Family test - does this SUV offer more than just good value? Mitsubishi Outlander Exceed 2023 review
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- The Mitsubishi Outlander SUV range has always been big on value. But is the 7 seater SUV impressive in other ways? Richard Berry spent four months with the $50K Exceed model to find out.
In this review, you'll see how the 2023 Outlander fit in to his life, with a family of four (yes, a new Berry has arrived), and you'll also get a run down on the value for money based on the 2023 model's pricing and specifications, not to mention what Richard thought of the petrol engine and all-wheel drive (AWD) this version gets.
You might be surprised to learn about his recorded fuel efficiency / petrol consumption over four months and more than 3000km of driving, too - and you will also find his take on the safety technology and equipment, space and practicality on offer in this Mitsubishi crossover after some serious life experience with it.
Is it a better bet than a Toyota RAV4, Subaru Forester, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, or any other midsize SUV? Watch the video to find out, or read his detailed test by hitting the link below.
#mitsubishi #mitsubishioutlander #review
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00:00 Intro
01:25 Pricing and features
03:50 Design
04:28 Practicality
06:42 Safety
07:24 Under the bonnet
07:49 Efficiency
08:50 Driving
11:38 Ownership
12:18 Verdict
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We bought our exceed in June last year and I have to disagree with you on your comments on the ride. We live in Nth Qld where the roads up here leave a lot to be desired & we don’t have any issues with the ride. My wife and I also just returned from a round trip of roughly 5500 kms to south Australia and this car is just fantastic to travel in. Fuel economy on the trip around 7ltrs/100km highway & 8 to 9 around town. Beautiful car 😍
Absolutely LOVE your review style. This was my first time watching you, and I enjoyed your video so much that, now, you've got a new subscriber. :) (And, I'm in the US, not Australia.)
Love th way you guided bro, entertaining, interesting at the same time
I enjoy this guy's reviews so much. I love how quirky he is.
Love the new outlander 👍🏻
I see a review from Richard Berry, I press like straightaway.
Awwww.... thanks, Richard
Love the Close Encounters reference for the lights, Richard, classic! 🛸
Thanks for the video Richard. Looking intently with the back row and the child seat arrangement. Worst case scenario, would you think you could have two capsules on either side and fit the forward facing seat in the middle?
Test drove the PHEV few days ago, the cabin quietness surprisingly is SO Quiet. Was driving next to a bus, and i cant hear a thing. Radio was off. So i expected to hear some of the bus engine noise, but nothing. Zero noise. Amazing
I've just past 3600km in my Tourer. I consistently average 8.0ltrs per 100km around town. Dipping down into the 6's on a run from Brisbane to Gold Coast, but I do use economy setting whenever appropriate 😉. Otherwise agree with everything else. I'm still getting used to the size particularly in drive-throughs but the 360 cameras help heaps.
On your Best of the Bunch Review you seemed to really dislike the new Outlander. Why the change of heart? Just curious as my wife and I just purchased two new Outlanders and we love them. Thanks for your content and congratulations on the new addition to the family!
I love the outlander
Great review. The all wheel drive in this car is different because it can send different power to the left and right tires of the rear wheel
Hi there, thanks for making this video. It was very useful. I just got a question as based on some issue that I found it from online from some customer. While driving on high speed does the hood of the car shakes or vibrates?
Great, and honest review. Thanks.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching and the feedback, Richard
Hi Richard, Thanks for your all the reviews, can you please make a comparison video between Mitsubishi Outlander Exceed 2023 Vs Kia Sorento Sport plus 2023. I'm confused, which one to buy ATM. Thanks.
I really like the ride in Mitsu as it does not get us car sick, unlike the smooth rides in Subaru, Toyota or Honda. Thanks for the nice review.
such a better choice then hyundai or kai since the news came out about the failing steering, engines seizing while driving and random car fires!
How do you manage to get such poor fuel economy. I get 6.2 L 100ks on a run. 7.4L city driving. In fact it is one of the positives about this Outlander. If you read the owners blogs online it’s constantly talked about how good the fuel economy is.
Same. I also frequently set the drive setting to ECO so I think that helps. I almost always get average 6.5L every trip.
In the middle of the great ocean road, rhino rack cargo box on the roof, 4 adults one baby in car seat loaded with luggage in the space left in the car and punching hard across the very hilly twisty roads (if you have ever driven you’ll know what I mean. I’m getting mid 7l economy, these are sooooo good on fuel
Excess weight, steep hills, driving style.
Congratulations for the baby .I was wondering where you were.
See plenty of these driving down the burbs in NZ it seems very popular. The AWD system eats into the fuel
It's a winner for Mitsubishi, they've nailed the design and the value is good. Yep, that all wheel drive system needs fuel and with the extra row of seats being lugged around this isn't a light car either. Cheers Richard
Really enjoyed the content, I live in the States and this model has caught on pretty well considering Mitsubishi isn’t popular here and almost left the American market. Only gripe I have about this car is the engine and CVT combo.
Glad you liked it! It's a great SUV in so many ways, but yes that CVT (like all CVTs) does nothing for the driving experience. Thanks for watching and commenting, Richard
I'm in the States also, in the Philadelphia suburbs. I have a 2016 Lancer with a 5 speed manual with 193,000 miles on it. Original clutch and the only thing I've had to replace other than tires, brakes, and oil is the blower motor for AC and heat. This car has been bulletproof.
I'm seriously considering a 20223 Outlander, but my only concern is highway driving with the Outlander. Does it have enough power to make lane changes when everyone else is racing around driving 20 miles over the speed limit? What do you think?
2023 Outlander phev has single speed clutched direct drive - no CVT
@@NoelRCrawford That’s the PHEV model. It runs direct drive to run the front wheels after accelerating in electric or serial hybrid mode. The regular petrol/gasoline model has the CVT.
Is it me or the infortainment system, techometer,climate and gear shift knob looks exactly the same as the one you find in the new Nissan quashqai? That explains the mistubishi Renualt nissan merge right there.
Thanks Nicholas Cage for letting me know about this car... ill consider this!
Just get a set of 18-inch wheels and softer tires, then all your problems are solved.
Only stupid car manufacturers would put 20-inch wheels on cars, resulting in slower acceleration, poorer fuel economy, and harsher ride.
Tires make a very noticeable difference, these are my recommendation for comfortable ride yet decent handling:
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
Yokohama AVID Ascend GT
Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus II
You're very right, and it'd probably be the first thing I'd do. In fact if it was me I'd ask the dealer to switch the 20-inch wheels with the entry grade ES's 18-inch wheels with a high sidewall. A much better ride I reckon. Cheers Richard
I bought a brand new Mitsubishi asx in 2016. Drove it off the lot and around the first round about I slightly went over the round about. The plastic on the driver side A pillar came off, I drove right back into the dealer and showed them. They said when did you buy the car. I said 7 minutes ago from your mum. They looked at me like it was a crime to bring the car back after I drove it off the lot. Job done. Transaction complete. I then realised Mitsubishi never again. I still have the asx. When you accelerate the whole car vibrates. I'm about to buy a new car. No hurry. But never Mitsubishi again.
I see Meadowbank park, I press like.
U need to regrow ur beard matey! Love ur reviews! Plz do a review on Camry Non Hybrid (base model), there r literally 0 reviews in Australia. TIA! 🙏
and ask when they're releasing the wagon again.
I disagree with it being thirsty. I have the top trim SEL Touring S-AWC. It’s all about your driving style and conditions. Last weekends, I went on a 1200 mile road trip mostly highway miles with 4 adults and a packed cargo area. Drove in Eco drive mode and cruise control the whole time. Got over 500 miles before I decided to fill up. It indicated 67 miles left until empty. The passengers couldn’t believe how far we went before refueling. They also loved a how luxurious, comfortable and quiet the cabin was. We were all enjoying the audio system as well singing along most of the songs on my playlist. The only drawback was it doesn’t have an aux port so we couldn’t hook up a carpool karaoke microphone someone brought but that didn’t stop us from singing at the top of our lungs.
I'd love to see more reviews showing a rear facing baby capsule, especially in smaller cars. We have to both do either a drop off or a pick up each day so need to be able to fit a capsule in both cars, so can't just put a capsule in the larger "family" car. Also need one in the smaller secondary car.
check out www.youtube.com/@BabyDriveReviews very helpful for that sort of thing!
I have a Mazda 2 and was fine for when bubs was in his capsule
Only downpoint for me bcz of which I didn’t go with Outlander of it’s width. It feel congested in middle seat, uncomfortable for 3 people to seat. 3rd raw can’t fit 2 adults but 2 kids are fine.
man, you and your family are really good looking haha
PHEV really stands out from this petrol version. I can highly recommend worth the wait but if you dont mind paying the extra 20k on top.
I can attest that it is worth the wait. I've got my Exceed Tourer PHEV 2 weeks ago in Sydney and loved it. It exceed my expectation worth the money.
I enquired about ordering a PHEV, still at least a one year wait, so basically the PHEV is not available
Welcome back we have missed you
2 questions
1 ;when are you reviewing the plush in hybrid ..?
2 ,hardest question ever for you
She’ll I order the Toyota rav 4 hybrid 12 mths later
Or order the Mitsubishi plug in hybrid maybe 6 mths later
Thank you Neil, it's good to be back. Ok so in answer to Question 1, I have just been to the launch of the Outlander plug-in hybrid and that review and video is coming out on August 12. And Question 2 is a good one. I'd go for the Outlander hybrid because plug-ins are much more fuel efficient than non-plug-ins. Cheers Richard
@@carsguide thanks for the info
Look forward to the serious review on the Mitsubishi
Mitusbishi should do like nissan and use the 1.5 turbo 3 cylinder power train. Or develop their own 1.5 3 cylinder petrol.
I think you are correct about the wheels in the outlander. It's too big. Mitsubishi should have gone for 17" rims and more rubber. The fuel economy would have been better as well.
Since Mitsi is in the Renault Nissan alliance, they might start using similar engines in future. The new outlander is the 1st vehicle from the new X-Trail platform ;)
A 2lt turbo diesel would fix the fuel economy issues
But I have been a fan of this for a while now 👍👍
hai can do middle level family outlander ls or es...because every one cant afford exceed, always get confused with nissan xtrail st l or outlander ,which one is better
They never do reviews on the segments that r actually sold in bigger volumes 🙄
Anyone the difference between exceed vs exceed tourer?
Long time no see. Congrats Sir Richard! Shame on Carsales... should have been given a Stelvio Q (even if the matriarch loved the Urus instead? 😝)
I like this review's look at how this vehicle assists in family life. The boot of the Outlander has never been its strongest suit, as are the 3rd row seats(in the previous generation they were even more horrendous for adults or anyone above 5'5"). But yeah if you have a family this is a car you can shortlist and not a hatchback as some other Aussie car reviewers would suggest.
If you drive sporty the 2.5l engine will consume around 10L, but if you're just a bit careful, consumption drops dramatically. I like accelerating to speed limit, but then soften my drive, and I get under 8L.
I strongly disagree with your comment that it's thirsty...
So do you probably have some freeway/highway driving as well?
@@Malc664 yes, it's mixed, but even in areas where speed limit is up to 60kph, consumption is good unless you have start stop traffic or 5min shopping trips...
2023 is a 2.4 l Mitsubishi motor.
So I don't know where this price comes from every one iv seen at the dealer is 58k +
Great car but the last true good Outlander was the one with the drop down tailgate
Does that one have more space on the 3rd row?
Hey man, I remember your face, you are the one who didn't review good enough that it deserves, and preferred other cars. If I were to review, I would review the same as well. yep, that is true, fuel economy is not that good.
A couple of things that I found out other than in your review. Wireless charging is good, but the phone wobbles on the road, it doesn't charge very well, at least my phone, 2nd issue is coffee cup holders, these are in a weird position, and problematic when picking up and putting it back and because of big wheels, suspension needs to a bit better, it is not very good absorbing the bumps. I think a good suspension makes the car more expensive.
Not offering it with a manual transmission is an insult to thier customers. The jatco cvt is a known lemon
My 13 year old V6 commodore gets better fuel economy ??
''I've come to like the Outlander's beefy looks more and more'' ..except not enough
what were they thinking with that front end?
Throw everything at it, something will work.
👍👍👍👍👍
Like everything until he said it has a cvt trans...
front end looks like you took a dump on it
Hmmmm
Good video except for the dad jokes
That is the Toyota Highlander undercover
No
3,000km in 4 months. Do that in a week
No bending for a tall reviewer re baby seat = over stretching for a short mum re the same
Cvt's are generally boring to drive
245nm. Muhahahhaaaa. Fail.
No
A face only a mother could love
are you kidding me? this is among the most handsome mid size SUV. It's in the league of Tiguan and CX-5. I hate the Korean cars as they are over designed. Just look at the Tuscon. It looks like a 5 year old has designed it.. or my be Homer Simpson. And don't even get me started on Japanese brands...
@@dsinghr Um, Mazda and Mitsubishi ARE Japanese brands? get your sources right. The outback is a very good looking, well featured, comfortable and safe car (Was given the highest rating every given by ANCAP). The outback is a wagon which most likely 5x more capable than any other car in the segment off-road.
@@dsinghr what are you on...?
@@tonybennett638 haha 🤣
@@dsinghr those awful square light fittings are totally out of proportion to the surrounding grill its something a toddler would draw
$50k? get a rav4 cruiser hybrid. half the fuel use and service costs too
Not a proper hybrid. That tech is like 20 years old now and bugger all fuel savings as mostly it's fuel charging the battery and a little brake regen. Meanwhile other markets get the proper PHEV version.
18month wait for a new rav4...
How are the service costs half? Does Toyota charge only $100 per year for 10 years?
@@wogstralien1 no 12 month
It ain't a car.