What makes the Xpander Cross perfect for active ladies
Features women will enjoy
By Inigo Roces
Published Mar 31, 2023 03:17 pm
The long Holy Week holidays are just a week away. Chances are, you’ve already got a destination in mind. For such a trip, it’s important to have a vehicle that can do it all: fit a lot of friends or family, make the drive as comfortable as possible, and is ready for any challenge that comes your way.
Few vehicles can meet all these requirements quite like the new Xpander Cross. We go through a few of its innovative features that help it stand out and make it perfect for a road trip.
Even though it can easily fit seven passengers, you can never have enough storage capacity. That’s why the Xpander Cross makes it easy to carry more with its standard roof rails. These functional additions (exclusive to the Xpander Cross), make it easy to fit accessories like a roof rack, basket, or even hard case. For those into car camping, that means this vehicle can even be fitted with a rooftop tent or side awning. Fitting these rooftop accessories frees up even more room in the cabin for the passengers to enjoy while your items are safely stored above the vehicle.
The Xpander Cross was designed to for more adventurous drivers, hence the addition of more rugged features like rocker panels and roof rails. However one feature thrill-seekers will truly appreciate is its high ground clearance. Ground clearance is basically the distance from the ground all the way up to the underside of the vehicle. The higher the figure the better, and the more likely you are to clear any rocks when going through rough roads. The Xpander Cross is easily one of the highest in its class, boasting of 225-mm of ground clearance as opposed to the average of around 195-mm of its competitors. This means it’s more capable on rough roads or even floods, leaving the driver with very little to worry about.
What driver doesn’t go around with a number of devices these days? For those that always want to stay connected, the Xpander Cross has a solution. On the dashboard is a power socket to connect the practically mandatory dashcam. There’s also a USB port to connect your smart phone or a thumb drive with MP3s. On the second row is another pair of USB ports that passengers behind can use to charge their gadgets.
Our usual drives have changed drastically, what with the advent of new normal as well as new cashless payment systems for expressways. The Xpander Cross has thankfully adapted with the times with its new, smarter storage spaces. Nearly every car has a box of Kleenexes inside. For those that like to keep things tidy, the Xpander Cross integrates a handy storage for it under the center armrest.
Have both Easytrip and Autosweep cars? There are storage spaces for these under the climate control system or on the front visors. There’s a shelf above the glove box to keep pens and clips handy. There are many more storage spaces around the car in various sizes to keep notebooks, vital documents and tumblers of various sizes.
For the ladies that lead active lifestyles or simply prefer to drive with a more comfortable pair of footwear, the Xpander Cross has you covered there too. The vehicle features storage spaces to store various kinds of shoes or a change of clothes. The first is a drawer under the passenger’s seat, making it convenient to switch to comfortable driving shoes.
The second space is in the cargo area. This features three compartments that can also store shoes, a change of clothes, or any other item you may need. There are also cuts in the divider that allow you to store an umbrella length-wise.
Typically found in more expensive cars, Active Yaw Control is a safety feature derived from no less than the rally-winning Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX rally car. Active Yaw Control uses sensors on each wheel, as well as the driver’s steering, to constantly monitor each one’s grip levels. It makes adjustments multiple times in a second to ensure that the vehicle has constant grip on the road and behaves the way the driver expects it to. Put simply, this system is always watching the driver and the road, making sure the car behaves the way the driver expects it to, whether it’s on regular roads, dusty trails, or even wet surfaces. This leaves the driver with less to worry about besides watching the road ahead. With all these useful features fitted as standard in the vehicle, safe, comfortable, and enjoyable road trips are practically guaranteed.
Few vehicles can meet all these requirements quite like the new Xpander Cross. We go through a few of its innovative features that help it stand out and make it perfect for a road trip.
Roof rails
Even though it can easily fit seven passengers, you can never have enough storage capacity. That’s why the Xpander Cross makes it easy to carry more with its standard roof rails. These functional additions (exclusive to the Xpander Cross), make it easy to fit accessories like a roof rack, basket, or even hard case. For those into car camping, that means this vehicle can even be fitted with a rooftop tent or side awning. Fitting these rooftop accessories frees up even more room in the cabin for the passengers to enjoy while your items are safely stored above the vehicle.
High ground clearance
The Xpander Cross was designed to for more adventurous drivers, hence the addition of more rugged features like rocker panels and roof rails. However one feature thrill-seekers will truly appreciate is its high ground clearance. Ground clearance is basically the distance from the ground all the way up to the underside of the vehicle. The higher the figure the better, and the more likely you are to clear any rocks when going through rough roads. The Xpander Cross is easily one of the highest in its class, boasting of 225-mm of ground clearance as opposed to the average of around 195-mm of its competitors. This means it’s more capable on rough roads or even floods, leaving the driver with very little to worry about.
Device chargers
What driver doesn’t go around with a number of devices these days? For those that always want to stay connected, the Xpander Cross has a solution. On the dashboard is a power socket to connect the practically mandatory dashcam. There’s also a USB port to connect your smart phone or a thumb drive with MP3s. On the second row is another pair of USB ports that passengers behind can use to charge their gadgets.
Smart storage spaces
Our usual drives have changed drastically, what with the advent of new normal as well as new cashless payment systems for expressways. The Xpander Cross has thankfully adapted with the times with its new, smarter storage spaces. Nearly every car has a box of Kleenexes inside. For those that like to keep things tidy, the Xpander Cross integrates a handy storage for it under the center armrest.
Have both Easytrip and Autosweep cars? There are storage spaces for these under the climate control system or on the front visors. There’s a shelf above the glove box to keep pens and clips handy. There are many more storage spaces around the car in various sizes to keep notebooks, vital documents and tumblers of various sizes.
Shoe storage
For the ladies that lead active lifestyles or simply prefer to drive with a more comfortable pair of footwear, the Xpander Cross has you covered there too. The vehicle features storage spaces to store various kinds of shoes or a change of clothes. The first is a drawer under the passenger’s seat, making it convenient to switch to comfortable driving shoes.
The second space is in the cargo area. This features three compartments that can also store shoes, a change of clothes, or any other item you may need. There are also cuts in the divider that allow you to store an umbrella length-wise.
Active Yaw Control
Typically found in more expensive cars, Active Yaw Control is a safety feature derived from no less than the rally-winning Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX rally car. Active Yaw Control uses sensors on each wheel, as well as the driver’s steering, to constantly monitor each one’s grip levels. It makes adjustments multiple times in a second to ensure that the vehicle has constant grip on the road and behaves the way the driver expects it to. Put simply, this system is always watching the driver and the road, making sure the car behaves the way the driver expects it to, whether it’s on regular roads, dusty trails, or even wet surfaces. This leaves the driver with less to worry about besides watching the road ahead. With all these useful features fitted as standard in the vehicle, safe, comfortable, and enjoyable road trips are practically guaranteed.