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Monday, January 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Did I just buy an SUV?

I didn't mean to. I am an environmentalist. Really. But before I knew it, there it was, in front of my house.
By Mark Benjamin

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  • Sunday, January 4, 2009 08:36 PM

    A Tale of a Mitsubishi Lancer...

    Under your Outlander's SUV body is the chassis of the Mitsubishi Lancer sedan.

    Camel Trophy challenger it ain't, and the speed bumps at your local IKEA store will be the limit of this vehicle's off road prowess.

    Score for the marketing men and women who have sold us on this crossover nonsense, but at least you can defend your green sensibilities by telling all offended environmentalists that you drive a boring, front-wheel drive, four cylinder Japanese station wagon.

    —shawar1979 Read shawar1979's other letters

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