For me 2 airbags is more than enough, I saw a lot of bad car accidents and none airbags pop out. Sometimes feels like its written on steering but no use at all.

A side impact at, say, 50 km/h can easily be deadly if you don't have side airbags. If you do, no problem.

@pai3355: Depends on the accident. If side impact/car rolls, and the car doesn't have side/curtain airbags, of course the airbags won't come out. What for should the driver and passenger airbag come out? Only costs more money and can hurt the driver and passenger.

If those in the car didn't wear seatbelts the airbag also won't come out, because it can only protect together with the seatbelt. Without wearing seatbelts airbags are very dangerous. Wrong crash angle, also airbag no use/dangerous.

And of course there are cases where there was some defect, yes.

No side airbags:


With side airbags, exactly the same car otherwise:


The difference is you don't hit the glass/metal/other car when there is a crash. Your head/body gets pushed aside gentler, you start moving earlier, so if/when you do hit a hard object it won't be as fast, the impact won't be as bad. Makes a huge difference.

And ESP makes sure that you won't roll in the first place, you won't spin the car etc. It can avoid costly accidents, besides saving your life.

This post has been edited by kadajawi: Jan 4 2014, 02:06 PM

1.5k kg kerb weight is what is concerning with the car at 150hp.

Partially, thanks to the CVT transmission that takes one chunk there.

If only they could reduce the engine or car weight elsewhere by 10%, it would be sportier to drive....or retune the power near to 2000-3000rpm band....

anyways...the front looks to me for ASX is just weird.

it weighs only 1,300+ kg, which is the lightest of its class

1300kg+?... You talking about the new 2WD?...perhaps..1375kg.
Otherwise, it is a 100kg more for the 4WD.

http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/vehicl.../specifications



1325kg and 1420kg.

crv

1,540kg

ASX CKD coming this February.

OTR priced at RM 118K for 2WD and RM 132.5k for 4WD



This post has been edited by AveoHzq: Jan 4 2014, 05:05 PM

do active stability control, traction control, hill start assist is important? thinking of getting one, but not sure 2wd or 4wd.can anyone give some explaination?

Mitsu Airtrek sells more than ASX in much shorter time.

Have you considered the alternatives, that are better equipped? Ford Kuga, CBU ASX, ...?

Hill start assist lets you start driving up a hill without having to use the handbrake. Will a CVT roll back when you are in D but not on the gas? With a torque converter it's unnecessary, with a DSG or manual gearbox it is. Just not sure about CVT.

Traction control stops your tires from spinning when accelerating hard, which is good if your car has a lot of hp, or you drive on snow, ice, ... probably not so important. I think the only case where you could actually use it is if you drive through mud. However it is a part of:

Active stability control. And this is a must have feature. You are much less likely to crash/die in an accident with it. If you don't care about your life... resale value after a bad accident is kind of bad. So even for RV people it is important. ASC, ESP, ESC, VSC, ... basically can individually brake one or more wheels in order to keep the car under control, to make it go into the direction that you are steering in. It can stop the car from spinning for example. This is particularly important in an SUV, as due to the higher center of gravity being sideways at speed can easily mean you'll end up on your roof. You may say you drive slow, but shit can happen. Say suddenly someone/something is running across the road, or there is a car coming your way, or anything else, and you quickly need to steer away from the obstacle and then back to the road. In a car without ESP this can quickly go wrong, and you end up sideways on the other lane where there is a lorry heading straight for you, or you can end up just spinning, rolling into something. ESP will help a lot from stopping this happen.

They reckon that ESP/ASC etc. is more important in saving lives than airbags. Which doesn't mean you should not get as many airbags as you can, of course (and 2 is too little).

This post has been edited by kadajawi: Jan 4 2014, 05:53 PM

thanks for the input..hmm now i think the 4wd is a good deal

@kadajawi : that means airbags only functional if driver wearing seatbelt?

i think 4WD price difference is justifiable with more safety features and the yummy moon roof. If there is no better option out there by March/April when my Grand Livina instalment is completed, will get this for replacement. Just that the colour is very limited coz the white is solid colour.

Front airbags will only deploy when the front impact sensors (usually located at left and right chassis of the vehicle, some located at the centre) receives enough impact force to send signal to airbag ECU to deploy the front airbags.

Some vehicles need seatbelt pretensior to be released as in the whole combination to allow airbag activation, some don't. The safest bet, please wear a seatbelt or do refer to your vehicle owner's manual, it might be stated there.


The same condition shall be applied to side bags too, which relies to the side airbag impact sensors.

this tered suddenly comes alive. that's good

but anyway, it's boring w/o any pictures

so to potential buyers, upgrade your wheel to minimum 18" and low profile tyres. they make a LOT of difference



better if you go 19" & 20", but you'll need lowering kits

and just to let u know how strong the asx front end is

by the time u need it, your whole life is flashing in front of your eyes

it works in the background and helps you correct your crappy driving and let u see the end of the tunnel

true story.


edit: i mean the stability control.

for the 4wd option, heck for 6 yrs i own the triton, i only use the 4wd for like about less than 1 hour from the total 6 yrs life . i nshort, unless you live in the jungle, 4wd or 2wd doesn't make difference. only 4wd is 100kg heavier. and in CKD case, 4wd comes with all the options.

so get 4wd version for all the options, not because of the 4wd itself

This post has been edited by lucifah: Jan 5 2014, 10:25 AM

wah u texting while driving is it?

how the driving wise for this car compare to CRV? i test drove CRV before but not this car.. CRV feels too heavy for a 2.0L..

still mahal.....add abit u get a lot of choice....if it rm100+++ maybe a lot will consider...

wahh....re'improve' and re'engineered' proton...normally wil kemek more than this...@ ASX not solid enuf...hahaa

This post has been edited by ada7914: Jan 5 2014, 10:32 AM