Mitsubishi Outlander, 2021 - present
Manufactured for almost a decade and repeatedly upgraded, the third-generation Mitsubishi Outlander is finally an average fourth-generation model. During this time, Mitubishi has changed, with a third (34%) of Mitsubishi's shares owned by Nissan since October 2016 and now part of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance. These changes have had a strong impact on the process of developing perhaps the only truly successful Mitsubishi model in recent years. The new Outlander is now based on the Nissan Rogue / X-Trail CMF-CD platform. This influence is not bad, as Nissan is one of the most solid SUV and crossover manufacturers in the world. As before, the Mitsubishi Outlander has a seven-seater configuration than the Nissan X-Trail with only two rows of seats. At the same time, however, the Mitsubishi Outlander has lost its distinctiveness, both in terms of technology and design. Even the front of the car has become similar to the variant promoted by Nissan - narrow snap headlights and lots of chrome. Under the hood, the Mitsubishi SUV has a PR25DD 2.5-liter petrol engine developing 181 hp (135 kW) and 245 Nm, which it shares with the Nissan X-Trail model itself. A hybrid powertrain is being produced and charged, and production of diesel engines has been halted. The hybrid version, first released in Japan with a 4B12 engine used in the previous-generation Outlander PHEV version, only this time with a higher power and a larger 20 kWh battery allows up to 87 km in electric-only mode. In the interior, the Outlander has a very similar styling to the front panel of the new X-Trail model. The new elegant minimalist interior is dominated by screens - a 9.0-inch screen in front of the driver, a 12.3-inch screen for information system control, as well as a head-up projection display.