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https://www.autoblog.com/2021/02/16/2022-mitsubishi-outlander-reveal/

 

2022 Mitsubishi Outlander

2022 Mitsubishi Outlander

2022 Mitsubishi Outlander

 

 



The 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander is a pretty big deal for the automaker. It marks the first time since 2014 that the brand's long-running small crossover has had a thorough overhaul and not just a big facelift. It also marks the first Mitsubishi model in the U.S. to take advantage of the company's recent induction to the Nissan-Renault Alliance. The result is a crossover that combines Mitsubishi styling and tuning with mechanical bits shared with Nissan.

 

Under the skin, the Outlander uses a shared platform developed by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. Though not explicitly specified, it should be the platform that also underpins the Rogue as well as the Sentra. The engine is another shared item, with the only offering for now being the naturally aspirated 2.5-liter four-cylinder making 181 horsepower and 181 pound-feet of torque. The old Outlander's V6 option is gone, but a new plug-in hybrid model is on the way. The four-cylinder is coupled to a CVT and either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. Fuel economy numbers haven't been announced, but we would expect them to be comparable to the Rogue, which gets between 28 and 30 mpg in combined driving.

 

 

The back looks like a Highlander to me, and that screen inside looks small by today's standards.  Looks nice by Mitsu standards, though.

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1 hour ago, fuzzymoomoo said:

Who cares? 

 

Apparently, new car customers in general. The crossover craze makes no sense logically. But marketers have been successful promoting crossover type vehicles beyond what anyone would have thought even 5 years ago. Every automaker including Mitsubishi Motors is joining the madness, and Mitsubishi shouldn't have any trouble finding customers for 2022 Outlander.

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3 hours ago, fuzzymoomoo said:

?????

 

Just another crossover in a sea of crossovers. 
 

Who cares? 

I said the same thing about the Pathfinder a few weeks ago on this forum and I agree, the same line works here too. If it wasn't for the strange front, I'd forget it seconds after looking away. This one is Mitsubishi's version of the Nissan Rogue. I do like the interior though, that's pretty nice, but I'm so sick of crossovers too.

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2 hours ago, fuzzymoomoo said:


That's assuming customers can find a Mitsubishi dealer 

 

Good point fuzzymoomoo sir. Mitsubishi Motors is down to about 350 dealers in the U.S. In 2002 they had 580 dealers.

 

Nissan by comparison has over 1,000 dealers currently.

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7 hours ago, rperez817 said:

 

Apparently, new car customers in general. The crossover craze makes no sense logically. But marketers have been successful promoting crossover type vehicles beyond what anyone would have thought even 5 years ago. Every automaker including Mitsubishi Motors is joining the madness, and Mitsubishi shouldn't have any trouble finding customers for 2022 Outlander.

 

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16 minutes ago, rmc523 said:

I'm honestly surprised they're still around, and didn't leave when Suzuki did.

 

Autoweek said last year that "The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi partnership’s goal is eventually to have Nissan focus on the U.S. and China, Renault focus on Europe and Mitsubishi target Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, potentially cutting down on market overlap." But the same Autoweek article also said that "Mitsubishi sales here were actually up 2.5% last year and the company relocated to Tennessee, building a new HQ, joining Nissan in Franklin. At the time the company called the new permanent office space the most tangible demonstration of Mitsubishi’s ongoing plan to reinvigorate its presence and vehicle offerings in the U.S. marketplace." Mitsubishi Might Be Dialing Back Its US Efforts (autoweek.com)

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11 hours ago, rperez817 said:

 

Autoweek said last year that "The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi partnership’s goal is eventually to have Nissan focus on the U.S. and China, Renault focus on Europe and Mitsubishi target Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, potentially cutting down on market overlap." But the same Autoweek article also said that "Mitsubishi sales here were actually up 2.5% last year and the company relocated to Tennessee, building a new HQ, joining Nissan in Franklin. At the time the company called the new permanent office space the most tangible demonstration of Mitsubishi’s ongoing plan to reinvigorate its presence and vehicle offerings in the U.S. marketplace." Mitsubishi Might Be Dialing Back Its US Efforts (autoweek.com)

When you sell under 100k vehicles a year it is easy to hit 2.5% and have it mean nothing.  

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On 2/17/2021 at 2:10 PM, fuzzymoomoo said:

?????

 

Just another crossover in a sea of crossovers. 
 

Who cares? 


I know it’s semantics but I hate the term crossover.  It’s nothing more than a made up marketing term for SUVs.  
 

And the only reason it was made up was when, as a country, we vilified SUVs around the 2007-2008 timeframe.  Gas prices spiked and SUVs became evil.  So we had to make up a word so the precious little greenies were happy.  “These aren’t those evil SUVs, these are crossovers.....very different than SUVs.”  
 

That’s when the country started down the toilet ?

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On 2/17/2021 at 10:22 PM, rmc523 said:

 

I'm honestly surprised they're still around, and didn't leave when Suzuki did.


More than anything I’m surprised there are dealers holding on. Even if it’s co-located with another brand there has to be a cost to keeping it going, and it’s hard to believed you’d sell/service enough to make it worthwhile. 
 

Surprisingly (admittedly quick google) there are 350 Mitsubishi dealers in the USA and only 200 Mazda dealers. By comparison there are over 3,000 Ford stores. 

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1 hour ago, FR739 said:


I know it’s semantics but I hate the term crossover.  It’s nothing more than a made up marketing term for SUVs.  
 

And the only reason it was made up was when, as a country, we vilified SUVs around the 2007-2008 timeframe.  Gas prices spiked and SUVs became evil.  So we had to make up a word so the precious little greenies were happy.  “These aren’t those evil SUVs, these are crossovers.....very different than SUVs.”   


That’s ridiculous.  It was coined to mean SUV styling on a car (unibody) platform as opposed to traditional body on frame truck based SUVs.  They offered AWD vs 4wd, way better ride, handling, NVH, features and fuel economy when they debuted so it was important to distinguish them.  
 

Nowadays the line is more blurry with rugged unibodies with 4wd but in the beginning it was appropriate.

 

We went from explorers to an expedition to an aviator to a Ford Edge in 2008 and the difference was night and day.

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On 2/22/2021 at 8:21 AM, sullynd said:

I hate to break it to you, but SUV is also a “made up term”. 


If you want to be that specific, all terms are made up.  But we had an established term for that type of vehicle and because of verbal optics, we had to change it.  The SUV was demonized while the exact same vehicle (named crossover) was embraced.  
 

But at the end of the day they are the same vehicle.  The term SUV was one of the first victims of cancel culture. 

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30 minutes ago, FR739 said:


If you want to be that specific, all terms are made up.  But we had an established term for that type of vehicle and because of verbal optics, we had to change it.  The SUV was demonized while the exact same vehicle (named crossover) was embraced.  
 

But at the end of the day they are the same vehicle.  The term SUV was one of the first victims of cancel culture. 


Bullshit.  Crossovers and body on frame SUVs are not the same vehicle.  An Escape or RAV4 is a totally different vehicle than a Bronco, expedition or highlander.   These are very real and very objective differences.   And like I said above there are tweeners like grand Cherokee, Bronco sport and Explorer  that are unibody but very rugged but those are exceptions.

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2022 Mitsubishi Outlander U.S. pricing announced yesterday. All-new 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander priced from $25,795 (mitsubishicars.com)

 

2022 Outlander Trim Level

MSRP (2WD)

MSRP (S-AWC)

ES
Standard equipment:

  • 18" alloy wheels
  • Forward Collision Mitigation, Blind Spot Warning, Rear Automatic Emergency Braking
  • Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
  • Front USB ports
  • 8" Smartphone Link Display Audio

$25,795

$27,595

ES with ES Convenience Package
Adds:

  • 20" alloy wheels
  • Mitsubishi Connect with Safeguard and Remote Services and 24-month free trial (mobile app enrollment required)

$26,795

$28,595

SE
All ES equipment, plus:

  • 20" alloy wheels
  • LED front fog lights
  • Heated door mirrors and front seats
  • Leather-wrapped steering wheel
  • Mitsubishi Connect
  • Multi-view camera system
  • FAST-Key entry system
  • Front parking sensors
  • MiPilot Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go, Lane Keep Assist, Lane Departure Prevention, Traffic Sign Recognition
  • 9" Smartphone Link Display Audio with navigation
  • Smartphone wireless charging
  • Rear USB ports

$28,845

$30,645

SE Launch Edition (limited availability)
All SE Tech package equipment, except Mi-PILOT Assist:

  • 12.3" full LCD digital driver display
  • BOSE premium sound system
  • Power panoramic sunroof
  • Ground logo and Dynamic Shield illumination
  • Chrome hood badge
  • Amazon Echo Auto, 3 month Audible subscription, 6 month Amazon Prime Music subscription

$30,99013

$32,79013

SE with SE Tech Package
Adds to SE:

  • 12.3" full LCD digital driver display
  • BOSE premium sound system
  • Power panoramic sunroof

$31,145

$32,945

SEL
All SE equipment, plus:

  • Leather appointed seating
  • Key-linked driver-seat memory
  • 4-way power adjustable passenger seat
  • Roof rails
  • Heated rear seats
  • 3-zone automatic climate control
  • 12.3" full LCD digital driver display

$31,945

$33,745

SEL S-AWC Launch Edition (limited availability)
Adds to SEL Touring Package equipment, except MI-PILOT Assist, plus:

  • Heated steering wheel
  • Front door accent with LED illumination
  • Semi-aniline leather seating surfaces
  • 10.8" head-up display
  • Rear door pull-up sunshades
  • Ground logo and Dynamic Shield illumination
  • Chrome hood badge
  • Amazon Echo Auto, 3 month Audible subscription, 6 month Amazon Prime Music subscription

N/A

$36,34013

SEL with Touring Package
Adds to SEL:

  • Heated steering wheel
  • Semi-aniline leather seating surfaces
  • 10.8" head-up display
  • BOSE premium sound system
  • Power panoramic sunroof
  • Rear door pull-up sunshades

$34,645

$36,445

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