Mitsubishi is continuing its “product offensive” with a new Outlander PHEV this fall.
While some automakers’ sales floundered in the first six months of 2024, one automaker that’s actually been picking up steam is Mitsubishi. Whatever you think of its decision to pivot toward SUVs, its latest models have proven notably popular, and that’s especially true with the Outlander and its plug-in hybrid variant. Even though we’re just a couple years into a new generation, there’s already a new Outlander PHEV on the way, as the company’s European news site announced Monday.
Mitsubishi mainly took the opportunity today to announce the model’s debut in Madrid on October 1, but did not get into much technical detail. From what little we can see, it appears the 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV will evolve the current design, though the company’s statement promises “new levels of quality” for the European market.
Other fine details the teaser photos reveal is a new 12.3-inch infotainment screen, rather than the 9-inch display we get at the top end right now, as well as a Yamaha audio system, rather than a Bose system. Another small detail shot shows off diamond quilted semi-aniline leather seats with black stitching, but that’s about all we can see for the moment. Given the technological upgrades on hand, word has it the Outlander PHEV will also get ventilated seats, as well as the heated seats and steering wheel higher end models currently have.
Under the hood, the 2025 Mitubishi Outlander PHEV should continue to use its 2.4-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder and two electric motors. Word has it a larger battery pack is on the way for this model, boosting its all-electric driving range past the 38 miles we currently see from the existing model, thanks to its 20-kWh battery pack. The current model also manages 248 horsepower combined from its powertrain, so an improvement in terms of power or range (or both) would be a welcome one.
Rumors abound for a high-performance, three-motor Ralliart Outlander PHEV with more than 300 horsepower, but nothing official has been announced on that yet. The 2024 Ralliart, for its part, is essentially an appearance package, so we’ll have to see if the more ambitious rumors come to fruition, be it for a European model or the inevitable updated Outlander PHEV for North America.
This is just the latest in a string of new product reveals. Mitsubishi also revealed the new ASX, which we know in the U.S. as the Outlander Sport, back in June.
