We took delivery the other day, and I finally got to drive it today (the missus headed away with it over the weekend lol!)...very very very happy with it!
The sound system in the Exceed is 8" touch screen with a 510w amp and 8 speakers, and once you play around with the sound settings, it's actually a pretty darn good stereo that can crank out hard...a LOT better than I had been expecting (disregard what reviewers say about this completely). I like the simplicity of the menu's as they're not too complex to operate while driving, and there's everything in the way of information and navigation that you honestly need to be found in the system. Mirroring our phones is super easy and adds even more functionality to the car.
The heads-up display is also surprisingly good, and can be adjusted for angle at the touch of a button. It's full colour, and can display navigation as well as speed and all warning features. Not something that I'd rate as a "need", but is certainly handy to have.
The cameras all around the vehicle make parking a cinch in tight confines, and can be very easily cycled through via a button on the steering wheel.
The instrument cluster is clean-simple to read and effective. It's a little bit dated with the central information section, but strangely I'm ok with this because it's not distracting.
The climate control setup is really straightforward, with nice clear dials, although I do find the heated steering-wheel button being mounted where it is a bit odd...I'd have preferred it down by the button cluster near the door tbh. Eco-mode is a button which I doubt we'll ever use hehe. The cubby space beneath these buttons is too small for a phone which is a bit of an oversight, so already have noticed that the phones reside in the cupholders in the centre console.
I wish Mitsubishi had thought of continuing the use of this carbon fibre look on all areas where the piano black is for consistency of materials in the cabin, but eh well!
Boot space is quite generous imo, but my partner is concerned it's going to be a little bit on the smaller side for our needs...after putting her sister's pram, baby stuff, etc in the back over the weekend, the boot was full, but she carries a lot of crap around and has a pretty large pram, so I'm convinced it'll be fine.
![]()
Front seats are extremely comfortable, and can easily find the right position for myself, and the steering wheel has a crazy amount of reach and rake adjustment. The leather is nice to the touch and feels supple, the heated elements get glowing-hot almost instantly, and the heated steering wheel is a nice touch. It's only heated around the 3 & 9 o'clock positions (not all way around), but this is really where you're holding the wheel 9/10 times, and that heats up instantly also. The ONE gripe (scratch that, pisses me off totally) I have is that the drivers seat doesn't have memory positions for multiple drivers...that's a pretty big screw up not to have that particularly on a top-level model, and can see this becoming a source of annoyance in no-time. I've had cars from 20yrs ago with this feature as standard, all our cars have always had this too, so what gives Mitsubishi?!
![]()
Rear seats appear quite comfortable and have heating and reclining mechanism (as you can see in the pic), as well as their own sunroof which floods the cabin with light. Passengers over the weekend loved it back there which was great to hear, but we'll hardly ever be taking passengers and I'll never be sitting back there, so I kinda don't care tbh.
Lastly is the exterior...black really, really suits this cars styling, and with the black windows, it looks super mean...almost vicious from the front. It's only a very new model (with this facelift here) and I've noticed that it turns a lot of heads in traffic. There's just the right amount of chrome used without going overboard and making it look tacky and nasty...good job there imo!
The back of the vehicle has also been updated with the upgrade, which has enlarged the boot space considerably, but also cleaned up a previously fussy-looking back end, and almost feels like a nod to the older Lancer hatch with the centre-section. One thing I'm absolutely loving is no longer smashing my head on the boot lid every time I go to use it...plenty of clearance for my 6" height. It looks much more up-to date and in line with the latest designs out there.
That's it for a quick review for now, I'll go into more detail about things as we drive it more and discover new things.
