Quote Originally Posted by d_mac View Post
Wala naman ganyanan sir, sinasabi mo pawang katotohanan eh na ayaw marinig ng mga fanboys haha! Akala ko ba sir sabi ni Mitsuboshi tatapatan daw niya power ni Santa Fe hehe .... Sa dami ng Mitsuboshi banners nang lumabas si namumulang GT-V, tatapatan daw si Fe haha :D ....Ang dami namang naniniwala sa Phelipens ;)

Tama yang description mo chief, anemic yan below 2000 rpm (may hesitation) kahit pa super-power daw ang namumulang GT-V hehe ;)

Hindi nga pinapansin yan sa ibang bansa hehe, OIP lang yan (only in the Phelipens)

No further comment your honour kasi pawang katotohanan sinasabi mo, tunay kang hindi pinagdududahan idol!



Personal experience yan sir! We had a 2008 SF 4x2 VGT which was replaced recently with a 2013 Strada GLS Sport V since the need for a bigger hauler arose. I was able to extensively drive both. Both are capable of hitting 200km/h (and have already been done, but not by me). In order for the Strada to be quick off the line, manual mode must be activated. Steering is on the heavy side, though thankfully doesn't take too many turns from lock to lock unlike our old Trooper which needs about 5 turns, though with a very light steering. I mentioned that the plastics were hard and cheap-looking, but the (old) Santa Fe's is just as hard. I was surprised with the ride quality, it doesn't feel like its on leaf springs at all! There is still some body roll when cornering at the limit, though still not half as bad as the Revo cornering at half the speed. The power locks are still not speed sensitive, and like with many Mitsubishi's, are activated from the driver's door lock itself instead of having a separate switch along with the power window controls, which is rather ergonomically incorrect. The hand brake is in a position for RHDs, and is a rather long reach. The floor pan is rather high, being a ladder frame vehicle, which makes it quite a hassle to climb up to for some, and then you'll see that it lacks any pillar-mounted grab handles!

Its still got lots of rough edges, and I backstab that car everywhere I go. But in the end I still enjoy driving the Strada a lot whenever I get the chance to.