A heavily modified Mitsubishi Outlander, seen in the Lido area in Beijing in 2011. The Outlander is normally a somewhat boring SUV but this one was not. It looked like real racer with a hefty body kit, lower suspension, air inlets in the bonnet and bumper, darkened windows, and black five-spoke alloy wheels with blue brake calipers.
The most interesting part of the body kit is the triangle in the bumper. Wild. The roof rails may add drag but they sure add coolness.
The first generation Mitsubishi Outlander was manufactured by the Beijing-Jeep joint venture. This odd arrangement dates from the days of Daimler-Chrysler, which also held a stake in Mitsubishi. Chrysler had the long-running Beijing-Jeep joint venture in China, producing the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee. Daimler-Chrysler the added the Chrysler 300C, the Chrysler Sebring, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the Pajero Sport, and the Outlander to the line-up. Earlier on, we met an Outlander police car.
The Beijing-Jeep Mitsubishi Outlander when new and standard, seen on a factory photo (via Sina). The Chinese name was 欧蓝德 (Ōulándé), a sound translation of Outlander. Power came from a 2.4 four-cylinder petrol engine with 135 hp and 201 Nm. Price started at a steep 154.800 yuan. Body kit and other modifications like on the car that I saw probably added another 25.000 or so, which was surely worth the money.