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This is the new ALL-NEW Mitsubishi Outlander, set to be officially unveiled at the Geneva show in March before launching in the UK later this year. That's right, Top Gear reader: ALL-NEW and therefore far more interesting than that rusty old £20 million Ferrari 250 GTO from a couple of days ago.
Mitsubishi claims to have invented the term ‘crossover' - a bold claim, as the word was coined back in 1795 - with its original Outlander 11 years ago. But this, the third-generation ‘Lander, looks more evolution than revolution. There might even be a spot of devolution in there. We're not sure.
Mitsubishi says the new Outlander was designed to the brief of ‘Solid - Safe - Simple': three words that, in the wrong context, could be read as insults rather than attributes. We're a touch disappointed that the pointy shark's nose from the smaller ASX hasn't reached its big brother, but then again big Mitsu SUVs have never been about flim-flam surfacing or glitzy styling. They're about no-nonsense engineering, and the Outlander promises more of the same.
It'll be available in both two and four-wheel drive, with the option of Mitsubishi's 2.0-litre petrol or 2.2-litre diesel engines. Precise power outputs haven't been released yet, but we're told the most economical models will emit under 130g/km of CO2.
In 2013, we'll even see a plug-in hybrid which, says Mitsubishi, will produce overall CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km. Impressive, but we're still holding out for the 300bhp version with the Evo's turbo petrol engine underneath. Unrealistic? Us?
It's the next Mitsubishi Outlander
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DoubleT commented on this article
at 10:06 am on 09 February 2012
Outlander with Evo-engine? Bring it on!
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how about fixing the Shoguns reputation before building this bland rubbish!
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1995 commented on this article
at 02:11 pm on 09 February 2012
second comment it looks excity the same
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at 03:34 pm on 09 February 2012
the oulander looked cool and was reliable. it also had some good engines. but i don't like the one in the photo
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CavaliJay commented on this article
at 09:06 pm on 09 February 2012
Mitsubishi really need to stop designing all their models with the design language of the Lancer, it doesn't look good on any other model they produce! This looks garish, out of proportion and UBER BLAND! Totally disappointing as the current Outlander is a good looker!
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