i have to admit, after 2 months of driving the ASX, i grew fond of the INVECS III cvt tranny

it's now very responsive. i guess the TCU adapted to my driving style, or perhaps i have got used to CVT ( i still drive conventional auto tranny on daily basis too)

but then, there's the AC controllers. i dunno why on earth the AC automatically turns off "recirculate air" and open the fresh air intake by itself. while driving comfortably, out of the blue, you have diesel / exhaust / nasty smell coming out from the ac. you look down and then you notice the air recirculation is off. how to disable this uselss feature?

another thing is the engine bay. even with the bonet closed, cats can still go in and SLEEP inside the engine. apparently, the gap at the bottom of the engine and the firewall is so big that cats can slip in. the result is dirty engine cover with cats paw marks and furs everywhere. i have to wait the day when i start the engine and accidentally suck one cat into the cooler fan or what not. 

hey, thanks! did the setting just now and will test and see if it works tomorrow...

i have no idea, but i like to use the paddle shifters when overtaking and when bored.

but with 3 yr warranty, i guess we have to test our luck

so far so good. the instruction manual from mitsu is very hard to read and understand even in pdf form.

a proton re-badged ASX? Ouch...!

http://paultan.org/2011/09/15/proton-and-m...ll-car/#respond

if u compared with waja, waja has bigger bootstpace, but don't forget, waja has that stupid "arm thingy" hinges at both sides that always kena barang if u pack it full (incidentally, i also have a waja before... )

but if u take out the rear cover deck of the asx, the boot space is twice of the myvi, and slightly bigger than the waja

as for HID, our local ASX version don't have it

dunno lar about the new 2012 version with the awesome keyless entry / start button and 17" wheels...

plus the accessories.. makes me drool

i'd desrcibe the ASX is "compact" rather than small, and yes, waja has bigger interior than asx, but don't foget, the asx has very thick "walls"

1. the dashboard itself is almost 2-foot long - no sun ray kena your laps on very sunny day + more chance to survive a head on collision (god forbids)
2. the doors + door card is more than 10" thick
3. the sloping rear tailgate make sure u look like a bmx x6 rather than an suv

in simple words, that's what you get with a proper "crossover design" (too many cars claiming to be crossover nowadays)
with the soo many electronics for the ASC - active stability control, the car is very tame even on slippery road. just don't try to be a hero - no 4wd can save you from that

body roll is very minimal, and as many car review sites confirmed, the asx handling is pretty close to that of a sedan, rather than an uprigth suv

Thanks dude.

How about the power?!
Will it under power?!

ASX is a great buy lah... so low price for a 4B12

Better then buying a 4B11 Lancer and end up being angry with Inspira on the road

If only they have a Manual version of the 4B12....

So ASX is same engine with inpira?

and different tuning, perhaps due to ECU mapping

the ASX 4B11 has lower HP, at only 150hp / 197Nm vs 155hp / 199Nm found on lancer 2.0

but the ASX has lower kerb weight (1,375kg) if compared to a lancer (1,385kg)

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

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

most of the inspira parts are made in japan

they are rebadged from mitsu

they have the same part number with mitsu

and they are cheaper than mitsu

case example: Part number 8701A087 - 'Switch, Steering Wheel Remote Control'

proton: RM 295
mitsu: rm 350
of course u can get some parts cheaper by rummaging through lancer's half cut

The CVT rubberband type transmission needs to be driven differently. Press gao gao and the transmission slips. The trick is NOT to slam the accelerator gao gao. Providing enough just for the CVT to catch on and not slip. And slowly increase the accelerator when you accelerate.

That's correct. Just like any auto gearbox with manual override.

But for the CVT in the ASX, you have 6 fixed forward ratios available on the paddle shift with final drive ratio of 6.12.

2.349
1.465
1.126
0.873
0.661
0.543

In Australia and especially in UK, you can find 2.2L diesel variant (110kW @3,500rpm / 360Nm @1,500-2,750rpm  ) which run on normal type automatic gearbox (6 speed also) with a final drive ratio of 3.36. No idea why the diesel is not mated to a CVT. 

4.199
2.405
1.583
1.161
0.855
0.685

That's true. Should read this... CVT-equipped WRX triggers mass suicides
Aiyoh... Kena clubbed by the smarter guys. 

Chill guys. Ever hear figure of speech?   Don't read word for word lah.
The Teana's gearbox is anything BUT the same as the ASX. Firstly, Teana's one ranges from 2.349 to 0.394 while ASX is 2.349 to 0.543. Final drive ratio for the 2.5 Teana and the ASX might be the same (6.12) but the 2.0 Teana final drive ratio is 6.466.

The Teanas and Muranos equipped with the VQ35DE engine has gear ratios from 2.371 to 0.439 with a final drive ratio of 5.713.

If I suddenly press throttle hardly when cruising and there's a weird sound which sound like slip means my CVT got something wrong?

So same CVT as the Teana. Apparently Nissan is very famous for their efficient and smooth CVTs. So since we are getting the same hardware, reliability and performance should be top notch. Yea I read Mitsubishi and Nissan both using Jatco cvt.

I feel thay reviewers are really biased as well lar. Everyone is raving how Nissan Teana cvt plus 2.0 engine gives a smooth and pleasant drive with good acceleration at 1450 kerb weight. While same reviewer days the asx 2.0 with the same cvt at 1350 kerb weight feels sluggish and just "up to the task".

??? Mitsubishi why you no bribe journalists?

The burning smell is normal for 4B11 engine, suspected coming from stock exhaust manifold (due to the engine layout, exhaust manifold facing firewall so will be more smelly)

My inspira 4B11 already clocked 36k of mileage still got the burning smell during sudden acceleration n revving..

My friend solved the problem by changing to aftermatket extractor..