Roominess is comparable to that of the Chevrolet Malibu and the Nissan Altima, placing Galant among the roomiest sedans in the class. Galant matches the generous front legroom in the Honda Accord. While the Accord offers nearly an inch more headroom when comparing cars without a sunroof, when sunroofs are ordered the Galant scores more than a half-inch better than the Accord.

Visibility is good all around, notably to the rear quarters, thanks to slim C-pillars. The high beltline gives passengers a secure feeling.

The Galant is easy to operate. Controls are right-sized and easy to use, with knobs and buttons and rocker switches galore. The heating and air conditioning knobs are big and easy to operate even with gloves on. The AC indicator is hard to see in bright sunlight, however. At night the instruments are cobalt blue on black, and the audio panel features ice blue LED illumination (on all but DE). Keyless entry controls are integrated into the key, eliminating the need for a separate fob.

For 2007, the Galant gets new inner door trim, a new knit-fabric headliner, and a redesigned steering wheel.

Quality of materials is decent, quite good for a Mitsubishi. The interior of the base DE model is quite plain. The ES adds bright titanium trim to the door handles, radio buttons, and the dashboard's accent panels; with a black metallic finish highlighting the center audio panel. Even so, the dash still has a clinical look, friendly to the eyes but cold and austere in presence.

Each door has a storage pocket. Two medium-size cup holders are molded into the front center console rearward of the shift gate; where dust, dirt and spilled liquids are likely to require regular wipe-ups.

Leather upholstery and color-coordinated wood accents give the GTS model a richer look. GTS offers a choice of black or Creme leather; with Creme you get Brownwood, while black-leather Galants come with Blackwood. Door armrests, door grips, the center console lid, and the seatbelts are all color-keyed as well.

Perforated leather-trimmed seating surfaces come on the Ralliart, along with heated front seats and automatic climate control. We haven't tried the new navigation system, but even without it, Ralliart features a standard trip computer with a 4.9-inch color LCD screen that displays outside temperature, compass heading, maintenance scheduling and other information; as well as functioning as an interface for customizing various interior conveniences.

The Rockford Acoustic Design premium audio system (standard in Ralliart, optional in ES and GTS) features a linear eight-channel amplifier that produces 360 watts continuous at less than 0.02 percent total harmonic distortion (THD). A dedicated channel drives each loudspeaker, including a pair of silk-dome tweeters mounted on the leading edge of the dash. Digital Signal Processing provides user-selectable listening environments, including Normal, Studio, Club and Concert.

The rear seat in all Galants is roomy, though the seating position is low and the bottom cushions could offer more thigh support. Rear-seat passengers enjoy decent headroom in spite of the dramatically sloping roofline.

The trunk is slightly smaller than what's found in the Accord, and the trunk opening is a bit restricted. Galant's rear seats cannot be folded down to extend cargo space.