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Lexus RC F vs Mitsubishi Outlander

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Lexus RC F
Lexus RC F

2020 price

Mitsubishi Outlander
Mitsubishi Outlander

$33,989 - $79,500

2024 price

Summary

2020 Lexus RC F
2024 Mitsubishi Outlander
Safety Rating

Engine Type
V8, 5.0L

Inline 4, 2.4L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
11.2L/100km (combined)

1.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
4

7
Dislikes
  • Firm ride
  • ‘Remote Touch’ media controller (grrrr)
  • Rear space (lack of)

  • No spare tyre
  • Squeeze third row
  • Multimedia touchscreen should be bigger
2020 Lexus RC F Summary

Ford’s growling Mustang GT isn’t the only rear-wheel drive performance coupe powered by a naturally-aspirated 5.0-litre V8 engine on the Australian new car market.

Pfft! Those things are everywhere. If you’re willing to literally double-down and spend twice the pony car’s circa $65K asking price, the Lexus RC F comes into range; the Japanese luxury brand’s take on a two-door, four-seat, muscle car.

Rather than wrestling with the blue oval, it’s a challenger to the German ‘Big Three’, pitching its deep-breathing, high-revving atmo power against shove-in-back, low-down, turbo-torque.  

We spent a week behind the wheel to see how this mature, but recently updated machine, measures up in 2020.

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2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Summary

At this point in history, hybrid vehicles are your best bet if you want to feel good about trying to save the world while actually enjoying daily driving duties and avoiding any (real or imagined) driving-range anxiety you may experience in a full EV. 

A hybrid vehicle – i.e. one with a traditional fuel source (petrol or diesel) and electric power – is a cheaper alternative to a full-blown EV and yields better fuel economy and less environmental impact than a standard ICE vehicle (powered only by petrol or diesel). 

And the Plug-in Hybrid EV (PHEV) version of the Outlander offers welcome fuel cost-savings over ICE vehicles and, in top-spec GSR guise, it has a premium look and feel and, on paper, packs plenty of standard features into a sub-$80,000 package.

But how does this seven-seater SUV hybrid handle daily-driving duties?

Read on.

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