Though the automobile scene in Australia is replete with hatchbacks, SUVs and wagons, there are buyers who refuse to give the boot the boot behind. Some people, especially those of a certain age, favour the privacy and security of an enclosed lockable cargo space. As well as the extra strength More
Though it’s now into its seventh year on the Australian market Mitsubishi Lancer still looks stylish, chiefly because it was never radical in its shape. However, buyers see it as getting on in years, so Mitsubishi Australia has added extra gear to keep Lancer on the list of possible purchases More
At the advent of hybrid petrol / electric cars the makers did their best to make their vehicles other worldly, standing out like flying saucers at a vicarage tea party. For example, futuristic fashion had its way with the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius. Since then, hybrids have repeatedly been More
Mitsubishi has taken an interesting route with the all-new sedan version of its Mirage hatch. This isn’t simply the same body with a different rump, it has been stretched by 100 mm in its wheelbase to greatly increase legroom in the back seat. To the extent that it can seat More
When we reported on the launch of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV it was described by the Japanese company as being the first production plug-in hybrid electric SUV in the world. At the time our testing had been restricted to a brief on-road drive in and around Canberra. The following day More
In 2010 Mitsubishi introduced the first ever mass production electric car to go on sale in Australia. Now the Japanese giant that specialises in electric vehicle technology has brought the world’s first plug-in hybrid electric SUV downunder. Every electric vehicle we have driven to date (including the Mitsubishi i-MiEV) has More
Mitsubishi Pajero changed the way the world thought of 4WD vehicles when launched in the mid 1980s. It showed 4WDs didn’t have to be truck-based, they could be refined station wagons. Sure, the Range Rover took a similar route in the early 1970, but it cost far more than the More
Mitsubishi Lancer is a small to medium Japanese car designed and made to a high quality, making it one of the leaders in the reliability stakes. Aimed at the conservative buyer rather than the one looking for excitement Lancer is usually driven gently and maintained correctly. Which explains why More
Well aware of the white heat of competition in medium SUV sales in Australia, Mitsubishi, one of the original players in the SUV field in Australia, has added features to its Outlander 4WD. Appearance changes are minimal – the fitment of18-inch alloy wheels and a black-coloured roof rail in all More
The demise of the local manufacture of the Mitsubishi 380 was the result of a common ailment within the car industry – belief in your own hype. When sitting down to build the next generation Mitsubishi Magna the marketing people convinced themselves their new car was so much better than More
