8 reasons why the Outlander PHEV is not that bad
Posted on 25-03-2016 to 17:00 by willeme – 41 Comments”
Spoiler Alert: there is going to be positive will be spoken.
Some things you just don’t. You’re not going to an AA meeting to boxes Flügel. You can’t go to a petting zoo to your christmas menu. You’re not going hand-in-hand singing on the F-side of Ajax (ironic name for the box, but that aside). But what you all can do, is a rant on Autoblog hold and declare that the Outlander PHEV is a brilliant car…
And I would like to make a case break for this bijtellingsknaller of the low countries. Because by that tax regime, everyone went rucksichtslos such a refrigerator on wheels to order, no matter what it actually was. All to save some euros…
Reason 1: Cost
This is something where the government is more to blame than Mitsubishi. But even then, it is not that you take 100 euro on an annual basis saved. The Outlander had enormous benefits: MIA and KIA settlement, no road tax and of course 0% tax liability. In a country where tax on everything is charged, this was a very welcome hiatus. In addition, people who are in the position to make a Outlander lease, pay is generally more than enough tax. See it as a welcome acknowledgement of the Blue Letters Brigade.
Reason 2: It is just a great car
Let’s take a look at what you actually got/get for the money. A spacious SUV. Despite the fact that the Outlander is in the class of the Tiguan and RAV4, the Outlander is considerably larger. 5 persons, 1 labrador and a lot of luggage with them. In addition, there may be a roof box on and a heavy cart behind. Useful is also the you can the seat tilt for more comfortable seating or more cargo area. Why don’t all cars have that is a mystery. The Rockford Fosgate stereo sounds fine, while the navigation system is also sufficient works. Compared with the new E-class is a bit quaint, but revolutionary if you look at what Bentley is still not so very long ago the standard edited…
Reason 3: He is economical. Really true!
With new technology you have to learn to deal with. A chainsaw used as a regular saw will not work, you should be turning on the motor to the new opportunities to exploit. So also with the Outlander. The flippers behind the steering wheel are not for the gears, but you use it to set the degree in order to brake the motor. This energy is again regenerated. A round of what car parks of large offices learned that yet a significant proportion of the Outlanders to the plug depends. Suppose you live 60km from work (a reasonable average, it seems obvious to me). If you are at home and at work, just the car charging, then you can play the first 25-30km electric drive. Also though plank then 1 in 10 to the house, you still get an average of 1 to 18-20. No wrong values for an SUV.
Reason 4: The technique is very special
Okay, it’s not a speed freak. The this hybrid type spark plug is there mainly to economical to drive. However, it is best to use a piece of technical ingenuity. The 2.0 engine does not a lot, but the electric motors do. The Outlander has no tranmissie, the 2.0 drives the electric motor, as a generator. You go faster than 125, then the outgoing speed of the crankshaft to the input speed of the drive train, an enterprise directly if you like. At higher speed, the gasoline engine is more efficient. In addition, the Outlander PHEV electronic heating (very effective, again: why don’t all cars?) and a very readable screen that you can see exactly how the PHEV his powers, acquired, and used. Oh, and the PHEV has Super Active Yaw Control, just like a Lancer Evolution. It works less effectively than in the Evo, but if you lot are going corners can the Outlander for quite a long time party. Due to the low center of gravity is the boundary further than you might think. And just like the Lancer is a rally version of it!
Reason 5: Great comfort, especially in its class
For people who drive a lot comfort is an important item. From the folder we want to be all ‘sporty’ driving, but ultimately it must, however, be combined with comfort. The Outlander is certainly as a PHEV, and is very comfortable. Suspension and damping are very good for each other, and the rest on board is remarkable. In comparison with a Tiguan TDI, you have the idea in a much bigger and more mature car to drive (which actually is true).
Reason 6: Complete equipment, hardly any options
If you’re a standard ‘Business Edition’ for 41k order is most of what you need. Think of DAB radio, climate control, navigation system, achterruitkijk camera, bluetooth and folding mirrors, for example, not groundbreaking, but on a ‘Premium’ Audi Q3, so you should simply pay more.
Reason 7: Reliability
The Mitsubishi Outlander is a very reliable car. The hybrid system seems to work seamlessly and further failures are the Outlander PHEV strange. There is one recall had been on the batteries and the related software.
Reason 8: The ‘design’
Well, now it starts to be very unbelievable to be! The first series phevs were not really beautiful cars. The plastic tail lights and the blunt front were not really nice to call. However, Mitsubishi saw this myself too, and the facelifted version is a tremendous improvement. The new design has some of the Jeep Cherokee and that is actually a compliment. Also the interior is greatly improved.
Conclusion:
Ok. The Outlander is not perfect (the annoying waarschuwingspiepjes confirm that). A lot of people appreciate the car because of the tax benefits. It is not a sexy car. However, the car offers even without tax benefits, value for money and the qualities are beyond dispute. Still, the Outlander PHEV is just a very sound offer. One thing Outlanderrijders: do not say that the choice for the Outlander environmentally friendly. If that’s your thing, you can use this but.
Cars that are popular with leasers are often automatically deducted at the enthusiasts and purists. That is easy (and sometimes very funny!) and there will probably be a form of truth behind can hide. However, if the bijtellingsregels were not there and there are only 20 of were sold was different. Then it was cars for connoisseurs. That’s why we love the Suzuki Kizashi, Mazda RX-8 and Alfa Romeo 159…