Good points
- Generous 60 kilometre electric range
- Near silent battery-powered motoring
- More practical than most hybrids
Needs work
- Efficiency suffers if you tap into petrol power
- No seven-seat option
- Expensive to purchase
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV shows just how little you have to compromise with a modern electric vehicle.
Mitsubishi produces Outlanders with a variety of powertrains: there are petrol and diesel options that are competent, and not offensively inefficient. The conventional engines are now joined by the Outlander PHEV, a petrol-electric hybrid version. The Outlander PHEV sets itself apart from the few other hybrid SUVs on the market, such as the Lexus RX450h, by offering a large battery, chargeable through the household grid, and capable of driving the Outlander for 60 gentle kilometres. The Outlander PHEV is exceptional in its ability to provide compromise-free, green family motoring, with cheaper running costs, and greater style, than the Toyota Prius V.
ChasingCars.com.au borrowed this vehicle for our Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review:
- 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Aspire (top-trim), with the 2.0-litre aspirated four-cylinder and electric-hybrid motor and continuously-variable automatic, in Starlight White with black leather, priced at $52,490 before on-road costs.
