The 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander will bring a series of important upgrades when it arrives in showrooms in the third quarter of this year (July to September).
Chief among them will be Australian-developed chassis tuning for the first time, including revised suspension and steering systems designed specifically for local road conditions.
“As a core market for Mitsubishi Motors globally, Australian market feedback played a significant role in further improving the updated Outlander’s steering, ride and handling, tuning it to further suit Australian conditions and buyer requirements with a new tyre specification,” said Mitsubishi Motors Australia’s GM of product strategy, Bruce Hampel.
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Also new will be a larger 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen for all variants, incorporating a Dynamic Sound Yamaha Premium audio system, and both wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity.
The current Outlander, released in Australia in 2021 and one of the country’s five best-selling models last year, comes with a smaller 9.0-inch touchscreen and lacks wireless Android Auto.
The range-topping Outlander Exceed Tourer (pictured here) will score an upgraded Dynamic Sound Yamaha Ultimate sound system.
It’s not yet clear if the new multimedia system will retain satellite navigation, which is currently standard across the range.
Full details and pricing are yet to be confirmed, but the infotainment and chassis upgrades, which will include new tyres also tested in Australia, should address the two key criticisms previously levelled at the popular mid-size SUV.
And although none are obvious from the images supplied with today’s announcement, Mitsubishi says the upgraded Outlander will also bring minor exterior and interior updates, plus fresh wheels.
The MY25 Outlander lineup will continue to comprise entry-level ES and mid-range LS and Aspire variants, plus the premium Exceed and flagship Exceed Tourer grades, and the options of five or seven seats, front- or all-wheel drive, and a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
The Outlander was Australia’s second best-selling mid-size SUV in 2024 with 27,613 sales (up 13.8 per cent on 2023).
That put it behind only the Toyota RAV4 which almost doubled in popularity to 58,718 registrations, but ahead of models including the Mazda CX-5, Kia Sportage and Hyundai Tucson.
