2015 Mitsubishi Outlander from North America

Summary:

Great small SUV

Faults:

I have not had any problems with the car, just routine maintenance.

General Comments:

I love the car. I love the touch screen that controls the radio.

The car has a third row seat that is very tiny and not spacious for my kids, and when the third row is up, there is not any cargo room.

The wheels are small for an SUV, but it drives great in the snow. Requires a great deal of acceleration to get the car going, but it has a smooth ride once going.

There is no vents in the rear end of the vehicle, which makes keeping the third row comfortable a challenge.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 23rd July, 2016

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander GLX PHEV 2 litre petrol electric hybrid from UK and Ireland

Summary:

Nice features, but far too high a level of complexity in basic vehicle functions

General Comments:

This was a hire car for a day trip of 375 miles. The vehicle was new with only 15 miles on the clock when delivered.

The drivers position is roomy with electric adjustment. The passenger side less so with manual adjustment.

The (drive) battery was flat when it was delivered and failed to charge for the whole trip. I realise now that I should have pressed the charge button.

The manual was poor, with an attempt to cover all models, but not giving enough detail on any of them. This was especially relevant with regard to starting/selecting Drive or Reverse. If often failed to go into gear, instead responding with a frustrating series of beeps, the cause of which was unknown. At other times the gears could be selected without any difficulty. Some considerable time was spent sitting stationary, half in a parking bay, trying to get it to move.

At speed, acceleration was modest but quite responsive. However, moving off from a standing start required a surprising degree of throttle application, with the rate of acceleration being disappointingly slow.

It had a sat nav, cruise control and a reversing camera. I didn't use the sat nav, but the cruise control worked well and the camera was handy.

Ride quality was generally good, but noisy on concrete highways.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 20th April, 2015

27th Jun 2015, 22:30

All in all, a day trip seems insufficient to provide a sound review. Especially when not able to figure out how the systems work...