Rental car roulette

[Roadkilled]

I am wrapping up a quick trip to Atlanta to visit my mother. I was trying to keep it cheap, and my rental car fit the theme. I got the displeasure of driving an Outlander Sport. It isn't horrible, but that's probably the best I can say of it.

It feels underpowered for a modern car. I had to put my foot to the floor regularly on uphill highway onramps to have a chance of matching traffic speed. My mother lives in a subdivision off a busy street with no traffic light to help. Turning onto the main street is usually a challenge. It took everything this Mitsubishi had to get into traffic.

Handling is adequate, but every small bump in the road gets transmitted into the cabin. Hitting larger bumps is quite jarring.

The car is rental car spec, so I wasn't expecting luxury, but the interior is full of cheap plastics and basic fabrics. The touch screen worked reasonably well, and the infotainment system wasn't too bad. Climate controls are standard knobs and buttons.

The gauge cluster is basic analog with a small screen. If you want to change what's displayed, you have to find a button behind the steering wheel.

Can I say anything good? Well, there was no annoying engine stop-start and it had a real hand-brake. I can't think of anything else of note.

I know this isn't a new car, it's a rental-spec car, and it has some miles of abuse on it. However, I can't remember the last time I rented a car that didn't seem better than the Outlander Sport.

[Just Jeepin']

@Roadkilled Did it at least offer decent gas mileage in exchange for such a gutless motor?

[Roadkilled]

@Just-Jeepin
Mileage wasn't bad, and it was probably better than average.

[pip bip]

@Roadkilled ah, ASX