Mitsubishi Grandis [Merged]

[kiper]

sana may diesel..!! mukhang space shuttle ang dash..

[bilog]

ganda bg loob ng grandis but the dash looks bare nga. there is not much luggage you can store at the back din.

[boybi]

saw the Grandis yesterday on display at PriceSmart in Roxas Blvd. ganda ng exterior and interior. ang ganda din ng meter cluster lights. pero ang SIKIP! hindi na makakaupo ang adult sa 3rd row seats kung nakasagad ang 2nd row seats (the only way na maging comfortable ang seating). tumatama din yung tuhod ko sa part ng dashboard kung saan nakalagay ang shifter.

[eggman]

Ok yung "medium purple metallic" na kulay,ASTIG!.At napansin ko kulay purple yung dashboard,mukhang ube!UBE CAKE!.Mas maganda to kaysa sa Serena QRV at Montero Sport.A MUST BUY!

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MITSUBISHI GRANDIS REVIEW BY Channel4.com

[SIZE=3]INTRODUCTION[/SIZE]
Tough competition
If you want to play in the MPV premier league, then you're going to have to bat with the likes of the Renault Espace, VW Sharan and Ford Galaxy. Mitsubishi is taking on that challenge with the Grandis - an impressive replacement to the bland, boxy Space Wagon.

The Grandis is the latest in a new Mitsubishi model offensive orchestrated by parent DaimlerChrysler and aimed at reviving its image in its home market of Japan. The new people-mover's looks, engineering, space, and refinement are a progressive departure from the Space Wagon, its capable but uncharismatic forebear. The Grandis mixes Covent Garden cool with a bigger body (meaning extra room inside), clever-as-they-come seating, and fine long-distance comfort.

When Mitsubishi designed the Space Wagon in the mid '90s, it spent a lot of time and money on the eco-friendly GDI direct-injection engine under the bonnet. The rest of the car was pretty unadventurous. Under DaimlerChrysler's wing, the formula has been inverted. Style and design are now paramount; the mechanicals have taken the back seat, most noticeably with the absence (for now) of a diesel option. The Grandis debuts with only a reworked variable cam version of Mitsubishi's long-running 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol motor. Five-speed manual transmission comes as standard, but a four-speed auto 'box - with 'sports' mode is available for an extra £1000.

To date, Japanese people-carriers have not made much impact in Europe. The Grandis may not be the one to change all that all by itself, but it's certainly a bold new start for a Mitsubishi recently faced with financial hurdles.

[SIZE=3]QUALITY AND RELIABILITY:[/SIZE]
The Space Wagon is typically one of those Japanese products that just run and run, so there's little reason to suppose the Grandis shouldn't follow the tradition. One potential repair worry - the complex direct injection GDI eco engine - has been removed from the equation so if anything, the Grandis should be even more failsafe. Quality overall with the Grandis is respectable: doors are solid, and panel gaps are consistent. Whether some of the interior trappings - like the sci-fi designer dash - are as solidly constructed as those in the Space Wagon is up for debate, however. Mitsubishi has been under tremendous pressure to cut costs. It's all a matter of degrees but some of the minor plastic fittings do feel a touch flimsy. Day to day, though, you can live with it.

[SIZE=3]IMAGE:[/SIZE]
Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. While the Space Wagon hails from the functional, square-edged school of Japanese design, the Grandis is way more adventurous and style-led. It'll turn heads in a way the Space Wagon never has or will. It's futuristic but not overly so; it's unlikely to polarise the public into camps of like-it or hate-it. Following the Lancer Evo and new Colt supermini, the Grandis also wears the new Mitsubishi corporate grille to pretty good effect. You can tell straight away which company it hails from, something the image handlers and design team led by Frenchman Olivier Boulay (ex-Mercedes) strove hard to achieve from the outset.

[SIZE=3]DRIVING:[/SIZE]
Driving the Grandis is a mostly cosy, stress-free affair. The driver's seat is well-shaped, easy to adjust and supportive. The fold-down armrest plays a role here, too. Pedals are well-spaced and the steering wheel has a simple tilt movement. You sit up high, but a low step-in height means the Grandis is unusually easy to get in and out of. Steering action calls for little real arm effort, so long as the Grandis is not being hustled along too hard. Start to push over fast A-roads and you find you need to apply more weight more often - but it's never a struggle. For a big MPV (it's 4.5 ins longer than a Galaxy), the Grandis is remarkably unfussed.

Steering feels light and not overly communicative. As the road twists and tightens, the Grandis isn't so on the ball and turn-in becomes an approximate science, calling for you to keep applying lock to get around the bend. On the other hand, the Grandis has good levels of grip.

Dash-mounting the gear stick makes for quick changes through the five gears, and the ratios are well matched so that you're in the thick of the power band after each change. We wouldn't recommend the four-speed auto 'box, though; it seems to sap the life out of the car - and even in manual 'sports' mode it infuriates you with its badly spaced ratios that make the engine either struggle in fourth, or race in second.

[SIZE=3]PERFORMANCE:[/SIZE]
The mild-mannered 165bhp 2.4-litre four-cylinder doesn't offer many thrills, but cruising in the outside lane on the motorway doesn't stress it too much. Even one up, the Grandis is pretty leisurely; 60mph comes up in 10 seconds dead in manual form (11.7 seconds with the auto 'box) and the Grandis will pull to 124mph where law permits.

The engine is also middle of the pack for torque or pulling power. In fact, a peak of 160lb ft arriving at 4000rpm is actually worse than the 170lb ft at 3500 rpm of the outgoing Space Wagon's, so some overtaking manoeuvres need quite a long run-up. On the other hand, the revised engine is a paragon of creamy, smooth-revving refinement. Not a hint of harshness no matter how you play the throttle pedal.

MIVEC, the technology Mitsubishi was pushing before its groundbreaking GDI direct injection came along, is pretty good on the green front, too. The Grandis gets 30mpg on the combined cycle, which is decent given the engine's size and the car's bulk.

[SIZE=3]SAFETY AND SECURITY:[/SIZE]
The Grandis gets all the latest safety kit: eight airbags, ABS anti-lock brakes with Brake Assist and EBD (Electronic Brakeforce Distribution), pretensioner seatbelts and anti-intrusion pedals to protect ankles in a major shunt. The front seats are designed to hold you in place as far as possible in a front-end impact as well as to protect back and neck in a rear impact. Standard on Grandis second row seats is an ISOFIX child safety seat retaining bar. Built into the seats is also a top tether anchor that prevents the seat from flopping forward. Every Grandis comes with remote central locking with alarm and immobiliser.

[SIZE=3]RUNNING COST:[/SIZE]
Although bigger than the Space Wagon, the Grandis should cost about the same, or less, to run. The Grandis' engine is less high-tech but returns much the same mpg as the Space Wagon's GDI unit. Carbon dioxide emissions are 223g/km in manual guise and 237g/km in auto, so fleet drivers won't be stung too badly by the taxman. Insurance grouping has been estimated at 14.

Depreciation? As a more stylish and visible model, the Grandis may hold its value better than the Space Wagon in the long term. The Space Wagon has always been one of those quiet achievers. Not as fashionable as the Sharan/Galaxy and Espace crowd, but still an honest package and a killer second-hand MPV buy for somebody who isn't concerned about image. We're guessing here but the Grandis, with its stronger visual appeal, should end up more in demand and thus hold its value longer. Like all Mitsubishis, it'll be well screwed together and is bound to be reliable, so whether you buy new or used, you shouldn't go far wrong.

[SIZE=3]COMFORT AND EQUIPMENT: [/SIZE]
Not bad, here. Taking a leaf from Lexus, Mitsubishi has put a lot of effort into sound deadening and structural rigidity, so the Grandis is impressively quiet on the move. The overall refinement, coupled with comfortable seats and a supple, well-damped ride, makes the motorway cruise something to look forward to. The trade-off for the Grandis' less than sporting nature is the relaxing way it moves and the suspension's ability to soak up bumps and broken surfaces.

By MPV standards, the Grandis is big without being huge. Though it's longer than the Sharan/Galaxy/807/Espace crowd, a lot of that is down to its drooping nose. It's still bigger than the Space Wagon, though, sitting on a two-inch longer wheelbase, but curiously Mitsubishi's also gone for a fairly low roofline (65.2in) and modest width (70.1in) so in real-world terms, the Grandis doesn't look too cumbersome on the road.

Seating, though, is as versatile as they come. You get three seating rows with a 60/40 bench for the second row. The third row seats up to two, can split 50/50 or be folded flat when not needed. Those rearmost seats are best left for kids, though: there's only token legroom.

An RDS CD player with four speakers comes as standard in the base Classic specification, with an extra two speakers and a six-CD multichanger featuring in Equippe and Elegance trims. Other standard bits of gear include a rear spoiler, electric windows and mirrors and air conditioning.

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[luckytruck]

question, what are the advantages of getting this versus the montero sport? more space in the rear?

andy

[mazdamazda]

question, what are the advantages of getting this versus the montero sport? more space in the rear?

andy

cheaper, better/newer engine, more spacious

[luckytruck]

so the only advantage of the montero sport is that it is diesel and 4x4. how much is the price diff? let's say the msport is 1.55 million, magkano ba ang grandis?

andy