2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Review // The plug-in to beat? 

Are you still happy with your PHEV after probably 2 months? I'm going to get mine soon.

Definitely. I highly recommend getting the GT premium if you are in Canada or the top of the line if you're in the United States. Simply because of the leather interior and all the bells and whistles are included in the in the car.. the third row is for mostly children it is possible to have an adult same back there but I would recommend it only for children so it gives it does give you a true five passenger 5 adult and two children. My experience of the car is been ideal I'm getting exactly what I said before in both hybrid mode as well as in battery the battery level changes when you charge the car based upon the previous use so if you go easy on the accelerator then the battery charge shows more battery if you're harder on the accelerator the better it charged shows less battery after fully charging it's strange but that's the way it is. For the using the air conditioning heat pump you have noticed that when the battery is fully charged and you press either air conditioning or fan for heat the battery level of the car drops about 6 kilowatt hours it doesn't register on the gauge but it does register in the numbers on the dashboard. I found however that those numbers disappear and you regain them through regenerative braking over the time of the life of the battery charge so you really don't lose any kilowatt hours it just shows an initial drain and that drain is supposed to show over the entire range of the battery charge. The manual is like the Quran or a Bible it's very thick full of lots of information and I highly recommend you spend a whole evening or two or three reading every single page of the manual cover to cover before trying to figure out all of the different actions. On the steering wheel the right hand side has a little colored Circle device that's operates all of your cameras I use that all the time my procedure everyday and using the car is this our first of all started up and then I turned the dial on the console to eco then I press EV mode and then I press one pedal driving mode and then I press the colored circle on the right hand side of the steering wheel not activates everything in the car.. I use the cruise control in the city when I'm driving on a street that has traffic and I can follow at a distance the car keeps me at the distance it's a little slow on acceleration from stop but that's quite all right I can step on the accelerator to speed that up slightly but otherwise I'm very happy with it. The ride is rather firm because of the 20 inch wheels and the low aspect ratio but you get used to that over time and if you're driving on streets that are relatively smooth I don't even comes it won't even come into play. The lack of a spare tire is not really an issue they give you a tire sealant so if there is a flat tire and you call AAA or CAA in Canada they will try to find the place where the nail or the screw went in pull that out and then inflate the tire using the canister of sealant no real need for a spare tire. Be very careful with low aspect ratio tires do not hit a curb with them as they will cause internal damage to the tire and you will lose air pressure and they'll have to be replaced so I highly recommend being careful with hitting curves or coming I'm talking about hitting curves out of 90° angle or driving over driving over a curve at a very slow speed for parking and that kind of thing is not an issue but hitting a curb at at a speed of possibly can 15 km an hour or more is definitely going to damage hello aspect ratio Tire like the ones in the Outlander GT premium or high-end us vehicle. So long and short of it is I would definitely buy the vehicle again I love the car it's wonderful it's it's very fast and it's Graphics it gives you all the information that you need and want all the safety features are there for you. Cheers

As a footnote. I apologize for some of the errors I dictated this and I did not go back and read it prior to sending it as a reply my apologies but you can figure out the the information even through the few mistakes that I made again my apologies if you have any further questions just ask and I'll be glad to answer for you cuz I really like the car and I would buy it again thanks

Ok, my question is this: I drive about 30 to 40 kilometers everyday for work. Is it possible that I can be using the EV mode without buying gas for my daily driving needs which usually does not exceed 50 kilometers per day? Please let me know. If yes, then I'm going to get this car right away. Thanks a lot for the beautiful reviews. I don't know how to say thank you to you guys, but I make sure to watch all the advertising videos to support you guys. Please answer my question. Thank you.

Hello Mr Williams. You can definitely get in excessive 50 km on a charge with this car. I have never received less than 75 and as much as 104 putting 8000 km on the car since I purchased it. It's the best car I've ever owned. I use eco mode EV and one pedal driving mode as well as the advanced cruise control option almost all the time. This particular option does give you full stop and allows you to resume to your previously set cruise control setting following the car ahead of you from a stop. It's a little bit slower than normal acceleration using the advanced cruise control to resume but I find that it really helps save the battery because you're not putting a lot of Demand on moving this heavy car up to speed and taking another second or two to follow the car ahead of you. The car is quiet, smooth on the highway, has a firm ride has a fabulous stereo system and all the bells and whistles you can think of. Even when your battery is depleted which is down to about 20% which is hidden from your gauge the car will still operate on EV mode as you're driving but the engine will start up to give the electric power some assistance so that it never goes below the 20% Which is what can damage the battery by putting more demand stress on it at a lower charge. Even when running out of battery according to the gauge you have 20% of the battery left. You can even charge the battery at idle if you don't have your charging cable with you and it will take 90 minutes to charge up to 80%, and consume approximately 2 L of fuel to do so. Also, on the highway you can select charge and it will also charge the battery as you drive. I recommend not driving over 80 km an hour on electric motor has that does consume the battery a little faster at that point. what I do when I'm approaching 80 km an hour I switch it over to normal mode and leave it on EV and one pedal driving with Advanced cruise control with sabe option and the car will use the engine to assist in charging of the battery and giving you better range. So on highway speeds under a hundred kilometers an hour I would put it into normal mode and save mode as well as EV one pedal driving and that way with the advanced cruise control you get the best for the economy and Battery range out of your car. In 8,000 km of driving since I've owned the car I have used 19.5 KW per 100 km of electricity 1.1 l of fuel per 100 km and all the rest has been battery driving. The other big plus about this car is that it has a heat pump to provide Heating and Cooling which is very efficient as many of the other manufacturers still require the engine to run to provide Heating and Cooling to the passenger compartment . Not the Outlander phev. I highly recommend this car and you can always ask another question of me on this website and I'll answer it to my best of my ability. It costs me about $35 a month on electricity at 12 cents per kilowatt hour to charge the car on a daily basis. No it's costing me about $35 a month to drive when with my previous car it was costing me $400 a month on gasoline. Quite a savings. Mitsubishi says that the warranty for battery replacement would be if the battery degrades too 65%. Quite frankly if a person treats their battery properly and doesn't over stress it you should get well in excess of the battery warranty. With the gradation of no more than about 85%. If you have any other questions please don't hesitate to contact me via this website for reply thanks cheers

Are you still happy with it?

Extremely

Really? 7am on a Monday?

@@clearcut6818 maybe it takes him two hours to get there lol

@@clearcut6818 no, not literally. just a saying - although I do have an appointment with my local dealer next week.

@First Last Outside of Alberta, the markups have been minimal, if any.

@First Last Where are you located?

Couldn't agree more!

You are going to sell many of the Andreas. Keep pumping out your videos! Nice work. Also, what is the origin of salesman with a sleeve? Thanks from Ontario

@@jamesbertrand8056 Haha Thank you! Its a fun car, so it's really easy to do content on. The origin for the tagline is that back in 2016 when I first started Selling for Mitsubishi Canada, I had to separate myself from the rest of the sales consultants so when I told a client to look for the "consultant with tattoo's" - it evolved to "The Salesman with a Sleeve .. In the summer I don't mind rocking golf shirts, but I really enjoy wearing suits, and the name "Salesman with a sleeve" just stuck.

​@Andreas Loerchner where do you sell? GTA? If I book this in this month then how soon can I get the delivery? Any email or contact details will help to buy through you if you are in GTA

@@akhere07 I'm in Beautiful Kelowna, BC - I don't know anyone in GTA that I could recommend though :( - Just head office ;)

​@@Salesmanwithasleeve ​@bibin1716 when you preheat or cool your cabinet before driving is the car using power from the charger to precondition the cabinet as per their claim or is it taking power from the battery? Please let me know

Thanks for sharing this information!

Est ce que vous pouvez recharger la batterie sur le 110 volts et si oui ça prends combien de temps ? Aussi est ce que la suspension est molle pour avoir un roulement doux sur la route. Merci

@@pierremartineau2834 110v charging is very slow, which takes about 16 hrs from 0 to 100%. But it won't matter if you charge every night at home, an overnight charge will give you enough range for your next day. The suspension is okay, i wouldn't call it soft, but it is very comfortable on the road.

@@SG-ul3fw ok thanks

Man I've got questions for you, I put a deposit down a few weeks ago on an ES 😂😂With the temperature dropping recently did you have any issues keeping it in ev mode / range loss and can you preheat while charging so you dont need to turn on the ICE when you start your drive on the Es trim?

Hi. Can you tell me the experience in your car. What is the number of kms when in ECO EV mode until the car forces to hybrid due to low battery? And the kind of driving you were doing.Also, how many l/100kms when driving in SAVE hybrid mode on the highway? Thanks for your answers in advance.

What sort of issues were you seeing with the RDX? I'm interested because I'm considering it. Thanks.

@@jsfbay1 Upon delivery the sunroof motor was making terrible noise, replaced. About 2 months later I noticed water coming through the overhead console. Seal replaced. The windshield cracked while I was in my driveway sitting in it with the windshield defroster on. Canada… the apple car play drove me nuts. Regularly would not connect, I was told this is normal.. the driver aids- would not work if there was the slightest amount of dirt on the sensor/eye beam. But most annoying was the fuel mileage, I was driving like a senior citizen to try to squeeze out decent range. I am getting better mileage driving my C8 corvette than the RDX. BTW the Mitsubishi is not fast, but great in every other way. Very different animal, but I love it.

The Mitsubishi was 10k less and has many, many more features. I have the LE Premium.

Thank you for sharing. What about the reliability of these cars, Mitsubishi doesn't have that good of a rep.

Good follow up, I’m at 23000 Km now and absolutely no issues or hiccups. It has been perfect! I love this thing! ( I hated the RDX) BTW the warranty is very comprehensive and long, but so far I don’t expect to use it.@@Mark1Mach2

Awesome, glad you enjoyed it!

Wow, congratulations, enjoy it, you have a great vehicle.

Congrats Chris! What dealer?

@@teddybear894 Oakville Mitsubishi!

@@teddybear894 and thank you!!

What do you think of the massaging seats? Worth the extra money over the GT?

Thank you very much, really glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you, really glad you enjoyed the review, we are really impressed with it.

They certainly did, it's such a great PHEV option.

Lack of V6 version is a deal breaker for me.

So you will but a car for to take a couple extra kids every year or 2?

@@travis8665 i would not buy a car for that, but in comparison to my rogue for the same price range, its just a handy bonus.

@@saiya25 But remember, at the cost of 3rd row seating, we are losing the spare wheel. Which means lot of trouble when tire goes flat...

We are really impressed with this one!

Yes, I agree, Mitsubishi has done such a great job on this plug-in hybrid. We have definitely had more snow than expected this year but it sure is pretty and the Outlander is very capable in conditions like this.

@@andreaspencer9813 That’s good!

Mitsubishi has done such a great job with this.

Same here. I got rid of the faulty Santa Fe PHEV and switched to this. Can't wait to try it out when my ordered one arrives in late January.

@@dklyt2358 What sort of issues were you having with the Santa Fe PHEV? That *was* on my list, but maybe not!

Happy holidays to you as well, all the best!

Wait I just assumed that these would use liFePo4 batteries that can be charged daily and not degrade for 10 years.

But by definition you were driving an older battery.

I own a Outlander phev for 8years, no battery replacement yet 💪. Quality car. 👍

This isn’t the same battery in your 8yr old car. Lots of improvements and advances since then.

Lies

Much appreciated!

It is such a great plug-in hybrid!

Thank you very much!

Thank you so much, all the best to you and your family this holiday season. We are traveling over the next few weeks to San Diego and Las Vegas.

Rebate for PHEV? Really?

@@akhere07 yeah. $5000 from Canada and $5000 from Quebec. A full EV like a Leaf qualifies for an extra $2000 from Quebec for a total of $12000. An Escape PHEV only qualifies for a total of $7500 (probably because the battery is smaller)

How's your PHEV? Are you happy with it?

I also find it strange that the fuel consumption is 9L/100km on hybrid mode. I would think 9L/100km would be on the gas ONLY (with 0 battery or in SAVE/CHARGE mode). If it's really 9L/100km on hybrid mode, that mean the PHEV is has efficient has the gas model? We know that the PHEV is 405 kg heavier than the gas model. 🤔

That figure is for charge mode

​@@skylerfrankum7717and for charge mode in highway. City charge is 8l/100km(of course nobody should charge in city)

We couldn't believe it when we saw it. I guess the city cleaned them up but didn't pick them up.

That stood out to me too. Big road hazard.

In the Fall the city picks up leaves free of charge (3 times usually) from property owners. All owners need do is take the leaves of the property to the grass verge next to the curb or tightly against the curb for vacuum pick up. The video shot is a property owner being careless.

Thank you very much, really glad you enjoyed the review. Merry Christmas to you as well, all the best over the holiday season. Thanks for the support!

Your 100% right!

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the review, thanks for watching. I know, who rakes and just leaves them on the road???

@@andreaspencer9813 Thanks for the response. I assume Mitsubishi have a very small market share in North America. Do you ever see them taking the same route that Suzuki did in 2013? That is announcing out of the blue that they are pulling up stakes and abandoning the NA market. I hope it never happens but with small numbers, I guess it could happen. Look at Suzuki.

@@ronripley9197 Mitsubishi does really well in Canada, not as well in the US.

Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much!

Thank you, really glad you enjoyed the review. You are right, the styling isn't going to be for everyone, but it sure handles well.

With so many levels of regen on the paddles, you'd think that full-stop regen on the highest level would be a no-brainer! Dumb.

It certainly helps to have a heat pump but after speaking to a few engineers, a heat pump can only do so much once it gets really cold, so it depends where you live. In Vancouver, a heat pump would be beneficial to us because we are not dealing with really cold conditions like -25. At that point, a heat pump isn't going to do much for you, it's too cold.

I drive a PHEV without a heat pump and though most people only think about pure heat but it's also useful to stop the engine running in cool rain or fog when the humidity would fog up your windows. That will make it very useful through spring and fall to use less gas overall. As far as I know even the Outlander heat pump doesn't work below freezing, but I haven't confirmed if they changed that for Canadian climates.

@@Snerdles I live where temps are -10 f (-23c) at the lowest and from about mid November to mid February are averaging around 15-35 f (-10 -to 2 c) The vehicle would also be stored inside at around 50 f (10c) On an opposite note what about A/C? I also live in a place (northern part of Utah (Perry)) that experiences significant heat. We had 37 days where the temps were above 100 (38c) f this year. These PHEV's would have to run the gas engine to produce air conditioning right? I know heat and cold are these Lithium batteries enemies which also makes me hesitant with these cars. But you see them in all climates so there must be some mitigations going on with the manufactures that aren't totally known by the public. Thanks to you and Andrea for the comments !!

@@TracySwenson No, whether a heat pump or regular AC system they will both run without the gas engine for cooling the cabin since the compressor runs on electricity. Also, in my vehicle even when you need heat the EV mode still drives the car but the engine just stays idling, even when accelerating. If the battery gets really cold in mine (like parked outside in -15C or colder) then it drives with the engine like a normal car until the battery warms up since using and charging batteries when they are that cold can damage them.

Mitsubishi has inventory, a viewer just bought one and he had a 4 week wait. From what I have heard the top GT model is the most popular so the wait time is longer for it but lower trim models are available sooner. Of course, it depends on the dealership and how much inventory it is getting in. Another viewer said, he ordered a GT model but an SEL came in so he took it, he waited only 2 weeks.

@@andreaspencer9813 Thanks Andrea! I think those are few and far between scenarios. Telsa is 8-12 months, GM is 8-24 months, Kia is 12-24+ months, Toyota is 6-12months, polstar is 6 months, genesis is 12 months etc etc. I called 3 Mitsubishi dealerships in Vancouver a month ago about this PHEV and all said wait list , $500 deposit and might see it 12 months from now. This same scenario is echoed with all major brands selling ev/phev. With global supply chain issues and ev battery constraints it would just be nice to have transparency when the reviews come out that you can’t just go down to the dealership and buy one in a reasonable amount of time. It’s MUCH easier to buy an ICE vehicle right now the wait times are 90 days in some cases.

@@westcoastY2K Yes, I agree the wait time for a hybrid or PHEV now is insane. The fact that Mitsubishi has some inventory is not the norm of course and it depends what dealership you are dealing with. Some get more inventory than others. I hear even gas models have a long wait time.

@@andreaspencer9813 I got fed up with the frustration of trying to move into a phev/hybrid/ev in recent months. I just put in an order for a 2023 Mazda cx-30 turbo. It should be here by march 2023 or sooner. I think that’s acceptable 😁. Also, thanks for the AMAZING review on the cx-30 Turbo definitely helped the decision making easier. Much appreciated- keep up the amazing dynamic you and Zack have…although he’s interrupting you more often lately 😅

BC purchaser here. Made a deposit on the Outlander PHEV GT trim in July. Was just notified I can have an SEL this month. If I want a GT it will be many more months. Price is MSRP plus paint option, freight and PDI, doc fee, tire levy etc., and taxes. In other words, normal price in a seller's market. A different dealer in Vancouver tried to charge me an additional $4k disguised in the usual smarmy but transparent fashion.

You could also save $3000 with 24000km a year if majority of your driving is under 80km at 10 cents KW/H. As people have safely demonstrated they were easily able to attain 80-100km with mainly home charging but that's if it was charged to 100%. Or we use Canada's (Americas figures just in metric) at 61km mark and you'd still save about $2800. In Ontario people would charge over night and that's about 7 cents a KW/H.

I agree that 3rd row option should be deletable by maker. Alex on Autos RU-vid reviewer suggests some owners may unbolt the third row (then stuck with storing it somewhere). He also says he wish Mitsu had designed release levers for easier 3rd row removal.

Won’t damage it but you’ll be paying a huge premium for it over the gas version for no reason. If you can’t plug it in you might as well get the gas-only.

the model 2022 had the issue and the dealers now fix the hood for free. All new model so most of 2023, the flutter issue is fixed and the cars are delivered without any old known problem

We did get better in hybrid mode, 6.6L/100 km, 35.6 MPG. Much better than the EPA numbers. But it all depends how you drive the vehicle.

Same question I been asking myself!

I think in ev mode the engine would only come on for heat 🤔, in my 2018 volt the engine also comes on to heat the car when cold enough which I set a delay to -10c factory settings it came on a 0c. The cars ev range does not drop when the engine is running for heat. So that does not change.

The Outlander PHEV doesn't have a CVT like the gas model Outlander and Rogue. It has a 1-speed transmission, since electric motors can turn fast there is no need for a conventional transmission or CVT. The gasoline engine only engages to the front wheel when the vehicle is at the right speed range approximately 130 km/h.

@@andreaspencer9813 Many thanks Andrea, well, that's a different power train for sure. The Outlander PHEV is now on my short list ;)

@@stephanepilon7751 Definitely check it out, I think you will really like it

Thank you!

If you're looking for a five passenger SUV, the Mazda is a good choice. CX-5 no CVT, no turbo Plus 60 months interest free.

There are many videos online about Mi-Pilot.