2 years of ownership

Exterior

 quality of bodywork and paint is good. does not require much maintainence after rough use cross country. overall even looks good. japanese design pleasing to look at with a combination of muscular as well as delicate lines. Xenon headlights may be powerful but focus and spread is quite poor. Inadequate for high speed night driving.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

extremely comfortable inside. quiet cabin very well insulated. has all the possible creature comforts you can think of. mitsu should provide seat coolers for our country in place of heating, class airconditioning which is super quiet. space and comfort puts 50lac rupee suv's to shame.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 engine is quite punchy. Very quiet operation. You cant tell the operation of the engine cooling fan even in the quietest of places, which is quite audible in other cars even in the city. silent running makes it an ideal vehicle on remote trails. Fuel economy is the weak point. Whatever car magazines and company brochures claim is practically not possible to achieve in this car unless you drive it down a hill for half an hour. Best highway efficiency achievable at 80km/hr is 12km/l. City use between 6-7km/l. Gear box is super lazy. Unless you flip the paddles behind the wheels you wont get any move, overtaking in D mode can be dangerous. 3rd 4th 5th are the gears in which it really flies, 1st 2nd 6th gears are badly matched, 1st can be understandably kept for low but 2 nd is also equally low and 6th is so high that the engine struggles for power even at 120km/h

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride though a bit stiff, handling is unmatched. high speed dynamics are class leading and shockingly good. even bad roads are taken care of very easily. Vehicle really reigns supreme on the highways in a heavy downpour, just slot it into 4wd and step on the pedal, and you ll surely leave the traffic behind. The only thing that makes you hold back on your speed over bad rural roads is the steering. Gives too much feedback that prevents you from achieving any speeds over 20-30km/hr on untarred/unpaved roads. The whole system just shudders and rattles unlike other suv's. Surprising from mitsubishi to have designed it this way after being rally legends. Somehow the dealers also dont have an answer to this issue even after replacing the entire system.

Final Words

 Its a very strong and comfortable car/ but not as tough as even other softroaders.

Areas of improvement  

 Diesel engine required badly and a new steering system that can tackle indian roads. Lack of service support.

 

ride,handling,dynamic chassis,suspension,braking,super comfortablenot as tough as it looks, rattly steering system from new, drinks exp fuel in style