Mitsubishi Outlander phev Towing

Hi lornalou1, we have towed with a PHEV for a couple of years now. As a tow car it very practical, solid and sure footed, even in bad weather. As you'll no doubt have guessed,  the battery power runs out quite quickly when towing, say 10 - 15 miles tops, then it's petrol all the way. I don't have MPG figures sorry, but having towed with various cars over the years, I'd guess at 25 - 30. It does have very small tank too, so fill ups are more often when doing long distances.

It suits us, as like you, most of our daily commute is on battery only. In the summer months, unless we are away,  we rarely have to put petrol in. In the winter as you suspected, due to needing the heater on, the engine runs more, so more petrol. I suppose you can avoid running the engine if you keep the heater temp down a bit, but it'll still run the battery down quicker.

One nice touch is the app. You can see if the car is charging  / charged etc. from the house. You can even put the heater on in the morning from the house, defrosting and heating the car before you get in. No more scraping / driving windows.

Good luck, Alex

Alex. I haven't got one and will stick with the diesel thanks but I am sure chippybloke will appreciate your input.

Apologies lornalou1 

Alex, I would add that most of the benefits you refer to have nothing to do with your car being a PHEV. I had a car 13 years ago with a cabin pre heat system as you describe...... and as for sure footed so are lots of cars. I also suggest you carry out a real world check of your towing economy..... those figures look very optimistic to me for a petrol tow vehicle. 

Hi Alex

Thanks for your feedback on the towing side. I actually had a test drive in the outlander today, and i must say I was impressed. As I have stated in my first question/query its more the towing side I'm interested in as i know the battery isn't going to last long. Im used to 25-30mpg towing and that doesn't phase me as pretty much when not towing, could be done on battery as my daily commute is only 2 miles each way and as I live in Mid Devon, north or south coast is only 30mile away for a jolly on a day out. 

I also like the huge boot space as i often have to load a lot into the boot, so pretty much made up my mind it will be an outlander for me.

Many thanks for your feedback 

Steve. 

25/30 mpg is what I get solo ..... but it doesn't faze me either 

If your daily commute is only two miles, I would have thought a bike would be better than any sort of tug.

When howling a gale and launching it down with rain, why would i ride a bike. 

Hi,

tow a 1390kg van with an Outlander PHEV,  

just for information I press the 'save' button when the battery is down to around 70%.  I find the car goes very well and if I come to a hill I have power in reserve to keep going with no trouble and no high revving engines.

it works really well.  I suggest PHEV owners try it.  

The only downside is the small petrol tank.  Otherwise it a brilliant towcar if used accordingly.

We are seriously considering the Mitsubishi PHEV as our next towcar, judging from the PHEV forums we will need to change our driving style and would welcome some positive feedback from the new 2.4 model.