Review: 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - It Surprised Me!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

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[@dorado0359]

The Outlander is a fantastic vehicle that far, far exceeded my expectations. Great getting comments about how sharp the Outlander looks too. 😎

[@Pdougie2]

It does not have a variable transmission. It has a SINGLE SPEED transmission, like top gear in any other manual or automatic transmission. This transmission connects the ICE to the front axle only, at speeds above 45 mph, when it needs to.

[@truckercowboyed2638]

I wish more car reviews took Matt's style and separated the interior review from the rest... sometimes we just want to see the exterior and performance

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks, I'm glad you like this setup!

[@thescribblez3254]

We owned a 2018 Outlander GT (V6 Engine) and it was the only car I regret selling. Great review Matt 🫡

[@adampoll4977]

Great review. It really is an enjoyable car to drive and yet is possibly THE most practical car you can own. Long range, EV only ability, competent in modest offroad (better than Rav4 due to stronger rear motor), AC power on hand, super comfortable etc.

[@im_an_alvani]

Being in the same company as the RAV4 Prime is saying something. Nicely done!

[@bryantcurtis2573]

Mitsubishi ain’t too bad on reliablility. I’ve had my outlander since 2018 and no major issues just basic services. I do think this one is a little pricey but your getting a lot

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@thetruckingcarguy]

Amazing how good their cars can be if they actually tried

[@rapide12345]

The fact that this is still built in japan and its rear wheel drive biased and also accelerates faster than both the korean hybrids even with them having more power is impressive and also this thing is a sleeper off-road.

[@rongchangwang]

I'm a current 2022 Outlander and 2015 EVO owner, I can confirm the spirit of EVO is definitely present on the Outlander with the S-AWC algorithm. Admittedly the Outlander doesn't have the pure mechanical ACD and AYC like EVO does, it uses break thrust vector for the extra yaw control in the back. However it works quite magically, and yes the chief engineer of Lancer EVO IX and X - Dr.澤瀬薰 still works for Mitsubishi Motors even today. That's the reason why they still have this EVO spirit in the Outlander.

[@Payless4YourLexus]

It’s “brake”, not BREAK. Those two words are spelled differently, pronounced exactly the same way, but have very, very different meanings. 😊

[@aztechrex5275]

My man, you are a very underrated and unbiased reviewer. You deserve more subs, views and likes tbh. You dont give BS takes, and compare with other competitors fairly. Hope your channel blows up soon. Keep up the good shit.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

[@crazylala2003]

I have a 2023 Outlander PHEV. EV mode acceleration is more than adequate for me. I can do 0-80 mph freeway merge in EV mode with no problem.

[@slmdsdn351]

Shocked it was this good especially compared to the Rav4 Prime Great review Matt

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks for watching!

[@osiris.y]

my mom has the 2022 outlander for 2 years now and my family complained about how slow the screen is, apple car play crashed a couple times too, but thats the only complaint its a really nice and comfy mid size SUV

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks for sharing your ownership experience!

[@paulblackwood3960]

Great review. Mitsi are protecting the battery in EV mode. If you want performance pop it in 'performance mode', that mode uses the engine to make electric and doubles the EV motor power. Then she really boogies, but it will cost you a bit of gas...but so worth it. It basically uses the engine as a second battery.

[@alanbland1976]

It's kind of a weird choice not to charge a PHEV on a daily basis given that's how it's intended to be operated. It's a great vehicle. We're picking ours up in a couple months.

[@andremcamara3120]

Outlander PHEV does not have 3 Electric Motors, only 2. Also the Battery size is 20kWh not 16.8. I think you may have confused the size with the Toyota.

[@c.a.r.s.carsandrelevantspecs]

Thanks for this great review!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks for watching it!

[@Pdougie2]

If you were trying to test the EV range, why didn't you put it in EV mode?

[@GoldenK9Campers]

Great review Matt. Very surprising. I've got a whole series on PHEV vehicles.. definitely got to do my own review of this. Thanks much.

[@GothRocker7]

Matt, Great honest review, As you know I have never owned a crossover/SUV, always have been a all wheel drive sedan kind of guy. I told you, the Outlander is impressive. I test drove the Outlander when helping my elderly Mother when looking for new car for her. I agree the Outlander is way better than the Rogue, even though it shares the platform, and goes toe to toe with Toyota. Mitsubishi tuned it their way. Mitsubishi tuned the suspension, programmed the CVT differently, did laminated front side glass and better interior, sound damping, mitsubishi did more with the front seats. Again, I was really impressed when I test drove it. Agree The outlander is a solid product, and the styling in person really grew on me, even has headlight washers. I appreciate you reviewing the Outlander to get the word out, it is a solid product. I don't know if I will ever buy one, but if I decide to get a nice size " luxurious feeling" suv this is one, I would seriously consider. reasonably priced, nice "luxurious feel", luxurious features", great warranty, made in Japan. I really want to see Mitsubishi succeed, more competition the better. I love my American made, big, Luxurious, all wheel drive Lincoln Continental, but I guess I have a soft spot for the underdog Japanese car companies, that make great all wheel drive, good bargain, comfy, yet sporty reliable cars. I have my Subaru Legacy, Suzuki Kizashi SLS all wheel drive, and I would love to see Mitsubishi bring back a All Wheel drive sedan, but probably won't because America loves the SUV/Crossover. Nothing against Toyota at all, but I am sick of seeing RAV 4's. I am happy their is another Japanese competitor out there like Mitsubishi. the Mitsubishi Outlander looks better in person in my opinion, the interior is fantastic quality, comfy, and it does have good handling, very confident on the road. Matt, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Years to you and your Family. Have a good one, Rich p.s. If you do a live stream this weekend I will try my best to make it, love talking cars with you and the other members. p.s.s. It won't do much for views but, next year if in my area of PA, the Lincoln is still available to review and the almighty Suzuki Kizashi as well. LOL

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Haha thanks for the offer and for sharing your thoughts Rich! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you as well!

[@Payless4YourLexus]

“LOL”!! 😂

[@AlejandroArchila1]

Mitsubishi ❤️

[@Therafester14]

Honestly a nice car! Great review

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks!

[@Sunjib12345]

Hi Matt How Are You Can You Make The 2024 Rav4 Prime

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Hi! I've already reviewed the 2021 Prime and it hasn't really changed since.

[@minienigma]

Matt, I'm not really a SUV fan, but I appreciate your review, giving very insightful driving impressions that actually made me think "Hm... I didn't realize Mitsubishi had put so much thought into their Outlander product" -- because from the exterior it just looks like a boring, restyled SUV from another company. So thank you for another excellent review.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you liked it!

[@ulamss5]

your thoughts vs competitors should have included 3 row PHEVs. that's the main reason to get this outlander in the first place over the billions of 2 row options, so that's what it's being cross-shopped against.

[@Pdougie2]

It does not have 3 motors. It has 2 motors. One on the front axle and one on the back axle.

[@here_for_the]

Its certainly different, & not in a bad way. I like the size. MSRP?

[@sahitya790]

Hello Matt Could you please suggest that should I buy Chevy EV vehicle or Mitsubishi PHEV?

[@amigajoe]

I wanted to consider this when we were shopping, but we went with the Highlander Hybrid due to Toyota reputation for quality and resale. Sure with a 'Highlander Prime' had been an option. BUT, some posts about a couple things you said: -- If I owned this vehicle and took a roadtrip, I would definitely try to coordinate my stops for food etc where I could also charge at high speed while we ate. -- Chademo is way less common than CCS, but in SoCal at least, you can definitely find them. (We own a Leaf and a Bolt EUV, along with the Highlander)

[@RCmodelVideos]

There's no point to talk about that rav4 prime anymore, you can't get it unless you wait 2-3 years. May as well just forget about it and compare outlander to other available vehicles...

[@alanbland1976]

Unfortunate but true. We're looking to get a PHEV SUV as our replacement family car and the Outlander is the clear top of the pack. The Tucson/Sportage/Sorento don't have heat pumps which bumps them down, as I live in Canada. And the Rav4 is effectively unavailable. The rest are either luxury vehicles, so too expensive, or have terrible range. Outlander wins.

[@maximkuznetsov1562]

It seemed to me like the suspension doesn't work well on a little bad road surfaces.

[@rapide12345]

The battery is 20KWH.

[@alanbland1976]

Yeah, but a portion of it is reserved to prevent battery degradation, and to maintain hybrid operation when the driver has deliberately exploited the maximum EV range. Roughly 4kWh are held in reserve. The reviewer is referencing the "useable" battery as being 16kWh. This is why it gets ~2.4miles/kWh but its range is "only" 38 miles. This is a good thing because the battery will last longer and the cost to run it in EV mode is lessened.

[@f50koenigg]

Man you have gotten look a lot older in the last 2 years. I hope everything is going well in your life.

[@trulycommonman7673]

Great review ! few thing worth mentioning EV mode does works if we avoid heavy foot, infact upto 120km/h have driven without getting gasoline turn on and even I got more than 50 miles several times ( even rav4 prime does the same thing flip between hybrid and ev mode not sure why its been called out saying only Mitsubishi does that ) Tarmac mode does gives you stiff steering experience Power mode gives intensive power in driving dynamics Gasoline stays clam and cabin noise isolation is much better compared to Rav4 Prime Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi built the platform its not Nissan alone did A to Z in tech features of the car. ( same goes with Mazda and Toyota often many doesn't know that this two makers share a lot of things ofcourse better copy by showing externally uniqueness ) S-AWC is superior in snow and difficult situation, Rav4Prime AWD is not that superior ! Mitsubishi is the first one to enter in SUV PHEV & top selling model in the world so far

[@mathieularocque1953]

Just so you know, you can also start the oulander in ev only mode, just select the ev mode before starting it. Selecting the ev mode after it has started put it in hybrid, I saw this information in another review

[@Pdougie2]

It DOES NOT have a CVT. It has a single speed gearbox that connects the engine to the front axle at speeds above 45mph or 70km/h. Also it does not have 3 motors. It has 2 motors, one on the front axle and one on the front. Please learn about the vehicles you make videos about BEFORE you drive them.

[@mathieularocque1953]

It does have 3 motor, 2 electric and 1 gas engine, you are right about the single speed gearbox thought 😊

[@Pdougie2]

An engine is not a motor. A motor is powered by electricity. An engine is powered by fuel, commonly petrol or diesel.

[@mathieularocque1953]

​@@Pdougie2 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_(disambiguation) A motor is a mechanical or electrical device that creates motion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Sorry to let you know that an engine is a motor powered by fuel or diesel generally but not exclusively...

[@Pdougie2]

The single speed transmission is NOTHING LIKE what is in a RAV4.

[@bextar6365]

Does the hood still Flap above 50 mph on the new model ?

[@rapide12345]

It's already been fixed, no more hood flutter issues, if their is any, Mitsubishi will replace the hood for free.

[@plohish1337]

I've heard this car doesn't work below -15 - -20 celsius, because battery can't operate at these temps

[@ejohnson3131]

False information. It has a heat pump. It will start as an ICE, not electric in -40 C temperatures unlike pure electric vehicles.

[@PeopleHealthTru]

9:00 gas engine kicks in when gas pedal is about half throttle. Hard to keep in completely electric mode

[@RichardShannon-fw1xt]

Drove it as I would actually drive it 90% plus of time stayed in EV mode - why I bought - no new primes out there yet - tho a lot of used ones .. he did good review - really same thinking except interior quality of Mazda is definitely superior- Value proposition is not bad . Live in city and cx70 just a little too physically big for our needs but nicer vehicle . Like he said liked the Outlander handling way more than expected to - it’s nice

[@KO-sx9uy]

Buy out lease to get $7500 EV discount.

[@doggedlydetermined7022]

Wouldn’t be a bad car to buy… I’d just need to get like 50% off MSRP first

[@tomdoe4962]

My wife and I were looking last summer and the Honda CRV and Mazda CX5 had the same MSRP but the Honda's had very limited supply and dealers were markig up 5K over MSRP. The Mazda we got 1500 off sticker so yeah no way the Honda is 6500 better. In terms of drive I thought the Mazda drove better. If they were the same price I'd probably go with Honda reliability but not with that kind of delta. Oh we did go to a Toyota dealer they didn't have a Rav 4 not even for a test drive.

[@gerardferry8810]

You’re out of topic!!!!😂😂😂

[@tomdoe4962]

@@gerardferry8810 I'm just supporting the topic that the Mitsu is probably far cheaper than the Toyota when you factor in dealer markup. We couldn't even test drive a Rav 4 and would have had to buy and wait months. We didn't get as far as the actual price, but I'm sure it was going to be over sticker

[@carl4737]

Towing capacity is very lame for an SUV

[@kevinwright4088]

We can build stuff like homes where roads and parking spaces are built. We need a genius thinker.

[@J.W.W.]

C4MM

[@Digikidthevoiceofreason]

It's a HYBRID. Hybrids are not EVs.

[@whiteandnerdytuba]

PHEV is such a ridiculous moniker for what is just a hybrid. Problem with this car s that it doesn’t do anything better than any other competitor