http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/ Autoblog Comments for http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/Feb 7th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/Feb 7th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/
The last one (heck, the last three!) had some distinctive, if somewhat odd, detailing that made it interesting--at least in the upper trims. This is sort of blah by comparison. At least a maw akin to the Eclipse's would have been good.

I'd hoped that, given the Galant's tanking sales coinciding with it's going more mainsteam, Mitsu would have felt the whack of the clue-stick and just addressed the car's problems while keeping (or growing) it's uniqueness.

They haven't learned the Mazda lesson: you cannot beat Toyota and Honda in the mainstream, you cannot beat Hyundai on value and you cannot beat GM on, well, whatever sickness it was that kept people buying Malibus and Grand Ams. You need to do something different. Mazda realized this when they dropped the "blah" 626 in favour of the Mazda6; Mitsu could do well to learn the same.]]>Feb 7th 2008 12:40PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/
With the Accord becoming so big and less nimble and Mazda making the 6 even larger I'd say the market is open for a '06/'07 Sonata size car with good handling and a decent motor.
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Maybe its the right direction for the non-enthusiast crowd, but it seems massively uninspired. ]]>Feb 7th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/Feb 7th 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/Feb 7th 2008 1:06PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/
The refreshes on this car I'm told come straight from a high ranking former Toyota employee that now sits on the MMC board in japan. Hope he knows what he's talking about. At least the car didn't get any uglier than it already was.]]>Feb 7th 2008 1:11PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/Feb 7th 2008 1:19PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/Feb 7th 2008 1:21PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/Feb 7th 2008 1:31PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/Feb 7th 2008 1:42PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/Feb 7th 2008 2:10PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/Feb 7th 2008 2:16PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/Feb 7th 2008 2:17PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/chicago-2008-reskinned-2009-mitsubishi-galant-seen-with-new-nos/
Mistsubishi doesn't make bad cars, in fact they make some of the best engines on the planet, but when they miss on style they miss by light years.

All Mistubishi has to do is take elements from the Lancer Evolution and add them as packages to thier entire car lineup. The Galant has a fine engine but needs a better transmission, add the new EVO DSG. They also need to add more sound insulation and a bit better suspension. Throw some trapezoid headlights on the front and you might get a great car.

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