Mitsubishi Colt Cleartec road test
The Cleartec is the economy and emissions champion of the Mitsubishi Colt range, yet it’s quicker off the mark than a standard Colt 1.3. At 10.4 seconds from 0-62mph, the Cleartec beats the standard model’s 11.0 seconds and the Cleartec has a fractionally higher top speed. This doesn’t make the Cleartec any better to drive on the motorway or around town, but it does make it feel a lot zestier. On top of this, the stop-start function of the Cleartec helps up economy and push down emissions. It works by switching off the engine when the car is at a standstill in traffic and the driver puts the car into neutral. As soon as the clutch pedal is depressed, the engine fires back up again and off you go without any delay. It’s a simple to use system and soon becomes second nature to use.
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The Colt Cleartec does a good impression of a small hot hatch when it comes to corners. The front offers up plenty of grip and the steering gives good feel, so the Cleartec zips round bends with surprising alacrity. However, this isn’t a hot hatch and the accompanying near total lack of ride comfort and woeful refinement soon have you wishing for the tender sweet music of a bag of nails inside a cement mixer. It really is very noisy in the Colt Cleartec at anything above town speeds, and the constant barrage of ruts and ripples in the road surface quickly wear your patience. Add in the din from the engine and plenty of wind noise and you won’t want to venture far in this Mitsubishi.
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