- The Mitsubishi Outlander will get its first off-road edition, starting immediately
The Mitsubishi Outlander has long been a budget-friendly 3-row SUV with a long warranty and, at higher trim levels, a surprisingly stylish cabin. But Mitsubishi has always been content to ignore the major trends in SUV design.
Its rivals have gotten boxier, but the Outlander has kept its signature sensible shape. Its rivals have introduced blackout packages with darkened trim to catch a style wave, but Mitsubishi has not. And its rivals have brought out rugged off-road packages with outdoorsy names and Columbia Sportswear attitudes, but Mitsubishi has…hold on…I’m being told it has this time. Mitsubishi has joined a trend.
For 2025, the Outlander will go to Cabela’s for some boots and polyester/spandex blend hiking pants. The new Outlander Trail Edition is available now, starting at $40,890 ($39,295 plus a $1,595 destination fee).
Some Useful Gear and Some Fashionable Tweaks
- All-terrain tires, rubber floormats, and a flat roof rack are practical improvements
- It also joins the blackout trend with dark trim
The Outlander Trail Edition isn’t just an appearance package. It gets all-terrain tires, perhaps the best bang-for-buck modification to turn a road car into an off-roader. A Thule Caprock flat-rack roof rack is a solid choice, too, showing that someone at Mitsubishi wanted to build a functional package, not just a trendy one. Mitsubishi dealers will sell accessories for the rack, including attachment systems for bikes, kayaks, fishing rod cases, and more.
All-weather washable floor mats are a practical improvement, too. There’s even a unique cargo area mat designed to work with the Outlander’s fold-away third-row seats.
Like all other 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander models, this one also benefits from a first-of-its-kind Yamaha car audio system. Inside, buyers also get synthetic black leather and suede seating, heated front seats, a power panoramic sunroof, and five USB-C outlets.
Next thing you know, Mitsubishi will go in for the darkening trend.
And…I’m being told they have. The Trail Edition will get “black Trail Edition decals on the hood in a blend of matte and gloss finish for a stylish look.” That has practical benefits, too, reducing glare for the driver.
Other changes to the look, according to Mitsubishi, include “black hood garnish, a dedicated ‘Trail Edition’ badge on the rear hatch, black trim updates to the front and rear skid bumper-garnish, a dedicated black side-protector trim piece on the lower doors and on the bumper corners, extended black fender trim, black covers on the mirrors and door handles, blacked-out Dynamic Shield trim around the grille,” and black window and roof trim.
Black-finished “basket weave” wheels complete the look.
