Mitsubishi to debut all-new 2012 Outlander in Geneva

Mitsubishi to debut all-new 2012 Outlander in Geneva

The all-new Geneva debutant teased by Mitsubishi last month now has a name and face to it – the vehicle is the next-generation Outlander. The SUV is set for its global premiere at the Swiss show next month.

The European-market specification Outlander will get both petrol and diesel variants – the petrol mill is the 4J11 2.0 litre SOHC MIVEC four-cylinder, which employs an all-new valvetrain, while the diesel job is the 4N14 2.2 litre turbocharged four-pot MIVEC engine, the latter working with a 2WD drivetrain and six-speed manual transmission. There’s no mention of output figures, but Geneva should take care of that.

Among the items in the kitbag are an Auto Stop&Go idle-stop system, an Adaptive Cruise Control System, Lane Departure Warning System as well as a Forward Collision Mitigation System, the last which detects obstacles on the road ahead of the car and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision.

Interior features include a gloss black instrument panel, silver decorative accents for the switches and the use of soft-touch dashboard trim material. Meanwhile, the second- and third-row seats can be easily configured to provide a number of seating patterns and also a long luggage space with a flat floor, and there’s a power-operated tailgate too.

The vehicle is set to be launched first in Russia this summer, after which it will make its debut in European, Japanese, Chinese, Oceania and North American markets. And sometime later this year, a plug-in hybrid Outlander is due to be introduced.

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Anthony Lim

Anthony Lim believes that nothing is better than a good smoke and a car with character, with good handling aspects being top of the prize heap. Having spent more than a decade and a half with an English tabloid daily never being able to grasp the meaning of brevity or being succinct, he wags his tail furiously at the idea of waffling - in greater detail - about cars and all their intrinsic peculiarities here.

 

Comments

  • Jeremy Clarkson on Feb 09, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    So when will be available is Malaysia? I hardly sees Mitsubishi in Malaysia these days, back to the 70’s and 80’s they are abundant in the streets of Malaysia. I did see older model of outlander here, but they are rare!

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    • Black Dog on Feb 09, 2012 at 11:02 pm

      There are plenty of Mitsu, just that the name is called Inspira

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      • Jeremy Clarkson on Feb 10, 2012 at 1:58 am

        than i can say the 1st gen saga is 1983 lancer, wira is also lancer, satria is colt, perdana is Ertena

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        • Sentinel Prime on Feb 10, 2012 at 1:29 pm

          waja is Lancer fortis (taiwan version), Inspira is also latest lancer, Iswara is very very old lancer.
          Outlander=ASX.

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    • kadajawi on Feb 09, 2012 at 11:35 pm

      Huh? Don’t you see all the Lancer and EVOs driving around?

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    • Masked Ryder on Feb 10, 2012 at 12:12 am

      Jeremy must living deep part of banjaran titiwangsa, Mitsubishi sold 12,053 units of vehicle last year making it 6 best selling brand overall & 4th best selling non national after T,H & N in Malaysia.

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      • Jeremy Clarkson on Feb 10, 2012 at 1:01 am

        yes, a s compared to toyota and hondas they are rarer

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        • VOLVO FOR LIFE on Feb 10, 2012 at 1:42 am

          don’t blame him. jeremy clarkson can’t differentiate between a galant and a lancer.

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    • Jeremy Clarkson on Feb 10, 2012 at 12:16 am

      Oh yea, mostly newer Mitsubishi here are either Triton or Lancer.

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  • front looks muscle, side looks sissy

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  • Man, that’s the “BEST” that japs is. PUN intended.

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  • Black Dog on Feb 09, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    It looks kind of funny

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  • Gavin on Feb 09, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    The diesel engine sounds really yummy

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  • ko malu saje... on Feb 09, 2012 at 11:17 pm

    me gusta face

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  • originals on Feb 09, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    it looks like VW and range rover…..

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  • Jolly_idiot on Feb 10, 2012 at 12:43 am

    Come to malaysia and we’ll make it Proton outlanda.

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  • Mitsu new grille design looks like some Red Indians face paint or that NFL football player face markings he he he

    If extended in circle the whole thing looks like Meiji sun flag…

    FYI during WW2 Mitsu did produce one hell of great fighter plane called Zero or something and only Mustang P71 plane can kick it out (very late response from US army)…

    But now Mitsu become substandard 2nd rate Japanese company and rely on Protongkat to sell the Inspirah…he he he

    Outlander in BM translated is Tanah Luaran? Bumi Di Luar? Jom Pijak Tanah Luar?

    That’s mean the rebadge is called Protongkat TanahLuaran…he he he

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    • ckk125 on Feb 10, 2012 at 1:12 pm

      lol..2nd rate? Mitsubishi Group is one of the largest companies in Japan, larger than Toyota. their car division is just a small part of that group

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  • What happen to the sharp looking of the Lancer grill and sharp design, this design just look retarded

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  • dodgeviper88 on Feb 10, 2012 at 11:46 pm

    Anyone here at first glance thought it’s a Citroen. I actually thought it was a Citroen SUV. lol!

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  • James May on Feb 12, 2012 at 11:34 am

    Plain rubbish

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