12/29/2023 0 Comments Raindrops cartoons![]() Overall performance is well above average with the conventional automatic transmission delivering what it should in most instances. Under the hood is Mitsubishi’s MIVEC 1.5L naturally aspirated four-cylinder gasoline engine that for me delivered excellent fuel economy (the average run was about 10.2 kilometers per highway and 8.3 for city driving). ![]() ![]() That said it is amazing to see mirroring capabilities and running Waze and Spotify on the screen. The system connects almost flawlessly with any mobile phone though it did have problems with older Android systems earlier than version 11. The Xpander carries Apple CarPlay and Android Auto incorporated into the 7-inch infotainment system. So clearly not lacking safety amenities, the tech part comes in. Putting the Xpander through its paces at Mitsubishi’s ‘Reimagine Your Ride’ last August. Gladly there were no tests for the airbags and the side impact beams but the rest of this MPV-its chassis strength and rigidity as well as engine power and transmission were put on the test and passed with high marks. Rosa, where the Xpander’s features like the traction control, Hill Start Assist, ABS with EBD, and Active Stability Control were put to the test. I was at the Laguna leg of that great contained urban test track in Sta. So customers can expect us to be in their cities whether Luzon, Visayas, or Mindanao,” MMPC president and CEO Takeshi Hara said.” “We are kicking off our regional test drive tour alongside the launch of the new Xpander…one of our goals for the year is to reach out to more customers outside the walls of our dealerships. There is a curious mix of sporty and luxury here, but all is done tastefully and subtly. The cabin isolation is at a very high level-even under the stretched articulation and bounciness at Mitsubishi’s ‘Reimagine Your Ride’ (RYR) activities that went around the Philippines. Mitsubishi made sure that the Xpander was clearly a seven-seater multi-passenger vehicle by giving it the full load of pro-passenger features: front dual airbags, seatbelts for all seven occupants, a super comfortable ride and matching quietness at that. There is some confusion in the Xpander’s position as a multi-passenger or a multi-purpose vehicle (both share the acronym MPV). 18,000 kilometers usually represents the average mileage one-and-a half or two-year travels of an urbanite doing 25 to 30 kilometers a day from home to office, with a quarterly long-distance vacation drive. Fabrics and interior materials fade or fray. ![]() Braking and acceleration either improve or degrade over time and use. It is an advantage to get to test drive cars last because they’ve been roughed up enough for all the squeaks and creaks to come out. The raindrops fail to take away the style of the side profile and the sportiness of the upgraded ‘Dynamic Shield.” (Photo by author) It has already established its sportiness in many fields and the model’s rebrand that started in 2016. Dynamic Shield is Mitsubishi’s shift from mundane commercial vehicle design and platform to spun spiffy and spunky ones. (Photo by author)ĭYNAMIC Shield may be to some, just a marketing marque that simply represents a design philosophy that went from drawing table to front grille. We had the car spic-and-span before the photo shoot but the monsoons didn't allow us shiny photos.
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