2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Long-Term Review, Part 3: Proven Technology, Velvety Ride

During the month of August, we’re getting to know the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV 2024 better. This is the third chapter of our long-term test of the popular plug-in SUV.

See: 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Long-Term Review, Part 1: What's the Story?

See: 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Long-Term Review, Part 2: Popular Format, Distinctive Look

In this, our third feature on the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, we find out what it is under the hood and on the road that earns this plug-in hybrid SUV such praise.

The first Outlander PHEV used a 4-cylinder gas engine combined with two electric motors, one for each axle. This architecture and expertise came from the i-MiEV introduced in 2009 - a small car, yes, but nonetheless the world's first commercially produced electric vehicle!

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