{"id":8108,"date":"2017-12-03T12:20:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T02:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/?p=8108"},"modified":"2020-06-20T00:34:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T14:34:19","slug":"private-fleet-car-review-2018-mitsubishi-outlander-ls-awd-diesel-with-safety-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/buy-new-car\/private-fleet-car-review-2018-mitsubishi-outlander-ls-awd-diesel-with-safety-pack\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Fleet Car Review: 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander LS AWD Diesel With Safety Pack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Revelations 2.2, Reading from the Book Of Diesel, Chapter: Mitsubishi Outlander LS AWD<\/strong>\"\"<\/a>I had an epiphany whilst piloting Mitsubishi\u2019s Outlander LS diesel seven seater<\/strong> (with safety pack) early on a Sunday morning to Kurrajong<\/strong>, a pretty area of the lower Blue Mountains<\/strong> and home to the start of the famous Bell\u2019s Line of Road<\/strong>, the northern western bound access to Lithgow<\/strong>. The epiphany courtesy of the fact the reason we were on the way there was for day two of the little athletics<\/strong> carnival that our two kids were participating in.\"\"<\/a>The epiphany itself? That little athletics can be a metaphor for a car and this car in particular. Truly. The Outlander diesel has a 2.2L capacity, offering a maximum power of 110 kilowatts and a very handy 360 torques. They\u2019re available between 1500 to 2750 and ideal for the easy run from home to Kurrajong, via the sometimes curvy, sometimes twisty, but mostly straightish Hawkesbury Road into the southern reaches of Richmond, a few kilometres from the RAAF base, before the westbound journey into the lower reaches of the Blue Mountains.\"\"<\/a>This means that it\u2019s like a long distance runner, cruising along in a ten thousand metre race. There\u2019s the get off the line grunt before settling into economy mode, barely breaking a mechanical sweat as you ease towards the finish line. Economy figures back that up with just 7.8 litres of dino juice imbibed after a predominantly urban 440 kilometres.\"\"<\/a>Whilst you\u2019re inside the seven seater, there\u2019s plenty of room to enjoy, both for legs and heads. That means that you\u2019re leading the race and by a good margin. There\u2019s even space to stretch the legs up front, the same as being in that final twenty metres of a sprint and needing that extra pace. Those seven seats could be likened to an athlete that excels is more than just one discipline, with flexibility the key.\"\"<\/a>One thing that stands out about the LS is just how comfortable it is. There\u2019s cloth, not leather covered, seats, making getting back into the curvaceously bodied machine a lot easier to deal with on a hot day with hot and sweaty children. The rear row of seats fold up and down at the simple pull of a strap, with 128 litres of cargo (plus a 12V socket) with the rear seats up, enough for some esky bags and camp chairs, and when flat along with the middle row, allow 1608 litres of room.\"\"<\/a>The steering is well weighted, and quite precise, just like a well practiced discus thrower. Think of the spin and throw and landing the disc in the same spot every time, precisely. Or a javelin, as you pick up the spear, judge its heft, the same as you would the steering into the tight turns of the Hawkesbury Road, and hurl it ensuring it buries itself nose first, just as you\u2019d have the steering tell the nose of the Outlander exactly where to go. And it does.\"\"<\/a>Then there\u2019s that engine. It\u2019ll purr along like a long distance runner, as mentioned, but it also has the sheer outright oomph that a hammer thrower, or shot putter, needs to launch the weight of the thing far and away. Wind it up into the torque zone, select 4WD lock from the three mode 4WD system, and it\u2019ll happily pull itself up hill, over rocks, through puddles up to around 20 cm in depth nicely on the 18 inch diameter 225\/55 tyres.\"\"<\/a>This particular Mitsubishi Outlander LS AWD<\/a> is fitted with Mitsubishi\u2019s \u201cSafety Pack\u201d<\/strong>. Parking sensors front and rear complement the reverse park camera and airbags, then there\u2019s the Lane Departure Warning system, Forward Collision Alert and Adaptive Cruise Control, which measures the distance ahead of the car whilst in cruise control and adapts speed to suit. Think of doing a long jump and adjusting your run up to the jump knowing you have centimetres more to achieve.\"\"<\/a> Lob in Autonomous Emergency Braking, or pulling up if your run up is misjudged and before you cross the jump line, and it\u2019s a well featured package. For extra additional enjoyment there\u2019s the seven inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and DAB radio, just like a pair of lightweight running shoes that aid performance without being intrusive.\"\"<\/a>As an everyday transport, the Mitsubishi Outlander LS<\/strong> (priced at the time of writing at $41990 driveaway without safety pack), with seven seats, diesel with oomph, the safety extras, and comfortable ride, is a revelation and as adaptable as a good athlete. With a five year warranty, 12 months roadside assistance, and three years capped priced servicing, it\u2019s as good value as seeing your kids make their way through to the next level of little athletics. http:\/\/credit-n.ru\/offers-zaim\/webbankir-online-zaim-na-kartu.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Revelations 2.2, Reading from the Book Of Diesel, Chapter: Mitsubishi Outlander LS AWDI had an epiphany whilst piloting Mitsubishi\u2019s Outlander LS diesel seven seater (with safety pack) early on a Sunday morning to Kurrajong, a pretty area of the lower Blue Mountains and home to the start of the famous Bell\u2019s Line of Road, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buy-new-car"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8108"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11308,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8108\/revisions\/11308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}