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11/19/09
And I agree with everyone else about the awful 3rd row. I think that would be a deal killer for anyone that actually needed a 3rd row.
11/19/09
I looked at the 2009 Outlander and it didn't really stand up to the competition in terms of capacity, capability, quality, power or comfort. And I never got a good feeling from that D-pillar. Maybe this refresh will change that, but compared to the 2010 Subaru Outback, I don't think it stands much of a chance.
11/19/09
Mitsubishi also build a slightly more pretty and ugly versions for the French.
11/19/09
@FTGDWolverineEdition'09:
11/19/09
It's a good car, and the stereo (from my experience with a last-gen Outlander) should really, really rock. But I can't come to terms with CUVs in general, and that they are driven by soccer moms who can't quite afford Hummers and Escalades and Range Rovers, and men who can't drive a low car.
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11/19/09
Ignore the Evo wannabe nose job...
...and the fact that nothing here is really "game changing".
Oh, I got it!
I like how the headrests on the third row seats look like exclamation marks!
11/19/09
Considering the context of Sam's review, it does seem to be the best option in its class, and that's what's important.
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I spent less and got more with a GTI.
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#tips
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I know where I've seen a front grill like that.
11/19/09
Well done, Mitsubishi. Now fix the damn Galant already.
11/19/09
Me when I saw the link on Jalopnik's front page: "Outlander GT? Whoo-hoo! EVO engine in a small SUV — frickin' genius! This is the neatest thing ever! I want one!"
Me when I read that that the GT has 230 HP: "Oh, now that's a letdown."
Me when I saw the price: "You gotta be kidding me."
Me right now: "An Outlander would interest me about as as much as a sacrificial zinc anode."
11/19/09
But ultimately, this is essentially just another SUV. I am nonplussed. Someone tell me that Mitsubishi has something new here, because I am missing it.
11/19/09
Not the kind of steroids that actually boost performance though, it's more like steroid abuse.
Like when men grow tits and their balls shrink.
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#tips
11/19/09
In other news, I'd drive one of these if it had the EVO engine. Without, I'd pass it by for the cheaper three-pedal Mazda5 (which has a rear seat that doesn't look like it was designed in five minutes so the engineers could get to the bar for happy hour).
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So without a usable third row, is this any better than a CX-7?
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04/09/09
That hadn't been spliced with a Calipass.