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2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor Mid-Size Crossover Sport Utility Vehicle
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Yet it's no contest for the new Endeavor sport-utility wagon from Mitsubishi because this vehicle -- organized to direct all engine power not to the rear wheels as would a conventional truck-based SUV but to the rollers up front that also steer -- quickly demonstrates an easy-to-drive attitude with uncommon agility.
This capacity of the front wheels to both steer and propel the machine is a trait that positions the Endeavor in the emerging new category of SUVs called crossovers.
Consider a crossover as one vehicle that fits into more than one category in terms of function and style and format. It combines the characteristics of a car and a wagon, even a minivan.
For Mitsubishi's new mid-size model, the crossover concept blends the manners of a refined luxury sedan with the elevated stance and cargo capacity of a boxy sport-utility wagon plus the cabin flexibility and interior efficiency of the minivan.
It's easy to drive like the sedan because its rigid unibody structure and all of the handling hardware -- such as an independent suspension for all wheels and responsive rack and pinion steering -- match the mechanical equipment on a front-wheel-drive (FWD) car rather than a rear-wheel-drive (RWD) truck and the typical SUV derived from a truck.
Yet it resembles a sizeable sport-ute in format and can carry a wagon's load of cargo, while the spacious passenger compartment comes with plush and comfortable seats arranged in two rows for up to five riders and there are fancy amenities aboard.
The arrival of Endeavor -- badged as a 2004 model -- marks the fourth SUV in Mitsubishi's stable and a second crossover wagon following the Outlander, a compact-class wagon that debuted in Mitsubishi's 2003 line.
Compared against the Outlander, Endeavor measures larger in scale, as it fits in the mid-size class of wagons with a wheelbase of 108.7 inches and an overall body length of 190.2 inches -- versus Outlander's 103.3-inch wheelbase and 179.3-inch length.
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