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    While the EVC throttle controller I have makes a huge difference regarding throttle response, there isn't any getting over the gearing for economy. A hard upshift still falls out of the powerband and it feels sluggish. But this is an economy car, so it is what it is.

    I absolutely love the yellow hatchback. I would rock one in a heartbeat. Can't wait to see if the seats are actually different than the pervious model, or if it's just a different fabric, too.



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    It may not seem for real, but seats are VERY complex. Changing a trim cover isn't all that easy either. Unless it's just coloring/styling changes of the same material. Different fabrics stretch and fatigue from stretching differently, so even that is complex. So ... that said, I doubt the seats will change much during a minor model change.

    I'm actually kind of proud of Mitsubishi for doing a minor model change to the vehicle (versus an all new vehicle). It's not a huge seller in the U.S., but world wide it is fairly decent from what I understand. So why radically change a good thing? Especially the powertrain.

    The LS 460 that I own was in production for maybe 11 years, with one minor model change. Even Lexus thought it was a good idea to let it roll. Then when they did do a major model change to the LS 500, it turned out to be a turd. So they were right to take as many sales as they could with the previous generation. Mitsubishi is more or less doing the same thing, and I think they are right to do that.


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