cars that should be on the road. Outlander evo.
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Mitsubishi NOT putting the 4B11T in the Outlander and especially Outlander Sport, coupled with the fact that they ALSO won't put a diesel in either of them, is why I will never buy a Mitsubishi again. A company who HAS the resources to make a good product, but just WON'T isn't one that I'm willing to pay. Used Audi Q5 with the 3.0T (which can have the ECU reflashed to safely pump out over 400HP), or that new BMW X2 which has a small twin turbo in it, or most likely the VW Toureg? or whatever their CUV is that now is offered with a turbo gasser or TDI option.

Next time I'll just spend the extra money to get a better vehicle.

 

One of the best features of the Outlander Sport is it's decent mileage while maintaining 8.5" of ground clearance. Adding more power would reduce this drastically. The Nissan Juke has a very small turbo, and epa rated for 25mpg city is near impossible to get, because you need to stay under 1.8k rpm so the turbo doesn't spool up. I know because I use to own one.

 

Tell that to the ASX owners in EU who have a 1.8 TDI diesel and are getting 40-50 MPG... The ASX is the exact same vehicle as the RVR and Outlander Sport. Oh, and it makes 120HP/220TQ or something like that.

Also, my Audi 1.8T was full time AWD and had a piggish curb weight of 3,406 lbs and after an ECU reflash I was consistantly seeing over 30 MPG on the highway on cruise control @ 80-85 MPH on the way to and from my Grandparents who live ~200 miles one way. The Outlander Sport ways even less @ 3,043 lbs the increased aerodynamics and a slower speed should easily allow a 2.0T to get us at or above 30 MPG @ 65-70MPH. Not to mention, a big issue with the poor mileage is that the anemic little 4B11 has to work extremely hard just to get the O-Sport moving at all.

 

I agree, Mitsubishi Has the resources to make a better product, What's holding them back? There are a bunch of similar trucks with better performance, The Mazda CX5 Is one of them.. Comes with a 2.0 liter 150 hp and a EPA of 35 mpg. And the sportier 2.5 liter 184 hp with an EPA of 32 mpg. Another example would be the Ford escape. The outlander sport although a very beautiful vehicle, Very fun to drive, Is underpowered. In my opinion, Dropping the 2.4 L From the bigger outlander Would be a better fit..

 

2.4 4B12 or the 2.0L Turbo 4B11 from the Lancer Ralliart would be the common sense solution.