EMONG'S JOURNALS

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines today revealed the new Xpander MPV, featuring a refreshed design, and an enhanced road performance and eco-friendliness.  EXTERIOR On the front side, the Dynamic Shield front face that expresses power and reassurance has been evolved, while a horizontal bumper which gives an impression of a low center of gravity. T-shaped LED headlights and LED daytime running lights are incorporated as a new generation headlight unit shape.  The rear design produces a wide and stable appearance with a new generation light shape and a horizontally styled rear bumper. For the rear combination lights, T-shaped tail lights with homogeneous lighting is newly adopted, while LED stop lights are added to the LED tail lights and back lights to improve visibility at night.  For the 2022 Xpander, 17-inch wheels and tires are newly equipped, with the round-rim type alloy wheels featuring a robust and progressive mac...

The Mitsubishi Xpander was an instant phenomenal hit when it came out on 2019 and has remained so until today. Xpander's major competitors in the MPV market, Toyota Rush, Innova and Avanza, Honda BR-V and Mobilio and the Suzuki Ertiga, were caught by surprise by the Xpander's popularity and it's taking them forever to offer a proper response. Meanwhile, the Xpander's continued superiority paved the way to a new variant, a crossover SUV called the Xpander Cross which was unveiled in Indonesia November 2019 and is expected to hit the Philippine market in the first quarter of 2020. Fortunately, Suzuki might have something under its sleeves, too. The new Suzuki XL7, the Ertiga-based crossover SUV which is set to premiere for March 2020. The Suzuki Ertiga was also a phenomenal hit and is said to be a contributing factor of Suzuki's massive sales in 2019, which increased by 21% (23,919 units compared to 19,740 units in 2018). This big increase catapulted Suzuki to fift...