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Mitsubishi Outlander, which has not been replaced for 10 years, this is replaced? Still on the same platform as Qijun?
Recently, the Internet exposed a group of domestic new Orlander spy photos, it is said that it is a four-cylinder machine, may soon be listed.
So what is the big trick that Mitsubishi has been holding back for 10 years? Is the new Outlander, dubbed "Four-Cylinder Shell Replacement", still worth looking forward to?
The domestic version has been road tested
Probably going on the market this year
New Orlander made its global debut in February last year, and at the Guangzhou Auto Show in November of the same year, GAC Mitsubishi hinted at making it local.
Although the official did not say who this "core blockbuster new car" is, from the front face in the background photo, it is obviously the new Outlander.
Just a few months later, at the beginning of this year, netizens exposed a group of domestic new Outlander test car spy photos.
The emergence of the test car shows that the localization of the new Outlander has been hammered, and the listing time will not be very late.
Outlander
What kind of car is it?
Combine comfort with off-road
Once domestic and delisted
If you want to understand the new Outlander, you may wish to start from the life of this model. Outlander also had an earliest name called Airtrek, which is generally translated as "Atuka". That's right, the pure electric SUV unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show is also called this.
Mitsubishi's own understanding of the English name goes something like this: Like a free bird, it walks through a journey full of thorns. To speak is to retain the comfortable driving experience of a car, and to have a certain off-road ability. When the first generation of Outlander was launched in 2001, it even used the "cross-border compact SUV" as the promotional point.
The first generation of Outlander
Around 2004, Beijing Jeep introduced the original Outlander and produced it domestically. But at that time, people were not as sought after SUVs as they are now, and the price of 150,000-200,000 was relatively high. Eventually, its sales were not high, and it was delisted before 2007.
The second generation of Outlander was not domestically produced
The cash has not been replaced in the past ten years
It's still sales
Later, the SUV caught fire, and GAC Mitsubishi introduced and produced the third generation of Outlander. Although it entered China in 2016, the overseas version was listed in 2012.
Although the model is relatively old, its technology is mature and reliable, the space is large, and the price is relatively low. At present, the 2.0L low-end terminal price is about 140,000-150,000, and the space is more abundant than the CR-V, which is known for its large space.
Note: The wheelbase of different versions of the CR-V varies slightly
The current Outlander is in the second row
Outlander may also be the cheapest seven-seat joint venture SUV, with a minimum of less than 160,000 (2.0L front drive), and a 2.4L four-wheel drive low-end version that costs about 180,000.
The current Outlander is in the third row
And its ground clearance, suspension stroke is not small, the four-wheel drive system is also more powerful, in the urban SUV belongs to the off-road specialty.
The current Outlander, which is cheap and large, sells an average of about 5,000 units a month, which has become the sales handle of GAC Mitsubishi.
Compared with the current model, what has been changed by the new model?
Same platform as New Qijun
The bold shape is controversial
In the past, Outlander was built based on Mitsubishi's platform, but this time the new Outlander (the fourth generation) and The new Qijun have the same platform, and the powertrain is also the same 2.5L+CVT of overseas Novel Jun.
After the merger of Mitsubishi into the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, it can also be regarded as "back to the big tree to cool off". Perhaps because they have no conditions to start from scratch and develop independently, Mitsubishi can only launch new cars based on Nissan's platform.
As a result, the new Outlander design language is very similar to the new Qijun, more brash and bold than Mitsubishi's previous cars, and this shape has attracted strong controversy.
In the interior, these two cars are much more convergent, the style is simple and bright, and retain more buttons to facilitate blind exercise. Among them, the black and white interior of the new Outlander is quite beautiful, and there is a little freshness.
American new Outlander interior
The improvement of the car machine part is also very large, the current 8-inch central control screen size is small and the picture quality is low, and the new overseas version uses a 9-inch central control screen, according to foreign media reports, the car machine is still quite smooth.
However, the domestic new Outlander may switch to a 12.3-inch central control screen, that is, the same model as the domestic new Qijun.
Domestic test car interior spy photos
Judging from the spy photos of the test car, the black edge of the domestic version of the screen has become narrower, and the two physical knobs have disappeared, which should be the same model as the new Qijun.
The new Qijun central control screen is not bad, the clarity is high, the car machine may not be as fancy as the new forces, but the fluency and practicality are no problem.
New Qijun central control screen
The size has been slightly increased
Four cylinders are standard throughout the series
In terms of space, taking the Us-style model as an example, the length of the new Outlander has not changed too much, and the width, height and wheelbase have increased a lot.
Note: American standard model size
Based on the data of the Mitsubishi U.S. official website
Maybe the new Outlander's third row of space has improved, but it still can't be separated from the big five/small seven. This is the size of the US model, and the domestic version may have small adjustments, but it is about the same.
The new Outlander is in the third row
In terms of power, the new Orlander adopts a Nissan 2.5L four-cylinder machine, which is slightly weaker than the 2.4L of the domestic current car in terms of parameters, and is also weaker than the new Qijun three-cylinder engine.
This Nissan 2.5L engine
Adjust the energy-saving orientation
At present, GAC Mitsubishi has not officially announced the engine model of the domestic new Outlander, but it is unlikely that it will use the X-Trail three-cylinder engine.
The sales of New Qijun are sluggish, mainly because its entire three-cylinder series has also sold to the price of four cylinders. Mitsubishi's brand power is weaker, and it should not be so iron with three cylinders.
Compared with the overseas version,
What is the difference between the domestic version?
Overseas 2.5L may not be introduced
The new car also uses its own engine
The engine may be the biggest difference between the domestic version and the overseas version, and we believe that the domestic new Outlander will most likely not use the same overseas 2.5L engine.
Taking the American model as an example, its 2.5L engine model is the PR25DD. At present, dongfeng Nissan, Zhengzhou Nissan, and GAC Mitsubishi are not on sale with this engine. In other words, this engine was not introduced.
Lou Lan also uses a 2.5L engine
But the model number is QR25
Around 2018, this engine began to be used for the American standard Tianlai (locally called Altima), and dongfeng Nissan did not introduce it when it introduced the new Tianlai. Even if it is introduced, it should be Dongfeng Nissan first set up a production line to meet its own use, and then provide products to GAC Mitsubishi.
We speculate that the new Outlander is more likely to use GAC Mitsubishi's own engine, and the power level is only stronger than the current model.
Cash 2.4L may be retained
2.0L or replaced by 1.5T
There are two types of engines that meet the above conditions, one is the old 2.4L of the current Outlander, and the other is the 1.5T of Yige. I think the possibility of using the old 2.4L is very high, 192 horsepower it is already the most powerful engine of GAC Mitsubishi, there is nothing else to change for the time being.
The old 2.4L on the current model
Secondly, the 2.4L "generator" (4B12) of the new Outlander is homologous to the old 2.4L engine (4J12), the difference is mainly in the gas distribution mechanism, and the overall structure is almost the same.
Therefore, when the old 2.4L is installed on the new Outlander, people do not have to make too many modifications to the frame, machine feet and other positions, saving time and effort. As for its performance, it may be very close to the current model, which is about 0010 seconds, and the comprehensive fuel consumption is about 9-10.
As for the 1.5T engine on yige, its horsepower (170) is stronger than the current Outlander 2.0L (166), and the peak torque is slightly better than 2.4L. In this way, it is well suited to replace the old 2.0L.
However, on the smaller and lighter Yige than the current Outlander, this 1.5T can only break 100 in about 10 seconds, and the comprehensive fuel consumption is about 8. Switching to the new Outlander will only be slower and more fuel-intensive.
In this way, the engine may be one of the shortcomings of the domestic new Outlander. Of course, the official has not yet announced the power parameters of this car, you may wish to look forward to what engine it will use and how it will perform.
The US version comes standard with 11 airbags
The domestic version may be simplified
Security is one of the highlights of the American version of New Outlander. In the IIHS crash test, it achieved the highest rating on almost all sub-items, Good, and finally received a Top Safety Pick+ rating, which basically represents the highest level in its class.
This shows that the safety base of the new Outlander is very good, as long as the domestic version is not simplified in the body material process, it should not be difficult to get full excellence in the test of the China Insurance Research Institute.
The old rival Rong Fang took the full excellence
In addition, the US version of the model is also equipped with 11 airbags as standard. In addition to the regular front and side airbags, Outlander has also added front central airbags to better protect the front occupants.
Unfortunately, the domestic version may not retain this configuration. In our experience, airbags are the "hardest hit areas" of the domestic version of the simplified version. At present, the official has not announced its configuration list, but you may wish to pay attention to its air bag number.
Competitor comparison
At present, the official has not yet announced the price of domestic new Orlander, but according to the price of the current Outlander, we speculate that the guidance price of the new Outlander may be 160,000-230,000.
At the same price point and its closest opponent is Skoda Kodiak , both a joint venture brand and a large five-seater / small seven-seat SUV; the Tiguan L seven-seat four-wheel drive version is about 270,000, but the five-seat front-drive version is also in its early 200,000s.
In addition, Japanese old rivals CR-V and Rongfang are also at this price.
Tiguan L space has advantages
Other cars are not small either
Several of the above cars are known for their large space, but if you look at the parameters alone, the Tiguan L, which is leading in length and wheelbase, has the advantage; by the standard of a three-row SUV, the new Outlander wheelbase is short.
Tiguan L third row
However, Nissan has always had a hand in space utilization, and it should be sufficient to refer to the spatial performance of New Qijun. As for the specific performance, you can wait for the new car to be listed to experience it.
European brands have strong momentum
Japanese Buddhism is more fuel-efficient
In terms of power system, the two European cars are turbo + double clutch, and the two Field brothers are CVT regardless of turbine/self-priming; in terms of tone, the European system is more exciting, and the Japanese system is more Buddhist.
Kodiak High Power 4WD Edition
Power performance is good
In addition, these two European cars are actually sister cars, and the acceleration performance of the same power level will not be much different, and the Japanese side is Honda's 1.5T stronger.
The new Outlander powertrain has not yet been announced, but the possibility of using a 1.5T +2.4L engine is higher. Regardless of which one is adopted, the power is probably not its strength, and I personally speculate that its acceleration performance may be similar to that of Rongfang.
Of course, the specific engine of this car is still unknown, you may wish to expect what engine it will use, and how it will perform.
Write at the end
All along, Outlander mainly relies on large space + low price to attract people, and earns word of mouth with high reliability. Even if it has not been replaced for nearly 10 years, there are still people who appreciate it.
At present, the space of the new model is no problem, and there is a high probability that the whole four-cylinder machine is complete. As long as the price is right, it should be more popular than the cash model. Especially for those who want to buy X-Trail but can't accept the three-cylinder engine, the new Outlander can become a consideration.
It's just that its shape is somewhat different, and the performance of power and fuel consumption remains to be seen. As for reliability, we want GAC-Mitsubishi to maintain a high standard.
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