Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC), once again, is beset by unfounded allegations that its most popular model, the Montero Sports, seem to have a mind of its own and supposedly leaps into action without any human intervention. The issue of “sudden unintended acceleration” (SUA) on the Montero Sport was resolved as early as 2011 when a team of car designers and engineers took a Montero Sport that was supposedly involved in an SUA incident, putting it through stringent tests while trying to replicate the occurrence but to no avail—with the engineers finally attributing the incidents to pedal misapplication or to put it simply, human error.

A fortnight ago, MMPC announced that they were launching the all-new Montero Sport on January 2016, while offering a hefty discount for everyone who will place an order before its official release. Car enthusiasts went abuzz with Mitsubishi’s announcement as the all-new model, aside from getting a dynamic body design, had loads of advance features. But from out of the blue, news about a SUA incident that involved another Montero Sport suddenly resurfaced - dousing rain over Mitsubishi’s proverbial parade.

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