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2008 Mitsubishi Outlander Overview

Likes:

  • Drives more like a small sport sedan
  • More aggressive styling than most small crossovers
  • V-6 brings brisk performance
  • Excellent steering and handling

Dislikes:

  • Four-cylinder is slow and loud, but not much more frugal
  • Steering wheel doesn’t telescope
  • Noisier interior than typical
  • Ridiculously small third seat

Bottom Line

By Bengt Halvorson's avatar Bengt Halvorson, Editor

To bring you this extensive review on the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander, the automotive experts at TheCarConnection.com sifted through the range of available information on the Web. Then TheCarConnection.com’s editors brought their driving experience with the Outlander to ...

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Full Review

By Bengt Halvorson's avatar Bengt Halvorson, Editor

Although styling is highly subjective, reviews read by TheCarConnection.com reveal that the styling of the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander is a hit with the automotive press. The interior styling also scores well, but doesn't receive quite the same praise as the sheetmetal on the...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander: 2WD 4dr ES $19,990 / $19,048 City: 20
Hwy: 25
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander: 2WD 4dr LS $22,610 / $21,314 City: 17
Hwy: 25
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander: 2WD 4dr XLS $23,850 / $22,483 City: 17
Hwy: 25
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander: 4WD 4dr ES $21,350 / $20,344 City: 20
Hwy: 25
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander: 4WD 4dr LS $23,970 / $22,596 City: 17
Hwy: 24
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander: 4WD 4dr XLS $25,210 / $23,765 City: 17
Hwy: 24
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander: 2WD 4dr SE $23,330 / $21,992 City: 20
Hwy: 25
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander: 4WD 4dr SE $24,690 / $23,275 City: 20
Hwy: 25

Other Choices:

Like the Toyota RAV4, the Outlander offers a small third-row seat that will probably go unused most of the time but is nice to have; and like the Honda CR-V, its interior is very spacious. But the Outlander has more spirited performance and sportier handling than the Toyota and Honda, though the ride is firmer and less comfortable on some surfaces. Compared with the Subaru Forester, which also feels sporty, the driver's seat appears lower to the ground in the Forester, and the Subaru's four-cylinder engine certainly comes across as stronger than the standard four in the Outlander, but the Outlander has it beat with its V-6. For a few thousand dollars more, the Mazda CX-7 has seating for only five, but it's perceived as a more complete performance package, with very comfortable seating, sporty suspension tuning, and a rorty turbocharged engine. The Forester and CR-V remain the best for those who are safety-minded; they're both IIHS Top Safety Picks for 2008.

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