2016 Mitsubishi Outlander focuses on price and features over refinement - ConsumerReports.org
That's the question posed by the Mitsubishi Outlander small SUV, newly updated for 2016. While it’s quieter now and feels more solid, the freshening goes only so far. Mitsubishi seems to be turning into the Walmart of car companies. last year it barely topped 75,000. Now, the Outlander serves as Mitsubishi’s unlikely flagship here. Unfortunately, when this generation was introduced for 2013, not only did it score near the bottom of Consumer Reports' ratings , but it was also panned by most critics and even Mitsubishi officials admitted that it wasn't ready for the U. S. market. Enter the 2016 Outlander, which received many changes to address myriad shortcomings. Many changes attempt to make the Outlander look less proletarian, with more chrome trim and the addition of soft-touch materials throughout the cabin. But they only go so far, as the standard 166-hp, 2. 4-liter four-cylinder engine still creates plenty of racket when it struggles to motivate the Outlander. Suspension changes were made to address complaints about handling. However, the Outlander still feels rather ungainly to drive, with none of the agility that. Source: www.consumerreports.org
