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Morning,
I took delivery of my 2019 Outlander PHEV 4HS in Atlantic Grey on 2nd October, so I am a few weeks in now, although I have been lurking here for a while..
The Outlander is a first in many respects for me; First Mitsubishi, first plug-in hybrid, not quite the first SUV but the first since my last one in 1993!
It's a company car, so no prizes for guessing why I've gone for a hybrid, and it replaced the previous company car, a 2014 Volvo V70 D4 SE Lux Geartronic.
After the initial let downs from the lease company/supplying dealer, where they failed to fit the 'Protection Pack' which was ordered with the vehicle, failed to supply the service book and user manual (somehow it got 'lost' - I am still waiting as they are on back order, and there is nothing available for download yet as far as I can see.. EDIT: now available here), and the fact that the car wasn't that clean (quite dusty inside..), I am so far very happy with the car!
I've done 530 miles so far, and have only put 39 litres of unleaded in it, of which I still have three-quarters of a tank left!
So far I have stuffed in 71.02 kWh (I am measuring and logging this via smart sockets where I charge..). My maths estimates this is an overall cost of about 8.2p/mile, although I have yet to empty the car of fuel and electricty, so such figures will evolve as more time and mileage is done.
I have regularly done 32-33 miles on EV only, so that does tally with official figures. I have also had to drive the car on a few runs with a 'flat' battery (I know the battery is never really fully 'flat' as the car seems to maintain a few kW in there at any given time), but even on such occassions, on a steady A1 run (cruise speed 60-65 mph) I have still seen 41 mpg from the car.
I use the paddles all the time, and very rarely use the brakes as I have perfected many hyper-miling techniques from previous cars (my V70 D4 would easily attain 60 mpg on similar runs..). B0 is the favoured mode as that mimicks the coasting abilities of the V70 D4 when set to 'eco' mode, and if I do need to brake, the paddles are always used first.
All in all, I am impressed so far. About the only thing I am not 100% happy about are the new MY19 wheels - I much prefer the MY18 wheels than these ones. I don't 'dislike' them as such but they don't look as good on the Outlander as the MY18 wheels IMO.
EDIT: I really don't know what the incessant whines about build quality and cheap plastics is all about from many Outlander haters - sure it is different to some cars but by no means poor quality or cheaply built. And I come from a string of 'quality' marques including Audi, BMW, MINI, Volvo etc.. I guess some people just don't like the Outlander. I have zero brand loyalty history with Mitsubishi or the Outlander either, and I based my decision to go with the Outlander purely on cost and practicality grounds. Nothing else came close that was available and WLTP certified. Closest potential option was the Kia Optima Sportwagon PHEV but getting one was a different story.. So I was keen as mustard to get rid of the tax ball-and-chain of a diesel ASAP!
I have always been a Swedish car fan really, with Saab and Volvo being my brands of choice, but since Saab went bust years ago and Volvo don't offer a PHEV that suits my needs for much less than £65k, Outlander it was..
I took delivery of my 2019 Outlander PHEV 4HS in Atlantic Grey on 2nd October, so I am a few weeks in now, although I have been lurking here for a while..
The Outlander is a first in many respects for me; First Mitsubishi, first plug-in hybrid, not quite the first SUV but the first since my last one in 1993!
It's a company car, so no prizes for guessing why I've gone for a hybrid, and it replaced the previous company car, a 2014 Volvo V70 D4 SE Lux Geartronic.
After the initial let downs from the lease company/supplying dealer, where they failed to fit the 'Protection Pack' which was ordered with the vehicle, failed to supply the service book and user manual (somehow it got 'lost' - I am still waiting as they are on back order, and there is nothing available for download yet as far as I can see.. EDIT: now available here), and the fact that the car wasn't that clean (quite dusty inside..), I am so far very happy with the car!
I've done 530 miles so far, and have only put 39 litres of unleaded in it, of which I still have three-quarters of a tank left!
So far I have stuffed in 71.02 kWh (I am measuring and logging this via smart sockets where I charge..). My maths estimates this is an overall cost of about 8.2p/mile, although I have yet to empty the car of fuel and electricty, so such figures will evolve as more time and mileage is done.
I have regularly done 32-33 miles on EV only, so that does tally with official figures. I have also had to drive the car on a few runs with a 'flat' battery (I know the battery is never really fully 'flat' as the car seems to maintain a few kW in there at any given time), but even on such occassions, on a steady A1 run (cruise speed 60-65 mph) I have still seen 41 mpg from the car.
I use the paddles all the time, and very rarely use the brakes as I have perfected many hyper-miling techniques from previous cars (my V70 D4 would easily attain 60 mpg on similar runs..). B0 is the favoured mode as that mimicks the coasting abilities of the V70 D4 when set to 'eco' mode, and if I do need to brake, the paddles are always used first.
All in all, I am impressed so far. About the only thing I am not 100% happy about are the new MY19 wheels - I much prefer the MY18 wheels than these ones. I don't 'dislike' them as such but they don't look as good on the Outlander as the MY18 wheels IMO.
EDIT: I really don't know what the incessant whines about build quality and cheap plastics is all about from many Outlander haters - sure it is different to some cars but by no means poor quality or cheaply built. And I come from a string of 'quality' marques including Audi, BMW, MINI, Volvo etc.. I guess some people just don't like the Outlander. I have zero brand loyalty history with Mitsubishi or the Outlander either, and I based my decision to go with the Outlander purely on cost and practicality grounds. Nothing else came close that was available and WLTP certified. Closest potential option was the Kia Optima Sportwagon PHEV but getting one was a different story.. So I was keen as mustard to get rid of the tax ball-and-chain of a diesel ASAP!
I have always been a Swedish car fan really, with Saab and Volvo being my brands of choice, but since Saab went bust years ago and Volvo don't offer a PHEV that suits my needs for much less than £65k, Outlander it was..