Mitsubishi Finally Unveils its 2022 Outlander

For the first time in many moons, the Mitsubishi Outlander SUV is getting a big makeover. The model has just been unveiled on the new Amazon Live platform - a novel way to launch a new product while our normal way of doing things in the trade remains anything but normal, thanks of course to the coronavirus.

Not that we were deprived of information regarding the next-gen Outlander. Bits and pieces have been filtering out since last summer, plus the obligatory spy images have given us a fairly good idea of what the model now looks like.

We also knew that this renewal was made possible in part thanks to the alliance between Renault, Nissan and the Mitsubishi group. The result is that the new Outlander coming to dealers soon has a bit of a Nissan taste to it, more specifically a Rogue taste, seeing as how the two SUVs share a structure, mechanics and several other elements.

Here are the relevant points then. We keep it short because in exactly six weeks I'll have the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the vehicle. At that time, it will be easier and more appropriate to delve more deeply into the next Outlander.

The design
This element is always a very subjective matter and I don't want to dwell on it too much, but looking at the Outlander's from the front, I don't know what to think. If you like it, good on you, but it strikes me it could have done with a more harmonious look. There’s a lot going on, and in fact the grille reminds me of nothing so much as a child’s mouth when their cheeks are being squeezed!  

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