Mitsubishi ASX dimensions

First impressions are favourable, as the Mitsubishi family face translates well onto the Mitsubishi ASX. It's striking and aggressive and the proportions are just right. The swept-back headlamps and gaping grille give the Mitsubishi ASX real presence. The privacy glass traditional on most models gives the vehicle a thoroughly contemporary exterior, helped further by the rising waistline and sculpted sides. Entry-level vehicles don't have some of the look detailing of the more costly models though, so they exterior a little affordable in comparison.

The Mitsubishi ASX is good and bad in equal measure when it comes to practicality. The split-level boot is a nice touch that enables you to make the most of the available room. Not so good though is the fact that there isn't a lot of room to make use of. Leave the back seatings in place and there's a 442-litre boot, which increases to 1193, litres with the bench backs folded. Buy a Kia Sportage instead i.e., and you'll have at least 564 litres at your disposal, or 1353, litres with the seatings down.

Mitsubishi provides the Mitsubishi ASX in three versions, simply named 2, 3 and 4. You can buy an Mitsubishi ASX 2 only with the 1. 6-litre petrol motor. As traditional you get air-con, electric windows front and back, trip computer, electrically adjustable mirrors, 16-inch alloy wheels and a four-speaker Cd/tuner with optional input. Move up to a 3 and you'll get a better grade of dashboard trim, cruise control, heated seatings, multi-function helm, plus automatic lights and wipers. It also comes with an Ipod link, which ultimately operates well enough, but is frustratingly slow to initially find the MP3 player. The top-spec 4 gains leather bench trim, sat-nav and a reversing camera. Unusually, there's just one feature available and that's metallic paint, which costs extra for all three versions.