Mitsubishi Outlander

For the smaller vehicle sold under the name "Mitsubishi Outlander Sport" in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, and Indonesia since 2010, see Mitsubishi ASX § first. For the smaller vehicle sold under the name "Mitsubishi Outlander Sport" in the Americas and Africa since 2024, see Mitsubishi Xforce.

Mitsubishi Outlander
2022 Mitsubishi Outlander SE
Overview
ManufacturerMitsubishi Motors
Also called
Production2001–present
Body and chassis
ClassCompact crossover SUV
Body style5-door SUV
Layout

The Mitsubishi Outlander (Japanese: 三菱・アウトランダー, Hepburn: Mitsubishi Autorandā) is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors since 2001. It was originally known as the Mitsubishi Airtrek (Japanese: 三菱・エアトレック, Hepburn: Mitsubishi Eatorekku) when it was introduced in Japan.

The original Airtrek name was chosen to "describe the vehicle's ability to transport its passengers on adventure-packed journeys in a 'free-as-a-bird' manner",[1] and was "coined from Air and Trek to express the idea of footloose, adventure-filled motoring pleasure."[2] The Outlander nameplate which replaced it evoked a "feeling of journeying to distant, unexplored lands in search of adventure."[1]

The second generation of the vehicle was introduced in 2006 and all markets including Japan adopted the Outlander name, although production of the older version continued in parallel. It was built on the company's GS platform, and used various engines developed by Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, and PSA Peugeot Citroën. PSA's Citroën C-Crosser and Peugeot 4007, which were manufactured by Mitsubishi in Japan, are badge engineered versions of the second generation Outlander.[3] Global sales achieved the 1.5 million unit milestone in October 2016, 15 years after its market launch.[4]

As part of the third generation line-up, Mitsubishi launched in January 2013 a plug-in hybrid model called Outlander PHEV. As of January 2022, global sales totaled about 300,000 units,[5] and according to JATO Dynamics, the Outlander PHEV is the world's all-time best selling plug-in hybrid since December 2018.[6] As of 2019, Europe is the leading market with over 126,000 units sold through January 2019,[6][7] and the Outlander plug-in hybrid listed as Europe's best-selling plug-in hybrid car for five years running, 2015 to 2019.[6]

The fourth-generation model was released 2021. Following Mitsubishi's entry to Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, the fourth-generation Outlander is based on the Rogue/X-Trail, which is built on the CMF-CD platform.[8]

  1. ^ a b Fact & Figures 2005 Archived 5 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, p.33, Mitsubishi Motors website
  2. ^ "MMC announces smart all-rounder AIRTREK model" Archived 29 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Mitsubishi-Motors.com press release, 20 June 2001
  3. ^ "New Peugeot/Citroen off-roader", Motoring.co.za, 30 October 2006
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sales1.5mi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Mitsubishi Motors Introduces the All-New Outlander PHEV Model in New Zealand" (Press release). Tokyo: Mitsubishi Motors. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022. As of January 2022, about 300,000 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEVs have been sold worldwide.
  6. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference MOPHEV200k was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Kane, Mark (13 March 2019). "Outlander PHEV Is Best-Selling Mitsubishi In Europe". InsideEVs.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  8. ^ Misoyannis, Alex (17 February 2021). "2022 Mitsubishi Outlander revealed, Australian timing confirmed". CarAdvice. Drive.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.