Actually Doing a 'Real World' Electric Offroad Test..

[@Jottso]

Owner of the same car in Sweden here. As far as I understand, the rear wheels are electric only and front wheels electric and petrol. When going off-roading I'm a firm believer you should have some juice in the batteries for the AWD to work properly. I.e. press the Save-button to save the current charge beforehand or even Charge to let the petrol engine charge the batteries. The car saves enough battery in order to control skids and traction control stuff automatically, but for off-roading I believe you need more than that. I've actually never got stuck with this car, even in some pretty harsh snowstorms. But then I've made sure to have battery capacity left (i.e "Save") when there is at least 20% capacity remaining in these conditions. Please correct me if I'm wrong someone with a better understanding of how this works

[@ejohnson3131]

The petrol engine is always supposed to be charging your battery, specially in charge mode, so unless you cut some cables, you would never find yourself with a depleted battery and no AWD.

[@abegiesbrecht1148]

Love it. Subscribed. Thanks man. Cheers from Canada!

[@paulfisher4293]

Have noticed a few awd cars get the slippys, one thing in common was all had road tires fitted. Not suggesting fitting m/t type but maybe an a/t type. Obviously depends on how off-road. The comment no spare not good (to me). A good video 👍

[@michaelhenry-hurst2787]

right at the end there, put the car into charge mode it will aid it far better than just pure EV mode, ive had my 2013 model for ages and i do take it off semi back roads here in NZ and have found "charge" helps

[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@chriswright5198]

From memory these have no spare wheel ? For me that would be a major turnoff for even light trail/track work

[@RichardJoashTan]

AND I WILL BUY A FULLY LOADED 2023 OUTLANDER PHEV ANYWAY!

[@tracklifex5259]

“PHEW”…The sound you make when the battery gets you home for free 😁

[@AustralianRuralAdventures]

Don’t forget the part where you fall to your knees and burst into tears 😅

[@RichardJoashTan]

​@@AustralianRuralAdventures AND I WILL BUY A FULLY LOADED 2023 OUTLANDER PHEV ANYWAY!

[@lukebrewer6726]

Cool spot dougy! Where is this? Keen for some mild off road exploring in my forester 😎

[@roscored1000]

very dramatic music, i was waiting for the mothership to appear over your head at anytime.

[@robhrvat3568]

the rear drive is electric only where front is electric and/or petrol motor. so no tailshaft to the rear.

[@Peter-xtreme]

A set of offroad tyres aired down would make a big difference to its capabilities

[@AustralianRuralAdventures]

Maybe.. maybe… I suspect it wouldn’t have the grunt to move them especially on an incline

[@gt7madmax655]

@@AustralianRuralAdventures ur doing some wrong. The phev can do some serious off-roading.

[@paulmurphy3838]

Hi, noticed you had a Perth plated vehicle, I live in Rockingham south of Perth and am seriously thinking of getting a Mitsy Phev Hybrid. Can you tell me how I can get a S.O.H. graph print out of the battery. I have seen a guy use a bluetooth connection with a phone app, but is there a device like a "Leaf Spy" for getting S.O.H. read outs for Nissan Leaf's for one of these Mitsy PHEV Hybrids. Any info you can provide would be helpful, Thanks.

[@AustralianRuralAdventures]

No idea what you’re saying 🫡

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

​@@AustralianRuralAdventuresState Of Health on the battery, I had to look it up😊

[@AustralianRuralAdventures]

Gday mate - I’m not sure about the SOH. I still own this car and it’s a good all rounder, this model is a 2016 with about 100,000kms and I can get about 20kms range of electric. Solar panels on my house.. makes it worthwhile to own 🙂

[@reivanen]

The car cut out in the offroad test because with batteries not full or too hot the electric motors needed more power than the battery could provide. Simply put it in sport or charge mode to have full power available. It would handle offroading as well as any SUV you could think of.

[@lmlmd2714]

Thanks so much for this. We're seriously considering an Outlander PHEV (used) as our next car, as driving round in a 3 litre V6 definitely feels pretty wrong to me (plus the aforementioned V6 is dying... so yeah, there's that too). I'm not a die-hard off-road / 4WD enthusiast, but I love our NSW rainforests with all my heart and soul, and so simple muddy/wet tracks with minor obstacles like this vid are the sort of thing it will be handling quite a lot. Seeing real world conditions like this super useful to me :) Please do a follow up and let us know how you're getting on with it - really appreciate that :)

[@JaxsonNZ]

Is it 2WD in full electric mode?

[@Adrenalfix]

Did you try locker on and traction control on? I think it may have stood a better chance 😊

[@AustralianRuralAdventures]

Yes mate I turned the traction off after it wasn’t successful on. Lock on both times

[@Adrenalfix]

@@AustralianRuralAdventures dayum! That sucks! At least it’s cheap to get around, save money for a lift kit !

[@michaelhenry-hurst2787]

im pretty sure the newer 2023 versions will be much better. Ive seen some in super deep mud have super fun

[@ridmadissanayake5201]

when it doesnt have enough power to pull out of ruts put it in chargemode.

[@TinshipTravels]

This is great, My next vehicle purchase will be an EV, I'm probably another 2-3 years off though, so hopefully some decent AWD EV's by then.

[@RichardJoashTan]

AND I WILL BUY A FULLY LOADED 2023 OUTLANDER PHEV ANYWAY!

[@AllTerrainAction]

I honestly expected more out of that vehicle am very surprised it couldn’t do the slight diagonal drive. 😮

[@AustralianRuralAdventures]

Help me weld the diffs?

[@user-qw4jy1oy9r]

Upgraded 2019 Outlander PHEV model is more capable. It drives out from all roller tests - not with flying colours but much better than many other systems. I had new 2020 model, lifted 3cm + bigger 225/75r16 A/T tires. I live in Iceland and I had *sooooooo much* fun with this car while exploring icelandic off beaten F-roads in the mountains and in the interior of the island. I was kinda shocked how impressive the car was in this off-road scenarios. Than I went full electric at the end of 2021. Unfortunately I am not able to go to those locations with current setup. Nothing on the market yet what would fulfill my needs in this regard. Subaru Solterra looked promising in my head with small changes to the rims and tyre type and size. Unfortunately the Japanese messed up the efficiency and battery size in that car. Range not sufficient.

[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@user-qw4jy1oy9r]

@@RichardJoashTan nice! I chose lowest trim because it had 16" rims. Higher trims are equipped with 18". It wasn't helpful in my overlander build.

[@gt7madmax655]

Lol u must be doing something very wrong😆 the phev is a off-road beast. Mine eats mud for lunch

[@JasonISF]

I'll stick to the brilliant Subaru symmetrical AWD and lump the fuel costs. Good stuff mate, cheers from SA 👍

[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

Ahh ​@@RichardJoashTan, the copy/paster again😊

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

No low range? Without that you can get in to trouble but can't get out 😆

[@robhrvat3568]

no low range its direct drive one gear with auto wet clutch. its not a cvt transmission

[@Volkyno]

I'm wondering if it's worth buying a 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0 PHEV that has about 300.000 km/miles on it. 🤔

[@Volkyno]

I finally bought a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV 2.0 from December 2013, so a 2014 to be exact. It had around 273,000 km on board now approaching 280 thousand. The car was well maintained and I can say that I made a good choice, it's a pleasure to drive it anywhere, I took my family to the mountains and to the sea without any problems.

[@sebsmith4839]

Should be interesting to see what the new diesel 4wd will be I’m thinking hydrogen from a purely range/convenience point of view but maybe battery technology jumps forward and we start to get 1000km range as standard

[@AustralianRuralAdventures]

Seb I can’t wait to see where things are in 10 years. Hydrogen is definitely on the cards because of the power and clean emissions, I think it will be a winner matched with newer battery tech. Once the towing capacity is sorted I’m all in. Also, I spotted a neat lifted white Pajero in the hills the other day. Good to see the sticker hasn’t faded yet, thank you for supporting me mate

[@sebsmith4839]

@@AustralianRuralAdventures ah good one, glad to support, always good to see new places around WA to visit, might need to add a roof tray after running out of room for camp gear this weekend camping with the family Yeh maybe it will be similar to the split between petrol and diesel that we have now Purely electric cars for everyone driving around town to work/school with bigger hydrogen rigs for caravans/towing and long range touring

[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@RichardJoashTan]

​@@sebsmith4839 Glad that I will buy a fully loaded 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV anyway.

[@dennisdrenthe1058]

Doesn't the ESP system needs a bit more time to engage the "fake" lockers? I reckon you'll need to try a bit longer, as with most AWD and 4WD systems. Diff Lock ON + Traction Control OFF + Floor it. All of a sudden the ESP system will kick in. Otherwise SEND IT! ;)

[@gt7madmax655]

Yeah this is not a good review

[@wnstn-oj3em]

215/70 r16 at tires are better choice

[@RichardJoashTan]

I am glad that I will buy a fully loaded 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV anyway.

[@yosemitesam6945]

It’s an AWD not a 4 wheel drive. There’s a big difference.

[@JayJay-gl2df]

I would stick to a Subaru for those type of tracks the Mitsubishi Hybrid is just an expensive car that doesn't even work as a 4WD

[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@JayJay-gl2df]

@@RichardJoashTan why don't you just buy an Ev. You will get a lot more range then from this Mitsubishi as you saw from the video it's not a capable 4WD it's actually piss weak. Why would you want to go buy something that is shit

[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@AustralianRuralAdventures]

Dude nobody cares

[@ravingmad765]

​@@AustralianRuralAdventuresdon't feed the pigeons

[@tomjohansen5959]

Offroad 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@troothhertz6297]

I live in South Africa we have planned black outs of 6 -10 hours per day.. I love the idea of powering my home and or shop. I also like the idea of fast charger... However no don't like not having a spare wheel. Lose the extra seats.

[@RichardJoashTan]

AND I WILL BUY A FULLY LOADED 2023 OUTLANDER PHEV ANYWAY!

[@samoverlockme]

I'll be curious to see how the new 2023 Outlander does. I've seen a couple of videos of this generation and the system does struggle for some reason when opposite corners lose traction. Seems a bit silly seeing as though it should be able to provide nice EV torque wherever it needs to. Maybe it's AWD design details. Maybe it's software. Regardless, good for you getting out there with something gentle on the environment!

[@AustralianRuralAdventures]

Absolutely! Things can only get better from here 😮 Thanks for joining me on this little adventure Sam

[@lmlmd2714]

I was wondering the same thing - the AWD computer "brain" struggling more than the actual drivetrain itself. IIRC isn't there are two electric motors (one on each axle) and the torque is right there from zero, so I don't think it can be a lack of power, but just the computer not being set up with off-road "awareness" of what it needs to do in those sort sorts of situations. It's a real shame, as I imagine with the right digital brains, it could be one of the most capable "softroaders" out there and a *really* good option.

[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@RichardJoashTan]

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[@RichardJoashTan]

AND I WILL BUY A FULLY LOADED 2023 OUTLANDER PHEV ANYWAY!