Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross S-AWC | Diagonal test | It's inconsistent!
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- Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross S-AWC | Diagonal test | It's inconsistent!
Test note: The Eclipse Cross failed on the 1st attempt, then it got better for a few runs, then gave up again... And finally, it works flawlessly for a few runs until we decided to stop the test. It's INCONSISTENT! For better success, use the SNOW mode and leave TCS ON!
S-AWC is combining electronically controlled 4WD with Mitsubishi Motors' proprietary Active Yaw Control [AYC], which uses braking to optimally distribute torque to the left and right wheels. Even if you unintentionally brake or accelerate too hard around a snow-covered turn, you can maintain control without extra steering effort because S-AWC detects road conditions on a real-time basis and adjusts braking, as well as a coupling in the rear differential, to improve vehicle performance. An indicator in the instrument panel keeps you informed of S-AWC status. You can choose the AUTO, SNOW or GRAVEL drive mode depending on road conditions to enhance turning accuracy, straight-line stability and manoeuvrability on slippery roads.
AUTO mode
Provides solid 4WD performance in various conditions.
SNOW mode
Enhances stability on slippery road surfaces and is optimized for snow-covered roads.
GRAVEL mode
Delivers excellent driving performance on rough roads and helps prevent you from getting stuck.
Eclipse Cross comes standard with a 1.5-liter direct-injection turbo power plant that offers a compelling combination of drivability, performance and efficiency. This new turbo technology provides both strong torque and better fuel efficiency with 152 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 184 lb-ft of torque at 2,000 rpm.
So check out our diagonal test of the new Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross S-AWC!
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Test note: The Eclipse Cross failed on the 1st attempt, then it got better for a few runs, then gave up again... And finally, it works flawlessly for a few runs until we decided to stop the test. It's INCONSISTENT! For better success, use the SNOW mode and leave TCS ON!
Thanks for the clarification. I have recently bought this car and took off roading and couldn't fault it. The traction the S-AWC managed to find was stupendous!
Thanks for the test. Definitely more useful than the roller test on other channels
I can notice a huge difference with my Eclipse Cross SEL S-AWC between the Auto Setting and the Gravel Setting. On the Gravel Setting when accelerating hard all the bars on the graph light up but in Auto only 1 or 2 lights up. In Snow mode I can get about 3 to 4 to light up when accelerating hard. If you pull out fast you can actually feel all 4 wheels gripping especially the rear when in Gravel mode and accelerating and it does really good in the snow and mud in the Gravel Setting it has done amazing. I like using the Snow mode if its Raining or Snowing and it grips the road great while driving at city or highway speed and really sticks in turns without under or over steering. This is a really good on road AWD system for inclement weather like rain, ice, and snow, slick turns, muddy roads and the occasional light off road. But this vehicles AWD (S-AWC) really makes for a safe and stable cruiser in all weather.
Can I ask you if you use gravel mode during normal driving, such as in turns and driving fast? I have a 2018 that I love but have never used Gravel besides for in deep snow going SLOW. Thanks!
@@Fredsreviews58 yes you absolutely can. It just sends more power to the rear to make it a more all when drive or rear biased set up. It will change stability and pulling out traction to feel more secure. Pull out fast from a stop in auto then pull out fast from a stop in gravel and watch the difference on the S-AWC Gauge in the cluster and feel the grip difference. There are no speed restrictions in the manual or anything. Gravel runs at a standard split of 70% front 30% rear but will adjust all the way to 40% front 60% rear if needed. I use it occasionally and anytime it snows I use gravel in town, interstate and side roads because it is its strongest setting.
@@kmckenzie2461 Thank you, good to know!
What is the meaning of this Bars?
This is how each S-AWC mode (Auto-Snow-Gravel) distributes power from Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Press Sheet
Auto - 80% Front 20% Rear Standard but can change all the way to 55% Front 45% Rear. This mode returns the best fuel economy and will switch around accordingly for multiple road surfaces.
Snow - 80% Front 20% Rear Standard but can change all the way to 45% Front 55% Rear. This mode is for slippery surfaces such as rain and snow and will adjust accordingly.
Gravel - 70% Front 30% Rear Standard but can change all the way to 40% Front 60% Rear making this more rear drive biased than front drive if the system detects the need. This mode is for poor road conditions such as snow, mud, gravel, and to help get the vehicle un-stuck. You can see on the S-AWC graphic when driving in this mode how much more power is distributed compared to the Auto and Snow mode and can feel the rear wheels really grabbing when pulling out from a stop with heavy throttle.
I don't see hows its possible ot sends any more than 50% to the rear without an active center diff or something cool besides a clutch pack
R u sure it can send more than 50 percent to the rear
Slow motion is interesting - seems like the rotational speed of wheel impacts the way the computer will dispatch power. For sure, this car has 3 modes (normal, snow, gravel) and those modes make a differences in snow condition - but not always obvious to feel. Other point, traction control on/off also impact the overall traction comportment of the vehicle while keeping active stability control. Sounds like we could do a couple of comparative tests like this with different setups. Do we have a feedback regarding the setup used for this test? For sure in snow, this car is very impressive - but its high gravity center affect its steering ability and traction in snow curves. We won't do that, but with wheels spacers and stock 225 tires, I pretend the handling may be improved.
Suzuki's All-Grip beats this easily, can you test the new Vitara ?
ESP is off?
Please test new Santa Fe with HTRAC.
Thank good it has some Lancer heritage :)
This and Lancer heritage? rly m8?
感谢分享🙏🙏
The fact that the awd system overheated while it was actually working
Can you test 2022 Outlander?
Odd, I've seen it perform better in a diagonal test on different channel.
Inconsistent indeed.
it's the inconsistent driver here...
It did great on TFL video and it was an actual off-road video!
Great for them alors
It's still inconsistent
Did they stop producing Mitsu in Japan, or what ?
Not sure to understand the objective of the diagonal test on a street SUV that most people will use for summer condition, no offroad. This car will perform and be safe in normal wet/snow application - the intended use is not offroad at all. For offroad, take a UTV and put tracks on it!
Have fun, see it as TH-cam entertainment! For the UTV review, check out the Suzuki King Quad review that we did! th-cam.com/video/o7sBLXBPd5Q/w-d-xo.html
Where do you shoot your videos? Is it close to the Silverwax head office?
private spot :) sorry
We love our 2 brand new Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross SELs with Touring Package and S-AWC that we purchased in Octane Blue and Red Diamond. These are great vehicles and now we have owned 5 Mitsubishis and they are all we will own after owning several other new car brands over the years. This AWD system is not really made for strong off-roading in my opinion it is made more so for on road handling, light off road, safety & security & for bad weather such as snow, ice and heavy rain while driving. My Eclipse Cross handled the snow and ice with ease this year and you can feel the grip while driving it through turns and pulling out with the S-AWC switching power around with its abs, traction control, active yaw control and torque vectoring. When you put it in gravel mode while driving in the snow it was an amazingly strong performer and you could really feel it sending power to the rear wheels. In the dry in gravel mode it really sticks to the road. The snow mode also done great in the snow/rain. The S-AWC in the Eclipse Cross done amazing getting me to work in the snow and ice and going up the hill to my driveway it handled all situations this winter so far with no sliding or spinning. I feel very secure driving the Eclipse Cross in bad weather which is what most of the Eclipse Cross drivers will use its S-AWC system for. Great vehicle and we got our top trim fully equipped brand new models for around $7,000.00 off MSRP. We could not find a better deal or price for all the high end tech and safety features, reliability, warranty, crash safety scores, and all this for around $26,000.00 after rebates and discounts for the top trim fully optioned out model. Thanks Mitsubishi!!!
This is more for fun rather than realistic off road test I suppose. Imagine the Evos getting the same off road test as these SUVs.
Id love to see the 2019 Kia Sportage AWD tested!
Same
this has almost two inches more clearance than the sportage . i have one and im allways bottoming out
Mitsubishi is done with good vehicles now.
this has been the case for about 10 years.
@@TMS5100 to be fair the evo is only recently discontinued
Yes they gone through
Overheat WTH, then what will happen in off road conditions
The same thing lol
I've taken mine off road and through foot deep mud and I never once had the overheating warning 🤷🏼♂️
@@sbomorse I see.
Same went to the oceano dunes not once did I get stuck
@Gerard Ferry ok cool
In the UK, this came out at the same time as the Subaru XV/Crosstrek, went with the Subaru as they had removed lock dif from the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross. Plus my thigh, would squeeze in between the seat and steering at lowest/highest heights in the Mitsubishi; no such issues in the Subaru. Shame as Mitsubishi 2 miles away while Subarue 34 miles away - not that I needed them beside a service.
This is the result of cost cutting and cutting corners on the awc no further advancements to the awd
the wind sounds better than the engine
lol! that's a funny one :P
i would say turn off the Traction control...and put in snow mode
the driver is inconsistent
nope, the car is! a+
Wasn’t Mitsubishi’s AWC system supposed to be one of the top in its class back in the day?
Was thinking the same thing. Have a v6 outlander with active center and front diff and it's a beast. This and the phev have let me down.
Kristian Murin what year is yours?
@@zero2sixty244 it's a 2012. Xls or gt depending on market. Some of the first with sawc. 250k and still running.
Kristian Murin good thing you have the traditional automatic! My Altima with the CVT (that Mitsubishi and Nissan share) failed at 72k and 78k Miles!
mitsubishi has become lazy and complacent.
You should try GRAVEL and ASC OFF!
we tried, no difference.
we told you the best mode to use
@@CarQuestion Oh, thank you for your infomation!
but snow mode seems to be suitable for flat roads.
Doubt the eclipse cross torque distribution vector was for situation like this ... more of a speed moving stabilization and not this situation.. most difinatly it wld not stuck in this situation...
In the real world I wldnt have approach at such a slow creep (basically stop) ...a lower steady rev would hve activate 4wd traction than high rev ...... understand this that the electronics set up in Mitsubishi varies from most manufactory.... safety ...step on gas pedal frm a dead stop n vehicle will delay (safety) not lag ... vehicle lean at such angle n high rev computer more overriding 4wd traction not to engage........ similar test was carried out n vehicle pass easily...
"which uses braking to optimally distribute torque to the left and right wheels".
Well, if wheels spinning like hell is defined "optimal", I think they have a lot of work to do to improve the system.
that's why we show the reality, vs the official text
You missed the most imoportant thing in quotation
- "*Active Yaw Control [AYC]*, which uses braking to optimally distribute torque to the left and right wheels". That is not the description of traction control braking feature we we can see in this video.
Styling reminds me of the Pontiac Aztek
Haha. After reading this, I will never look at the Eclipse Cross the same again. I never even thought about how similar the two look. RIP Pontiac
And seems the Aztek was a better vehicle than this mitsubishi.
So long for being called super lol
Ouch! That hard to watch...even when the the system worked -it was SLOW to respond. Good news is: 99.9% of buyers of this vehicle will never see a dirt road of any significance.
many will buy it because they have snow,go camping, or have bad roads, it fails miserably.
Better off in a crosstrek for sure, IF you really think you’ll be on rugged back roads...
It looked to me that “Auto” mode worked the best of all.
we didn't want to put it into the first recommendation since it overheated faster than snow.
I'm an owner of the fwd and why tf did it do better than that wtf I'm from australia my eclipse is love better than other crosses
Can you send us a video ?
@0:20 I don’t understand what’s overheating! There’s no LSD or limited slip! or anything like that. All that the AWD system is doing is grabbing onto the individual brakes to force that motion to the side that needs it! I guess what is over heating is the brain of the operation! 😂😂 it’s to much for it!
CVT overheating
@@TMS5100 Jatco with their junk CVTs lol
Mitsubishi DNA - Eclipse Cross is the best in its class for on road and off road driving.
1)The German OFF ROAD magazine has voted Eclipse cross as the best crossover for 2018.
2) The ELK test is the optimal test to see the suspension, traction control and steering of a car, in this test Eclipse Cross is the best in its category, 10km/h faster than Subaru, BMW, and Mazda , VW etc!!!. Therefore, Mitsubishi is best C -SUV for 'on road ' driving. The test is from the famous spanish kom.77 . Take a look
th-cam.com/video/OhX0pJs_ffs/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/olp8TdPvvkc/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/W0Zs3D4B1WM/w-d-xo.html
3) As for your diagonal test: In real life you don't stop the car at the apex of the cone. This is why you overheat CVT. Your diagonal test result is different than other experts. Mitsubishi has won 5 WRC and 12 Paris- Dakar and the AWD acts better when you drive >15 km/hour to provide stability in snow, sand and other off -road condition.
4) Conclusion I respect your test but when I choose a car I do care for both on and of road capabilities. One diagonal test, is not enough to reveal the car's capabilities!
The rear looks like a Pontiac Aztec
That's not a good showing for Mitsubishi, oh how they've lost their way...and to think this company had the Galant VR4, 3000 GT VR4, Eclipse GT, Starion, and Lancer Evolution VI to X
And they have won the Dakar like a million times...
EDL weak
Mitsubishi gave bad wheels to the eclipse Cross
You're right; I've not long bought a top spec, four wheel drive version and the tyres on it are fuel efficient tyres as standard (I live in the UK) Quite a few SUV's sold in the UK come with off road biased tyres.
#NotWorthBuying
Is it body on frame SUV ? No ! Worthless test
I think it is body on frame
I am not trying this test in my VW Tiguan from what I read those that do regret it. They bend... Like doors not closing bad. LoL
wtf are you talking about the Tiguan is best in class in terms of AWD and off road ability in this class, many TH-cam videos already did this test.
@@jpch8814 Yes I love mine in snow but when Road AND track makes a statement I listen. I wouldn't try this test with my Tiguan as there test ended in doors not closing right. Seen on here the same type of issue. It twists. Not good.
@@jpch8814 www.caradvice.com.au/774881/medium-suv-off-road-test-toyota-rav4-holden-equinox-mazda-cx-5-renault-koleos-subaru-forester-hyundai-tucson-kia-sportage-volkswagen-tiguan-honda-cr-v-and-nissan-x-trail/
@@ejf0255 don't open the doors lol, the Russians already tested it and nothing went wrong.
Sorry but I don't trust that Australian channel, they upload 2 second footage, and drive at different speeds to rig the tests.
th-cam.com/video/PGTOPpqCQg8/w-d-xo.html
Even if this thing performed great here I would still be incredibly disappointed by Mitsubishi and its U.S. offerings.
OMG ! Mitsubishi joins,Toyota,Mazda,Lexus,Kia,Hyundai and other shitty brands with horrible AWD...Do not buy this shit if you got snow in your location...you will get stuck haha.
this is a fake SH-AWD 😁
sometimes awd useless, Subaru used break to fix them in real life, pick up used rear lock to maintain the failure.
Mitsubishi’s are garbage
this is a horifically bad awd system. epic fail. suitable for gravel parking lots and thats about it.
Check the video of tfl cars.They tested this in gold mine hill and i dont know if gold mine hill looks like a gravel parking lot to you.
@@bokalaws4181 th-cam.com/video/GHXfDy0xSoM/w-d-xo.html horrible wheelspin before it shifts torque to rear. embarassing. jeep destroyed the mitsubishi.
@@TMS5100 hahaha i am only asking you if gold mine looks like a gravel parking lot. but it was only a few cuv that reached that stage. Did you watch the video? that jeep has a rear locker against that little cuv with only an awd and not a real 4x4. But atleast it finished that stage in gold mine hill. now put a pajero against that jeep then let see and how that jeep will last a long of a beating in offroad :D
What a failure...worse than the last generation CRV
Toyota Rav 4 is the best
As bad as it is , it’s still better than 2010 RAV4 !!! the RAV didn’t make it at all . Auto and 4WD with TCS on/off DID NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE . RAV COULD NOT CLIMB A 1% incline. Toyota is garbage.
Save yourself the grief and just buy a Subaru!
Subaru failed too...lol
Subaru is just as bad, idiot.
Subaru sucks they throw dino technology in their cars and idiots like you still buy that crap!
@@ayyo5971 Listen you Fuck tart, Subaru outback didn't fail, and it is way better if idiots know how to turn it in X mode the right way and not like a idiot like you who probably hasn't owned one!
Too small, ugly, disturbing performance, the poop mobile
Bad test
Why
bad AWD maybe lol?