2005 Mitsubishi Galant GTS V6 Road Test

Not Just Another Midsize Sedan

I like to read. I especially like to read novels that are part of a series by a particular author. For instance, as a child I was

I am baffled as to why and how Mitsubishi can be in such a dire position financially, because the cars are great. (Photo: Alexandra Straub, Canadian Auto Press)

hooked on Dick King-Smith and his loveable animal tales. I recently jumped onto the Harry Potter bandwagon and I thoroughly enjoy the work of fellow Vancouverite Douglas Coupland. While each book by King-Smith or Coupland deals with different characters, plots, subject matters and issues, at the end of the day, whether or not the book is great, it's the author's unique and memorable style that keeps me coming back for more.

I can relate my experiences with the Mitsubishi Motors brand to the above analogy. Having tested a number of the company's products, I'm hooked. Each Mitsubishi I drive is made with high quality materials, is cleanly finished and possesses the unique and memorable

The Mitsubishi Galant is not a typical mid-sized, box-shaped, plain-Jane kind of sedan. (Photo: Alexandra Straub, Canadian Auto Press)

styling that makes its cars a cut above the rest. Again, I say I am baffled as to why and how this company can be in such a dire position financially, because the cars are great.

Redesigned for the 2004 model year, the Mitsubishi Galant is not a typical mid-sized, box-shaped, plain-Jane kind of sedan. I find its athletic styling to be much more appealing than that of the Honda Accord, Nissan Altima and Volkswagen Passat. The 'lean and mean' factor is enhanced by the four-bulb ellipsoid projector-style headlight clusters with smoked lens covers, and the dark-chromed rear ellipsoid combination lamp clusters with crystal lens covers. It's simply not boring to look at.