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2024 Mitsubishi Outlander vs Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,722/ year to fuel
27 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,534/ year to fuel
64 MPGe + 26 MPG

AWD · 2.4L 4-cyl · Single-speed · 64 MPGe + 26 MPG

The 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $1,534 a year to fuel (64 MPGe + 26 MPG), versus $1,722 for the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander (27 MPG). That's roughly $188 a year, or about $939 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

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Mitsubishi OutlanderMitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid
$1,722 Your annual fuel cost $1,534
27 MPG Combined efficiency 64 MPGe + 26 MPG
24 MPG City 67 MPGe / 25 MPG
31 MPG Highway 61 MPGe / 27 MPG
— Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 52 kWh
— Driving range 420 mi
— All-electric range 38 mi
331 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 115 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 8/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 9/10
— Charge time at 240V 6.5 hrs
Gas Powertrain Plug-in hybrid
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gas + electricity
2.5L 4-cyl Engine / motor 2.4L 4-cyl
CVT Transmission Single-speed
FWD Drivetrain AWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Mitsubishi Outlander vs Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid across model years

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Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

The powertrains differ: the Mitsubishi Outlander is a conventional gas model, while the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander or the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid. The Mitsubishi Outlander is rated 27 MPG combined and the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid 64 MPGe + 26 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander vs. the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,722 for the Mitsubishi Outlander and $1,534 for the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid.

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