In a sign of openness toward its customers, Mitsubishi will begin publishing real-world MPG figures for their entire lineup, beginning with the Outlander PHEV.
Auto Express reports Mitsubishi UK marketing director Lance Bradley stated the plug-in SUV was chosen because his customers, expecting the 148-mpg claimed in official tests, found the vehicle returned 90 mpg instead:
It's crazy that people think that's bad, but it's all relative to the official figure. We'd like to do a graph, maybe just a figure, starting with the PHEV but then rolling it out to other cars. It would come from customer information.
The move comes as the automaker plans to have an PHEV variant for every one of their models within five years' time. With more buyers reporting what their vehicle averages in fuel economy, future owners could compare the official test results with those found in real-world driving.
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