View Photos of the 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Despite a new face and some equipment upgrades, Mitsubishi's aging small SUV struggles to make par in today's market.
The 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is the brand's smallest SUV and, despite a handful of updates for the new model year, feels largely as underwhelming as it did when it debuted for 2011. Read the full story here.
Like the Jeep Compass, Kia Seltos, and Nissan Rogue Sport, the Outlander Sport straddles the subcompact and compact SUV segments. Yet its rear seat and cargo area are less capacious than some smaller crossovers.
The standard powertrain for all models except the top-spec GT is a coarse sounding 148-hp 2.0-liter inline-four mated to a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT).
Stepping up to the GT model pairs a more adequate but just as thrashy 168-hp 2.4-liter inline-four with the CVT.
Our all-wheel-drive GT test car went from zero to 60 mph in an adequate 8.0 seconds, which is 1.6 seconds quicker than the last 2.0-liter version we tested.
Front-wheel drive is standard on all Outlander Sports, and all-wheel drive is a $1500 upgrade.
Our GT test car was rather thirsty at the pump for its size, averaging just 23 mpg while in our care and returning 25 mpg in our 75-mph highway fuel-economy test—3 mpg less than its EPA highway estimate.
Driving the Outlander Sport is highlighted by ungainly body control, a soft suspension that struggles to adequately absorb bumps, and a considerable amount of wind noise at higher speeds.
The 2020 Outlander Sport's exterior changes include a new chrome shield grille and LED lighting elements all around.
The inside of this small Mitsubishi is a drab place dotted with hard, unsightly plastics and merely functional electronic interfaces.
The Outlander Sport's base ES trim level starts at an appropriately affordable $23,790. Despite its dearth of features and laggard performance, we'd choose it over the $28,720 GT model if none of the other small SUVs on the market existed.
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
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