The Mitsubishi Endeavor
In between the Montero Sport, and the larger Montero SUV is the Endeavor.
A midsize crossover SUV, it was also the first vehicle in the company’s “project America” series. It was designed and built in Normal, Illinois.
On a test drive, I found the Endeavor (SE AWD) to have a quiet and relatively comfortable ride.
The automatic model has a Sportronic mode that allowed me to manually shift gears when I wanted like when in traffic wherein quicker shifting is needed.
With its Active Skid and Traction Control, on sand (and snow I assume), I found the AWD quite capable.
On the inside, it has a driver multi-adjustable power seat, power windows and it has a very spacious rear seat.
Front and side driver and passenger airbags are standard.
The one thing it doesn’t have is a navigation system.
Possibly another downside is that the Endeavor has a 3.8 liter V6 225hp engine that runs only on premium gasoline.
Fuel economy is a respectable 17mpg city and 23mpg on the highway.
