Firestyle Magazine Issue 3 - Spring 2016 | Page 38

MOTORING

Mitsubishi
ASX Zc-H 2.2 4 wd Auto
If you are in the market place to buy a crossover type vehicle you will probably head
straight for Nissan and look at the Qashqai as it is the market leader but and it is a big but,
I would like you to consider having a look at the Mitsubishi ASX, writes Bob Hickman. The
name Mitsubishi immediately creates visions of superb off-road vehicles almost akin to
Land Rover in their ability to go anywhere and do anything. Think Mitsubishi and you might
think Shogun or Outlander and in fact it is the Outlander that has most of the pedigree
for the ASX. The ASX is actually built on the same platform as the Outlander so practicality
and versatility are some of the key features of the ASX. The wheelbase is the same as the
Outlander the passenger space in the ASX is superb, absolutely acres of space for a family
to enjoy the vehicle and of course with the extra ride height that this type of vehicle gives
you it makes for enjoyable driving for all members of the family.
I have to be honest and I need to get it out of the way early on in the report that I fell
in love with the ASX, it is one of those vehicles that as soon as I sat in it I felt immediately
comfortable, the awful cliché that everything felt to hand is just so correct with this
particular vehicle, rarely in the past and I must drive dozens and dozens of vehicles a year
have I felt so immediately comfortable in a vehicle. It had of course an added bonus that
it is possible to choose between 2 and 4 WD, sadly we had no deluge of snow to check
out driving in those conditions.
The ASX range vary between a 2 and a 4WD and I think I have said this before, if I were
the buyer I would always go for the 4WD option, I cannot see the point in buying this
type of vehicle merely as a 2WD, it is almost a caae of look at me look at what I have
got, to me the 4WD option which on the ASX is electronically controlled, so you have the
economy of running it normally in 2WD but when the going gets tough electronically you
can switch to 4WD motion.

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