Just a little over two months after Mitsubishi teased the new Outlander with the second iteration of its Concept PX-MiEV at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, the Japanese company lifted the wraps off the production model that will make its world premiere at the forthcoming Geneva Motor Show in early March.
Even though we only get a single picture from Mitsubishi, it's easy to see that the all-new Outlander is almost a carbon copy of the PX-MiEV II right down to the design of the alloy wheels.
This doesn't mean that there aren't differences over the study but that they are limited to details such as the conventional headlamp units, exterior mirrors and door handles while Mitsubishi also added a pair of fog lamps up front.
Mitsubishi says that the new Outlander's will feature the "same uncluttered quality look" inside the cabin with higher grade materials that include padded surfaces, soft-touch finish, silver accents and gloss black appliqués along with a new multifunctional steering wheel and "easy-to-read instrument displays".
The Outlander will also gain a power tailgate and sport full third row seating and a flat floor cargo area.
Under the hood, the new Outlander will launch in Europe towards the end of summer with a choice of two four-cylinder engines, including a revised 2.0-liter MIVEC petrol or 2.2-liter MIVEC Clean Diesel, in both FWD and four-wheel drive variants. Depending on the market and the engine, an Auto Stop & Go system as well as an all-new 6-speed automatic transmission will also be available.
In early 2013, Mitsubishi will add a new plug-in hybrid powertrain combining a 2.0-liter four-cylinder petrol engine with a pair of electric motors, one on each axle. According to the company, the Outlander plug-in hybrid will allow for a driving range and very low CO2 emissions similar to that of the PX-MiEV II concept at over 800 km (~500 miles) and a target of below 50 g/km, respectively.
The new Outlander will first go on sale in Russia early this summer followed by Europe in late summer, Japan, Oceania, China and North America.
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disaster. japanese automaker is dead.
Well done Mitsubishi! But the interior had better be a vast improvement over your current offerings......
Given the very hard time your having just existing as a recognisable car brand, this is a solid product with all the necessary drive train variations needed for this model to be competitive in all types of consumer markets. Plus a well planned roll-out that has the larger growth markets supporting the preceding launches into the matured lower growth markets.
Hopefully Mitsu will apply the same strategy to the badly needed new Lancer and of course Evo.
concept ---> production = FAIL !!!
ugly as my morning shit
I can't imagine that anyone will buy this.
Dear Mitsubishi, this is not an improvement.
Really, I hope it looks better in person than it does in photographs.
Wow, this is a huge step backawards. It looks like a baby Endeavor which is getting really old here in the States. Such a boring dumpy design. I really hope it looks better in person, because ugly cars in pictures usually look a little better in person to me, but I don't think there is much hope for this SUV. I used to love Mitsubishi, but I think they are going to completely disappear soon.
Where is the Mitsubishi DNA ? Where are their design cue ? I tought their last front end was the new face of Mitsubishi ?!?
What the.... is this a joke?
Can imagine that when this design was introduced to the rest of the company, alot of them freshened their resumes! I really used to like Mitsubishi designs, but they, like most Japanese auto manufacturers lately, have been way off the mark.
Wow, the fog lamps are comically ugly and look so much out of place design-wise.
HORRIBLE!
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