Mitsubishi Outlander

The Mitsubishi Outlander is a mid-size crossover manufactured by Japanese automaker Mitsubishi. It was originally known as the Mitsubishi Airtrek when it was introduced in Japan in 2001, and was based on the Mitsubishi ASX concept vehicle exhibited at the 2001 North American International Auto Show. The ASX (Active Sports Crossover) represented Mitsubishi’s approach to the industry wide SUV trend for retaining the all-season and off-road abilities offered by a high ground clearance and four-wheel drive, while still offering car-like levels of emissions, economy and size.
The second generation of the vehicle was introduced in 2005 and all markets including Japan adopted the Outlander name, although production of the older version continued in parallel.
As part of the third generation line-up, Mitsubishi launched in January 2013 a plug-in hybrid model called Outlander P-HEV. As of December 2015, over 90,000 units have been sold worldwide, with Europe as the leading market with almost 60,000 units sold, followed by Japan with over 30,000. The top European markets are the Netherlands with over 24,500 units registered, and the UK with more than 17,000 units. The Outlander P-HEV was the top selling plug-in electric vehicle in Europe in 2014 and again in 2015.