The Mitsubishi ASX (2024) is in contention for the title of ‘fastest facelift of all time.’ After one year and a few days, a new one is coming. And that actually makes perfect sense.
What stands out about the Mitsubishi ASX?
The Mitsubishi ASX came onto the market over a year ago. Anyone who has bought one in the meantime is already driving an outdated car. Because there is already a new one. This makes the ASX of Mitsubishi probably the car with the fastest facelift ever.
That has everything to do with the car it’s based on, the Renault Captur. It had been available since 2019 and was therefore in urgent need of a facelift. Mitsubishi had to follow suit, because the ASX rolls off the production line in the same Spanish factory.
As with the Captur, the exterior changes are quite drastic. The grille is now rectangular and narrower and the daytime running lights have their own place in the bumper.
In the interior we still see the standing screen, but the three rotary knobs below it have disappeared. They make way for other physical buttons, so you can still operate the air conditioning without having to start a search in the large screen.
Google is your best friend, as the ASX works with Google Play, Google Maps and Google’s voice assistant.
Engine-wise, almost nothing changed. The basic model is the 1.0 MPI, with a 90 hp turbo engine. The 1.3 DI-T is a mild hybrid and delivers 140 hp with a manual six-speed gearbox and 160 hp with an automatic. The top model is the 1.6 Hybrid (145 hp), while the plug-in hybrid disappeared from the price list.
What’s good about the Mitsubishi ASX (2024)?
It is surprisingly spacious, four adults sit quite well. We tested that on a ride through the old center of Rome. We did not feel like a gladiator being led to the slaughter. In fact, Julius Caesar was probably less warm in his luxury carriage.
A free car test every week? Then you can’t miss our newsletter!
Even in the back, the space is not bad. This is partly due to the 16-centimeter sliding rear seat. You then have 332 liters of luggage space. If you slide the seat all the way forward, 69 liters are added and you end up with 401 liters. Strangely enough, Renault gives different values for its Captur Hybrid, namely 348 to 480 liters. It all depends on how you measure it …
Renault, er, Mitsubishi, has also come up with a very handy system that allows you to switch off overzealous warning systems. You set your personal preferences once. When you start the car, the systems are forced to be on, but with one push of a button you switch to your own preferences and you are no longer bothered by unwanted beeps.
What could be improved on the Mitsubishi ASX?
We understand Mitsubishi’s haste to come up with a compact crossover after the relaunch in 2022. It makes perfect sense that they approached fellow group member Renault for this. But you still get the feeling that you’re eating baguettes and getting Chablis poured into your glass at a Japanese theme party. Especially inside, the ASX looks like two peas in a pod with the Captur.
We then return to the complicated hybrid system that we also know from the Renault Captur. You always start with the electric motor, which has two gears. Then the 94 hp petrol engine comes into play, which has four gears. A total of 14 combinations are possible.
We are already dizzy and the ASX also finds it all overwhelming. The engines do not always work well together. At unexpected moments (for example when descending a mountain) the petrol engine jumps in and roars like a notorious continuously variable CVT transmission.
Furthermore, the Hybrid has a limited towing capacity of 750 kilos. Campers are better off buying the 1.3 DI-T, which has a towing capacity of 1200 kilos. And then we have good news for buyers of the first hour who are already stuck with an outdated model, because the old 1.3 DI-T with automatic transmission can tow 1500 kilos. The decrease has to do with stricter homologation requirements.
When will the Mitsubishi ASX (2024) be released and what will the price be?
The new Mitsubishi ASX will be available at Dutch dealers from the end of June 2024. These are the prices.
- 1.0 MPI-T: 29,290 euros
- 1.3 DI-T Mild Hybrid manual (140 hp): 32,390 euros
- 1.3 DI-T Mild Hybrid automatic (158 hp): nnb
- 1.6 Hybrid: 33.490 euro
Air conditioning, rear parking sensors and 17-inch wheels (not alloy) are standard on every ASX.
Is the Mitsubishi ASX more expensive than the Renault Captur?
It all depends on how you see it. Renault also supplies the 90 hp entry-level version and in this case you are cheaper with the French. The price of the Captur is 28,690 euros.
For the 1.3 mild hybrid with manual transmission (140 hp), the Renault dealer will refer you, gritting his teeth, to Mitsubishi. Although he might also try to sell you the Bi-Fuel (LPG), because that is exclusive to the Captur and costs 31,290 euros.
The 1.6 Hybrid is available in both models. For the Captur E-Tech Full Hybrid, as the French call it, you pay 31,990 euros. So again, the French original is cheaper.
Mitsubishi will try to convince the doubters who think the ASX is ‘too expensive’ with an eight-year warranty. At Renault, you can sort it out for yourself after just two years.
Source: www.autoreview.nl
