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Amazing!!!!!! Oh my goodness!
Dy, 05/25/2016
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander GT 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl 6A)
14 of 16 people found this review helpful
I recently bought the MITSU Outlander and it proved to be a great car. The GT was outstanding and it has some technology that the Toyota Highlander and Honda CRV does not have!! Plus it comes standard with the Rockford Fosgate sound system which sounds great!
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Almost but not quite
Deborah Garcia, 04/05/2016
updated 10/17/2022
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander SE 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
29 of 35 people found this review helpful
The third seat is difficult for children of any age to get into. The seat belts are impossible for 5 year olds to get on by themselves and impossible to reach from outside the car! There are no charging ports Back there and the cup holder is only on one side. The 7th seat belt is a joke. The paint is a very low quality, it has already chipped all over the hood, my car is 6 months old now but i noticed it 2 week's after purchasing. I emailed the salesman, he did not respond, went in to talk to them but they pawned me off on a manager that acted like it was normal, it's not. So disappointed! Still underwhelmed with this vehicle, there are no air vents in the back this should NOT be a buyable option but a requirement!!! Plastic pieces broken or missing, keep in mind this vehicle is primarily used by 2 adults and our grandchildren every other weekend so, not even normal wear and tear of a family that would use it daily. On a positive note it still runs very well. In addition to the above, now 1 years since purchase the paint on the car looks like I have owned it for 5 or more years and I don't know the point of adding these comments because NOBODY cares if they did someone would have contacted me by now to see how to resolve my issues with the paint. Why should I have to figure out where to get the money to repaint my car when it is barely 1 year old??? Why wouldn't the dealer (Firkins in Bradenton, FL) care about my comments regarding their lack of interest in looking into the paint issue??? I buy a new car every 3 or 4 years but I won't buy this one again and I definitely won't get it from Firkins!!! Almost 3 year update: every little plastic piece has fallen off and no matter how many times you put them back on they won't stay. The car has gotten much louder. IN FL it is already near impossible to cool a vehicle down and there is NOT 1 vent past the front seats. The paint continues to flake off the hood! 4 full years update: Mechanically the vehicle is still running very well. The paint, mainly the hood, looks terrible. I have looked at other cars of the same model and none of them looks like mine and I have never owned any other car that the paint chipped off of like this one. My grandkids are now 3, 5, 8 and 11 and the 8 and 11 year old's do not fit in the backseat which is a problem because the car seat the 3 year old is in can't go back there and 3 children DO NOT fit on the middle seat with the car seat. The interior has no plastic pieces they kept falling off and so I stopped putting them back on and some are now lost. The dealer has only since contacted me to see if I'm ready to buy another car, NOT from Firkin's in Bradenton... NEVER AGAIN!!!!
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Value Shopper, 04/03/2017
updated 10/25/2017
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander SEL 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
This is my 4th Mitsubishi (2 Outlander, 1 Outlander Sport, and 1 Galant). I like them since they have Japanese quality but with a Korean price tag. This spells value to me. This is important since cars just loose money so the name of the game is to loose the least amount. Value in a large purchase is the most important item to me. It is not status, top rated, looks, cool factor.... Bottom line my personal view of a car's job is to get you to point A to B with no issues, safely, and with comfort. To add the status or the cost of the car should not limit the use of your vehicle since its only job is transportation. The Outlander does this very well. I have also found that it is hard to buy a popular car with built in value since the market places a high price point on it so your financial value is eroded due to supply and demand. I think the best way to buy any car with built in value is to buy it used. I like to buy a car with low miles and sell it at around 90k/100k. I have done this with three Mitsu's (in fact with all of my cars) and in my experience the cars just run and all you have to do is keep the fluids clean and tires rotated/updated. One of the main reason why Mitsubishi does not receive high marks from the professionals is they typically make one car for all markets globally. In fact they sell more cars outside the US. The markets they do well in are rugged 2nd world and 3rd world locations where the car needs to work and it will be exposed to extreme conditions. They also do well in certain 1st world countries where the economics of owning a car are different than in the US. Example the PHEV is the best selling EV in England due to the tax incentives and price point of the vehicle. This leads to a car that has a gap in features (tech and comfort) compared to cars made specifically for the US market. If you think reliability and value are more important than tech and comfort Mitsubishi is a good car for you. When I was looking for my latest car I did not blindly pick the Outlander. I drove all the its competitors CX5, CRV, Rav4, and Impreza/Crosstrek. I also travel a lot and drove many others including the Cherokee, Rouge, Santa Fe, Tucson, Renegade, 500X, QX30, Frontier, Explorer, Audi Q5, and Enclave. Many of them I ruled out for personal fit (size, ride). The ones I liked I did research by checking consumer reviews and used a detailed financial model to buy the best car for the money. Please do this research since there a lot of rotten eggs out there. Just look at the reviews of the Cherokee. Its a great driving car but a horrible transmission. That is a deal killer on any car. All the research came to one answer the 2016 Mitsu Outlander. The added benefit is the 2016 is refined. It has a great ride, quiet, roomy, great viability, comfortable, and the biggest surprise is getting better gas mileage than my Outlander Sport that had a smaller engine and is lighter. The 2016 Outlander is a very good car so it is worth a look. Don't let the moderate professional reviews and lack of them on the road deter you. I also think the that Nissan recent investment in Mitsu will ramp up the promotion on the vehicle. Nissan needed the Mitsu's leading technology with 4WD, Plug in Hybrid, and electric. In my opinion their 4WD/AWD system is one of the best on the market giving you options on what to do when you are in the crud. Mitsu are popular in harsher locations in the world. This mean they are made to take on more than the average 4WD/AWD, take a beating, and still run. Bottom line go check on out you will be pleasantly surprised. Update: Very happy with the Outlander and honestly the best vehicle I have owned. I even say that with getting into an "act of god" accident where a tree limb fell and hit my car. It caused $3,800 in damage resulting in a new radiator, AC condenser, and bumper. I owned the car for 3 weeks. The car is running great even after the repair. 6 Months of driving I am averaging 29.6 MPG compared to my Sport that got 28.6. I allays have it in ECO and most of my driving suburban/rural areas so traffic is low but there are intersections. I have also debunked the "its too slow issue". You have many ways to make it faster. Turn off ECO or shift it to DS. Either one will give you more then enough speed for any situation. In fact even in ECO I can get the acceleration I need. I have seen more Outlander on the road so I think the value is being recognized. We will likely see a few more when the PHEV hits the dealers in December. The PHEV looks like a well appointed and significantly less than any other PHEV on the market. The big question you have to answer to step up to the PHEV is does the higher price pay for it in lower fuel cost. This is simple math when all the final numbers come out.
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HIDDEN GEM OUT THERE
AL, 03/03/2016
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander SEL 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
13 of 15 people found this review helpful
I currently own a 2014 Rogue and 2013 BMW X3 Msport. Comparing the ride quality, this suv beats both vehicle. Even if its a CVT, comparing it to my Rogue, when accelaration is needed, it does not hesitate and I dont hear the engine rev so much as compared to the Rogue. The CRV and RAV4 are overated. There is nowhere that they are up to par with this vehicle. I believe the only reason why consumers out there dont even consider Mitsubishi when shopping a car is because of their bad reputation for the past 10 years but I will honestly admit that they have come a long way to improve it. I am so thankfull that I went to a Mitsubishi dealer "just to see" what they got and boy!!! I was in for the ride that instant. If you are shopping for a vehicle that fits budget and have the basic perks especially....""ride comfort and style...Then I highly recommend to check this vehicle "no kidding" they say that the exterior style is ugly? I dont think so! Iit better looking than a CRV or RAV4 and it looks bigger too! If you look it sideways, its similar to a BMW X5 although..They could have done better in the vehicles front fascia. Overall..Im a very pleased to own a 2016 SEL.
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Tough enough for Australia
Mark Hunter, 11/01/2016
updated 05/16/2017
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander SE 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
Everyone gushes about how much they love their new car, of course. We were in Australia for three months, and drove two of these for just over 10,000 KM (about 6,300 miles). This is a useful seven passenger three row size, partway between the smallest and biggest SUVs. The Outlander’s third row seat is not the biggest, but it does offer about a foot and a half more room between the second row and the hatch. That means a lot to us on an extended road trip with lots of luggage and gear. We drove the ES/SE (rental hybrid of trim levels) with the 2.4 CVT in Australia, and bought the SE S-AWC a month ago here in DFW. I had the same experience as other private reviewers. I don’t understand what the pros are talking about when they say this doesn’t have enough power. I never had to floor it to merge into traffic. It has plenty of power for passing, easily goes from 55 to 70 uphill in the mountains with a full load of gear, and tachs at 2,300 when cruising at 70. It has a very smooth stable ride, a good driving position with comfortable seats, feels confident when cornering, and brakes well. The interior is remarkably quiet. The salesman said it has acoustic glass. Who knows? One feature not available on any other small SUV (that I am aware of) is the ability to disengage the AWD system altogether, using just the FWD and saving a penny on gas. We test drove most of the manufacturers, and could feel the difference between the AWD and the FWD. The Outlander’s AWD was not noticeable whether engaged or not. We spent a lot of time and miles in the Outlander ES/SE in Australia, and found it (and Australia) altogether agreeable. We test drove the GT (V6) and the Sport (shorter wheelbase). The GT and the Sport have firmer rides for different reasons. The seven passenger ES S-AWC 2.4 CVT is the way for us to go. It’s an all day driver, and carries our full load of gear without breaking a sweat. Update May 2017. Still like the ride and drive. Worst gas mileage was 21 mpg going west on I-40 at 70 mph up from Amarillo at 1000 ft elevation to Tucumcari New Mexico at 6000 ft elevation into a gale force headwind that blew through the door seals. The cvt was bouncing the rpm’s to almost 4000. We were passing all the big trucks (for a change). The best gas mileage was 33 mpg coming from El Paso east on I-20 through the oil patch to Midland/Odessa. Speed limit was 80. Must have been a tailwind.
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