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At the advent of hybrid petrol / electric cars the makers did their best to make their vehicles other worldly, standing out like flying saucers at a vicarage tea party. For example, futuristic fashion had its way with the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius.
Since then, hybrids have repeatedly been absorbed into their respective model line-ups, for example, the Honda Civic, Toyota Camry and assorted Lexuses, with little to distinguish on the outside them from their more conventional siblings.
Now, Mitsubishi has come up with the world's first mass production plug-in hybrid SUV, which apart from the odd identification logo, could be any of the Outlander fraternity - which it's definitely is not.
The Outlander PHEV, for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, runs on electrical power with the back-up of a petrol engine which is used to charge the battery or add extra performance to the vehicle.
Read the full Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid 2014 Review.