Mitsubishi has taken its Outlander PHEV upscale with the debut of the Concept-S at the 2014 Paris Auto Show.
A demonstration of what a future upscale offering will entail, the Concept-S has chrome accents, wrap-around headlamps, black woodgrain, leather seats and a center console meant to invoke traditional Japanese lacquered boxes.
Aside from the premium options, the Concept-S is like the other Outlander PHEVs with its 2-liter four-pot and twin-electric motors linked to a lithium-ion pack. Electric-only mode delivers a range of 32.5 miles, and offers 148 MPGe on the European cycle. The Outlander can also charge its battery pack while on the go.
Alas, it’ll be until 2016 at the earliest before North America finally receives its invitation to the Outlander PHEV party.
Cylon Edition.
Yay more black bumpers
Looks exactly like Preadtor’s face.
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This was quite literally my first thought. Especially at the back, when he opened his maw and you saw all the red inside bits.
Mitsubishi builds concept cars?
Mitsubishi makes things other than 5 year old Galants?
The gear shift looks like a Power Ranger wang sticking out of a tree.
I don’t mind the overall exterior shape, but that might be because I’m not thinking of the Predator maw at the front, and the fact that I like pearl paint.
Shoot it before it multiplies.
You have to love Mitsubishi for taking the wraps off a “concept” car that looks like something that would’ve been offered in the JDM 10 years ago. I’m particularly fond of the chrome fangs beneath the taillights.
Will this be the first plug-in awd hybrid?
Additional regurgitated hateful comment about this vehicle’s appearance (which, if we’re really being honest here, looks no worse than most – and indeed better than some – SUVs on the market today) and/or Mitsubishi as a carmaker in general!
A face only an Imperial Stormtrooper’s mother could love.
It ain’t Grand Cherokee but the lines are nice and straight, nothing like Toyotas or lord forbid Lexuses.
Now please tell me why it should totally suck because of some mechanical ailment.
The front end looks like they hit a flying squirrel at top speed.