...which he could care less about ; p

How's your ASX treating you? Giving you good 'ride' still. ASX is becoming a more common sight nowadays but it is still rare to see one with Panaromic glass roof.

In term of space, am I right to say it is even spacier than CX5 from back seat passenger point of view?

oh, i really like my sex car

it's a nice, compact car, and although its low end speed is very undesirable

rev the engine past 4,000rpm and keep it at its sweet spot, and force shift the cvt using the paddle shifters, and see it pulls out from 80km/j to 140km/h jerking u off the seat (be prepared to have very noisy engine and terrible fc at this revss... )

can it really achieve the 13km/l fuel consumption? interested of getting the 4WD version...

13km/L??


could have got better, but i was itchy to flip the pedals once in a while 

no cruise control?

Okay... Most probably gonna get that then... pickup is not sluggish right?

no. only for 4wd version  , lucky to those CBU  owner 

pickup is bad.

0 - 100 in 10sec

blame it on the cvt

slow as turtle

blame it on the mivec engine. it's only happy when it's at its sweet spot

Icic... but maintenance should be really easy as it is an old engine, more "mechanical" than electronics

old engine? 
but what the heck, 3 yrs full maintenance free. just drive and fill up petrol. let mitsu take care of the rest.

That's good    just pay for the oil change i guess  haven't tried a car with a photochromic panaromic sunroof b4   

The 4WD FC should be higher and also the pickup will be slower than the 2WD right..

4wd can be disengaged anytime

but it is still almost 100kg heavier than 2wd ckd version

no. only for 4wd version  , lucky to those CBU  owner 

pickup is bad.

0 - 100 in 10sec

blame it on the cvt

slow as turtle

blame it on the mivec engine. it's only happy when it's at its sweet spot

I just a booked 2WD grey one, 115k +3k Insurance (which you can get discount on depending on your insurance rating). Was considering Cx5, CRV and the Kimchis like Sportage and Tucson. Decided on the ASX simply because of value for money. For 115k, you can get a 2.0 crossover which has average for its class space, average performance (CVT), good FC (Mitsubishi claims best in class- also because of CVT & light weight), good looks (I rate ASX and CX5 as good, Kimchis as average and CRV as UGLY) and also cheapest in the crossover class.

I test drove the CBU unit this morning and was pretty impressed. The CVT gave a smooth drive but of course that means its sluggish compared to its auto competitors. However it saves fuel (best in class) and I think it's powerful for me since I'm so used to a 1.6 proton. Ride is balanced, not too stiff so it's comfortable through bumps and not too soft so it doesnt roll too much around corners. The build quality of the car felt very solid and I feel that the interior cabin is quite classy with soft touch materials and nice looking dashboard. Back headroom is abit lacking because I'm a six footer so my hair is touching the roof d. But I suspect for average Malaysian the back headroom should be spacious enough. Knee room no problem, I have 2 inches in front of my knees which I was surprised by even though I have long legs.

But if you look at price, for 137k, you get a CKD CX5 with no leather seats, no navigation, not much equipment but 6 airbags. Most people will top up to 145k for the extra gadgets and especially for the leather seats and Nav. For 115k, ASX gives you leather seats, Navigation, reverse cam, front and black sensors! There are 3 airbags, passenger and drivers + driver knee airbag. You also get 5 years warranty with 2 years free service. The CKD unit gets an 8 inch touch screen (Bigger than my 7" tablet ) . I saw it in person at the roadshow and it's huge! Excellent value for money in my opinion. It will officially launch next week and I expect it to be snapped up quickly.

I very nearly bought the CX5 but was put off by the super long waiting list. I'm really glad I didn't pay 30k extra for almost the same car