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. Andrea Instagram https://www.instagram.com/motormouth_andrea/ Zack Instagram https://www.instagram.com/motormouth_auto/
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I drive a 2023 Outlander PHEV and after a few years of daily driving in Canada, we’ve been very happy with it overall. The performance, fuel efficiency and features have been excellent for everyday use. The only thing I really wish Mitsubishi would add, especially for Canadian winters, is a rear camera washer. The camera gets dirty very quickly with snow, slush and road salt, so you constantly have to clean it. Aside from that, it has been a fantastic and very reliable SUV for us.
I leased a 2023 PHEV SEL and liked it so much that I turned it in and got the 2025 PHEV SEL 😊
That interior looks better than 99% of the interiors that I saw at the Toronto International Car Show this year. They should really bring back a sedan with that interior and I'd be interested.
The PHEV version costs $13,600 CAD more than the ICE version (before any rebates) 💀 that is going to take a long time to “break even”/start to save money.
We have a 2023 Mits PHEV Outlander. Now has 76 K and no problems , no service other than oil changes. Original brakes and tires. We live 40 mins from the nearest town and 90 % of the time we travel on the battery and , which at 16cents per KW costs under 2 dollars to charge. So, one dollar to go to town. Only had the turtle mode once when -32 C . That kind of temp happens maybe 4 times a winter. No big deal.
I was hunting for a RAV4, but Toyota’s new normal is all about cheap plastic, so after owning 3 amazing Toyota (the real ones that they used to do…) I’m now going to purchase The Mitsubishi Outlander instead.
My family has a 2024 and it's been a very good performer so far. I was pretty apprehensive after our RAV4 prime was written off and we couldn't get another one. The main thing that really won me over was its first winter we were driving toward a notoriously bad hill in our city where people were struggling so cars were going one at a time. The person in front of us on their attempt started really struggling in a FWD car about half way up, then slid backwards and spun around only to give up. We threw our beast in to snow mode and drove up like we were on pavement. The conditions made it seem like if I were watching it on TV in an ad I would have said "yeah, I'd like to see that in real life on [that hill downtown name]". It was pretty impressive. Obviously it's just an anecdote but it won me over that day. Maybe it was due to us having new winter tires but I have my doubts the eAWD on our old RAV would have made it since it only has a small assist motor on the back axle and mostly runs as a FWD vehicle, where the a Outlander has equal motors front and back and the engine only generates power to boost both motor output at slow speeds.
The interior looks a lot nicer than the RAV4's. I will be looking at this soon, as I would love to get a PHEV.
impressive how Mitsubishi keeps refreshing this—it feels like a new substantial update every year lately! Following the gas facelift last year, this 2026 PHEV with that 16% power bump to 297 hp [00:23] is amazing. Yamaha audio system [04:10] and the range increase to 72 km makes is a game changer for the average Canadian commute [04:42]. It’s great to see a 'non-luxury' brand offering things like semi-aniline leather and massaging seats standard on the higher trims [10:29]. Definitely feels like it’s moved to the top of the PHEV pile and a good alternative to those on the fence.
I had the Rav4 Prime and the Outlander PHEV reserved. The Rav4 Prime arrived first but discussions with the Toyota dealer did not go well and decided not to go ahead with the deal and got the reimbursement back. Got the Outlander PHEV SEL 2024 - I got a much better deal and in my opinion a 'more' car for the money paid. So far both me and my wife are very very satisfied with the car. I have to agree there could be minor improvements, such as the piano black in the center console and a bit more storage space in the glove box and center console box.
For myself, I would prefer no (somewhat worthless) third row which might make room for a spare tire.
A good option for sure! I like the outside look as well as the interior design.
Haha I LOL'd when Zack mouthed "Help!" from the third row 🤣
G'day it's Steven from Down Under Mitsubishi Motors is hugely popular around the world and outside of North America, and it seems like some of the inexplicable negative comments made by people here are based on ignorance or pure misguided hate, and that certainly won't change the popularity of the Outlander. The facts are clear, Mitsubishi is a pioneer in all wheel drive vehicles and PHEV technology. This vehicle is stunning and contemporary in design but of course design is subjective. Haters are gonna hate and there's no helping these people with their disconnection from reality. Here in Australia we're about to receive the shown upgraded 2026 Outlander PHEV too, however here to pure electric only range seems to be between 86klms and up to 100klms so I'm not sure why Canada's range seems lower though still very good. Thank you for a detailed, factual and unbiased review as usual.
I've loved the Outlander PHEV for a few years now. I started with a used 2018 with a range between 20-28 km on the battery. Last January I traded it in on a used 2024 (with 41K km and cost was just over 41K$, probably off a two year lease) and it still has a range of 60km. During summer I even get 70km+ showing but it all depends on driving style. I'm retired and most of our trips are 15-20 km, then back home and plug-in so it is almost always fully charged. A couple of times a month we do a longer trip (70km+) and by using save (Hybrid mode) we till get an average of 2.0 l/100km. Last tank (in the fall/winter) I had over 1450km before I filled up and still had over a1/4 tank and did get the warning to add fresh fuel. Since December I'm getting about 6 l/100km as it has been very cold with temps in the minus 30C and weeks of -10-20C. It has started reliably in the cold but does show the turtle warning and runs on gas until things warm up enough. Some trips are all on gas but at 6l 100/km I'm not complaining. Another year or so will look at trading for another use model, 2026 or so. Initially I did want the Toyota but none were available and I think I got the better vehicle overall.
We still love our 2023 Outlander PHEV SEL, Platinum. Have 38k miles on it and no problems. We bought it used with 13k miles for $34,000. It is perfect for us retired folks and drive about 65% in EV mode but on long trips with no range anxiety and fair gas mileage (our 2022 Maverick 2.0T gets better highway gas mileage). Great review
Yamaha make good professional audio monitors (among other things), so I imagine the sound system is solid
Clark Griswold would love this 😁
Nice review. You missed the 1500W inverter power. Most vehicles seem to provide 400 watts. This vehicle will power a cooking appliance, great for camping or power outages