A PHEV you can actually get! // 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review
This is a Motormouth couple car review of the new 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, compact SUV.
What’s New? The 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has a larger battery, increased EV range, more power and Mitsubishi says, improved driving dynamics. The 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV interior has been redesigned with new materials, colours, an updated centre console with more storage, new cupholders, a redesigned phone charger, new stereo system and the addition of ventilated front seats. The exterior has been tweaked with a revised grille, redesigned front and rear bumpers, new 18” and 20” wheel designs and darker rear taillamps.
This 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid is powered by a 2.4-litre 4-cylinder engine with a twin motor PHEV system and a 1-speed transmission, it has a combined 297 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque. The larger 22.7-kWh battery, up from 20 kWh gets 72 km/45 miles of EV range and allows for up to 690 km/429 miles of combined electric-gas range on a single charge and a tank of fuel. Standard super all-wheel control AWD. It used to have 61 km/38 miles of range, so a nice improvement especially during those winter months and it comes standard with a heat pump.
The biggest changes come to the 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV interior with improvements to the armrest storage area, the cupholders were moved forward to a location next to the gear shifter and the design of the wireless charger has been improved.
The 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV technology is good, it comes standard with dual 12.3” screens and wireless Apple Carplay and Android Auto. The new standard 8- speaker or available 12-speaker Yamaha audio system is great; we first experienced this system in the 2025 Outlander gas model at the drive event in California. We were impressed then and we still are.
The 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has improved fuel economy, it gets 3.2Le/100 km,73.5 MPGe. With the battery depleted, 8.6L/100 km, 27 MPG in the city and on the highway.
Here is the Canadian MSRP, 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV ES $49,998, SE $52,598, LE $54,798, SEL $57,598, GT $60,598, GT Premium $61,698, GT Noir $63,048.
The US will be launching the 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV at a later time, pricing has not been announced.
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