After roughly ten years, the Mitsubishi ASX is ready for the fourth round, as the third facelift reported last year. The updated version is now available in many showrooms in three flavors: Pure, Intense and Instyle. The additional price between the entry-level version and the most luxurious is € 6,000. Do you miss a lot at Pure?
Mitsubishi ASX Pure
€ 30,990
Funnily enough, the first generation of the ASX still drives around. In all this time, around 13,000 Dutch people bought the compact crossover. In 2011 that happened with 2,527 times the most. In the following years the numbers fluctuate between roughly 1,000 and 1,500 pieces. With the substantially renewed ASX, Mitsubishi hopes to give sales a little boost. After an investment of just under € 31,000, the ASX is available as an entry-level Pure. In terms of motorization, things are fine as Pure, because there is only one powertrain in the Dutch price list. Every ASX buyer therefore receives the same 150-horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder with automatic transmission.
The exterior of the ASX goes through Life a little more modestly than with the other versions. For example, chromed decorative pieces make way for a black or lacquer-colored finish. Take the window frames and handles that get a less luxurious look. The wheel arches are also filled with a smaller size, because the ASX gets 16-inch wheels as a slip-in. An Intense goes to work with 18-inch light metal. The roof racks and dark tinted windows do fall under the standard facilities. All lamps are filled with LED lights all around.
Inside, the ASX does not necessarily allow itself to be labeled as “entry-level” as Pure. Facilities such as (manual) air conditioning, cruise control and the central 8-inch screen for the multimedia are just present. A light and rain sensor, DAB +, electrically adjustable mirrors and windows and a reversing camera are also part of the standard. Leather upholstery is only wrapped around the steering wheel and the shift knob, the seats are made of fabric. However, those front seats do get standard seat heating. In contrast to the Intense, for example, we have to do it here without built-in navigation and parking sensors in the rear bumper. For luxury goods such as an automatically dimming interior mirror, climate control and keyless functions, Mitsubishi sends everyone to the more expensive versions. The most expensive Instyle version comes standard with a panoramic glass roof, leather upholstery, electrically adjustable seats and a more premium audio system. But is that necessarily necessary in an ASX?