![A red 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid.](https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/3cbf466bf736f7a5fb44c10f67e59273.jpg)
I’ve never driven a Mitsubishi. I became an automotive journalist too late to experience the Evos in their heyday, and the Mirage has never been a thing I’ve wanted to spend any time with. In all honesty, I did not think much of the Japanese brand at all, until I drove the 2024 Outlander Plug-In Hybrid.
This, my friends, is a good car, and not just by Mitsubishi standards. I spent about a week with the Outlander PHEV, putting over 560 miles on it while doing everything from hauling people and things, to road tripping and blasting down a few backroads. All I found was that the Outlander PHEV is a really solid vehicle at an even more solid price.
Even if spending $51,835 sounds like a lot of money for a Mitsubishi (it is), the whole thing becomes a lot more palatable once you realize just how expensive new cars have gotten, and how many features are packed into the Outlander PHEV.
$52,000 isn’t cheap, but that’s only a few grand more than the average new car, and I’m willing to bet the average new car doesn’t have even half the stuff this Outlander does. Oh, and it looks really sharp to boot.
Full Disclosure: Mitsubishi was kind enough to loan me a 2024 Outlander PHEV with a full tank of gas to do whatever I wanted for a week.