Comments on: Next-gen Mitsubishi 380 preview?

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:00:34 +0000

All you idiots are concerned with how it looks, maybe its actually a good car

By: Duck

Duck — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:01:30 +0000

Subaru made the ugly Impreza

And mitsubishi this! Dont follow in Mitsubishi uglyness…please!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Duck

Duck — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:00:36 +0000

Id rather buy a current 380 than a current camry

By: Bret

Bret — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:41:14 +0000

Andrew M,
Yes they pay less for 380’s (and Camrys) but $ losses per vehicle are in general order 380, Camry, Falcon, Commodore.
Aurion looks like settling around the Camry rate. All wagons are currently doing well.
Utes & corollas often don’t even lose anything (some buyers are just gullible I guess).

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:54:38 +0000

i feel really sorry for the workers and their famillies at the Mitsubishi plant if todays news is in fact correct….but they themselves must be the first to agree that this ugly thing won’t sell well at all!!

it must be frustrating to be working for a company that refuses to build something new and desirable.

By: dee

dee — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:22:27 +0000

I HOPE ITS NOT TRUE MITSUBISHI CLOSING DOWN, SO MANY LOOSING JOBS & INTEREST RATES GOING UP AGAIN. MY PARTNER WORKS THIER & WERE STRESSING LIKE THE REST OF THE MITSUBISHI WORKERS.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:13:58 +0000

Bret,
and i bet they paid a hell of a lot less for the 380’s than what they do for the falcons too.

if they get 15k for a 380 through the auctions dont be surprised if they are getting them for 20k new

By: Bret

Bret — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:40:41 +0000

dlr1 Says:
“And now resale values are better than those of comparable model falcons.”

Are you kidding??? SA state Govt practically give ‘em away. (Although one actually made more than $15000 the other week.)

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:16:20 +0000

Wheelnut,
well that is a sad day then.
i do assume we will still have their cars (380 replacement) on our roads then?
i doubt GM will build the Torana here. if they want it to be a global car then they would be better off taking it to where the economics of exporting is more viable.
i think the major exporters from this country have had to have a good look before they comitt here for their programs.
i dont think space to build the torana here would have been the prohibiting factor

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:07:09 +0000

Just heard on 10 news reports [TBC] that Tokyo has finally decided to close their Tonsley Park Operations in Adelaide.

if so GM-Holden shoudl look at leasing the facility inorder to build the more compact TT Torana [2010] as The Elizabeth plant is currently flat out building Commodores and the plant in Canada is flat out building Camaros

By: Jack Yan

Jack Yan — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:44:55 +0000

Top rear three-quarter pic looks more like the old Mitsubishi Carisma Hatch. And I do not mean that as a compliment.

By: Tony C

Tony C — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:19:45 +0000

According to news on Bloomberg today, Mitsubishi “will shut a factory in Australia after the plant’s models failed to attract buyers”.

This does not surprise anyone, I reckon.

By: Milsie

Milsie — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:01:34 +0000

Wow, let’s hope the big-wigs in Japan HQ will put their contact lenses in and take a good look at what the Americans are doing to their product…
I don’t think Mitsu-Australia would dare release such a beast if they can’t even sell the current design, (which isn’t actually that unfortunate looking – compared to the very beige attempt from Toyota, being the Camry).

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:26:16 +0000

Yuk!!!!

Aren’t Mitsubishi struggling to sell the much better looking 380??? what’s wrong with these people at Mitsubishi?

By: ScottB

ScottB — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:28:17 +0000

That’s one ugly rear end. Its like someone grafted Bronwyn Bishop onto the car

By: Duck

Duck — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:39:52 +0000

^^^^^^A and B is the answer!

By: jake02

jake02 — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:59:08 +0000

can someone tell me why this might be the new 380?

A:) this galant is just i minor facelift, not a whole new car.
B:) mitsu oz would have to be seriously stupid to produce a car this ugly – look at the sebring rear end!

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:19:42 +0000

We probably won’t get a replacement car until 2011. I think that MMAL have done a great job with what they have been given. Most articles and reviews of the 380 sum them up as being mechanically great – something MMAL have been able to change; but have poor styling and lacking interior refinement – something MMAL CAN’T modify extensively.

By: SRTargets

SRTargets — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:48:58 +0000

what ever happened to that cool sedan concept from a little while back, why dont they put that into production and make it as the new 380.

By: Richo

Richo — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:52:06 +0000

BoB, the current PS41 platform used in the current gallant/380 is actually every bit as good, if not better, then the new lancer/outlander platform. The platform used in the 380 is not the problem, the 380 is mechanically superb, the problem is purely and simply the styling.