FTO GR not quite so fast but just as cool ask my 14 year old son! (Mitsubishi FTO GPX)

Member Name: daveedwards

Product:	Mitsubishi FTO GPX
Date:	03/11/03 (5175 review reads)
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Advantages: Looks , Handling, Boot

Disadvantages: Thirsty, Rear vision , Rear seats only good for toddlers

What car can you buy for less than £6000 that passes the ultimate in tough reviewers - that of a teenage lad in front of his mates?

The FTO definitely gets the thumbs up in that department. My 14 year old son says they all think its cool, cheers Alex!

Looks?
It's definitely a head turner, looks like a far faster and more expensive car especially the front view.

Handling?
You can chuck it around roundabouts at 7500rpm until you are so dizzy you can barely see straight getting faster every revolution.

Performance?
It is not slow by any means, you get overtaken as you pull away from the lights by boy racers in Vauxhall Nova's- but get up to 8000rpm and watch them disappear in your rear view mirror their little faces contorted with rage underneath a Stussy baseball cap. Brings joy to the heart of a 41 year old!

Practical?
You can fit your golf clubs in the boot, and its a damn sight cheaper than an MX5.
Its got a great tiptronic auto/manual gearbox so you can pootle in a snarl up or around town then whack it into manual, hit the loud pedal and listen to the roar of the engine as the revs build and you fly towards bends at breakneck speed and the bridgestones keep you glued to the road.

Do you pull?
You do get smiled at by ladies driving MGFs or Mini Coopers in traffic jams, and at the lights.

Just don't attempt to park it too close to another car as the doors are long and you can look a bit foolish trying to get out if you can't open them wide enough.

And forget seeing behind you to overtake or reverse it's impossible.

The petrol tank is a bit small and if you rag it you need to fill it regularly but it is ordinary 95 octane.

So it's cool it goes like stink point to point, pound for pound you get a lot of car and its practical enough to use everyday. Buy one and drive around with a permanent grin :-)

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