Makes sense to me. My wife has been a Mitsubishi loyalist since 2004 when she got her Sportback Ralliart. She’s been leasing Outlanders since, and is stoked there’s a Ralliart PHEV in the works. She loves the AWD system in the winter and has never had a single mechanical issue with any of her Outtie’s. She a lifer.

I lived 5-ish houses down from that gas station for 15 years. That’s a very intense stretch of La Brea, speeds of 50-70 are common, it’s a 35mph zone. I’ve pulled people out of their crashed cars and rendered aid while waiting for paramedics more than once. Crashes did seem to mellow after it repaved 5-6 years ago,…

He’s a suspect...

Ok, sure. The 3G Eclipse wasn’t particularly well built either from what I’ve read, I guess that wasn’t a great period for them. But that was over 15 years ago, my anecdotal evidence is they’ve improved greatly since then. Seems like their worst period was also their highest sales, maybe giving many people a bad…

Honest question, what models have been unreliable? My wife and I have a had a few Mitsubishis over the years and they’ve all been near bullet proof, far more reliable then any competing models. Their warranty is best overall too, what’s unreliable?

My wife just got the Outlander PHEV and this feature is very cool. It has flappy paddles that allows you to ‘shift’ depending on speed and traffic, through 6 ‘gears’ that increase/decrease brake regeneration. It’s very similar to downshifting with a DCT, but your creating fuel rather than depleting it. It’s such an…

This seems easy. Replace last generation’s pariah with the current one. All the boxes checked, we’re done here.

The Outlander was the best in class if you watch the full video. It was the Outlander Sport that took the hit for the side air bag not deploying.

I know it’s the official pariah of Jalopnik, but I still believe in Special Edition trim the 4th gen Eclipse looks newer than the FRS and timeless compared to the new Civic Si. I am ready for the flames.

Another shining example of Mitsubishi’s ‘let it die on the vine’ policy. That last gen Galant was a 911-beating contender, and then it wasn’t... the Ralliart should have been a brilliant sleeper, instead, no one cares: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/mitsubishi/galant/2005/mitsubishi-galant-ralliart/

In my handful+ track days I’ve done, the large majority of cars that wipeout have been S2k’s without wings. I say good call!

I agree with the latter part of your comment, but I don’t understand why they’re perceived as a ‘bad credit’ company. They use Ally Bank for financing, like many others. They’re no different from any other dealership when it comes to financing from my experience. And wouldn’t financing people with poor credit be a…

The 3rd gen outsold all other generations combined and was by far the worst of all of them. I think that’s why so many were turned off to the brand and never bothered with the 4G. That the 4G wasn’t ultimately offered in its AWD Ralliart spec, that turned off the enthusiast community, but man I think that 2nd pic in…

I see 2 or 3 of these a day. Everyday. Always with the sloppiest packing tape job possible. And always packing tape, and every generation Scion too.

Suzuki Kizashi, the ultimate outlier! I always wanted to drive one, so rare in my part of the world tho.

This is sad. I was sent a questionnaire from Mitsubishi last summer asking about the ‘Eclipse’ name and what best suits it. They asked how appropriate it would be for a CUV, I gave it the lowest score. I can’t imagine any Eclipse owner thinking that was a good idea, so I assume Mitsubishi just went ahead and did it…

My wife bought a 2016 Outlander GT AWD because she loved her Lancer Sportback and needed 3rd row seating and wanted something with a more comfortable ride that could handle camping and ski trips. It’s been bulletproof so far, and looks amazing. Nothing had the same features/cargo in her price range, so, that’s what we…

Wow, the Grand Lancer has a nicer interior than the Evo FE!

Wonderfully written Justin, thank you. The few times my car’s been hit and suffered minor/moderate cosmetic damage, really wrecked me. If I had supercar, I can’t fathom the well of misery I’d be in if serious/catastrophic damage was inflicted and it was my fault. I might need to medicated. But hey, things are just…

Ah yes, I see, I stand corrected! Didn’t realize how close the T-bird and Cougar of the time were. Though now I’m making it worse and starting to see some more Sunbird than anything else.