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    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive
    Tarmac? That's the best label they could come up with for the non-snow setting?

    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.
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    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive
    When they get around to re-styling the rear end, let me know.

    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.
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    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive

    Mitsubishi also build a slightly more pretty and ugly versions for the French.
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    11/19/09


    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09:
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive
    Well, they would do well to find Uma Thurman to dance with the car.

    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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    Image of RachelSklar RachelSklar
    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive
    That top picture makes me feel actually carsick. Well done.
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    Image of wojo wojo
    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive
    Gaaa... try and be positive here, Wojo.

    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!
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    11/19/09

    @wojo-The Defective Psyience Detective:: Sometimes, it's not about changing the game, it's about being the best in the game.

    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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    11/19/09

    @pauljones: Perhaps, but didn't Mitsubishi promise us a "Game Changer" awhile back? And for the high (base) price, an engine that belies the pseudo-Evo facade, and third row seating seemingly from an army surplus store, it left me rather unimpressed.
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    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive
    Is that really the third row seat. It looks like a lawn chair mounted on the floor of the back. At the very least, they should've made it look like a seat. I'm sorry but if I was going to buy this SUV (i'm not), the massively cheap looking seat would be a deal breaker for me.
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    Image of RocketScientist takes the edit button for granted RocketScientist takes the edit button for granted
    11/19/09

    @Bullitt417: 50 lb/person load limit. Children only - literally.

    I spent less and got more with a GTI.
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    Image of Bullitt417 Bullitt417
    11/19/09

    @RocketScientist takes the edit button for granted: The best part about that is if you were to buy this truck when your child was born, they would be in the car seat untill about 3 years old. They probably wouldn't be allowed to sit that far away from their parents until they were five, and maybe after that you have 1 or 2 years where they will actually fit back there. Its a waste of an option. Hell its a waste of material.

    #tips
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    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    11/19/09

    @RocketScientist: If the seat is really limited to 50 lb/person, then why did they make those hideous head restraints tall enough to accommodate Frankenstein?
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive

    I know where I've seen a front grill like that.
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive
    Bourbon milkshakes and very loud John Philips Sousa music at three o'clock in the morning is all just fine with me! And so is this mid-cycle refresh.

    Well done, Mitsubishi. Now fix the damn Galant already.
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive
    Me when I woke up this morning: "An Outlander would interest me about as as much as a sacrificial zinc anode."

    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."
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive
    I know Mitsubishi needed to update their line to retain interest. So in that regard, this is a logical progression in design language and good for marketing.

    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.
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    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive
    To me this is like an EVO on steroids.

    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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    Image of SRekauqh SRekauqh
    11/19/09

    @jbh11126: COTD!
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    11/19/09

    @SRekauqh: Win.
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    Image of MaWeiTao MaWeiTao
    11/19/09

    @jbh11126: I'd say it's more like an Evo with estrogen injections.
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    11/19/09

    @MaWeiTao: Haha or that.

    #tips
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive
    I remember what the '05 Outlander looks like - there was a picture of it in Marcellus Wallace's briefcase.

    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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    Image of MajesticTrout MajesticTrout
    11/19/09

    @Maymar: I tried sitting in the 3rd row of a Mazda5 at a car show a couple of years ago. I was pretty impressed that all 6'4" of me could reasonably fit into it.
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    Image of skitter skitter
    11/19/09

    @Maymar: And there is no way this is more fun to drive than a Mazda5 with 6 people in it on the match-time course.
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    Image of SecretAZNMan SecretAZNMan
    11/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT: First Drive
    Is that seriously the third row??? When others have condemned the rear row for just kids, I just thought they were just whiners. This looks like an army cot. Wow.

    So without a usable third row, is this any better than a CX-7?
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    11/19/09

    @SecretAZNMan: Exactly. Either spend a little more for a CX-9 or pay right around $30K for a CX-7 with every single option.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/09/09

    In reply to Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype Previews New Snout
    You know what would be really cool? A new Lancer Sportbackwagon.


    That hadn't been spliced with a Calipass.

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