But will that be the case in New Zealand? While Mitsubishi New Zealand wouldn’t confirm anything other than the fact that the standard ICE model of the new Outlander would be landing on our shores in the second half of this year, that timing gives us a strong hint that, unlike the US, we won’t be seeing the old PHEV in showrooms alongside the new one.
DAVID LINKLATER
Mitsubishi is so keen to keep a PHEV in the line up it will sell the current one alongside the new Outlander in the USA. Mitsubishi is said to be hard at work on the new plug-in version of the Outlander, with it expected to be ready around the same time the ICE-only version is set to debut in New Zealand, making it likely that there will only be a small gap between the local launch of the Outlander and the availability of a PHEV version. Or it is even possible that it will debut as part of the local launch line up.