The 2001 Mitsubishi Outlander was previewed by the «Active Sports Crossover» concept vehicle at the 2000 Detroit Motor Show, which introduced the term «crossover» for the first time to describe the emerging genre of vehicle, while the second generation vehicle employed MMC's «Project Global» C / D flexible global architecture which underpinned
numerous other vehicles in co-operation with other manufacturers.
The second generation vehicle employed Mitusbishi's «Project Global» C / D flexible global architecture which
underpinned numerous other vehicles in co-operation with other manufacturers.
It would eventually become the foundation of the Ford Granada, LTD, and Thunderbird, as well
as numerous other vehicles under other brand umbrellas, including the Lincoln Continental, Lincoln Mark VII, Mercury Capri, Mercury Cougar, and Mercury Marquis.
Linked closely with Land Rover since they were joined by Ford's Premier Automotive Group, the duo was sold for $ 2.3 billion in 2008 to India's Tata Group, a company that also
makes numerous other vehicles and, perhaps oddly, Tetley Tea, among countless other products and businesses.
In addition to the optionally available navigation system,
numerous other vehicle, entertainment and communications functions can be operated via the iDrive system, whose Control Display is integrated harmoniously into the instrument panel.
But aside from not being the latest and greatest available, there's little to complain about with this 8.4 - inch touchscreen system — it's just as responsive, feature - rich and free of temperamental behavior as it is in
the numerous other vehicles across the company's lineup that utilize it.