The Globe and Mail Brendan McAleer Published April 6, 2021 Brendan McAleer/The Globe and Mail Ask an enthusiast about Mitsubishi, and you’ll hear about flame-spitting, rally-racing Lancer Evolutions, desert-crossing Pajeros, or ultra-capable Delica campervans. Ask the average Canadian consumer what Mitsubishi means, and you might get just a shrug. The all-new Outlander looks to change things up. Mitsubishi has been building cars since 1971 – in fact, they are the first Japanese manufacturer to mass-produce a car – but the company only showed up in Canada in 2002. Nickelback has been around longer. Further, the company’s products seemed more value focused than cutting edge. The previous Outlander had been on sale for almost a decade with minor updates, and felt less fresh than the competition.