Diamond PHEV Lands in New York

Attendees of this year’ NY Auto Show have a golden chance among others enjoy the debut appearance of the glorious 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV on the show floor. Actually, Asian and European customers have already been opting for this brand’s plug-in hybrid vehicle since 2013 when the Japanese SUV had appeared on sale. Now it’s official and American buyers’ turn has come, so the “three diamond mark” promises this PHEV will soon hit the dealers this fall.  

According to the statement of Don Swearingen, Executive Vice President of MMNA, Inc., an estimated number of PHEVs is expected to come to 4,000 units to be totally sold in the first year. In fact, this plug-in PHEV is considered to be one of the top-sellers in Europe as well as to occupy the fourth best-SUV-selling position worldwide. No wonder Mitsubishi Motors has such high hopes for this long-expected while promising model for another, U.S., automotive skylines. The impressive Outlander PHEV boasts, though, minor changes compared to the previous version for European customers. It substantially comes to several different altered badges along with the modified charging port. The exterior style remains basically just the same as the non-hybrid 2016 style model does one as well as the powertrain (the PHEV shown is powered by a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder engine and a 12-kWh Lithium-ion battery).