Mitsubishi prices new-gen Outlander from $34,490 + ORC

MITSUBISHI Motors Australia Restricted (MMAL) has introduced the pricing and specification highlights of its new-generation Outlander SUV forward of its native showroom arrival in November, bearing a beginning worth of $34,490 plus on-road prices.

Driving on a brand new platform, flaunting a radical new look and powered by a brand new engine, the MY22 Outlander will following its predecessor’s tyre tracks and be provided in each five- and seven-seat guises, every with the choice of all-wheel drive.

9 variants might be on supply to start with earlier than the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variations contact down early subsequent yr.

The 9 variants are unfold throughout 5 trim ranges, beginning with the ES and stretching as much as the flagship Exceed Tourer ($49,990), comprising two five-seaters, 5 AWDs and a septuplet of seven-seaters.

All-wheel-drive variations carry a $2500 premium over the two-wheel drives, with all variants sharing the identical 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, growing 135kW/245Nm.

No matter the drive sort, energy is distributed to the highway by way of a repeatedly variable transmission (CVT) with eight pre-determined ratios readily available for when drivers wish to take issues into their very own palms by way of the paddle-shifters.

Gas financial system throughout the vary varies from 7.5L/100km within the two-wheel-drive ES as much as 8.1L/100km within the Exceed and Exceed Touring on the ADR cycle.

Driving on 18-inch alloy wheels as customary, the ES trim stage comes with cloth upholstery, a 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 7.0-inch TFT driver’s show, dual-zone local weather management, 5 – 6 drive modes (FWD vs AWD), reversing digital camera, hill descent management, adaptive cruise management and an electrical park brake with auto maintain operate.

Stepping as much as the better-equipped LS provides silver bumper garnishes, rear prvacy glass, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, keyless entry, wi-fi cellphone charging, powered tailgate, auto-diming rearview mirror, automated headlamps, LED fog lamps, rain sensing wipers and heated wing mirrors.

Constructing on every part talked about beforehand, the Aspire roll on 20-inch alloys and options Microsuede/artificial leather-based upholstery, powered driver’s seat adjustment, heated entrance seats, a 12.3” digital instrument cluster, head-up show, adaptive self-levelling headlights with and a 360-degree digital camera.

In direction of the highest of the tree, the Exceed goes a number of steps additional with leather-based upholstery, reminiscence operate for each entrance seats, a panoramic sunroof, a Bose premium sound system, tri-zone local weather management, built-in rear sunglasses and colour-coded exterior entrance, facet and rear decrease garnishes.

The Exceed Tourer’s equipment checklist reads a lot the identical because the Exceed, however provides a two-tone exterior physique color, two-tone high-grade leather-based upholstery and massaging entrance seats.

Describing the brand new Outlander as “the best-equipped automobile the corporate has ever

offered in Australia”, MMAL mentioned it was “was crafted below the design language of ‘I-Fu-Do-Do’, which implies ‘genuine and majestic’ in Japanese”.

“Mitsubishi’s all-new flagship boasts a newly developed platform and powertrain, daring

and distinctive exterior styling and a refined and serene inside with high-end finishes

and considerate engineering touches all through,” a neighborhood spokesperson mentioned.

“Outlander additionally options extra customary driver connectivity and driver help options and a re-engineered, upgraded model of the model’s signature Tremendous All-wheel Management (S-AWC) all-wheel drive system.”

Along with the additional surety of the all-wheel-drive system – on some variants – all Outlanders include the newest suite of airbags and driver help methods together with driver consideration alert, ahead collision mitigation with bike owner detection and junction help, blind spot warning with brake help, emergency lane change alert with brake help, trailer stability help, lane departure warning and lane departure prevention with extra options added at every trim stage.

Just a few additional security gismos are added to the combo on the LS, together with rear automated emergency braking and rear cross-traffic alert, that are additionally included as customary on the upper grades.

Regardless of being a bit lengthy within the tooth now, the present Outlander has continued to search out favour with new SUV patrons, accounting for 8.9 per cent of the sub-$60,000 mid-sized phase with 8264 gross sales thus far this yr ending July 31.

2022 Mitsubishi Outlander pricing*

*Excludes on-road pricing