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Hi I am looking at getting a used tow car
The one I am looking at is mitsubishi outlander phev anyone using this as a tow car and what are your thoughts
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Welcome to the Forum There was someone on the Forum had one who posted their thoughts on it. Try using the search function and go back up to five years or more if it allows it.
 
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Hello James,
Welcome to the forum.

The Outlander PHEV I believe only has a towing capacity of 1500kg. and there have been reports that suggest its economy suffers badly when towing.

Practical acravan has published this:-

What caravan (make Model and MTPLM ) do you intend to tow?
 
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Hello James,
Welcome to the forum.

The Outlander PHEV I believe only has a towing capacity of 1500kg. and there have been reports that suggest its economy suffers badly when towing.

Practical acravan has published this:-

What caravan (make Model and MTPLM ) do you intend to tow?
Hi John thanks for the quick reply

I have a van called Cristal moura 530tf
My xtrail had pulled it well but it is coming to the end of the road now I thought going down hybrid road
 
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You do have to remember that Mitsubishi are pulling out (have pulled out?) of the UK, so you may have service or spares difficulties. Having said that, Mitsubishi are renowned as one of the most reliable vehicles on the road - at least the ICE engines models were!

Do you have to have a electric vehicle?
 
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You do have to remember that Mitsubishi are pulling out (have pulled out?) of the UK, so you may have service or spares difficulties. Having said that, Mitsubishi are renowned as one of the most reliable vehicles on the road - at least the ICE engines models were!

Do you have to have a electric vehicle?
Hi woodentop no I was not aware they are pulling out the UK
As for electric no I just thought it would be handy when not towing to have an electric
 
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Hi woodentop no I was not aware they are pulling out the UK
As for electric no I just thought it would be handy when not towing to have an electric
Their support for existing vehicles will be through IMG who support Subaru and Ssanyong and I think Great Wall. So it’s likely that a local dealership for one of those makes will support the car. Until August I had a Subaru and the dealership was excellent. And I know that Britain’s oldest Subaru dealer supports and sells existing Mitsubishi cars.

Ps it’s actually International Motors Group. Not IMG a different company. Sorry for confusion
 
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What is its MTPLM?
Thankyou

Because teh Outlander has a motive battery it has a respectable unladen weight of about 1890kg A caravan of 1500kg will give a favourable weight ratio of 79% which if that was all there is to good towing would be fine. But there are plenty of comments in the industry that suggest the PHEV struggles when pulling its rated trailer limit and is not as refined or effective as the diesel only version of the Outlander.


The Outlander PHEV was a fantastic marketing scoop for Mitsibushi in the lead into electric vehicles, but there are probably more recent and better options available now.
 
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Thankyou

Because teh Outlander has a motive battery it has a respectable unladen weight of about 1890kg A caravan of 1500kg will give a favourable weight ratio of 79% which if that was all there is to good towing would be fine. But there are plenty of comments in the industry that suggest the PHEV struggles when pulling its rated trailer limit and is not as refined or effective as the diesel only version of the Outlander.


The Outlander PHEV was a fantastic marketing scoop for Mitsibushi in the lead into electric vehicles, but there are probably more recent and better options available now.
Thanks John I think I'll give this car a miss
 
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Thanks John I think I'll give this car a miss
Probably wise. We looked at the PHEV four years ago and decided against it as the towing limit was 1500kg, the same as our then vans MTPLM and we wanted more margin. Additional we read elsewhere on here of people saying it really struggled on hills.

Instead we have the diesel, which is a super tug, although not the most economical, we get 22-24 pulling 1600 kgs and 39-42 solo.
 
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TIC, I had a Mk 1 Cortina decades ago. If it was like this , the skys the limit😋😋 2 litre Cosworth power👏👏
 

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TIC, I had a Mk 1 Cortina decades ago. If it was like this , the skys the limit😋😋 2 litre Cosworth power👏👏
Lovely car and what an engine bay. Everything accessible without hassle. Don’t even need to remove a belt guard to check its condition, …….or retrieve your finger end 😂
 
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TIC, I had a Mk 1 Cortina decades ago. If it was like this , the skys the limit😋😋 2 litre Cosworth power👏👏
Very nice car i had a Mk 11 Cortina 1600E some time ago found the suspension was great and the engine bay .easy accessible
 
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TIC, I had a Mk 1 Cortina decades ago. If it was like this , the skys the limit😋😋 2 litre Cosworth power👏👏
A friend dropped a V8 into his Mk2 Cortina. Did all the necessary modifications for the car to cope with the increased power. That thing was extremely quick, but handling was not too great. Another fast Cortina was the Meissner Cortina MKII. I think top of the range Capris came standard with a V8 and it was known as the Perana Capri.
 
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A friend dropped a V8 into his Mk2 Cortina. Did all the necessary modifications for the car to cope with the increased power. That thing was extremely quick, but handling was not too great. Another fast Cortina was the Meissner Cortina MKII. I think top of the range Capris came standard with a V8 and it was known as the Perana Capri.
All the V8 conversions of Escorts and Cortinas handled like a boat as they were nose-heavy even with the all-alloy Rover engine.

I had a mk2 Cortina-Lotus for a while, ex-Sussex Police, good performance for the era with 104 mph top speed and 0-60 in 11 secs, but with just 108 bhp quite pathetic by modern standards - my present 2.3 tonne diesel will do 140 mph and 0-62 in 8.7 secs (equivalent to 0-60 in 7.9 secs) - and about the same fuel consumption as the Cortina!
 
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All the V8 conversions of Escorts and Cortinas handled like a boat as they were nose-heavy even with the all-alloy Rover engine.

I had a mk2 Cortina-Lotus for a while, ex-Sussex Police, good performance for the era with 104 mph top speed and 0-60 in 11 secs, but with just 108 bhp quite pathetic by modern standards - my present 2.3 tonne diesel will do 140 mph and 0-62 in 8.7 secs (equivalent to 0-60 in 7.9 secs) - and about the same fuel consumption as the Cortina!
On a bend, if taken at high speed, the back end would break away resulting in a spin as those cars with the V8 had rear wheel drive. The Meissner conversion made the Lotus look pathetically slow. I drove the Cortina Lotus, but did not think it was that quick. Think my Zephyr Mk2 was quicker. LOL!
 
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I think you will find anything in the Range Rover range will be an excellent tow car, it is there best feature. You do need to accept the reliability is not up to that of many competitors though.
 
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I think you will find anything in the Range Rover range will be an excellent tow car, it is there best feature. You do need to accept the reliability is not up to that of many competitors though.
I thought that being based on the FL2 the Evoque should have decent reliability as the FL2 is good. Best the OP looks at the Warranty Direct reliability index. My son has a 2008 FL2 and it’s been absolutely no trouble. There was a glitch with the rear differential but LR recalled and installed improved parts. It’s now in need of new glow plugs but at 15 years old that’s not too bad. My son was minded to change it recently and took a Quashqui for a drive. Liked it but has decided to stick with the Landie.
 
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