2022 Mitsubishi ASX price and specs

The Mitsubishi ASX is living to see another year, receiving safety changes to comply with tougher Australian Design Rules.

The new rule, ADR 85/00 – Pole Side Impact Performance, has felled models like the Lexus IS and Nissan GT-R in the Australian market.

The ASX, one of the oldest vehicles on the market having launched in 2010, has received upgrades to ensure it can continue to be sold.

List prices have been increased by $500 across the range, with drive-away prices also affected.

There are some other minor changes to the ASX for 2022.

Exceed

All models receive two extra USB ports – one USB-A, one USB-C – at the rear of the centre console.

Models with suede-like trim have a new water-repellant finish, while Starlight disappears from the colour palette and is replaced with popular White Diamond.

Exceed models also receive an Exceed badge, appropriately enough.

Mitsubishi will continue to offer its special edition ES-L, ES Plus, MR Plus and XLS Plus models introduced in 2021, at least until semiconductor supply returns to normal.

These models miss out on blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert, which are available on all permanent variants bar the base ES.

Since its 2010 launch, the ASX has received facelifts in 2012, 2016 and 2020.

Despite its advanced age and plastic surgery addiction, it’s still a hot seller in Australia.

To the end of October 2021, Mitsubishi has sold 12,087 ASXs here. That puts it in second place in the small SUV segment, ahead of the Hyundai Kona (11,157) and Mazda CX-30 (11,329) but behind the MG ZS family (14,867).

The ASX is somewhat of an anomaly on the new car market, actually increasing its sales numbers yearly since its launch with the exception of a year or two.

Pricing

2022 Mitsubishi ASX ES 2.0 manual: $24,490
2022 Mitsubishi ASX ES 2.0 auto: $26,740
2022 Mitsubishi ASX ES-L 2.0 auto: $28,140
2022 Mitsubishi ASX ES ADAS 2.0 auto: $28,490
2022 Mitsubishi ASX MR 2.0 auto: $28,490
2022 Mitsubishi ASX ES Plus 2.0 auto: $28,890
2022 Mitsubishi ASX LS 2.0 auto: $29,240
2022 Mitsubishi ASX MR Plus 2.4 auto: $31,140
2022 Mitsubishi ASX GSR 2.4 auto: $31,490
2022 Mitsubishi ASX XLS Plus 2.4 auto: $33,640
2022 Mitsubishi ASX Exceed 2.4 auto: $33,990

All prices exclude on-road costs.

It’s worth keeping an eye out for any offers or deals that Mitsubishi might be running on their official offers page.

Engines

The 2022 Mitsubishi ASX is available with a choice of two engines.

There’s a naturally-aspirated 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine producing 110kW of power and 197Nm of torque, mated with either a five-speed manual (ES only) or continuously-variable transmission (CVT), and a naturally-aspirated 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine producing 123kW and 222Nm mated exclusively to a continuously-variable transmission (CVT).

All ASXs are front-wheel drive.

Fuel Economy

When equipped with the 2.0-litre four-cylinder, the 2022 Mitsubishi ASX consumes 7.6L/100km on the combined cycle with the CVT and 7.7L/100km with the five-speed manual.

With the 2.4-litre four-cylinder, the 2022 Mitsubishi ASX consumes 7.9L/100km on the combined cycle.

All ASX models run on 91RON regular unleaded fuel and have a 63L fuel tank.

Dimensions

The 2022 Mitsubishi ASX measures 4365mm long, 1640mm tall and 1810mm wide on a 2670mm wheelbase.

The Mitsubishi ASX’s total luggage space is 393L, increasing to 1193L with the rear seats folded.

Servicing and Warranty

The 2022 Mitsubishi ASX requires servicing every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first.

Mitsubishi often throws in two years of free servicing but otherwise offers ten years of capped price servicing, with most services costing $299 except for years 6, 8 and 10 which cost $599. If you service with Mitsubishi, your warranty is ten years or 200,000km, whichever comes first.

Servicing out of network reduces that to five years and 100,000km.

Safety

When the Mitsubishi ASX was tested by ANCAP in 2014, it received a rating of five stars.

This rating was based on a frontal offset score of 14.13 out of 16 and a side impact score of 16 out of 16. Whiplash and pedestrian protection were rated Good and Acceptable, respectively.

All 2022 Mitsubishi ASX models come standard with autonomous emergency braking, anti-lock brakes, and front, front-side and curtain airbags plus a driver’s knee airbag.

All bar the base ES have lane-departure warning, while the ES ADAS, LS, GSR and Exceed gain blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert.

Standard Equipment

The base ES comes with the following standard features:

8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system
Wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
18-inch alloy wheels
Four-speaker sound system
LED headlights and daytime running lights
Reversing camera
Cruise control
Power windows
Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Electro-chromatic rear-view mirror
Climate control air-conditioning

Stepping up to the ES ADAS adds:

Fog lights
Automatic headlights
Automatic high-beam
Lane-departure warning
Rain-sensing wipers
Rear parking sensors
Blind-spot monitoring
Rear cross-traffic alert

The ES-L includes all of the ES ADAS’ extra kit except for blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert.

Over the ES-L, the ES Plus adds:

Keyless entry and start
Privacy glass
Roof rails

The MR adds the following standard features over the base ES:

2.4-litre four-cylinder engine
Black-finish 18-inch alloy wheels, grille and exterior mirrors
Keyless entry and start
Leather-wrapped handbrake
Red interior stitching
Rear parking sensors
Fog lights
Privacy glass

The MR Plus adds over the MR:

Paddle shifters
Roof rails
Six-speaker sound system

The XLS Plus drops the MR and MR Plus’ black exterior tweaks but includes:

Panoramic glass roof
Nine-speaker Rockford Fosgate premium sound system
Satellite navigation
Leather upholstery

The ASX LS adds the following standard features over the ES ADAS:

Keyless entry and start
Privacy glass
Roof rails

Over the LS, the GSR adds the following standard features:

2.4-litre four-cylinder engine
Microsuede and leather upholstery
Paddle shifters
Leather-wrapped handbrake
Six-speaker sound system
Black-finish 18-inch alloy wheels, grille and exterior mirrors

The range-topping Exceed also has the 2.4-litre engine but doesn’t include the GSR’s extra features, instead gaining the following over the LS:

Leather upholstery
Nine-speaker Rockford Fosgate premium sound system
Satellite navigation
Panoramic sunroof
Heated front seats
Power driver’s seat
Ambient lighting

Colours

White is standard, with the following finishes optional:

White Diamond prestige
Sterling Silver metallic
Titanium metallic
Black prestige
Lightning Blue pearlescent
Red Diamond prestige

Metallic and pearlescent finishes are $740 and prestige finishes are $940.

Sunshine Orange metallic is available exclusively on models with the 2.4-litre engine.

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