Comments on: Chinese Cars Come to Australia

By: rhys

rhys — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:12:22 +0000

These cars have got to be the most fake shameful car on the market right now. I mean come on they steal the look of a holden rodeo and make it look even shitter then ever before. The last thing i will ever do is waste my money on one of these chinese shit boxes!!

By: Stuart Livesey

Stuart Livesey — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:49:36 +0000

G’day Paul

Thanks for that information – they must be selling a few because I saw a couple on a trip to Brisbane earlier this month.

They also seem to be a bit selective in what motoring writers they talk to … another motoring blog suggested that perhaps they were afraid of criticism.

Stuart

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:04:38 +0000

Hey guys, I have test driven the X240 recently and it too has a 2.4 Mitsubishi (ex Triton) engine.
I found the finish and quality to be above average..pretty much in par with the Koreans about 10 years ago.. but the list of extras thrown in is unbeleivable!
$23990 includes drive away price, for that you get Alloy Wheels, Tinted Windows, Climate Control, 5 Speed Manual, Electric Windows, Power Steering and Mirrors, Leather (Black) Seats, CD/Radio and more.

I found the drive comfortable and quiet at low and high speeds but going uphill may need a bit of planning..it is a heavy car for a 2.4 litres.

Exterior and interior is great, looks like a cross between a GMC, Honda and Mitsubishi to me..and the best thing is, the sales staff are willing and able to make a sale so, I say to all the competitors out there.. watch out.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:41:25 +0000

For some reason that doesn’t surprise me at all Joe.

Our 2001 Hyundai Grandeur has a fairly standard Mitsubishi V6 – although you won’t see the Mitsubishi name stamped so obviously on it and a lot of the other bits and pieces are probably from the same source. And there’s a recent American vehicle – the brand and model escapes me at the moment – that, once the body shell is removed, is a fairly standard Mitsubishi chassis etc.

What did you think of the standard of finish and does it look sturdy enough for our conditions. We’re contemplating buying a new vehicle the Great Wall is floating around on the edge of the options we’re thinking about.

Stuart

By: Joe7621

Joe7621 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:22:06 +0000

Finally got to look under the bonnet!
I was told they had lots of Mitsubishi kit on board.

There it was cast into the tap cover on the engine and marked on the gearbox. “MITSUBISHI” cast into the tap cover.

Well at least there was truth in advertising. Seemed like everything(?) except the body is Mitsubishi.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:44:34 +0000

Joe – the fuel consumption figures that I’ve seen were somewhere between 10 and 11 litres per 100kms which isn’t all that good by today’s standards.

I also thought that the combination of features was a bit odd – leather upholstery but no airbags? Maybe the diesel was a bit too dirty for Australian standards … still, I’ll be interested in having a look at one if a dealer has been appointed up this way.

Stuart

By: Joe7621

Joe7621 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:33:07 +0000

Crying shame they didn’t go with the rumoured 2.8L turbo diesel on the V240 model base.

Will be especially interested in the 4X4 versions’ and their respective towing capacity and fuel consumption figures.

How long before the 4X4 mag’s get a loaner for evaluation.