Have test driven the 2016 model. That is about it tho. Very nice vehicle. 50km electricity-only range which is enough for most daily commutes. I personally wasn't a fan of hybrids however, the big benefit IMO of EVs is their simplicity and therefore reduced maintenance. A hybrid seems to have _additional_ complexity due to the two power sources and the various drive trains etc for swapping from ICE to EV mode etc. Just seems like there is even more that could go wrong in one of these compared to a standard ICE or full EV.

You may find this useful. These guys give it 7/10

http://www.caradvice.com.au/390997/2016-mitsubishi-outlander-phev-review/

Cheers Folks Thanks for the comments I am tossing up between one of these and a 30Kw Leaf

Betwixt and between

IMO a lot more bang for your buck with a Leaf (that is what I went with).

But really depends what you need the car for - i.e. a Leaf ain't much use as a family holiday/travelling wagon...

 
From memory, they have minimal towing capability as well (same with Camry hybrid).

Yeah, it has 750kg Braked, quite small for a SUV of this size (Camry hybrid's rating is tiny at 300kg)

In every other market (other than Japan & NZ) they Outlander PHEV is rated for 1500 kg Breaked towing. Pity they downrated it for us.

Dingbatt: I looked at these before getting my Camry hybrid. Firstly, they are a big vehicle, which I didn't want particularly, because it's mainly for use in the city (where the 50km range is useful).
From memory, they have minimal towing capability as well (same with Camry hybrid). So if you plan to do the usual SUV things with it like tow a boat (even a little one) you will be out of luck. I got my Camry fully aware of the towing issue. The new generation RAV4 hybrid is supposedly being released here next year and has a 1500kg towing capacity but isn't as big as the Outlander if you want a large vehicle..
When I did the sums you are paying about $18K for the EV technology compared to a similarly specced ICE Outlander.
I know none of the above is applicable if you are after the plugin aspect of the PHEV, but for the type of vehicle the PHEV is, the drawbacks and additional cost outweigh the benefits of only 50km of electric range (imo)

nakedmolerat:

Dingbatt: I looked at these before getting my Camry hybrid. Firstly, they are a big vehicle, which I didn't want particularly, because it's mainly for use in the city (where the 50km range is useful).
From memory, they have minimal towing capability as well (same with Camry hybrid). So if you plan to do the usual SUV things with it like tow a boat (even a little one) you will be out of luck. I got my Camry fully aware of the towing issue. The new generation RAV4 hybrid is supposedly being released here next year and has a 1500kg towing capacity but isn't as big as the Outlander if you want a large vehicle..
When I did the sums you are paying about $18K for the EV technology compared to a similarly specced ICE Outlander.
I know none of the above is applicable if you are after the plugin aspect of the PHEV, but for the type of vehicle the PHEV is, the drawbacks and additional cost outweigh the benefits of only 50km of electric range (imo)

Incorrect - Outlander PHEV has full 1500kg (braked) towing rating.

MikeB4:

nakedmolerat:

Dingbatt: I looked at these before getting my Camry hybrid. Firstly, they are a big vehicle, which I didn't want particularly, because it's mainly for use in the city (where the 50km range is useful).
From memory, they have minimal towing capability as well (same with Camry hybrid). So if you plan to do the usual SUV things with it like tow a boat (even a little one) you will be out of luck. I got my Camry fully aware of the towing issue. The new generation RAV4 hybrid is supposedly being released here next year and has a 1500kg towing capacity but isn't as big as the Outlander if you want a large vehicle..
When I did the sums you are paying about $18K for the EV technology compared to a similarly specced ICE Outlander.
I know none of the above is applicable if you are after the plugin aspect of the PHEV, but for the type of vehicle the PHEV is, the drawbacks and additional cost outweigh the benefits of only 50km of electric range (imo)

Incorrect - Outlander PHEV has full 1500kg (braked) towing rating.

Not according to Mitsubishi Motors NZ and the Outlander Brochure, the stated towing weights are 750 braked or unbraked.

I almost think MMNZ have typo'd or just copy/pasted the unbraked to braked, to be honest. Both the JDM and AU market Outlander PHEVs are rated to 750kg unbraked/1500kg braked - there's near zero chance there's any specification difference in our model significant enough to affect that. I'd ask a dealer if I were seriously interested.

Obviously improved rating since then, but still not great for an 'SUV'.

750kg unbraked / 1500kg braked is much the same as the X-Trail, Captiva (the base one at least, I think the diesel is rated higher), Kuga, CX-5, CRv etc. To get significantly higher, you would be looking at a large SUV - Pajero for example has 3000kg braked towing rating.