Mitsubishi Colt 1.5 CZT Review

Overall Rating

Wolf in sheeps clothing - only the beefy tyres give away the game - Many a German car with far more power has been put to shame thanks to the power to weight ratio!
Quite efficient at low revs and a beast when you change gear at 4.5k revs so that the next gear starts at peak torque.
Pretty good handling for such a high car thanks to the strut brace. Will fit tall people in the front and back seats (at the same time) in comfort because the car is bigger than it looks.
Rear seat slides backwards and forwards and reclines as well as folding up to provide a much bigger boot.
Rear seat is wider than in most cars which gives better support to the back of the leg for taller people.
ISOfix anchor points for baby seats.
Passenger airbag can be turned off to allow child seats to be fitted in the front seat.
one touch indicators.
Good stereo
Good engine - no problems in 3 years
Nice interior - better than the cheap interior in the colt ralliart The Mitsubishi ' s I've owned always have really good lights - you can see clearly plenty far enough ahead no matter what speed you're driving on either main beam or dipped lights.
Comfortable sporty front seats.
Interior light comes on when key removed until the door is locked. Traction control is great I've only had it come on when I've really needed it (it once saved me from slipping over the edge of a hilly junction into faster traffic even though I was doing only about 10-15mph. A plethora of damp leaves had made the junction treacherous).
Steering wheel mounted radio/CD controls - pure genius!
Great electric sunroof - it's a shame they are stopping this pricey option.
Only get the power at high revs - driven a Saab 9-5 Aero and because of the 2.3 litre High output turbo it is always ready to overtake at any revs, the colt requires you to rev high to do the same but this is a common problem for petrol turbos.
Bad vision caused by the airbags in the A pillars - nearly hit cars at roundabouts and junctions several times because of this. The airbags should have been fitted above the doors instead of the A-pillars. Alloy wheels are too chunky some more sporty ones like on the nighthawk would have been better.
Needs sportier suspension.
Car is bigger than it appears to be , so be careful when parking as you think it's a small car but remember it has quite a big plan form. Drivers seat could be a bit sturdier. Brakes are used loads if you drive a turbo car properly and the silver alloys get dirty very quickly - Mitsubishi have addressed this by creating the new colt ralliart which has dark grey alloy wheels which should hide the excess dust quite well. Alarm glitch which alarm goes off when you open the door in cold weather but easily resolved by unlocking - locking and then unlocking the car again before opening the door.
Only one fog light and reversing light - I prefer symmetry plus I think any safety related lights should be at all corners of the car. Rear seats should have some form of bucketing like the front seats to hold the rear passengers in, they are too flat at the moment and rear passengers get thrown around a bit on speedy corners.
It needs an evo vent on the bonnet to differentiate it that little bit more from the cheaper models.
If I buy a sporty car I want more choice of colour because none of the colours were the one I would really like.
Leather seats would have been nice.
Mitsi dealers have been poor and money grabbing and are steadily getting worse as they get bought up by Colt Car Company!
I've owned my CZT for three years now and I still enjoy it, it is sporty enough to make me feel like a boy racer again but is pretty practical as a family car for my two kids as well. If you have kids I would recommend that you buy your buggy wisely as the boot space when the rear seats are right back is quite small, a quinny zapp fits perfectly with room to spare though.
One criticism Mistsi - Sort the colouration of the car out blue plastic trim on the console but green lights? And then red trim in the seats to top it off, why?
Pick a theme of two colours for the interior and stick with them.