Mitsubishi Models At-A-Glance
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Until the tech-savvy Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross(over) comes to town, Mitsubishi Motors has four vehicles available for the 2017 model year. Here’s a quick breakdown of each. Mitsubishi vehicles open up many affordable possibilities for various drivers.
Mitsubishi Outlander
The original icon of the brand, the Mitsubishi Outlander is currently available with four trims. The Outlander GT is the only trim to come standard with super all-wheel control (S-AWC) and the other three trims, the Outlander ES, SE, and SEL, are available with two-wheel drive, all-wheel control (AWC), or S-AWC.
The Outlander lineup also includes two engine options. Three trims, the Outlander ES, SE and SEL, are powered by a 2.4-liter I4 engine built with Mitsubishi’s MIVEC technology, which is a system that alters the timing of the opening and closing of the engine cylinders’ air/fuel intake and exhaust valves. Capable of generating 166 horsepower and 162 lb-ft of torque, and paired to Mitsubishi’s continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT), this engine gives the Outlander an average fuel economy of 25 mpg in the city and 30 mpg on the highway.
The Mitsubishi Outlander GT is powered by a 3.0-liter V6 engine with MIVEC, capable of generating 224 horsepower and 215 lb-ft of torque. With a slightly larger engine, the Outlander GT has a combined city and highway fuel economy of 23 mpg.
All Outlander trims have a seating capacity of seven passengers and a cargo volume of 63.3 cubic-feet behind the front row seats, which is possible due to the 60/40 split-fold second row and 50/50 fold-flat third row. The Outlander ES has a 6.1-inch touchscreen with a rearview camera digital and an HD Radio. The other three Outlander trims come standard with a 7-inch smartphone link display audio system with Apple CarPlay and Google Android Auto. Standard on the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander GT is a Fosgate premium 9-speaker audio system.
Starting MSRP for the Mitsubishi Outlander is $23,495 for the ES; $24,995 for the ES with AWC.
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Like its sibling, the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has trims that come with and without AWC, aside from the fifth trim, the Outlander Sport GT that comes with AWC standard. This year, the Outlander Sport received the Outlander Sport Limited Edition (LE 2.0), placed just above the base trim, the ES 2.0, to offer consumers more at an affordable price. The first two trims (ES 2.0and LE 2.0) are powered by a 2.0-liter I4 engine with MIVEC, capable of generating 148 horsepower and 145 lb-ft of torque. The Outlander Sport ES comes standard with a manual 5-speed transmission, and has a fuel economy of 23 mpg in the city and 29 mpg on the highway, and consumers can upgrade to CVT for their transmission with INVECS-III with Sportronic to increase fuel economy by 1 mpg.
The engine in the Outlander Sport Limited Edition is paired to the INVECS – III transmission with Sportronic standard, as do the rest of the trims. It has a fuel economy of 24/30 mpg city/highway. The rest of the trims are powered by the same 2.4-liter engine in the Outlander, but with a slight increase in output, with 168 horsepower and 167 lb-ft of torque. The SE 2.0 and SEL 2.0 have a combined fuel economy of 25 mpg, and the GT 2.4 has a fuel economy of 22/27 mpg city/highway.
A little more compact than its sibling, the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport seats 5 passengers, and has a cargo volume of 49.5 cubic-feet behind the front seats, doable with the 60/40 split-fold rear seatback. The standard entertainment system on the base trim is a 4-speaker FUSE hands-free link system with Bluetooth technology and steering wheel controls. The Limited Edition immediately kicks things up a notch with a 6.5-inch display audio with smartphone link, Apple CarPlay, Google Android Auto, and Bluetooth technology – all exclusive to the Limited Edition. The rest of the trims come with a 6.1-inch touchscreen display with digital HD radio and a rearview camera. The SE 2.4 and SEL 2.4 come with a 6-speaker system, whereas the GT 2.4 comes with a Rockford-Fosgate 9-speaker premium audio system with subwoofer and surround sound by Dolby.
Starting MSRP for the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is $19,795 for the ES 2.0; $20,995 for the ES 2.0 with CVT; $22,495 for the ES 2.0 with CVT and AWC.