Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV SUV in-depth review - carwow
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Date: 2022-04-11
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Eric
Last year I bought a 2020 Outlander Phev that was a demo with 2600km that only cost $41990 in Perth W. A. This is by far the best car I've owned including a 2018 Prado GXL & 2020 Hybrid Camry that was too small & not a good family car unlike the Phev. You hardly ever need fuel & lately have been charging for free at my work, local shopping centres & beach carparks which is a phenomenal feeling. I owned a 2014 Outlander Phev for 4 years & regretted selling it so now am stoked to have the newer model with slightly larger 2. 4l engine & bigger 13. 8kwh battery. Once the battery is dead I still have over 550km of range so is the best of both worlds & you can travel to regional areas without range anxiety. The instant EV torque is addictive, super quiet, quite fast & the regenerative paddles are unbelievable especially going down steep hills, approaching traffic lights or when someone locks up in-front of you. I have 20 solar panels on my roof & charge mostly in the arvo with a home charger I installed. We rarely get electricity bills - mostly get credits. My commute is 25km each way so usually get home with half a battery (at 0. 0L per hundred) or if I didn't charge at work a few kms of EV range remaining. Once you drive a PHEV you realise just how good they are & don't want to go back to an ICE or hybrid car again.
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Last year I bought a 2020 Outlander Phev that was a demo with 2600km that only cost $41990 in Perth W. A. This is by far the best car I've owned including a 2018 Prado GXL & 2020 Hybrid Camry that was too small & not a good family car unlike the Phev. You hardly ever need fuel & lately have been charging for free at my work, local shopping centres & beach carparks which is a phenomenal feeling. I owned a 2014 Outlander Phev for 4 years & regretted selling it so now am stoked to have the newer model with slightly larger 2. 4l engine & bigger 13. 8kwh battery. Once the battery is dead I still have over 550km of range so is the best of both worlds & you can travel to regional areas without range anxiety. The instant EV torque is addictive, super quiet, quite fast & the regenerative paddles are unbelievable especially going down steep hills, approaching traffic lights or when someone locks up in-front of you. I have 20 solar panels on my roof & charge mostly in the arvo with a home charger I installed. We rarely get electricity bills - mostly get credits. My commute is 25km each way so usually get home with half a battery (at 0. 0L per hundred) or if I didn't charge at work a few kms of EV range remaining. Once you drive a PHEV you realise just how good they are & don't want to go back to an ICE or hybrid car again.
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safwan
Mitsubishi is a classic -fall from grace- story, They literally became as big as they were due to the popularity of their sedans, and their rally endeavours, mitsubishi killing off lancer and the evo is the biggest sin and crime that have ever been committed in the motor industry. their excuse were that mitsubishi car division wasnt making a profitable sales figure, well what the hell do you expect? 90% of their catalogue is crossovers, suv and just borderline heavy vehicle that cost a heft amount of price, the only sedan they have still is the mirage. this is the problem when you have limited choices, they are trying to cater a very small demographic with this new company vision. people who are just starting with a job, college grads and youngster wont go to mitsubishi because they only have suvs's that cost a lot. i am still a student, mitsubishi lancer is my fav car since i was a kid, my biggest pain is when i have a job, there will be no more lancer anymore to buy.
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Mitsubishi is a classic -fall from grace- story, They literally became as big as they were due to the popularity of their sedans, and their rally endeavours, mitsubishi killing off lancer and the evo is the biggest sin and crime that have ever been committed in the motor industry. their excuse were that mitsubishi car division wasnt making a profitable sales figure, well what the hell do you expect? 90% of their catalogue is crossovers, suv and just borderline heavy vehicle that cost a heft amount of price, the only sedan they have still is the mirage. this is the problem when you have limited choices, they are trying to cater a very small demographic with this new company vision. people who are just starting with a job, college grads and youngster wont go to mitsubishi because they only have suvs's that cost a lot. i am still a student, mitsubishi lancer is my fav car since i was a kid, my biggest pain is when i have a job, there will be no more lancer anymore to buy.
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Nick
I have a MY 2018 model (as a company car) having replaced a MY 2014 model (company car. I agree with the point on 5 annoying things about the seat belt holsters being a pain in the arse when you're putting the seat bases back, it's really annoying! However, you can put the seats totally flat, not many other SUV's can. Also wish they'd update the layout for the driver, very old fashioned, totally agree. Must say I disagree with the other 4 (why even press the button to disengage the automated tailgate! Just don't touch it Matt, close it normally if you want) There are other problems with this car, such as the EMS not properly registering battery degradation, but still no real competition on the market with this car - I still like not using petrol, unless I need to drive Glasgow to Cornwall, which I do. What really puts me off is paint quality. It's very very thin and chips more easily than anything else I have owned.
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I have a MY 2018 model (as a company car) having replaced a MY 2014 model (company car. I agree with the point on 5 annoying things about the seat belt holsters being a pain in the arse when you're putting the seat bases back, it's really annoying! However, you can put the seats totally flat, not many other SUV's can. Also wish they'd update the layout for the driver, very old fashioned, totally agree. Must say I disagree with the other 4 (why even press the button to disengage the automated tailgate! Just don't touch it Matt, close it normally if you want) There are other problems with this car, such as the EMS not properly registering battery degradation, but still no real competition on the market with this car - I still like not using petrol, unless I need to drive Glasgow to Cornwall, which I do. What really puts me off is paint quality. It's very very thin and chips more easily than anything else I have owned.
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Peti
My favourite car ever, by rational pointof view, only the windows could be bigger, maybe bigges sunroof, maybe more contrast infotainment screen, but mainly the windows, and could be a lttle wider, but mainly the windows, the windows: ( I don't like small windows, speaking from my 5 sqaurmeters toilet, that only has a wondows size half of the outlanders wide door window. abaut really, why car manifacturers make small windows, if you are not in a rae car i don't see a point. Lot more cars should look like citroen c4 picasso. I would buy the combination of these two cars. It would be perfect.
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My favourite car ever, by rational pointof view, only the windows could be bigger, maybe bigges sunroof, maybe more contrast infotainment screen, but mainly the windows, and could be a lttle wider, but mainly the windows, the windows: ( I don't like small windows, speaking from my 5 sqaurmeters toilet, that only has a wondows size half of the outlanders wide door window. abaut really, why car manifacturers make small windows, if you are not in a rae car i don't see a point. Lot more cars should look like citroen c4 picasso. I would buy the combination of these two cars. It would be perfect.
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Mike
No Satnav! That'd be like buying a sofa that doesn't come with cushions! That is a disgrace. The motor industry really take the piss these days with the money they charge for cars, and what you get just doesn't measure up. 10 years ago 20 k would have got you a fantastic motor and probably one of the -luxury- marques too, nowadays it will get you an entry level Ford Focus and half a tank of petrol for it if you're lucky.
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No Satnav! That'd be like buying a sofa that doesn't come with cushions! That is a disgrace. The motor industry really take the piss these days with the money they charge for cars, and what you get just doesn't measure up. 10 years ago 20 k would have got you a fantastic motor and probably one of the -luxury- marques too, nowadays it will get you an entry level Ford Focus and half a tank of petrol for it if you're lucky.
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Don.
I already love this SUV! But the 50 km battery is disappointing! Yas. I think most of people wants to drive the PHEV cars all the day electrically & gasoline only for emergencies! They should have shrinked gasoline engine components for the batteries capacity. It'll be on my list until they increase batteries capacity. & I hope they enhance the range even more with the upcoming sold state batteries!
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I already love this SUV! But the 50 km battery is disappointing! Yas. I think most of people wants to drive the PHEV cars all the day electrically & gasoline only for emergencies! They should have shrinked gasoline engine components for the batteries capacity. It'll be on my list until they increase batteries capacity. & I hope they enhance the range even more with the upcoming sold state batteries!
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Daniel
Hi. Does anyone know about scams involving this car?
I like it, and I may buy one in the future.
For example in Uk you don't need to have an Mot, verification for the first 3 years.
And if someone is using it as a taxi and does 100k miles and before the 3 years period corrected the mileage to 25k, and wants to sell it.
How can I check the real mileage of the car?
Thank you
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Hi. Does anyone know about scams involving this car?
I like it, and I may buy one in the future.
For example in Uk you don't need to have an Mot, verification for the first 3 years.
And if someone is using it as a taxi and does 100k miles and before the 3 years period corrected the mileage to 25k, and wants to sell it.
How can I check the real mileage of the car?
Thank you
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DAMON
It is crazy that Mitsubishi and its new look and lineup is the #1 highest in the increase of interest among car buyers. lol. since it has been lifted out of the grave. Mitsu lovers are seen to be keeping their affair alive, and increased the car brand over 230% among all others. Still am so perplexed this purely Japanese 300 yr. old company has still crap all around its vehicles.
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It is crazy that Mitsubishi and its new look and lineup is the #1 highest in the increase of interest among car buyers. lol. since it has been lifted out of the grave. Mitsu lovers are seen to be keeping their affair alive, and increased the car brand over 230% among all others. Still am so perplexed this purely Japanese 300 yr. old company has still crap all around its vehicles.
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Anthony
The original PHEV's used to manage the fuel in the tank. They'd force the engine on if it didn't get more than 10 or 20L every 6 weeks (don't quote me on those numbers) so if you did a lot of short journeys and didn't go to a petrol station, the engine would eventually run during every trip to get the fuel through the system.
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The original PHEV's used to manage the fuel in the tank. They'd force the engine on if it didn't get more than 10 or 20L every 6 weeks (don't quote me on those numbers) so if you did a lot of short journeys and didn't go to a petrol station, the engine would eventually run during every trip to get the fuel through the system.
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Dan
My son-in-law has exactly the same model and colour as this one except his one has Outlander in Range Rover type letters on the front of the bonnet. He reckons he gets 27 mpg out of his which is crap but luckily it's a company car so he doesn't have to pay for the fuel. I think he preferred his old BMW 330i to be honest.
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My son-in-law has exactly the same model and colour as this one except his one has Outlander in Range Rover type letters on the front of the bonnet. He reckons he gets 27 mpg out of his which is crap but luckily it's a company car so he doesn't have to pay for the fuel. I think he preferred his old BMW 330i to be honest.
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