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A Grand Adventure to Yosemite National Park

October 30, 2019 / Mercedes Lilienthal / 3 Comments
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When someone thinks of “out west,” they typically think of massive mountains, tall trees, grand valleys, and staggering scenery. They think of the wild, wild west. Gone are miles and miles of plains or crops as far as the eye can see. Cows and corn, soybeans and sows aren’t thought of, either. Next to the…

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Review: 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV GT

October 7, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment

I love it when someone says, “Look, I’m going to be honest.” I always think—does that mean they’re not usually honest? Well listen, I’m going to be honest: When Mitsubishi sent over the 2019 Outlander PHEV GT, I thought—well, it’ll be nice to drive this around for a week, but I’ll have to think of…

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Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is Not an Eclipse, But is a Solid Crossover

October 1, 2018 / Andy Lilienthal / 3 Comments
2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

Crossovers are money makers for car companies these days. Part car, part SUV, these hatchbacks are possibly the hottest segment in the automotive market today, and pretty much all manufacturers sell them. Mitsubishi has offered a crossovers for years including  the Outlander and the compact Outlander Sport (or RVR in Canada). For 2018, Mitsubishi added…

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Review: 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander SEL

March 6, 2017 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment
2017 Mitsubishi Outlander SEL

We’re back with another scintillating Crankshaft Culture review. This time, we’re again venturing into the land of all-wheel drive crossovers with the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander. This is a seven-passenger getaway vehicle, and I’m going to guess it’s the lowest-priced seven-seater on the market. 

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Review: 2017 Kia Sportage SX FWD

February 20, 2017 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
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We generally prefer our trucks, SUVs, and CUVs with all-wheel or four-wheel drive since we live in an often wet climate along with our proximity to mountains. We also live in an area of the country with plenty of opportunities to get off the pavement. On top of that, we even get snow on rare…

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2017 Jeep Compass Details

February 8, 2017 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
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Words by Andy Lilienthal, photos by Mercedes Lilienthal/FCA The Jeep Compass has had quite the evolution since it debuted back in 2007. I can’t say I was much of a fan of early iterations, what with its odd proportions and fairly anemic powertrain. So it’s amazing that for 2017, the Compass will come into its…

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Driving the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

February 1, 2017 / Andy Lilienthal / 3 Comments

A couple weeks ago, Portland got nailed by a 40-year snow storm. P-town rarely gets any snow let alone 12” of the stuff. And wouldn’t you know it, the day before it hits, we take delivery of the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The roads in Portland are terrible during a snow event—like really, really bad….

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