2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review // Battery trouble in extreme cold!
We’ve got the Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid a pH you might be able to get that’s pretty quiet oo so quiet that was a great acceleration gas engine didn’t come on still really smooth and quiet nice if you need a lot of power like if Andrea is really giving
It the beans then the gas engine will come on to give you everything give you more power everything you need all right this is the pH we got it back because we only drove it for one day when it was launched we thought let’s get it for a
Week and see what we think about it right now we’re going to get into what’s under the hood of this thing a 2.4 L 4 cylinder with a twin motor pH system and a 1-speed automatic transmission a combined 248 horsepower and 332 lbet of torque it it’s a 20 kW
Battery with 61 km or 38 M of range and goes up to 687 km or 420 Mi with a full charge and a full tank of fuel some of you might be wondering what is with this one-speed automatic transmission well I asked Mitsubishi about this because some
People have reported that this is a CVT or an ecvt but Mitsubishi says because the electric motors turn quickly there’s no need for a conventional transmission or a CVT all right we’re going to explain more of this coming up halfway through our video called question coffee
And cars we’ll kind of explain it a little bit more right now what do you get with this vehicle what are the key standard features The Outlander comes with a 12.3 in digital driver display an 8-in touchscreen wired Apple carplay an Android auto a six- speaker audio system seven passenger seating cloth upholstery
Heated front seats six-way manual driver’s seat 4way manual passenger seat and a heat pump it’s a big dial here with all these different settings Powers my favorite but what else can you put it in you got to put it in ask for subscribing if you can hit that notification Bell you’ll be notified
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The scenes and to get a question in more on that in a moment from me it’s motormouth forauto and the links are below the like button so a segment you have to watch is later on called our Hot Topic and we’re getting into the battery the vehicle’s inability to drive and
Take a charge in temperatures below -20° C what it cost to replace the battery can it be repaired battery degradation and more but right now Andrea you’re in the pilot seat how are you enjoying it wow I just can’t believe how quiet this cabin is even when the gas engine does
Go on it Still Remains quite quiet and Mitsubishi says they really worked on the Comfort level in the cabin but also the noise vibration and harshness is I can definitely see that that’s made a big difference now I find the steering in this vehicle to be very light makes
Maneuverability easy but I think I would like something that is slightly firmer other than that I really like the smooth ride and the way it handles okay so a couple of things here the plug-in hybrid system is developed by Mitsubishi this is their second generation plug-in
Hybrid and the benefit of that is they have expertise in this where a lot of other brands they’re on their first plugin and then after they developed that first phev they had a marriage with Nissan and Renault right so the platform that we’re driving on is improved and
It’s shared with Nissan Renault but the plug-in hybrid part is Mitsubishi and I think the benefit is the platform is much better for Comfort this is built on the same platform they used for the Nissan Rogue and you really can’t see much of a resemblance this has the
Dynamic shield design to the front end this is a bit polarizing some people like the look I like the look some people don’t now it’s been on the road for over a year what do you think of it I think it’s quite modern yet very unique looking some just don’t like the
Look of the front I don’t mind it I think it’s actually quite a handsome looking vehicle it gets 7.8 in of ground clearance and comes standard with LED headlights you’ve got Chrome window trim bodyc color door handles and side view mirrors LED rear combination lights 18 in Wheels available 20in and a tire
Repair kit so the olander is sold as a gas model and this plug-in hybrid model when the gas model came out the interior actually won an award for its design and you can see on this top trim you get some beautiful things like the analine is it analine or sem analine appointed
Seat it’s not anod it’s analine analine and you get the quilting on the door cards as well it looks more expensive than the vehicle is stitching on the dash pad a nice caramel color Dash wrap here it looks really quite nice well I think it looks more upscale than
Something like the Rav 4 Prime for sure so I think it kind of puts it in a class of its own for this beautiful interior I think it’s well organized and well laid out the designers you know have created a lot of storage there’s a small traditional shifter at the center
Console keeping everything really quite clean and I also like this design it’s kind of a metal weave trim at the center console as well this come standard with cloth upholstery available ultra suede and leatherette there’s also leather appointed seats and of course the semi analine that you see on our top trim not
Anod not anod analine now we’ve got the available 9-in touchcreen in here with Wireless Apple carplay and Android Auto Plus navigation there are so many trims available with multiple price points but here are some features available on the Outlander phev they include massage front seats which is a first for
Outlander A multi- View Camera head-up display wireless charger a Bose sound system power driver and passenger seat driver seat memory heated steering wheel Pano sunroof heated rear seats and a hands-free power liftgate there is one feature that the Outlander doesn’t have on any trim and that is ventilated front
Seats I know that is an important feature for some of you today the coldest day of the year don’t need ventilated seats we don’t all right speaking of seats I want to get into what’s unique about this vehicle the fact that it has a standard third row
First of all here’s me getting in the second row this is in the compact class and you can see there’s adequate head room and leg room how does it Stack Up Andrea comparing the Outlander plug-in hybrid to the sento plug-in hybrid The Outlander has 41.7 in of front row leg
Room which is about the same as the sento space in the second row for The Outlander is 38.1 in which does fall short to the s rento here’s me getting in the third row I wouldn’t suggest this for a grown human it’s best for kids I
Can get in there but you can see there is not a lot of space and please help me get out third row leg room at 19.1 in is smaller than the sento and then you lift the power lift gate on this model and it has when the third row is up a useful
Space it really is quite large when the third row is down and you can see there’s even storage underneath the floor The Outlander gets 30.8 cubic feet of space behind the second row 12.8 cubic feet behind the third row and 64.7 cubic feet for overall cargo space the
Sento does offer more space in all of those areas all right you have some good questions about how this plug-in hybrid system works so let’s get into it time now for questions coffee and cars your questions from Instagram I’ve had my current car for 10 years and I’m so new
To hybrids does this vehicle require a special inhome plug to charge it thanks for all your honest reviews love them and has helped me in my search thank you very much well that’s the joy of a plug-in hybrid is that you can just use a level one charger which is just the
Regular outlet in your home if you choose to now you can add a level two if you like well the one thing about this phv from Mitsubishi it’s one of I think maybe they might be the only one that has level uh three charging which is a
DC fast charger so most do not have that so to your point you could plug it in in the evening and uh in the morning when you get up to go to work or whatever you’re doing it will be fully charged it’s going to take longer with just a
Regular 110 or 120 volt Outlet uh versus 240 but uh yeah you can get by with and it’s also great for people who live in apartment building so if you have a plug nearby in the underground you can scavenge electricity of that so for my mom who has a plug-in hybrid she just
Stock with a level one it’s worked great for her but our neighbor across the street who also has a plug-in hybrid he’s in and out of the house quite a bit he did go with a level two because he always has then his range topped up hi
Guys love your channel thank you this looks really interesting though while in hybrid mode seems less efficient than the Toyota Ralph 4 Prime have you tested the actual electric range so we actually have a viewer who has um this vehicle okay and I’m just going to read what he
Said cuz I think it’s really great information I have a 24 Outlander bought in November the range in the cold is about 70 kilom the warmer temperature I usually get about 80 kilm which is above the range EV range EPA seems to be tough on Japanese cars the same car in
Australia gets 80 kilometers range sticker yes it the EPA range is just more thorough a little bit stricter when they’re coming up with these numbers and the efficiency when the battery is depleted is about 7 L per 100 kilm in my case not the 9 lers combin the EPA is
Putting out my foot is heavy and on the highway I go well above 120 the engine is truly getting on when the speed is above 130 km per hour in the CRV for instance the engine is engaged and the hybrid will stop working when going
Above 70 km per hour so of the reasons why this isn’t as efficient as say a Toyota is it all comes down to the transmission setup and the way they power the system so it’s kind of complicated to explain it uh this is similar to the Honda system that uses
The gasoline engine to act as a generator yeah to produce electricity for the electric motors it’s only at 130 km an hour the gasoline engine is directly powering the wheels now with a Toyota system it’s switching the gasoline engine on and off a lot more often and that’s where they get a
Greater efficiency they have a a planetary gear set an ecvt and that’s the real difference does it really make any difference to you other than you are saving money over a regular gasoline Outlander that’s what you’ve got to think about I truly enjoy your honest reviews and is my first reference when I
Want to research a specific car thank you I’m wondering what will someone lose choosing this vehicle over the raav for prime or the Tucson Sportage plug-in hybrid it so why don’t I do the Korean Twins and then you do the r four so the Korean twins don’t offer as much range
As this Outlander does and the fact that geez this person is saying that he’s getting 7 to 80 kilometers versus that’s but still pretty good that’s grandmother research but yes it’s it’s still it’s still feedback I still think it’s positive so it doesn’t get as much range
This is a heavier vehicle though and this has the third row tiny third row and best for very small ch children but the option is there as well so you know I I think that they’re all great vehicles I wouldn’t have a problem with any of them I find that this gas engine
Doesn’t come on as much as my mom’s Tucson plug-in hybrid also this has a heat pump and the Korean twins do not have a heat pump okay over to Toyota Toyota has the best range 68 kilometers and uh it’s been um absolutely impossible to get so the benefit of this
One is you can probably get one over a Rav 4 prime it does have the third row seat it does have better efficiency the R 4 does as we mentioned a moment ago when you’re off the full charge so there are pluses and minuses the other thing
That Ral 4 Prime she’s spendy yeah so um you have to factor all of that in and difficult to get especially in Canada more available in the US for sure and now it’s time for our Hot Topic what’s this one Andrea driving this for almost a year now overall very happy with the
Purchase however the manufacturer unfortunately did not disclose the warrant guarantee for battery degradation well if you’re new around here we recently did a video on a Hyundai ionic 5 that needed a battery replacement that cost more than the car itself well that opened up a whole can of worms and people asking questions
About plugins and full EVS so on this one Andrea reached out to the PR department of Mitsubishi to get the answers that you’re looking for so the battery warranty for this Outlander does not cover the natural rate of battery degradation so Wonder where the battery is well it is located under the vehicle
Below the cabin and is protected in a sealed metal case components that are located in the battery case can be replaced and if the battery has an issue the current process is to replace it EV technicians are available at dealerships to assess the damage and damaged battery cells can be identified using diagnostic
Equipment located at these dealerships but the big question that we asked is is if the battery underneath is damaged and it needs to be replaced how much did we get an answer no we didn’t get an exact answer however mitsub she did say over time as more batteries are produced they
Do hope that they will be able to replace cells within the battery and that will bring the cost down it’s the same answer for all the manufacturers how much is your battery H we don’t have the price but trust us in the future it’ll be cheaper that’s a leap of faith
But there you go that’s the world we’re in the Outlander phev has some limitations in extreme temperatures like minus 20° C minus 4 fah a viewer who experienced these temperatures recently says the vehicle won’t start if it’s parked outside he says there is no resolution other than to tow it to a
Warmer place like a heated parcade or garage a message appeared on the vehicle dash to plug in the charger to warm the drive battery but when plugged in it wouldn’t accept the charge in -2 C -4 F Mitsubishi Motors Canada replied in The Outlander pH the plug-in hybrid EV
System is designed to prevent damage to the battery at all times and in certain cases May prevent the vehicle from being driven in environments of extreme cold it is recommended to follow the directions found in the owners manual and connect the EV charging cable while the vehicle is parked to improve the
Vehicle’s ability to operate normally when required this may increase the battery’s warmth and improve the vehicle’s ability to safely start when we had the Outlander pH our temperatures dropped to -12° C 10 F and we had no issues with the vehicle if you are dealing with extreme temperatures The
Outlander pH may not be the right choice for you but there’s a lot of questions about this vehicle can it tow what is the warranty how fast is it to charge and More in our vital stats let’s start with pricing we’ll do Canada first and
Then move on to the US the base model starts at just over $48,000 and the top trim is just over 58,000 in the US the base model is just over $40,000 and the top trim just under $49,000 the Outlander plug-in hybrid gets 3.6 L equivalent per 100 km a 64 m
Per gallon equivalent with the battery depleted a combine 9 L per 100 km 26 M per gallon The Outlander comes with a 3.3 KW onboard charger with a level one charger it’ll charge from 0 to 100% in 16 hours level two 0 to 100% in 6 and
1/2 hours and with a DC fast charger it takes 38 minutes to charge to 80% in Canada this plug-in hybrid qualifies for the federal EV rebate of $5,000 and rebates in any participating provinces The Outlander does not qualify for a tax credit in the US but incentives may be
Available at Mitsubishi dealerships if the vehicle is leased this plug-in hybrid is rated to tow 1500 lb and the warranty is 5 years 100,000 kilm or 60,000 Mi the powertrain and battery warranty are 10 years 160,000 km or 100,000 mi in the United States complimentary maintenance is covered for
2 years or 30,000 Mi so you like the idea of a compact utility that’s a plugin what else can you buy for your consideration four vehicles for you to consider at first is the Toyota Rav 4 prime it has a 2.5 L 4 cylinder engine with a combined 302 horsepower 68 km 42
M of EV range it starts at just over $544,000 the Kia Sportage with a 1.6 L turbo 4 cylinder it combined 261 horsepower and 55 km or 34 M of EV range at a starting price of $495,000 the Hyundai Tucson with the same powertrain as the Sportage but with
53 kilm 33 Mi of range a little bit less it is a starting price of just over $52,000 the Kia serrento plug-in hybrid with the same 1.6 L turbo 4 cylinder as the other Korean Vehicles 261 horsepower it has 51 km or 32 M of EV range at a starting price of 515,000
So there are four plug-in hybrid SUVs for you to consider lightning round two things we like two things we’d like to see improved I really like this Upscale Interior for a non- luxury brand this is very well done what I’d like to see for the price ventilated front seats added
Not today it’s too cold
This is a Motormouth couple car review of the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV or plug-in hybrid electric compact SUV. Smooth, quiet, spacious and excellent EV range, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV!
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has been a huge success for Mitsubishi and dealerships actually have stock of this plug-in hybrid. Mitsubishi Canada tells us there is a good supply in most trims in dealerships across Canada.
Mitsubishi also has one of the best battery warranties, 10 years or 160,000 km/100,000 miles on PHEV components and the lithium-ion battery.
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, or plug-in hybrid has a 2.4-litre 4-cylinder with a twin motor PHEV system with a combined 248 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque.
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has a 20-kWh battery, gets 61 km/38 miles of EV range and allows for up to 687 km/420 miles of combined electric-gas range on a single charge and a tank of fuel.
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV twin-motor AWD powertrain consists of a gasoline engine and front electric motor driving the front wheels and a standalone rear-mounted motor driving the rear axle.
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has a 1-speed transmission, since electric motors can turn fast there is no need for a conventional transmission or CVT. The gasoline only engages to the front wheel when the vehicle is at the right speed range approximately 130 km/h/81 mph.
Our top trim Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV test model has the 9” touchscreen with wireless Apple Carplay and Android Auto, navigation, a 12.3” digital driver display, multi-view camera, head-up display, wireless charger, Bose sound system, power front seats, semi-aniline leather appointed seats, driver seat memory, massage seats, heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, heated rear seats, a panoramic sunroof and a hands-free power tailgate.
The Outlander PHEV does not offer ventilated front seats on any trim level.
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV fuel economy is 3.6Le/100 km, 64 MPGe . With the battery depleted, a combined 9L/100 km, 26 MPG. That’s 9.2L/100 km, 25.5 MPG city and 8.7L/100 km, 27 MPG highway.
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV comes with a 3.3 kWh onboard charger. With a Level 1 charger, it will charge from 0-100% in 16 hours, Level 2 0-100% in 6 ½ hours and with a DC Fast Charger, it takes 38 minutes to charge up to 80%.
This plug-in hybrid qualifies for the Federal EV rebate in Canada of $5,000 and rebates in any participating provinces.
The Outlander starts at $48,198 CAD/$40,345 USD.
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0:00 Intro
0:39 Drive system
1:33 Key standard features
2:44 Drive impressions
3:17 Mitsubishi, Nissan Renault
3:55 Design
4:38 Interior
5:49 Available features
6:29 seating and space
7:49 Questions, Coffee & Cars
12:46 Hot topic
13:20 Battery warranty
13:30 battery location
13:37 Battery repairable
13:56 Battery replacement cost
14:29 Battery failure in Extreme cold
16:01 Price
16:19 Fuel economy
16:33 Charging
16:50 Rebates
17:08 Towing
17:12 Warranty
17:32 Competitors
17:36 Toyota RAV4 Prime
17:50 Kia Sportage PHEV
18:03 Hyundai Tucson PHEV
18:24 Kia Sorrento PHEV
18:32 Final thoughts
