2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: It's Been Updated! Review

2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: It's Been Updated! Review - In Highlander, a never-ceasing Scot born in the 16th century lives in the present day. In Outlander, a 1940s woman is cast back into 18th-century Scotland. In Outlander Sport, there's a brand-new grille as well as a few various other things, but it coincides basic machine that bowed for the 2011 version year, strangely making the Outlander Sport much more Highlander compared to Outlander.


The new face is the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Sporting activity's version of what Mitsubishi is calling its new Dynamic Guard grille, and we're not really certain all that chrome is a renovation over the Sporting activity's old Lancer-esque schnoz, which at least got it some link-- nevertheless rare-- to the magnificent Evo. But the Evo is dead, dynamism lives, as well as with unfamiliar person aeons fatality could pass away. Thus, we'll discover how to live with this brand-new Mecha-Cthulhu face. To match the appearance, the Sporting activity gets brand-new 18-inch wheels, new power-folding mirrors with LED turn-signal repeaters, classy wheel-lip moldings, and also 3 brand-new colors: Cool Silver, Diamond White Pearl, and also Quartz Brown.

2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: It's Been Updated! Review


2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: It's Been Updated! Review

Inside, the 2016 Outlander Sporting activity obtains a new grey inside choice, an upgraded steering wheel, a 6.1-inch Present Audio screen in the facility pile, and also exactly what Mitsubishi terms "high-grade seat textiles." You additionally get an auto-dimming rearview mirror with Homelink. You understand, to launch your castle or antique shop or rural stucco thing, depending on your particular station along the space-time continuum.

Mitsubishi hasn't been doing so well over the past few years, yet the Japanese firm hopes that a renewed focus on crossovers can aid it gain back lost ground. Earlier this year, it presented the revitalized 2016 Outlander, as well as at the 2015 Los Angeles Car Show, complied with that up with a facelifted 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport.

Facelift is one of the most actual means to explain the exterior changes. The Outlander Sporting activity includes the exact same "Dynamic Guard" front fascia style that debuted on the larger Outlander, although it's rather more awkwardly grafted on right here. Besides that, and also some detail changes like wheel-lip moldings and a brand-new 18-inch wheel layout, the 2016 Outlander Sporting activity looks pretty similar to the outward bound design.

Powertrains continue to be the exact same, also. Base models still get a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, generating 148 horse power as well as 145 pound-feet of torque. There's also a 2.4-liter four, with 168 hp and 167 lb-ft. Front-wheel drive is common, with all-wheel drive optional. A CVT transmission is common on most versions, although a five-speed manual comes standard on front-wheel drive designs outfitted with the 2.0-liter engine.

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Mitsubishi made some small changes to the inside, consisting of a new steering wheel, new seat textiles, and the addition of an upgraded Display Audio system with a 6.1-inch central screen (navigation is optional). Altering bunches of small things was the technique Mitsubishi tackled the larger Outlander to stay clear of resorting to a complete redesign, however it's vague whether detail modifications will produce a whole more than the amount of its components below.

Facelifts seem to be nitty-gritty at Mitsubishi right now. Alongside the Outlander Sport, the carmaker revealed an updated 2017 Mirage minicar in L.A., and there's a facelifted variation of the aged Lancer on the way too. These updates are necessary wherefore's mostly an aging schedule, yet Mitsubishi will certainly have to present some genuinely brand-new products quickly to genuinely regain momentum.

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