More Europeans are choosing to go green with their Mitsubishi models
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Right now in the United States, the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is the highest-selling Mitsubishi model, due to its blending of convenience and performance. Meanwhile in Europe, another Outlander model is topping the sales chart.
Mitsubishi’s highest-selling model in Europe at the moment is the Outlander PHEV.
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Europeans currently have more of a taste for EVs and hybrids than most American drivers do. As such, it should come as no surprise that Mitsubishi’s plug-in hybrid model is topping the sales charts.
However, the Outlander PHEV isn’t just the best-selling Mitsubishi model in Europe. It also happens to be Europe’s best-selling plug-in hybrid model, a title that it has held for the past four years.
“The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is our brand flagship, our best seller in Europe, a trend-setter that the industry is watching carefully and a pointer to MMC’s long term strategy, blending adventurous SUV heritage with progressive electrified technologies,” explained Bernard Loire, the president and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Europe.
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The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has a 2.0-liter MIVEC DOHC four-cylinder engine and 60kW Twin AC synchronous permanent magnetic motors. Working in tandem, these two powertrain components generate a net total of 197 horsepower and 281 lb-ft of torque. All the while, the Outlander PHEV is able to achieve a combined fuel economy of 74 MPGe.
Mitsubishi’s future plans involve more entries for the plug-in hybrid and EV segments. As European sales show, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is a good model to start that trend out with.
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