Test drive: 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander is still an outlier

Mitsubishi has a secret. It offers a competitive midsize crossover SUV lineup that includes the world’s bestselling all-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid—but American consumers aren’t very familiar with it. That PHEV accounts for a fraction of the 45,253 Outlanders Mitsubishi sold last year. And those overall numbers pale next to the 245,724…Mitsubishi has a secret. It offers a competitive midsize crossover SUV lineup that includes the world’s bestselling all-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid—but American consumers aren’t very familiar with it. That PHEV accounts for a fraction of the 45,253 Outlanders Mitsubishi sold last year. And those overall numbers pale next to the 245,724…