km mixed city/highway (observed) Montero that wear an external spare tire, and the long, flat taillamps. Most impressive of all regarding the latest version is perhaps how upscale the interior has become.
