Retired Couple win a £30,000 Mitsubishi Outlander SUV - Lucky beggers.. LOL...

A lucky retired couple from Peterborough have won a Mitsubishi Outlander worth more than £30,000 courtesy of The Caravan Club. Stephen and Margaret Forster, from Werrington, won the top prize of a fantastic new GX4 2.2 DI-D manual Outlander after entering into the competition run by The Caravan Club in February.

Out of the thousands of entries received, theirs was the one drawn out of the hat and the pair were presented with the 4x4 vehicle at Unity Mitsubishi in Newark Road, where retired headteacher Stephen, 63, said: ‘We entered the competition but never thought we would win so it’s brilliant. 

I’ve taken it for a test-drive and it’s a lovely car, I’ve never driven anything like it. It’s got a sat nav, a reversing camera and cruise control – it’s just amazing.’

Retired school librarian Margaret, 60, added: ‘It’s fantastic to win. We were away on holiday when we got the message from The Caravan Club and we couldn’t believe it. We very much enjoy the outdoors and like to go to Northumberland, Yorkshire and Norfolk so this is wonderful, it will be very good on the long journeys.’

Lauren Groves, who was at the handover representing The Caravan Club, said: ‘It’s always a pleasure giving such great news. As part of the prize, Mr and Mrs Forster also have a year’s membership to The Club, so we hope they will consider caravanning in the future – especially now they have a towcar that was commended as a “large, comfortable vehicle that gives a reassuring feel” by the Judges at our Towcar Of The Year Awards 2015. We look forward to welcoming them to one of our sites which have camping pods or cottages so they can experience our fantastic sites in beautiful locations.’

The Outlander diesel is packed with clever technological features and has a five-star Euro-NCAP safety rating with 100 per cent in the “active safety” category. It also boasts best-in-class fuel efficiency and CO₂emissions, and is lighter, quieter and more refined than ever. The super-efficient DI-D engine features both Mitsubishi’s Auto Stop & Go technology and a new Eco driving mode to save on fuel consumption – so much so that the all-new Outlander can get from London to John O’Groats on a single tank of fuel.

Maggie Blake, General Manager at Unity Mitsubishi, said: ‘The Outlander is the perfect vehicle for towing caravans, being both rugged and reliable. We’re delighted for Stephen and Margaret that they have won The Caravan Club competition and we wish them many happy miles and years of caravanning as well as use of the Outlander.’

Mitsubishi showcases the bold new look of its ever popular Shogun range of off-roaders.

The Mitsubishi Shogun range has a bold new front end styling, as model year 2015 goes on sale, distinguished by a deeper more integrated grille and smart LED daytime running lights.

The styling changes represent a progressive evolution of Mitsubishi’s tough and authentic off-roader. It retains its go-anywhere bold and muscular presence, characterised by its short front overhang, upright windscreen, strong high flanks, flared wheel-arches and rear-mounted spare wheel – all key Shogun styling cues that underline off-road ability.

The Shogun range now features the following specification:

Shogun SWB Warrior & Barbarian

• New design front end
• Xenon lights with headlamps washers
• Integrated front fog lamps with LED daytime running lights
• USB Port – located in the glove box as per LWB SG3
• New audio unit on SG2
• Piano black gearshift and audio surround
• Centre air vents with silver decoration
• Improved sound deadening on auto derivatives
• Tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS)

Shogun LWB SG2

• New design front and rear end
• Xenon lights with headlamps washers
• Integrated front fog lamps with LED daytime running lights
• USB Port – located in the glove box as per LWB SG3
• New audio unit – same unit as fitted to ASX3 and Outlander GX3
• Rear air-conditioning
•  Piano black gearshift and audio surround
• Centre air vents with silver decoration
• Improved sound deadening on auto derivatives
• Tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS)

 Shogun LWB SG3 & SG4

• New design front and rear end
• LED daytime running lights
• Auto high-beam
• Improved sound deadening
• Wood trim will only be fitted to Granite Brown vehicles.
• Black leather interior will have piano black gearshift and audio surround
• Beige leather interior will have wood gearshift and audio surround
• Tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS)

 Pricing:

• SWB Shogun 3.2 DI-D Warrior =  £29,369
• SWB Shogun 3.2 DI-D Warrior Auto = £31,054
• SWB Shogun 3.2 DI-D Barbarian Manual = £31,999
• SWB Shogun 3.2 DI-D Barbarian Auto = £33,684
• LWB Shogun 3.2 DI-D SG2 = £28,599
• LWB Shogun 3.2 DI-D SG2 Auto = £30,284
• LWB Shogun 3.2 DI-D SG3 Auto = £33,799
• LWB Shogun 3.2 DI-D SG4 Auto = £36,799

Colours:

• Cool Silver (Metallic)
• Diamond Black (Pearlescent)
• Frost White (Solid)
• Eiger Grey (Metallic)
• White Pearl (Pearlescent)
• Granite Brown (Metallic)

Servicing, Insurance and Maintenance:

The Mitsubishi Shogun has a 3-year / unlimited mileage warranty together with a pan-European roadside assistance package. Service intervals for all Shogun variants are 12,500 miles /12 months (whichever comes first) and Mitsubishi’s extremely competitive service plan (MSP), covering the first three scheduled services can be purchased for just £975 (Inc VAT).

Conclusion:

In 1982 Mitsubishi Motors Corporation launched a brand new breed of vehicle: a 4x4 which was tough enough to go where others feared to tread yet enjoyed the sort of sophisticated specification more normally associated with top end saloons. More than thirty years later the Shogun is an icon.

Away from the much commented luxury soft-roaders, heavy-duty workhorses such as the Shogun have carved out a very unique niche in the market where ability and dependability matter first and foremost.

Since the price decrease in July 2013 Shogun sales have gone from strength to strength. With a new vehicle design and improved specification across the range, Shogun now offers customer’s even better value for money verses its key competitors.