Mitsu 380

mitsu 380 isn't the prettiest car on the road, hell it's not even a pretty car. high ass cracks and droopy eyes don't make the finalists of car beauty contest. but like most big chubby cars out there on aussie roads it is an honest battler capable of hurling significant mass of body and load over great distances and poorly managed pothole filled b-roads with considerable comfort and oomph. 

the base model 380 is blanketed with cheap and nasty dark plastic inside, acres of them infact with a very much rubbish bin quality. there is no soft touch or pseudo-chrome or shiny fake plastic woody panels at all. well at least its being fair dimkum. the back of the steering wheel volumn and channel control excited me at first for mistakenly appear to be gear shifters. everything is fairly chunky and good natured with regards to controls. 

The 380 engine is a delight. meaty and revvy. packs huge punch once u rev over 2500RPM. wheel screech is easy induced by quicking revving above 2000 rpm and turning the wheel gently coming out of a corner.at cruising speed around 100 kph the engine lazily ticks just below 2000 RPM. at low speed surprisingly tractable as well, able to nudge and pace just like another 4 potter. all in all very enjoyable engine.