The Mitsubishi Outlander – a well-made and family-friendly 7-seater with part-time off-road capability – is such an underrated SUV in the South African market. Ashley Oldfield puts the latest iteration of the Japanese model through its paces.
South African buyers have always favoured the more off-road-baised bakkie-based adventure SUVs such as the Toyota Fortuner, but now there’s an all-new Outlander for your hard-earned money.
Is it a very practical 7-seater? What’s the boot space like? Is the engine strong enough to move people and things around faster than an ox wagon? We answer all these questions and more in this in-depth review of the Mitsubishi Outlander.



