[Auto] This is what the new Mitsubishi Outlander 2021 looks like

[Dr.Drako]

The new generation of the SUV will officially appear next year.
Yesterday we were just telling you about Mitsubishi's plans for the coming years, about the hard sacrifices it will have to make to get out of the crisis, including the disappearance of the iconic Montero. But we also told you that new models were on the way.

And here we will tell you something of what we know about a really important one: the fourth generation of the Outlander will see the light in 2021.

The model has already been on the market for two decades. The first generation was unveiled at the 2000 Detroit Auto Show, and was replaced in 2006 by a model that also gave life to the Peugeot 4007 and Citroën C-Crosser. The current generation was premiered at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, and since then it has received two facelift in 2015 and 2018, which have kept it valid until today.

The brand has already announced that the new Outlander will be released in the second quarter of 2021, and photos of camouflaged cars have begun to circulate, doing the rigor tests. And some media, taking information emanating from Mitsubishi itself and using their own imagination, already visualize what this fourth iteration would be like. For now, it is said that it would be the production version of the conceptual Engelberg Tourer, the PHEV crossover released a year ago in Geneva.

A few months ago, Mitsubishi NorthAmerica announced that the new model will have three seat rows, be larger and more robust than its predecessor, and "will be the most equipped model the brand has sold in the United States." They also indicated that it will incorporate Mitsubishi's newest design language.

What the render shows us is a very aggressive and robust design, with a more quadriform format than seen so far, and with an evolution of the front in the form of X (Dynamic Shield), headlights divided into three units (a very thin one above and another big one in the middle). High waist, two-tone bodywork with a floating roof effect, large wheels and a flat bonnet complete the impression, which is aligned with the Engelberg Tourer and with several other production models of the brand.

It is not yet known how it will be configured in its mechanics, but we already bet on a PHEV version that has given Mitusbishi such good dividends. The e-Yi concept presented in Shanghai (an evolution of the Engelberg) showed a hybrid system consisting of a 2.4-liter gasoline engine associated with two electric motors, one for each axis, powered by a 20 kWh battery, for a 100% electric range. 70 km.