Friday, September 27, 2013

In the Driveway: 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport driveway
In the the driveway this week is the all-wheel drive 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport compact crossover. Upon first impression, I still like the looks, I'm more fond of that bright blue color than I thought I'd be, and the Rockford Fosgate stereo must still be the loudest OEM system known to man—and it sounds amazing. The 2.0-liter engine feels anemic, and it's mated to a CVT with paddle shifters, which actually work very well. Nearly the entire roof on this guy is glass, too.

More later; stay tuned.

4 comments:

Foxtrot685 said...

I actually own a 2011 Outlander Sport. I am interesting to see what you think of the 2013, but I feel the 2.0L isn't as bad as some other reviews have made it out to be. It works well, and I'm averaging about 26.2 lifetime MPG since I bought it new in 2012. I have found very little to complain about.

Andy Lilienthal said...

Good to know. So can you tell me how to make the avg fuel economy display the overall avg for the tank? It keeps resetting every time I turn the car off!

Foxtrot685 said...

Yeah, this is something that Mitsubishi inexplicably did from the factory. It resets itself after 4 hours of inactivity and can only be disabled through ETACS (the name of the body control computer), but dealers aren't authorized to disable it :( It is so lame...

Andy Lilienthal said...

So there's no way to change it over? That is lame ...