A strong positive factor about driving the car is the fact that Mitsubishi equipped the car with a strong 3.8 Liter engine, but did so without being overbearing. Passengers and the driver can ride inside without hearing every sound the engine makes-in fact, it is sometimes even difficult to distinguish between the on and off position! Driving the car is easy and user-friendly, switching between gears effortlessly. If you are trying to achieve the maximum get up and go, it is best to use the sequential shift mode, since this allows you to manually shift. The suspension worked very well on all types of roads and made the driving somewhat effortless in this department. Unfortunately, not everything was quite so effortless. It is Front Wheel Drive, which is honestly surprising. While the car does have a traction control system, it is not all it is cracked up to be and seems to not have been that well designed. In addition, the Anti Lock Brake system brakes were not well designed for this vehicle. Both particular systems do not work well when driving in off-road, primarily dirt, situations. Some of the problems were with the ABS brakes in general, but some were from the poor design of the 380 LX.

Opening the door and sitting down in the comfortable leather seats inside the car is a positive experience. Looking around you will see the door inserts, which also add a feeling of luxury. Everything feels very impressive at first, but then things start to fall into place, and it starts to feel not so luxurious anymore. The fact that it could only get up to 8000RPM was not a good sign. Mitsubishi tried to add a good feature by equipping the car with a power adjustable driver's seat, which while it seems like a good idea, easily turned out to be bad. While a manual seat could be quickly adjusted, the power seat in this vehicle takes ages to adjust, so it is best to use one of the memory settings, though those take equally as long to adjust. On a plus side, however, the seats are very comfortable most of the time, except for through tough curves. With all of the motorized components of the seat, it should be comfortable. The center console is well designed and aesthetically pleasing. Everything is within easy reach for both the driver and the front seat passenger. The audio system in the vehicle is nice, with a CD player complete with eight speakers. The only thing that was weird about the audio system is that there is no pause button on the stereo controls. There are steering wheel controls, which I am usually a big advocate for, when they are placed in obvious locations. Unfortunately, the Mitsubishi 380 LX is one of the vehicles that attempts to include this feature but ends up making it more difficult to actually use them, since you have to divert your attention from the road to look at the controls. This really defeats the purpose of having them. The instrument cluster lets you control different aspects of the vehicle, such as the blinkers' sound. Too bad it's so small you need to stop the car to look at it.

If you are taking this car on a road trip, there are several good factors that will work in your favor. First of all, the fuel efficiency averages at about 10.8L/100KM to 13.4L/100 KM, both good rates for a car of its type. In addition, your passengers will be completely comfortable whether they are in the front seat or the back seat. Front seat passengers obviously have the most abundant amount of space, but the back seat passengers will be happy riding for a long period of time because of the large amount of space they have. The only exception for this would be taller passengers, since head room is more limited than leg room. In addition, the trunk has plenty of room to throw stuff in there on a trip. The only letdown with the trunk is that despite how large the trunk actually is, you are prevented from putting oversized objects in the trunk due to the boot lip.

The Mitsubishi 380 LX must be quite a car if the Australia Limited branch has invested over $600 million in it. This does not really surprise me considering how badly they needed a new vehicle to compete against the other cars in this area, since the Magna badly failed at that task. There are actually five different options with the Mitsubishi 380. If you are looking for affordable, the basic 380 is right for you. It has all of the base options in it, nothing fancy, but nothing cheap. The 380 LS is not bottom of the line, but it only has minimal luxury items included, nothing special. If you are looking for obvious luxury, then the 380 LX is going to be more suited for you since it is the higher priced luxury vehicle. The 380 VRX is a sport option, and the GT is manufactured to be a blend between the VRX and the LX, both sporty and luxurious. Of course, the cars go up in price. The 380 LX is valued at $46,490, which is not a bad price for a luxury vehicle of this caliber.

So, is the Mitsubishi 380 LX really worth all of the money, time, and energy that Mitsubishi has put into it? You bet it is. While there are a couple of things that could be improved upon-it would be better as a RWD or AWD vehicle, for instance, the car is still a family car at heart, and is large enough and has enough components to be well worth the price tag.