Having introduced the Xpander Cross in
Indonesia in November, Mitsubishi has now launched the car in both Philippines
and Thailand, as it expands its availability across ASEAN. The Cross
essentially gives the seven-seater SUV a raised ride height and black plastic
body cladding to give it an SUV-like look.
More specifically, the Cross’ ground
clearance is 25 mm higher than standard at 225 mm, while the cladding also
makes the car 50 mm wider. It also gets a beefier front and rear bumper guard
design, a new ribbed grille, silver roof rails and 17-inch Y-spoke alloy
wheels. Inside, there’s silver dashboard trim instead of faux wood on some of
the other variants, along with two-tone seat upholstery.
The Cross sits at the top of the Xpander
range in both the Philippines and Thailand, so it gets all the bells and
whistles. This also extends to safety, where in the Philippines the Cross is
the only variant to get stability control (standard across the range in Thailand),
although all models continue to get two airbags.
The Xpander Cross was launched in the
Philippines on Friday priced at 1,255,000 pesos and in Thailand
today at an introductory price of 899,000 baht.