Car Review - 2006 Mitsubishi L200 Strada Glx Features & Specifications

2006 Mitsubishi L200 Strada Glx - I’ve got this soft spot when it comes to Mitsubishi off-roaders. Call them crude, but there’s something—either alongside their opinion or facial expression that exactly makes them ruggedly beautiful. This is particularly truthful alongside the likes of the firstly L200 in addition to Pajero that became Filipino favorites. Even today, the amount of L200 that you lot yet consider plying the roads is a will to their first-class durability. As the years yesteryear through, these modern 24-hour interval workhorses shortly became overfed in addition to overweight. Soon, the Strada (as what the 4WD model is directly called), the L200 gained all sorts of fender extensions, needless interior knickknacks in addition to other hefty accessories that exactly penalized functioning (if the 2.5-liter 4D56 engine wasn’t already beingness pushed to its limits).

Now on what could live its swansong year, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines has recognized the Strada’s rather substantial weight gain in addition to decided that this pick-up needed to become to the gym. The cyberspace number is the Strada GLX Double Cab. From a glance, the Strada is a will to simplicity—no to a greater extent than fender flares, sensors, automatic this in addition to automatic that. Even the bring upward bumper comes equally an accessory. And it’s beautiful. It manages to convey dorsum the days when pick-ups were exactly pick-ups: modern 24-hour interval beasts of burden that’s supposed to haul lots of stuff—everything else is secondary. Still, the Strada GLX Double Cab manages to live butch alongside its squared-off frame, large multi-reflector headlamps in addition to the trademark turbo hood scoop. There are some interesting details hither in addition to at that spot such equally the unmarried pen stroke business that runs from the front end fender all the agency to the bed in addition to the white-out combination lamps. Being 2006 though, Mitsubishi yet gave the Strada GLX some decisively modern (if non expected) cosmetic enhancements: chromed mirrors, fatty 15-inch steel wheels alongside 205/80 R sixteen all-terrain safe in addition to a built-in dark sidestep board (improving ingress/egress too).

Like its exterior, the Strada GLX’s interior is a mix of the yesteryear in addition to the present. Overall though, the ergonomics is starting fourth dimension to present its historic catamenia alongside an awkward driving spot (more of the steering bike angle) in addition to the lack of infinitesimal seating adjustments (it alone moves inwards iv directions). Except for people alongside large frames, the seats themselves are quite comfortable alongside the perfect remainder of back upward in addition to bolstering. The rubber/fabric combination in addition to see-through headrests also lend the interior a plane of sportiness—perfect for those who’re dreaming of running the Dakar rally. The beautiful seats aside, the Strada GLX’s interior is pretty basic alongside exactly the Kenwood Stereo/CD/MP3 audio organization equally the major highlight. Again, the controls in addition to switches are all basic but at to the lowest degree they’re slow to empathize in addition to operate. The ventilation controls though could select at to the lowest degree benefited from rotary rather than slide switches equally the latter’s clumsy to use.

Since the 2006 Strada GLX is yet underpinned yesteryear the master copy L200’s platform, await nearly the same characteristics alongside pick-ups of yesteryear. The ride is unforgiving fifty-fifty on paved grounds, fifty-fifty to a greater extent than then when the going gets rough. Passengers volition experience similar beingness tugged upward in addition to down, similar an plane encountering turbulence (only worse). Likewise, drinks stored on the oculus console mounted loving cup holders volition uncovering its agency onto the dash in addition to carpet inwards no time. The bring upward passengers, who sit down nearly xc degrees, volition uncovering the ride fifty-fifty harsher in addition to bare metallic b-pillar (as opposed to a plastic covered one) volition sure enough displace to a greater extent than caput lumps.

Handling is pretty much middle-of-the-road for the Strada GLX alongside the common corpulent amounts of understeer in addition to torso roll. However, alongside its narrower body, it’s genuinely easier to maneuver approximately inwards traffic in addition to to park. Visibility is quite first-class equally good alongside expansive greenhouse in addition to side sentiment mirrors. Perhaps the Strada’s alone weakness is its somewhat larger turning radius—a surprising fact given the Strada’s real manageable torso size.

Under the hood, the Strada GLX is equipped alongside the 2.5-liter 4D56 engine alongside intercooler. This guarantees that fifty-fifty though the Strada GLX is basic inwards comfort in addition to convenience features, it doesn’t autumn brusque inwards performance. 100 bhp in addition to 235 Nm of torque are pocket-size figures, but behind the bike the Strada manages quite well. It tin flame easily continue upward alongside most cars on the road, reaching 100 km/h inwards no time. But similar whatsoever other vehicle that’s built for hauling (i.e. acceleration) rather than top speed, a seemingly invisible barrier volition psyche progress beyond 120 km/h. The 5-speed manual is easily likeable alongside refreshingly brusque stroke betwixt gears in addition to a relatively precise shifting action. It’s yet no sports car, but it volition non displace whatsoever crunched gears or missed shifts. The clutch equally good is slow to modulate, alongside exactly the lack of a human foot ease the alone problem. The gearbox also incorporates Mitsubishi’s Easy Select 4WD organization which allows shifting from 2WD to 4WD on the fly.

Even though at that spot are far to a greater extent than technologically superior in addition to larger pick-ups out there, at that spot are yet some people who uncovering the simplicity of the Strada GLX appealing. And I’m 1 of them. I yet uncovering the ride equally good strong in addition to the turning radius equally good big, but beyond the bed liners in addition to torso kits, it’s the Strada’s mechanical soundness that makes it a winner. It must live remembered that pick-ups aren’t mere condition symbols but were designed in addition to engineered for hauling in addition to towing, in addition to there’s no other pick-up out at that spot that fulfills this singular mindset than the Strada GLX.