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Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: Experience the Ultimate Thrill

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Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: The Ultimate SUV for Every Journey

If you’re looking for a vehicle that fits seamlessly into your daily routine while being adventure-ready for weekend getaways, the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is the perfect choice. Designed to meet the needs of South African drivers, this compact SUV blends comfort, safety, and innovation to deliver an exceptional driving experience.

A Stylish & Practical Design

The Outlander Sport stands out with its modern and robust exterior, featuring Mitsubishi’s signature Dynamic Shield front design. Sleek LED front fog lamps, sequential turn signals, and daytime running lights not only enhance visibility but also add to its bold styling.

Inside, the spacious and versatile cabin is designed with families in mind. Whether you’re loading school bags, sports gear, or luggage for a road trip, the ample legroom and cargo space make it easy to pack everything you need.

With four available trims—GL, GLS, Aspire, and Exceed—there’s a model to match every lifestyle and budget.

Power & Efficiency Built for South African Roads

Under the hood, the Outlander Sport is powered by a 1.5-litre DOHC 16-valve MIVEC engine, producing 77kW at 6,000rpm and 141Nm at 4,000rpm. Paired with a high-efficiency CVT transmission, this SUV ensures smooth acceleration, fuel efficiency, and an effortless drive—whether you’re commuting in the city or heading out on a long road trip.

Designed to handle diverse South African terrains, the suspension system provides a stable and comfortable ride, making every journey enjoyable, whether on urban roads or exploring off-the-beaten-path destinations.

Need extra space? The flexible seating arrangement allows you to adjust for more passengers or additional cargo, adapting to your everyday needs.

Advanced Safety for Peace of Mind

Safety is a top priority in the Outlander Sport, with features designed to protect you and your passengers on every drive. This SUV is equipped with:

  • ABS brakes & Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) for added control
  • Emergency Stop Signal System (ESS) for safer braking
  • Hill Start Assist (HSA) & Hill Descent Control (HDC) for effortless hill driving
  • Active Stability & Traction Control for enhanced handling
  •  ISO-FIX child seat anchors, ensuring top safety for young passengers

Whether you’re navigating busy city streets or venturing onto more rugged terrain, the Outlander Sport keeps you in control.

Stay Connected with Smart Technology

The 8-inch Smartphone-link Display Audio (SDA) system keeps you connected wherever you go. With Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, you can:

  • Stream your favourite music
  • Use navigation hands-free
  • Take calls and respond to messages safely

With an intuitive touchscreen, managing your media and communication has never been easier—helping you stay focused on the road ahead.

Exceptional Value for Money

Mitsubishi offers the Outlander Sport in various trims to suit different preferences and budgets:

• Outlander Sport 1.5 GL CVT: Priced from R429,990

• Outlander Sport 1.5 GLS CVT: Priced from R449,990

• Outlander Sport 1.5 Aspire CVT: Priced from R479,990

• Outlander Sport 1.5 Exceed CVT: Priced from R499 990

Each model comes equipped with a host of standard features, ensuring that you receive excellent value regardless of the chosen trim. From the base model to the top-tier variant, the Outlander Sport delivers a premium driving experience without compromising on affordability.

Book Your Test Drive at Mercurius Motors

Come and experience the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport at Mercurius Motors in Polokwane or Tzaneen!  Our expert team is ready to assist you in exploring this impressive SUV and finding the perfect model for your needs. Discover how the Outlander Sport fits perfectly into your lifestyle, offering the ideal mix of comfort, safety, and performance for all your driving adventures.

For more information, visit our website or contact us directly to schedule an appointment. Embark on your next journey with the confidence and reliability only the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport can provide.

THE NEW HAVAL JOLION

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Recently, GWM launched HAVAL JOLION in Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Chile and is about to unveil the 3rd Gen HAVAL H6 in Ukraine. Built on “L.E.M.O.N.”, an intelligent modular platform, the two new models will introduce GWM L.E.M.O.N. DHT to the world for the first time, bringing new product experience to users around the world through technological transformation and innovation.

The launch of L.E.M.O.N. DHT will make GWM the first Chinese carmaker that breaks the barrier in hybrid technology. This highly-integrated, high-efficiency, multi-mode hybrid system with HEV and PHEV architectures can achieve a perfect balance between high efficiency and high performance irrespective of speed range and scenarios, delivering high energy efficiency and low fuel consumption for global users who care about environmental protection.

As L.E.M.O.N. DHT boasts the advantages of stronger power, more comfort, reduced NVH (noise, vibration and harshness), and lower fuel consumption, many GWM’s new vehicles will be built on this technology in the future, resulting in remarkable improvements in performance. Taking the 3rd Gen HAVAL H6 as an example, the powertrain of the new vehicle consists of a 1.5L turbocharged engine and a 130 kW motor, and delivers a combined power output of 179 kW (243 hp) and a combined torque of 530 N·m so that it requires less response time than the 2nd Gen HAVAL H6. The second-generation wet dual-clutch transmission for the powertrain offers higher transmission efficiency, faster dynamic response, and stronger acceleration capacity. With dual-motor series-parallel hybrid technology, the 3rd Gen HAVAL H6 reduces fuel consumption to 6.6L/100 km from 6.9L/100km, fuel consumption of the 2nd Gen HAVAL H6, resulting in a 14.5% increase in fuel efficiency, and achieves both fuel efficiency and strong power. The 3rd Gen HAVAL H6, with dimensions of 4,653*1,886*1,730 mm (L*W*H), is 38 mm longer, 26 mm wider and 10 mm higher than the 2nd Gen HAVAL H6. A larger body means more space, which will provide more comfort for different family members and meet their different needs. Moreover, L.E.M.O.N. DHT helps to reduce NVH to a minimum, creating a pleasant driving environment for users.

Hybrid technology is an important cornerstone that supports GWM’s globalization strategy and a clear manifestation of GWM’s R&D capabilities. Over the years, GWM has been committed to independent R&D, setting high quality standards, and promoting product upgrades through core technologies. GWM also attaches great importance to personalized experience to meet the diversified demands of users throughout the world. In the future, GWM will make unremitting efforts in technological innovation to promote industrial transformation and offer global users with high-tech driving experience.

Home Car Maintenance During Lockdown

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Clean your car before storage
Give your car a thorough clean inside and outside with approved car cleaning detergents. Avoid washing in direct sunlight and once you are done drying your car. Lock it up and put her safely away.

Cover outlets and intakes
To prevent small insects and rodents from entering your car, cover all outlets and intakes with a cloth but remember to remove these before starting your car. Put a reminder on the driver window which will help to alert you before you start your car.

Wiper care
Use kitchen plastic wrap on your wiper blades to prevent the wipers from sticking to your cars windscreen.

Cover your car
Park your car indoors, under a roof or make use of a car blanket or cover which can prevent dirt from getting onto your car.

Battery maintenance
Start your vehicle every 3rd day and let it idle for 15 to 20 minutes.

Tyre maintenance
Move your vehicle back and forth once a week to avoid flat spots. Check tyre pressures once a week.

THE NEW MERCEDES BENZ EQC

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EQC 400 4MATIC: electrical consumption in kWh/100 km (combined): 22.2; CO2 emissions in g/km (combined): 0. Provisional figures.[1]

Highlights

Imagine you could start all over again.
Here we are again. Back where we were 130 years ago, when we invented the car. At the start of something really great. That’s what the first drive in the EQC feels like. Without a single drop of petrol, with no local emissions, and with no trouble whatsoever – it changes everything. Join us as we embark on the next 130 years.

You can be sure of a range of more than 450 km (provisional figures)[1].
It takes just 5.1 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h.
EQC 400 4MATIC: electrical consumption in kWh/100 km (combined): 22.2; CO2 emissions in g/km (combined): 0. Provisional figures.[1]

Charging options

Charging the EQC is as easy as charging your smartphone.
The best charging infrastructure is optimised to individual needs. Mercedes-Benz therefore offers maximum flexibility. Conveniently and quickly at home using a Wallbox? En route at public charging stations? Spontaneously at any conventional domestic socket? All this is possible – for maximum charging convenience.

Charge at home with the Mercedes-Benz Wallbox.

Fully charge the EQC while relaxing on the sofa – the Mercedes-Benz Wallbox Home makes it possible.

The Mercedes-Benz Wallbox Home has maximum charging capacity of 22 kW. This means you can charge the new EQC three times more quickly than when using a conventional domestic socket. With the new Mercedes-Benz Wallbox Advanced and Wallbox Twin, charging control, user management, charging statistics and cost-optimised charging can be controlled easily by smartphone.

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Charge en route with Mercedes me Charge and IONITY.

Extensive access to charging stations – included as standard with the new EQC.

Mercedes me Charge gives you access to an extensive network of public charging stations located in the city, at shopping centres or at motorway services, for example. EQC drivers also get access to the IONITY High-Power Charging Network, which offers rapid charging stations along all of Europe’s important main traffic routes – so there is no need to worry on long journeys.

At the charging station, authentication takes place via the media display screen, the smartphone app or RFID card. Everything else is handled automatically through Mercedes me Charge. One log-in, one invoice. For many public and all IONITY charging stations.

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Intelligent energy management

We think one step further so you can drive further.
At the heart of the new EQC is an innovative high-voltage lithium-ion battery. However, the efficient and intelligent use of energy is just as important as its production. Only through this does the new EQC achieve a range of more than 450 km[1].

The new EQC leaves no source of energy untapped. Even when slowing down by coasting or braking, the electric motor converts kinetic energy into electrical energy and can thus charge the EQC’s high-voltage battery while on the move. The recuperation output can be adjusted manually using the shift paddles.

The ECO Assist helps to optimise the response to the driving situation, reduce the speed on time and thus support efficient recuperation.

Exterior

Our one-word answer if you ask us what the future of the car looks like: breathtaking.
The purity, quietness and modernity of the electric drive are conspicuous. This is assured by hallmark Mercedes-Benz clean forms, minimal lines and innovative design details.

Interior

There’s no better place to recharge the batteries than in the new EQC.
The noiseless electric motor makes for tangibly more relaxed driving. That’s the big comfort promise of the new EQC. It’s crowned by a combination of materials and features that can only be found in a Mercedes-Benz.

MBUX

The future belongs to electric drive. And human intuition.
Discover an all-new control experience: understanding, capable of learning and touch-sensitive like never before.

The MBUX artificial intelligence actually means something very human: namely an almost blind understanding of the driver and his or her preferences. The system gets to know you better with every drive and can set the radio station, navigation route or temperature to suit you, for example.

Services

EQ services for worry-free mobility.
Extensive warranties and services allow you to experience the thrill of electric mobility without stress and worry.

Battery certificate.
We guarantee faultless functioning of the high-voltage battery for eight years or 160 000 km.

Service packages.
Customised packages cover warranty, maintenance and convenience services such as a pick-up and drop-off service.

Mercedes-Benz Mobilo.
The mobility service, included as standard, keeps you mobile in the unlikely event of your vehicle breaking down.

MITSUBISHI MOTORS WORLD PREMIERE FOR MITSUBISHI ENGELBERG TOURER TO START NEW “DENDO DRIVE HOUSE” SERVICE FROM 2019

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Tokyo, March 5, 2019 – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is giving the MITSUBISHI ENGELBERG TOURER new-generation crossover SUV its global premiere at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show, March 5th through 17th. Embodying the “Drive your Ambition” corporate global tagline, the MITSUBISHI ENGELBERG TOURER uses MMC’s own and advanced electrification and all-wheel control technologies to raise SUV appeal to a new level.

1.MITSUBISHI ENGELBERG TOURER

1) CONCEPT
Engelberg is a well-known ski resort in the Central region of Switzerland that offers grand panoramic vistas and is known, as well as for its groomed runs, for its challenging off-piste runs that offer freestyle and freeriding fun for skiers and snowboarders.

MITSUBISHI ENGELBERG TOURER is a Twin Motor 4WD plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV). As befits the Engelberg Tourer name, it offers high levels of running performance that allow the driver to enjoy driving in any weather condition or on any road surface with confidence. It combines this with the long cruising range inherent to the PHEV and that allows journeys out of town to places with no charging infrastructure.

2) DESIGN
MITSUBISHI ENGELBERG TOURER, as its name suggests and just right for the resort scene, has been designed as an elegant and functional all-rounder crossover SUV. We have crafted a design that bursts with Mitsubishiness. The body styling gives expression to the powerfulness and reliability that allows it to negotiate any kind of road. The interior offers generous cabin space that allows several passengers to enjoy the journey in comfort, and features levels of quality and functionality that are marked by a loving attention to detail.

3) ONBOARD TECHNOLOGIES
MITSUBISHI ENGELBERG TOURER takes MMC’s Twin Motor PHEV system fostered and developed in the Outlander PHEV and, using next-generation electrification and all-wheel control technologies, evolves it into an even more appealing vehicle propulsion system.

PHEV SYSTEM

  • MITSUBISHI ENGELBERG TOURER uses a PHEV system that befits a top-of-line next-generation crossover SUV. The large capacity drive battery is fitted beneath the floor in the middle of the vehicle. It uses MMC’s Twin Motor system that locates high output, high efficiency motors at front and rear, but provides a cavernous cabin space that allows 3-row seating.
  • The engine is a 2.4L petrol unit designed for the PHEV system. In series hybrid mode, the engine acts as a high-output generator and achieves a high regeneration rate, while the larger displacement makes for quieter operation and better fuel mileage.
  • MITSUBISHI ENGELBERG TOURER has an EV cruising range of over 70km (WLTP cycle), and with a fully charged battery and full fuel tank it has a total cruising range of over 700km (WLTP).

4WD SYSTEM

  • MITSUBISHI ENGELBERG TOURER uses MMC’s Twin Motor full-time 4WD system with high output, high efficiency motors driving the front and rear axles and, employing the knowhow garnered with the Lancer Evolution series, uses Active Yaw Control to tailor torque split between the front wheels.

CONNECTED CAR SYSTEM

  • When the driver enters the destination in the on-board navigation system, the Connected Car System uses weather, temperature, topography, traffic and surface condition information to select the optimum drive mode and to tailor torque split through drive battery energy management and the S-AWC system. This allows safe and comfortable driving and also contributes to fuel economy.

MITSUBISHI ENGELBERG TOURER uses its motor drive to deliver powerful driving and excellent environmental performance. With its point-and-go drivability and all-wheel control that delivers outstanding stability, it enables the driver to accelerate, corner and brake safely and surely as he follows his intended line in all weather conditions and on all road surfaces.

2. DENDO DRIVE HOUSE (DDH)

The DENDO DRIVE HOUSE (DDH) is a packaged system comprising the EV/PHEV, a bi-directional charger, solar panels and home battery and is designed for home use. This is a one-stop shopping service available at MMC dealerships that bundles together the sale, installation and after-maintenance of the system components. The package allows the customer to charge their EV/PHEV at home using solar generated power, and to supply electricity from their EV/PHEV to the home. DDH brings merits to the customer that include savings on electricity costs and the provision of an emergency power source.