Mitsubishi Outlander G-Limited goes for the gold
While we were mighty impressed with Mitsubishi's upcoming new Outlander during its debut at the New York auto show, we had no idea Mitsu was planning to pimp it out with gold plating. The Outlander G-Limited features 18-inch aluminum rims, a grille surround and pin stripes that are all colored gold. We hesitate to say dipped, cast or painted gold, because that rare yet soft yellow metal may not be a part of the process as far as we know. Otherwise the G-Limited is standard Outlander fare with the company's 2.4L MIVEC four-cylinder and CVT transmission. The subtly pimped G-Limited will go for about $25K in Japan.
[Source: NoonzWheels]
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Woody 7:01PM (5/31/2006)
Uuuhg!
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jared 7:02PM (5/31/2006)
what is that thing sticking out of the hood?
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Alex Zhao 7:04PM (5/31/2006)
it's grown a tumor on the left side only!
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Erich 7:35PM (5/31/2006)
Someone needs to "unpimp ze auto".
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Erich 7:35PM (5/31/2006)
Someone needs to "unpimp ze auto".
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Mal Fuller 7:37PM (5/31/2006)
If Mitsubishi were to accent their Outlander with real gold they'd have to rename it the Mitsubishi Outlandish!
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Mitsufan 7:53PM (5/31/2006)
Guys, what can I tell you...this is a dumb idea. The last car that looked good with gold rims and trim was the 1978 Pontiac TransAm.
NEVERTHELESS. The Outlander kicks ass.
/Getting mine in ice blue.
//Can't wait to drive it in the V-6
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villainy 8:26PM (5/31/2006)
5. Mitsufan
Come on, a blue Subaru Impreza/WRX with those gold wheels is quite hot. This this is just funny looking, and what IS with the extra hangiedeal on the left side? Looks like a mirror?
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Eric L. 8:49PM (5/31/2006)
Its a side signal indicator. I guess traffic is so dense in Japan that they need that other light further ahead in case the car next to you decides to change lanes.
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Myspace Layouts 9:10PM (5/31/2006)
they look like mazda 3 wheels painted gold
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Howard Kerr 9:39PM (5/31/2006)
Another possible explanation for the..."appendage" on the left side of this car(?) is that in Japan it is on the PASSENGER'S and NOT the driver's side and due to small streets and smaller parking spaces it acts as a indicator for the forward, outside edge of the car.
Actually, it also looks like an extra mirror. I wonder if the mirror(?) on the driver's side was cropped out of the picture.
Strange, I've been to Japan 3 times, and I've never seen a "gold package" on an SUV.
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Mitsufan 9:47PM (5/31/2006)
villainy / Eric L.
The hangie-off thingie is a blind-spot mirror. It is stuck on the corner farthest from the driver (Japanese drivers are on the right). All SUVs and trucks in Japan are required to have one. The thinking is that drivers in tall vehicles like trucks have difficulty seeing morotcycles / minicars on their far side. (On the near side, a head-check will do the trick.) The same thinking applies to SUVs if you think about kids in the parking lot instead of motorcycles.
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Mitsufan 9:50PM (5/31/2006)
And another thing.
The Impreza, otherwise a pretty nifty car, looks dumb with the gold wheels too.
/just my opinion
//Evo will still eat it for lunch
///Evo X...need I say more?
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Mitsufan 9:58PM (5/31/2006)
And another thing.
The Impreza, while otherwise being a nifty car, looks dumb with the blue and gold thing.
/Evo always comes out a nose ahead on the street
//Wait for it...Evo X
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Davis 12:02AM (6/01/2006)
I agree with Mitsufan. The Evo X is going to run circles around the Impreza. The gold package was not such a good idea for the Outlander. Maybe it was Mitsubishi's way of dissing Subaru. I dont know. What I do know is, it does not look too great on that Outlander. Maybe chrome would look better.
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PJ 3:47AM (6/01/2006)
You guys... do realize that this is a Japan-only special edition, right? No offense to the Autoblog poster, but this edition has nothing to do with NA buyers.
The extra mirror "appendage" is required by Japanese law on any truck/SUV sold in the domestic market. If this Outlander were to be sold in the States, it wouldn't be there.
Having become a bit of a Mitsu fan during the ownership of my Eclipse (and driving the Lancer Ralliart, Evo, Galant, and Endeavor), I hope the new Outlander does well. Just don't bring anything as silly as this special edition to the States, please...
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Jenn 3:10PM (6/04/2006)
How do you spell UGLY O-u-t-l-a-n-d-e-r-G-L-i-m-i-t-e-d. YUCK
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Greg 3:33PM (6/04/2006)
I had an Outlander, and I considered it a junk-mobile. Hopefully Mitsu has worked all the bugs out of it. I traded mine in back in October and I am still getting recall notices.
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cayla 4:03PM (6/04/2006)
Gold rims been out of style. Platinum is in, or something that looks like it (chrome).
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Keith 5:31PM (6/04/2006)
What does the Japanese know about "Pimp my ride"? Last time I checked, I don't remember any African Americans living in Japan.
What a joke!!!!!!!!!!
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