The Driving Sports TV team heads to the Cascade Mountains where they encounter a Christmas Helper that gives them a very special assignment. Which car will fail first? The 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport or the 2011 Nissan Rogue?
For those saying is not Outlander, is Outlander Sport ASX. Is a smaller version of the Outlander. The passengers area is equally big, but the car is shorter. I have the none AWD, but with the paddle shifters. I have been using it for almost 3 years, no problems and is a nice drive on the city, haven't use it on snow or mug.
@vicbel Our audience is primarily American, and the Pajero doesn't really exist over here. As for Dakar, that doesn't have any bearing on production vehicles, so we didn't really want to go there.
@MarcGXE95 The stock tires are Mud+Snow rated. Just not quite as extreme as the conditions warranted. One benefit, is folks that somehow think the stock tires are good enough to go anywhere now have this episode to prove otherwise.
@flatblackstrat Jessie often joins in the reviews. We take turns. For example, the next shoot (2011 Altima 3.5 SR) will be Jessie and Aaron. Ryan may make a cameo, but will hardly be in it.
You guys are getting better... keep it up! Next time just opt for the Xterra vs Liberty or somthing when you want to go have some real fun in the snow!!! ;)
The AWD system is only as effective as its tires. When you have 17 and 18 inch wheels with low profile rubber thats optimized for fuel economy, what do you expect? Get some 16 inch steel wheels with a dedicated snow tire and im sure things will turn out differently.
@singleblankscreen It's going to be a long winter. We're hoping we can lineup a set of real off-roaders this season. (It's surprisingly difficult to get schedules to align from the various car makers.)
I had a 99' Suzuki Grand Vitara 4x4 that was a beast for how small it was. I did a lot of jungle driving in Puerto Rico and it never failed me. I looked at the new Grand Vitaras recently and they had changed a lot ~ So I went with the Toyota Tacoma 4x4.
we have an outlander sport, got the 4wd version but skipped the pano sunroof and sound system, in the few snows ive driven it, the 4wd system works and will get you around town, its idiots like this that feel invincible and end up sliding off the road, 4wd is a help not an instant fix, but yes the mitsu has the better lines and look
@AdrianosFidi Only one of our maneuvers that got us stuck was from pushing the envelope a little more than we probably should have. The other times the cars got stuck (and there were a few that didn’t get shown) were from normal snow driving in conditions we honestly thought the cars could handle.
Maybe they should have got two people that could actually drive through 3" of snow. But of course, they blame the vehicle saying they would be better as city transports. It wasn't even snowing, and both of them almost get stuck.
just got my wife an outlander v6 GT not sport though, with everything without navi and I can confirm the interior is having some cheap plastic details - apart from that is freaking awesome.
The thing is, the rogue and sportage both are honestly in the same class of the outlander. The outlander sport is more in class with the juke...and that's about it in the US.
If I was driving the Mitsubishi I would of gotten it out looks like he hardly tried the Mitsubishi 4 wheel drive system runs circles around the rogues And yes it’s true I do wish Mitsubishi put more horsepower in there engines but I guess that’s how they keep there mpg better then there competition.
I paid 35K cash for an Outlander GT AWC 3.0L and it's nice, but when you floor it the engine drones on and on. I have to agree though that it's better equipped for what you pay vice the Rogue I was looking at also a few months ago.
@supremewhip It's setting up a premise, then following it through to conclusion. If Clarkson listened to your logic, the greatest car show in the world today would be Motorweek. Yeah, that'd be awesome.
@sebultra2000 yep and you do need torques if you have a SUV. I've pulled a 4 ton forklift out of the mud with diesel Mitsubishi Pajero. You can never do that with 175 torques...
@syco50 @dimitg Yeah, I totally agree. They should stop copying Top Gear's proprietary format of 1) driving cars and 2) giving their opinions on said cars. The nerve of some people. No "dicency" at all.
@drivingsports Why cant they talk to each other like they would normaly, without all the awkward acting ??? its soo put on ! Example 1:27 Could be a good review !
Besides having the mitsu stuck in the snow...the entire review seemed a bit biased against the mitsu. The reviewer made goofy/funny points about the mitsu while the nissan reviewer defended his car well. whats the deal.
This is a perfect example of the idea that just because you enjoy doing something doesn't mean that you are good at it. At least right now. I hope for their sake that this is a rough draft of what the show is supposed to be. It would be one thing if the bad acting and poorly written script were being tried on a new groundbreaking concept, but this has been done many times with much better results. Although the camera work is good, the comedy and personalities fall very flat.
