Stability control and ABS do the same thing as in every other vehicle. It can gently brake a spinning tire to send more power to the wheel with grip like a limited-slip function, or it can tug on an inside wheel to reduce understeer in a corner. In the last generation, it only controlled the front brakes. It’s not limited by clutches or mechanical systems in the way a standard center-differential AWD system would be.Īctive Yaw Control monitors steering input and about a dozen other conditions, then uses the brakes to control forces left and right across the vehicle. With the latest system, Mitusbishi says it acts more quickly than before. Twin-motor AWD lets Mitusbishi dole out more power to the front or rear motor based on wheel slip. S-AWC links AWD, Active Yaw Control, stability control, and ABS into one system, letting the different components work together for a better result. The Super part of the equation is system integration. Mitsubishi touts its Super-All Wheel Control AWD system (S-AWC), but what does that really mean? All-wheel control is just a fancy name for all-wheel drive, which the Outlander gets thanks to the dual motors. That’s a lot more power to turn the rear tires when the fronts don’t have grip, but there is more to Mitusbishi’s system than increased power. The motor in the front puts out 114 horsepower and 188 pound-feet of torque. To go with its new chassis and body, Mitsubishi has given the Outlander PHEV newer and more powerful motors. 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Review: A Chassis That Lives Up to the Driveline (Photo/Evan Williams) Adding a plug-in driveline to create the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV just makes the experience better while using less fuel. In short: Mitsubishi’s latest gas Outlander is a contender for best in class. The Toyota RAV4 Prime has just a small 53 horsepower motor driving the rear wheels, leaving it not always up to the challenge when things get really slick. The Ford Escape PHEV, for example, is front-drive only. In any other PHEV model, I would have been dreading the conditions. A blizzard rolled in the day before our drive, bringing the mercury below 32 degrees Fahrenheit and coating the roads with crusty snow and plenty of ice. Normally it’s a place you can rely on for mild temperatures and sun, even at the start of December. I’m in Vancouver, British Columbia, for the first drive of the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. It feels like it was part of the Outlander project from the very start. The lessons learned from that model are why this second-generation offering doesn’t feel like something experimental. Worldwide, it became the highest-selling PHEV in 2018 and has held onto that cumulative sales title ever since. The Outlander PHEV arrived in 2017 and quietly started racking up sales. It’s easy to forget that Mitusbishi was the first automaker to offer a plug-in crossover in the U.S. With a new body and cabin as advanced as the powertrain, the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is a delight that happens to have a plug - not a plug-in you buy despite the rest of the vehicle.
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