Thursday the 16th of July turned out to be so exciting for us, as late in the evening we received an E mail from Mitsubishi that the Cedia Sports version is now available for a test drive at the showroom in St. Mark’s Road, Waiting for Friday to begin, I rushed to the showroom to check out the new beast! Breaking my poor heart, the executive told me “We had been expecting to receive the car, but it has been delayed, do leave your number & we will give you a call around Monday, as we are expecting to get it here by then”. Shattered, I left, The weekend proved to rather long! This happens all the time, I get excite dabout checking out some new beast & for no good reason, I’m sent back asking to wait….This is not fair, Y does it happen only to me! These were the thoughts running in my head! Yeah yeah, I know, I don’t handle rejections well, don’t rub it in!
Anyways, ‘D day’ came! I went, Monday morning…missing work…Could not wait any longer!
Did it disappoint me….U wish! I was super awed by the yellow beauty, with graphical stickers, flaunting & standing proudly in front of me……I checked it out, Yes literally dint miss any inch (see the photographs, u wont miss any inch too…lol… Also loaded amongst the pictures is another Awesome looking Red Devil!!)
Here are some features of the car listed for automobile freaks or for mechanics like me.
ð Global Positioning System – GPS: for the ones who love getting lost, a path finder, an ideal navigation system!
ð Multi Point Fuel Injection – MPFI: for a smoother drive & better fuel efficiency
ð Spoilers & Skirts: of course an aero-dynamic feature for better stability on roads.
ð Front grill with the Mitsubishi logo: Truly stylish! The curve on the bonnet continues with a sleek black grill, & adding the perfect finish is very distinguished chrome Mitsubishi logo, right in the middle of it.
ð Lights: The head lights & tail lamps are super reflective for better vision clarity in the night, along with fitted fog lamps.
ð Momo Sports Steering: Yes, it has one! A Hydraulic variable power assisted steering which helps with shorter turning radius & the steering column is also collapsible - one of the main safety feature, as this avoids the driver from being hit on the chest in case of any accident.
ð Sticker Graphics: For that perfect sports look along with the right combination of colors, designed by Ralliart.
ð Dual Air-bags: for the driver& the front seat passenger.
ð Huge Boot space: 420liters plus capacity of boot space, to carry your gear –Ideal for the 12 day, 3000 km drive ; )
ð Tyres along with Alloy wheels: 195/60R/15 Potenza tyres & OZ alloys, can u ask for more??!!
ð Disk Brakes: All 4 wheels have ventilated disk breaks that helps in better cooling of break pads giving longer life to break pads. Also adds to the efficiency of the breaking system.
ð Anti-lock Braking System – ABS: This is one of the best Safety feature while braking as it avoids the car from skidding, by mainitaing steering contol & allowing the car to continue being stable on the surface of the road!
ð Leather Upholsteries: This is one of the best! A posh classy black leather seats along with a red piping for the sporty finish along with comfy buckets seats! This is also for the gear knob…leather wrapped (this can be customized as well)
ð Door pads: The classy touch of the same leather from the seats with the red piping, to go with, along with chrome finishing on the door knob.
ð Fuel tank capacity: 50 liters!
ð Body colors mirrors with similar body colored bumpers.
ð Color options: 8!! Yes, u can get it in 8 different colors.
ð Ground Clearance: The most important for a sports car, an excellent 184 cm, giving good smooth clearance.
ð Under the bonnet, there is a heat resistant asbestos: helps with absorbing heat in turn reducing the noise from the engine compartment (what I should mention here is, when I took this beauty for a test drive, I was in aw when I started the engine….zero noise….like butter on a stove….zzzzz!!!
ð Anti-skid metal pedals, giving better grip while toggling your legs between the ABC!
ð Windshield mounted rear view mirror.
ð Suspension: Front suspension – Mcpherson Strut & coil spring
Rear suspension – Multi link
ð Then the other basics like power windows, child lock for the doors etc.
ð Vertical seat adjustment.
ð Excellent leg space.
ð The executive also said that there is a feature called RISE – Reinforced Impact Safety Evalution…..i don’t know much about this tough!
Hmmm…..loaded with info! No, no, I don’t work for Mitsubishi & not advertising or promoting them either, but just love the machine! Its worth every rupee in the 11 lakhs, the only thing missing is a diesel version. Sure it’ll be out in sometime! The beauty & beast hand in hand! A real dream machine for the rugged road lovers who loves getting lost in the woods!
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