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Mitsubishi Outlander vs Nissan X-TRAIL

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Mitsubishi Outlander
Mitsubishi Outlander

$33,989 - $79,500

2024 price

Nissan X-TRAIL
Nissan X-TRAIL

$29,888 - $67,881

2024 price

Summary

2024 Mitsubishi Outlander
2024 Nissan X-TRAIL
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 2.4L

Inline 4, 2.5L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded/Electric

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
1.5L/100km (combined)

7.8L/100km (combined)
Seating
7

7
Dislikes
  • No spare tyre
  • Squeeze third row
  • Multimedia touchscreen should be bigger

  • Fuel efficiency could be better
  • Ownership package off the pace
  • Minimal boot space with seven seats up
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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2024 Nissan X-TRAIL Summary

Launching an investigation into the Australian mid-size SUV market is like opening an automotive can of worms.

Around 20 mainstream offerings makes it one of the most popular and hotly contested segments in the local new-car market.

Think Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Mazda CX-5, Subaru Forester and the category-leading Toyota RAV4. Not to mention the subject of this review, the long-established Nissan X-Trail

And this time around we’re looking at the X-Trail N-Trek, which sits in the middle of a five-tier X-Trail line-up, in AWD seven-seat form which increases versatility while narrowing the competitive field somewhat. 

We spent a week putting it through its urban paces. 

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