Bold, powerful, and ready for action. The Next Generation Outlander PHEV has a reimagined visual style that pays homage to its roots while blazing a path into the future for the SUV. Modern and menacing, the design is unapologetic, presenting the evolution of the Mitsubishi brand right from the minute you lay eyes upon it. Show
This muscular exterior and spacious interior is only the beginning. The Next Generation Mitsubishi Outlander features smart PHEV technology that offers improved electric motor output and increased battery capacity. SpecsVideo The Next Generation Outlander PHEV Walkthrough
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What makes the Next Generation Outlander PHEV different from the Standard Mitsubishi Outlander?The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The standard Mitsubishi Outlander is powered by a traditional combustion engine, while the PHEV models combine this with electric motors. This combination of combustion engines and electric motors creates a vehicle that is highly fuel-efficient with low carbon emissions. The electricity to drive the motors is stored in a lithium-ion battery that is able to be charged from an external source. PHEVs also use the combustion engine, braking and decelerating to charge the battery. How do I charge a PHEV battery?There are two means of charging your PHEV’s battery. The first is through your standard electrical outlet at your house. While this is a slower charge, many people choose to charge their PHEV overnight while they are not using it. This is more than sufficient enough for the next day. The second option is a fast charge station, which provides a quick means of charging your battery while on the go. A fast-charge station provides an 80% charge in 20 minutes. What is the Lifespan of a PHEV Battery?The life expectancy of a PHEV’s battery depends entirely on how the vehicle is being used. With that being said, an extremely conservative estimate is 160,000km. But even with that figure in mind, it should be noted that a well-maintained electric vehicle's battery is capable of far more than that. It is not uncommon for PHEVs to be driven around with their original batteries even after hundreds of thousands of kilometers.
The Mitsubishi Outlander range once again stocks a plug-in hybrid powertrain, but is it the right choice for Australians? What we love
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How much does the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV cost in Australia?The 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV reintroduces a plug-in hybrid powertrain to the Outlander line-up, reaffirming Mitsubishi’s position as one of the few carmakers to offer a unique position in the medium SUV market. It’s not the only thing special about the Mitsubishi Outlander either – the car is one of a select few options in the category to offer the choice of seven seats, while it also stocks one of the strongest warranties on the Australian market altogether. Mitsubishi was the first brand to pioneer the unique qualities of a plug-in hybrid powertrain to the popular mid-size SUV category with the previous Outlander PHEV, which made its debut in 2013. But it’s now competing in 2022 against like-minded rivals such as the Ford Escape ST-Line PHEV and MG HS Plus EV. It comes more expensive than ever – prices now begin at $54,590 (before on-road costs) for the entry-level ES grade and stretch north to $68,490 for the flagship Exceed Tourer specification. At launch we spent most time in the mid-level Outlander PHEV Aspire variant, which we’ll primarily feature in this review. It costs $60,990 plus on-road costs. Though it’s a pricier option this time around, Mitsubishi has brought more in just about all areas. There’s a larger 20kWh battery, it now goes further with a claimed 84km electric range (NEDC), and you can have seven seats inside the cabin from the Exceed specification and up. Standard equipment across the range includes a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, 9.0-inch infotainment screen, climate control, and all-wheel drive. Specific to the Aspire variant is leather-and-suede-combination upholstery, power tailgate, heated front seats, keyless (proximity) entry, wireless smartphone charging, 360-degree camera, and 20-inch wheels. It also gets vehicle-to-load capabilities that enable the Outlander to act as a mobile battery pack powering things such as camping equipment. All model grades in the line-up are powered by a tweaked version of the previous powertrain – a naturally aspirated 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine. Together with electric outputs (which we’ll discuss more soon), the Outlander PHEV sends 185kW/450Nm to all four wheels.
How much space does the Mitsubishi Outlander have inside?Sitting inside the Outlander PHEV Aspire's interior, the immediate impression is that it feels nicer than its mid-spec positioning. Surfaces are covered in nice soft-touch materials and the design is a huge step up over its predecessor. Mitsubishi has signalled an intention to revamp its character by including more premium aspects to its entire operation – including the materials used inside the car. While it perhaps doesn’t feel as nice as a Mazda’s interior, we can see considered effort in the way the dash is laid out, and the lack of hard plastics is great. It’s not all good news, though – there’s a lot of flex to the door card trims, which remind of the Mitsubishis of old. The Mitsubishi’s large-for-segment dimensions afford a great amount of space for passengers inside, easily fitting in my 195cm frame. You can easily manoeuvre the seat base into a comfortable driving position thanks to the electric driver’s seat included in the Aspire variant, though your passenger isn’t afforded the same luxury and sits higher as a result. There’s good storage space surrounding the centre console, namely a good slot in front of the shifter (with wireless charger pad), twin cupholders, and a decent-sized console bin to hide away items from prying eyes. Get a great deal todayInterested in this car? Provide your details and we'll connect you to a member of the Drive team. In terms of instrumentation, most controls are self-explanatory and simple to use, including the rotary drive-mode selector, quirky gearshifter, and air-conditioning controls. The second row offers good legroom, a high roof line for taller back-seat bandits, and a comfortable seat squab to sit on. There’s less to get excited about (than the front row) with regard to amenities, but there are map pockets, a fold-down centre armrest with cupholders, and air vents. We didn’t spend time in the seven-seat-layout cars at launch (available on Exceed and Exceed Tourer variants). Colleague Susannah Guthrie has driven a seven-seat petrol-powered Outlander and remarked that it should only be reserved for flexible kids as it’s a tight space in the third row. In fairness to Mitsubishi, it describes the seven-seat configuration as a 5+2 layout. With the second row in place, the boot capacity is listed at 485L, which is decent for a mid-sized SUV – especially one that packs a 20kWh battery and associated electric motors. That boot space can be expanded to 1478L by lowering the second row, using the handy latches in the boot.
Does the Mitsubishi Outlander have Apple CarPlay?Fitted to all variants in the Outlander PHEV range is a 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment display. Much like the dash it’s found on, the slick display and neat nature of the software is a big step up on the Mitsubishi systems of old. Maps and menu screens present with nice looks and navigation between the various settings is straightforward. If you’re not such a fan of the system, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone mirroring is available as a backup. The infotainment screen handily has an array of shortcut buttons and dials to change items when on the go. You can also arrange the home screen how you want it with configurable icons. The Aspire grade gets a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster that uses interesting dial-like gauges to show powertrain efforts and speed, while the middle of the screen can be configured to show various information. It also equips a head-up display to show things like speed in front of the driver, so no excuses for venturing over the posted speed limit. Is the Mitsubishi Outlander a safe car?The Outlander PHEV inherits the five-star ANCAP safety score awarded to its petrol-powered counterpart earlier in 2022. The 2020–2022 protocols currently employed by ANCAP are the most stringent. As part of testing, the Outlander scored 92 per cent in child occupant safety, and received an 83 per cent score for safety assist and adult occupant categories. The Outlander PHEV Aspire is fitted with active safety kit including autonomous emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assist, blind-spot monitoring, traffic sign recognition, adaptive cruise control, rear cross-traffic alert, rear autonomous emergency braking, and a surround-view camera. It gets eight airbags including a front centre airbag. With the lack of engine noise to alert pedestrians to the Outlander’s existence, the car outputs a unique bell-ringing sound so it sounds like school’s out every time you go to park.
How much does the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV cost to maintain?Whereas the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV of old had few competitors to speak of, this new one comes into a hotter market. Using the Outlander PHEV Aspire as our guide, the aforementioned Ford Escape ST-Line PHEV is less expensive at $53,440 plus on-road costs, though can’t boast as large a powertrain as the Outlander PHEV. Mitsubishi covers Outlander PHEV buyers with an industry-strong 10-year/200,000km warranty, though the caveat is you’ll have to service exclusively within the Mitsubishi network. The manufacturer expects you to service the Outlander PHEV every 12 months (or 15,000km), while each of the first five visits costs $299. We searched for an online insurance quote based on a 35-year-old Sydney male and received a $1088 quote. This is lower than the comparable Ford Escape PHEV’s quote of $1355. Insurance quotes are given as an indication and quotes will differ based on your information.
Is the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV fuel-efficient?According to Mitsubishi, the Outlander PHEV runs 1.5L/100km on a combined fuel cycle using both petrol and electric power, but our use after roughly 50km was 0.6L/100km. Once the 20kWh battery drains, the fuel use jumped to 5.3L/100km. These figures were gathered on a short press drive, so arguably not the most representative of a typical-use case. When it comes to charging up the 20kWh battery, Mitsubishi quotes a 9.5-hour 0–100 per cent charge time on a domestic 240V outlet, 6.5-hour charge time using a domestic wallbox, and a 38-minute 0–80 per cent charge time on DC charging. That’s not the only way you can charge the battery either – the on-board generator is able to charge the car from 0–80 per cent in 1.5 hours. Both front and rear electric motors can act as generators to send power back to the battery too. On the Aspire grade and up, the car comes with two three-pin power points that provide 1500 watts of vehicle-to-load power. This works much the same as we’ve seen in cars like the Hyundai Ioniq 5, whereby you can power items like a coffee machine, camping equipment, or a laptop charger. Mitsubishi is also one of the few manufacturers to offer vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home capabilities, which can send the battery’s power back to the grid or to a home. However, this capability isn’t yet available, waiting on the commercial release of the Wallbox Quasar bidirectional charger.
What is the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV like to drive?At launch, Mitsubishi engineers explained the new-generation Outlander PHEV has been made to feel more like a full battery electric vehicle than ever before. They’re not wrong – the feeling overall is near identical to driving an electric car, whereby the powertrain heavily preferences battery power until it must use petrol persuasion. More so than other plug-in hybrid vehicles such as the BMW X3 xDrive30e, which we’ve driven recently. The petrol engine only fires up when you properly put your foot down or the vehicle eclipses 135km/h. To dictate how the vehicle drives, there’s a whopping seven driving modes to choose from, as well as four EV driving modes. I spent most time in the Normal EV mode, which primarily uses battery power. With 85kW/100kW outputs from the front/rear motors respectively, the Outlander has a decent amount of shove off the line, but builds speed quickly the longer you hold the accelerator. Noise from under the skin is kept to a minimum, though you can pick the times the petrol engine powers on. Luckily there is no harsh change felt between the two power sources to speak of. It’s a comfortable car to drive in town and on a rural loop, the suspension compresses softly over things like speed humps and rebounds well over larger impacts. It can tend to get thrown around a bit over sustained undulations and abruptly drops a wheel into potholes, though it’s not to an uncomfortable degree. The cabin remains impressively quiet at lower speeds. Some more noise reverberates around your head when doing freeway speeds, but this does not disrupt the overall interior ambience or force you to shout at your passengers. The car is impressively direct and quick to change direction, and the steering translates a good amount of feedback to let you know what’s going on underneath the tyres. Mitsubishi is proud of its Super-All Wheel Control system, which manages to put the car’s power down without noticeable slip. While the bonnet is placed quite high for a medium SUV, the seat was positioned in such a way that affords good vision out through the windscreen and behind through the rear window. The glasshouse allows you good glances at surrounding obstacles and traffic, which makes it a fairly simple thing to reverse park.
Should I buy a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV?Though it’s now more expensive than ever, Mitsubishi has brought real upgrades to the 2022 Outlander PHEV. It goes further than ever before on electric power, sips less fuel, stocks more space, and even has nifty features like the V2L capability. Mitsubishi’s push to premium might be a bit more marketing talk than outright experience, but the cabin is comfortable and is a sure-fire step up on its products of old. The fact that the carmaker warrants its cars for a decade is hugely impressive, and should serve as a reassuring safety net for not only the initial purchaser, but successive ones too. Provided you’re one of the 84 per cent of Outlander PHEV buyers that plug in and charge the car every night, the Outlander could not only kickstart your journey to emissions-free motoring (depending on how the electricity is generated), but also eventually send power back to your house in times of need. The Outlander itself isn’t always front of mind for medium SUV buyers, but for those after a frugal and comfortable mid-size SUV, they need only apply here. Ratings Breakdown2022 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Aspire Wagon7.6/ 10Interior Comfort & Packaging Infotainment & Connectivity Tom started out in the automotive industry by exploiting his photographic skills but quickly learned that journalists got the better end of the deal. He began with CarAdvice in 2014, left in 2017 to join Bauer Media titles including Wheels and WhichCar and subsequently returned to CarAdvice in early 2021 during its transition to Drive. As part of the Drive content team, Tom covers automotive news, car reviews, advice, and holds a special interest in long-form feature stories. He understands that every car buyer is unique and has varying requirements when it comes to buying a new car, but equally, there’s also a loyal subset of Drive audience that loves entertaining enthusiast content. Tom holds a deep respect for all things automotive no matter the model, priding himself on noticing the subtle things that make each car tick. Not a day goes by that he doesn’t learn something new in an everchanging industry, which is then imparted to the Drive reader base. Read more about Tom Fraser Will there be a 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV?The 2022 Outlander PHEV combines hybrid power and performance with incredible fuel economy. Stretch your dollars and leave a smaller footprint with a range of up to 24 city miles on a full charge.
How does the 2022 Outlander PHEV work?How does the Outlander PHEV work? The PHEV system uses two electric motors at the front and rear axles, for heightened efficiency and instant torque. All-electric driving is powered by the high-capacity 13.8 kWh lithium—ion main drive battery, developed specifically for the PHEV system.
How long will Outlander PHEV battery last?When you elect to drive the 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Canada's Best-Selling Plug-In Hybrid SUV, or a pre-owned EV vehicle, it is equipped with a rechargeable battery to help make your drive eco-friendly. This battery generally lasts anywhere between 8 to 10 years.
What is the range of a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV?With an electric range of 28 miles, you can cover the everyday journeys like the school run or commute on electric power alone, while you also have a high efficiency petrol engine that provides the perfect balance of fuel economy and performance on longers trips, with a combined range of over 400 miles.
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