Mitsubishi ASX
About the Mitsubishi ASX
Last updated Jun 07, 2024There may be a new Mitsubishi ASX in Europe, but the same model continues on in Australia – albeit with a new base model for 2023.
If you’re onto a good thing, stick to it – or so seems the mantra of the Mitsubishi ASX, now a dozen years old in its current generation and wearing its fourth facelift which itself lobbed back in 2019.
Summary
Crossover appeal
Cheap to run/10-year warranty
2.4-litre punch
It’s really getting on in age
Powertrain a bit unrefined
Somewhat low rent in some interior areas
Price & Specs
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Mitsubishi ASX Range Guide
The base GS comes with the following standard features:
- 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- 16-inch wheels
- Four-speaker sound system
- LED headlights and daytime running lights
- Reversing camera
- Cruise control
- Power windows
- Electro-chromatic rear-view mirror
Stepping up to the ES adds:
- 18-inch alloy wheels
- Fog lights
- Automatic headlights
- Automatic high-beam
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Rear parking sensors
- Climate-control air-conditioning
The MR adds the following:
- Black-finish 18-inch alloy wheels, grille and exterior mirrors
- Keyless entry and start
- Red interior stitching
The LS adds the following standard features over the ES:
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Illuminated vanity mirrors
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter
- Keyless entry and start
- Privacy glass
- Roof rails
The GSR adds the following standard features:
- 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine
- Microsuede and leather upholstery with red stitching
- Black headliner
- Aluminium pedals
- Paddle shifters
- Black-finish 18-inch alloy wheels, grille and exterior mirrors
The range-topping Exceed also has the 2.4-litre engine but doesn’t include the GSR’s extra features, instead gaining the following over the LS:
- 18-inch two-tone alloy wheels
- Dark Argent grille
- Auto-levelling headlights
- Leather upholstery
- Nine-speaker Rockford Fosgate premium sound system
- Satellite navigation
- Panoramic sunroof
- Heated front seats
- Four-way power driver’s seat
- Ambient lighting
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Interior
While the ASX exterior styling has been facelifted four times – for a total of five faces – the interior design hasn’t been graced with such an evolutionary push. Mitsubishi’s small crossover looks fresher outside than it does inside.
That the cabin has aged gracefully (enough) for so long is testament to the original design. But from the mid-grey plastic theme and plasti-chrome instrument garnish to the button arrays and overuse of shiny piano black highlights, it’s starting to become more than a little passé.
The saving graces are that the ASX cabin is roomy and airy enough in ambience, it’s intuitive in its user interface, and it’s pleasingly unpretentious in its ‘old-school’ sort of vibe.
Material use is mixed, as the decent suede-cloth and faux leather seat trim distracts from some of the ASX’s quite basic plastic finishes.
The front seats are comfy enough, though the height adjustment level would have to be the flimsiest in motoring today.
Seats and rather redundant paddle-shifters apart, there’s not much upmarket fare to distinguish this sporty high-grade model from some of ASX’s lower rungs, bar the start button and some of the chrome work.
Mitsubishi ASX Photo Gallery
Mitsubishi ASX Colours
White is standard, with the following finishes optional:
- White Diamond pearlescent
- Black pearlescent
- Red Diamond pearlescent
- Lightning Blue pearlescent
- Titanium metallic
- Sterling Silver metallic
- Sunshine Orange metallic (MR, GSR and Exceed only)
Cost of Ownership
Most services cost $299 except for years six, eight and 10 which cost $599. If you service with Mitsubishi, your warranty is ten years or 200,000km, whichever comes first.
Servicing out of network reduces that to five years and 100,000km.
How it Drives
The 2023 Mitsubishi ASX uses a naturally aspirated 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine producing 110kW of power and 197Nm of torque, mated with either a five-speed manual (GS only) or continuously variable transmission (GS, ES, MR, LS).
The ASX GSR and Exceed use a naturally aspirated 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine with 123kW and 222Nm, mated with a continuously variable transmission.
Mitsubishi ASX Safety Rating
When the Mitsubishi ASX was tested by ANCAP in 2014, it received a rating of five stars.
This rating was based on a frontal offset score of 14.13 out of 16 and a side impact score of 16 out of 16. Whiplash and pedestrian protection were rated Good and Acceptable, respectively.
All 2023 Mitsubishi ASX models come standard with autonomous emergency braking, anti-lock brakes, and front, front-side and curtain airbags plus a driver’s knee airbag.
LS, GSR and Exceed also feature lane-departure warning, blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert.
Mitsubishi ASX Warranty
The 2023 Mitsubishi ASX requires servicing every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first.
Mitsubishi often throws in two years of free servicing but otherwise offers ten years of capped price servicing.
Mitsubishi ASX Infotainment
Both the analogue instrumentation – with no digital speedo – and the modest 8.0-inch infotainment system are cost effective in execution, though the smartphone mirroring integrates quickly and seamlessly.
This is ideal because you’ll need a phone app for navigation given no proprietary feature is fitted. The GSR does fit two USB-A ports in the back of the centre console to power devices.
Mitsubishi ASX Boot Space
Total luggage space is 393L, increasing to 1193L with the rear seats folded.
Mitsubishi ASX Fuel Economy
The 2023 Mitsubishi ASX, when equipped with the 2.0-litre engine, uses 7.7L/100km in GS manual guise and 7.6L/100km in all other variants.
ASX models with the 2.4-litre use 7.9L/100km.
All models run on 91 RON regular unleaded fuel.
Depending on the variant, view the 2024 MITSUBISHI ASX fuel usage below.
All Highway, City, and Combined figures below are litres per 100km
Variant | Series | Style | Fuel Type | Highway | City | Combined | E10? |
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GS (2WD) | XD MY24 | 4D WAGON | UNLEADED PETROL | - | - | 7.7 | - |
GS (2WD) | XD MY24 | 4D WAGON | UNLEADED PETROL | - | - | 7.6 | - |
ES (2WD) | XD MY24 | 4D WAGON | UNLEADED PETROL | - | - | 7.6 | - |
MR (2WD) | XD MY24 | 4D WAGON | UNLEADED PETROL | - | - | 7.6 | - |
LS (2WD) | XD MY24 | 4D WAGON | UNLEADED PETROL | - | - | 7.6 | - |
GSR (2WD) | XD MY24 | 4D WAGON | UNLEADED PETROL | - | - | 7.9 | - |
EXCEED (2WD) | XD MY24 | 4D WAGON | UNLEADED PETROL | - | - | 7.9 | - |
Mitsubishi ASX Dimensions
The 2023 Mitsubishi ASX measures 4365mm long, 1640mm tall and 1810mm wide on a 2670mm wheelbase.
The 2024 MITSUBISHI ASX measures 4365mm long, 1810mm wide and 1640mm tall, with a 2670mm tall wheelbase.
The 2024 MITSUBISHI ASX has a braked towing capacity of 1300kg and an unbraked towing capacity of 750kg.
Mitsubishi ASX Market Fit
The Mitsubishi ASX is categorised as a Small SUV and has a price range of $24,490 to $35,240.
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