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2016 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV or Turbodiesel?

9th February 2016

David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) road tests the turbodiesel version... Sales of SUVs in the UK showed a 21.5% increase in 2015 and sales of PHEV plug-in ultra low emission vehicles increased by 94%. In January this year PHEV sales were up by another 33%. Combine SUV design and PHEV technology together and you get the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, but there is also the latest Outlander … [Read more...]

Multi-model Driving Impressions – SMMT Test Day South 2014

20th October 2014

BRIEF IMPRESSIONS: A VARIETY OF CARS DRIVEN BY 'WHEELS-ALIVE' AT THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS’ 2014 TEST DAY SOUTH Kim Henson reports… Every year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) hosts a driving day specifically for motoring writers from the south of the U.K, and I always find this a very useful occasion for driving a number of cars from different makers, … [Read more...]

Mitsubishi Outlander

1st February 2013

Kim Henson samples the latest SUV from Mitsubishi… Since 2001, Mitsubishi has sold 950,000 Outlanders around the world, and the version introduced in Britain in 2007 has proved to be a popular machine with buyers here. I drove this model at its launch, and I was impressed then by its road manners, practicality and overall competence. Six years down the line, and Mitsubishi has upped the game … [Read more...]

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