MITSUBISHI has made modest specification and pricing adjustments to its widespread Outlander SUV vary because the model continues to be impacted by what it says are ongoing provide constraints and growing materials, manufacturing and logistical prices.
In introducing its MY22.5 Outlander line-up, the importer adjusted the usual specification ranges of sure variants saying the choice will optimise manufacturing and minimise provide delays for its SUV clients.
“The all-new Mitsubishi Outlander stays the best-equipped automobile we now have ever offered in Australia, boasting a newly developed platform and powertrain, daring and distinctive exterior styling and a refined inside with high-end finishes,” Mitsubishi Australia CEO Shaun Westcott stated.
Exceed and Exceed Tourer variants face a worth enhance of $500 and $1000 respectively and now retail from $48,490 and $50,990 plus on-road prices. Specs for the pair are unchanged.
Entry-grade Outlander ES variants now characteristic energy window one-touch up and down on the motive force’s window solely whereas Outlander LS variants lose their powered tailgate. Pricing for each variants is unchanged, nonetheless from $34,490 and $37,990 plus on-road prices respectively.
In the midst of the vary, we discover the Outlander Aspire loses its full-digital driver show in favour of a smaller 7.0-inch multi-information show. The variant remains to be priced from $41,490 plus on-road prices.
“These adjustments to 22.5 model-year Outlander specification guarantee Mitsubishi Motors Australia can safe well timed manufacturing in these widespread grades for our vendor community and clients,” Mr Westcott added.
The MY22.5 Mitsubishi Outlander vary retains the five-star ANCAP security ranking issued to 2022 fashions.
Up to date petrol-powered Outlander variants are anticipated in native showrooms from April, simply forward of the arrival of the revamped plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vary.
Due in Australia from mid-year, the extremely anticipated Outlander PHEV vary guarantees considerably elevated vary over the outgoing line-up, the brand new drivetrain providing between 83 and 87km of all-electric driving vary, up from 54km within the outgoing mannequin.
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Restricted (MMAL) says native pricing and specs for the Outlander PHEV can be revealed nearer to the mannequin’s native launch, nevertheless GoAuto understands that a rise of as much as 40 per cent within the efficiency of the Outlander PHEV is predicted, partly because of extra environment friendly electrical motors and a bigger 20kWh battery (up from 13.8kWh).
A carryover inner combustion engine, the two.4-litre four-cylinder petrol unit from the previous mannequin, troopers on for the newest PHEV replace.
That engine produces 98kW/195Nm (+4kW/-4Nm) and is paired to a duo of electrical motors making 85kW/255Nm (+25kW/+118Nm) on the entrance and 100kW/195Nm (+30kW/unchanged) on the rear.
Mitsubishi says the upgraded entrance electrical motor advantages from a ‘booster’ operate as a part of quite a few drive modes out there within the new mannequin: Regular, Tarmac, Gravel, Snow, Mud, Energy and Eco. A one-pedal driving mode can be out there, like that which debuted within the present Nissan LEAF.
Petrol vary is elevated as a result of inclusion of a bigger petrol tank (capability not provided), whereas the model’s Tremendous-All Wheel Management (S-AWC) adopts Energetic Yaw Management (AYC) for the rear axle to higher break up the torque between the axles as required and torque vectoring by brake (TVBB) can be included to separate drive from left to proper.
The Outlander PHEV is produced as a five- or seven-seater, rides on 20-inch wheels and is offered with a two-tone paint scheme.
Additionally it is fitted with Mitsubishi’s newest MI-PILOT7 security and driver help suite, which incorporates adaptive cruise management, lane-keeping and following help, site visitors signal detection, blind-spot help, ahead and rearward autonomous emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alert and driver fatigue monitoring.
The system can be able to utilizing map information to routinely regulate automobile velocity for corners and “different circumstances on expressways” whereas routinely beginning after the automobile in entrance has moved on from standstill inside 30 seconds.
Additional, the Mitsubishi Join smartphone app permits house owners to examine on the automobile’s remaining vary remotely, set charging instances and find it when parked.
Mitsubishi added the unique Outlander PHEV to its line-up in 2013 and says the electrified medium SUV had since offered greater than 270,000 world wide by the tip of 2020.
Each petrol and petrol-electric variations of the fourth-generation Outlander share their underpinnings with Nissan’s CMF-CD structure, which additionally types the idea of the brand new Nissan X-TRAIL.
The Mitsubishi Outlander is at present one of many best-selling Medium SUVs within the sub $60,000 class. 12 months-to-date gross sales figures present the mannequin ranks in fourth place domestically with 1352 models gross sales (or an 11.0% section share). It’s topped by the Mazda CX-5 (3213 models / 26.1%), Subaru Forester (1480 models / 12.0%), and Toyota RAV4 (1425 models / 11.6%).
2022 Mitsubishi Outlander pricing*:
| ES five-seat (a) | $34,490 | (unchanged) |
| ES seven-seat (a) | $35,490 | (unchanged) |
| ES five-seat AWD (a) | $36,990 | (unchanged) |
| LS seven-seat (a) | $37,990 | (unchanged) |
| LS seven-seat AWD (a) | $40,490 | (unchanged) |
| Aspire seven-seat (a) | $41,490 | (unchanged) |
| Aspire seven-seat AWD (a) | $43,990 | (unchanged) |
| Exceed seven-seat AWD (a) | $48,490 | (+$500) |
| Exceed Tourer seven-seat AWD (a) | $50,990 | (+$1000) |
*Pricing excludes on-road prices.
