- Mitsubishi’s 2025-model-year updates include a new Outlander PHEV trim level
- Its vehicles will include free trials for remote services and roadside help
- But the Mirage, the least-expensive car in Canada, won’t be coming back next year
Mitsubishi early August outlined some of the updates for its 2025-model-year product lineup, including a new trim on the Outlander Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) and a refresh on the gas-only version of the same. But we’ll also note the subcompact Mirageisn’t on the list of refreshed models, and Mitsubishi Canada has confirmed that that because it’s being discontinued in our market (it’s also leaving the U.S. as well). The company expects to have enough 2024 Mirages in stock to last until the first quarter of 2025.
Here’s the thing: that car starts at $16,998 — and when it’s gone, there won’t be any vehicles in Canada with an MSRP (manufacturer’s suggested retail price) under $20,000. The next step up is the Nissan Versa, and for 2024, it starts at $20,498. It also means that, for 2025, Mitsubishi won’t be offering anything other than sport-utes.
But let’s again fast-forward to 2025, and what Mitsubishi will be offering. Its lineup will be the gas-only Outlander, the Outlander PHEV, the Eclipse Cross, and the RVR, a model that’s dubbed the Outlander Sport south of the border. Below is what we know so far, and pricing for the model year will be announced later.
The Outlander PHEV currently comes in six trims, but for 2025 it’ll add the SE. It’ll sit above the entry-level ES, and will include that trim’s features – such as adaptive cruise control, seven-passenger seating, dual-zone climate control, eight-inch centre touchscreen, and 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster – and then add silver front and rear skid-plate styling, silver roof rails, power panoramic sunroof, LED fog lights, power-folding mirrors, three-zone climate control, wireless charger, keyless entry, heated steering wheel, and hands-free liftgate.
As with all other trims, the Outlander PHEV SE will be all-wheel-drive (AWD), and, unusually for a plug-in hybrid, it can be fast-charged on a public charger. When charged, it’s rated for 61 kilometres (38 miles) of electric-only driving; and when that depletes, it automatically switches to conventional hybrid operation and will continue to drive for as long as there’s gas in the tank.
Mitsubishi says it is Canada’s best-selling AWD plug-in-hybrid SUV. Pricing for 2025 hasn’t been released yet, but the 2024 model in that entry ES trim starts at $49,198 (with extra charge for any colour other than silver).
The gas-only Outlander morphed into a new generation for 2022, and so it gets a “mid-cycle refresh” for 2025. Full details are yet to come; expect them closer to its launch in the first quarter of 2025, but for now the automaker’s said it will receive upgraded features and “improved quality on the exterior and throughout the interior.”
The Eclipse Cross is unchanged for 2025 except for a standard rear-seat alert. It will continue with its Noir trim, based on the SE trim but with black accents, upgraded seats, and a panoramic sunroof. All models are AWD.
The RVR will also add the rear-seat alert, but will be otherwise unchanged. It comes with front-wheel-drive in its base trim, and AWD in all others.
Vehicles come with a connected service, My Mitsubishi Connect app, which for 2025 will include a one-year free trial to remote services such as starting the vehicle or finding it in a parking lot from a phone; and a five-year trial to Safeguard, which connects to an operator in the event of a crash or when roadside assistance is required.
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