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2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
Car Review 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
MSRP Range: LS: $25,000 to $28,000, XLS: $28,000 to $32,000, LTD: $32,000 to $35,000
Invoice Range: LS: $23,500 to $27,000, XLS: $25,500 to $28,000, LTD: $29,000 to $31,000
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MSRP As Tested: $32,000
Versions: LS, XLS, LTD all three available with either Front-Wheel Drive, Four-Wheel Drive or All-Wheel
Vehicle Category: Mid-Size Crossover Sport Utility Vehicle
Engine Location: Front Engine
Drive Wheels: Front-Wheel Drive, Four-Wheel Drive or All-Wheel
Engine As Tested: 3.8-liter, Single Overhead Cam, V6, 215-horsepower at 5,000 rpm and 250 lb-ft torque at 3,750 rpm
Transmission As Tested: 4-Speed Automatic with manual shift mode
Fuel Economy (city/hwy): Four-Wheel Drive: 19/29, All-Wheel Drive: 19/27
Standard Safety Features: Driver and Front Passenger, front airbags, power 4-wheel disc brakes, Antilock Braking System, Electronic Brake Force Distribution
Competition: Chevrolet TrailBlazer, Ford Explorer, GMC Envoy, Honda Pilot, Isuzu Axiom, Toyota Highlander.
(New Orleans, Louisiana) - We are in the bayou country near the Big Easy test driving the all-new, 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor, their new, mid-size, crossover Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV.) This is a great region for test driving vehicles. It is scenic, the roads conditions range from horrendous to spectacularly smooth , and weather conditions change all the time, providing ample opportunity to see what a vehicle can handle.
History
Until recently Mitsubishi's vehicle development efforts focused on SUVs with real off-road capabilities, built on truck platforms. Mitsubishi now wants to sell products to buyers who whan the utility of an SUV, without the truck-like ride. Crossovers, as they are called, are seen as a tremendous sales opportunity. Mitsubishi now has a nearly full compliment of products for these buyers with the introduction of the compact Outlander, and now the mid-size 2004 Endeavor. There are two more, larger SUVs in the line, the Montero Sport and Montero. Both are built on truck platforms.
Endeavor is built on a brand new unibody, front-engine platform. It is more like a passenger sedan in design. Unline trucks which are built on a platform that look like a ladder on a frame. Buyers can choose between the standard front-wheel drive, or optional full-time all-wheel drive versions.
Endeavor has seating for five adults. There is no third row available. Perhaps this may hurt sales a little in the family-vehicle market where the number of people a vehicle can carry is much more important than off-roading capability.
Endeavor comes in three trim levels, the entry level LS, the mid-range XLS and the luxury LTD.
