Mitsubishi RVR
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Search complete. 10 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Mitsubishi RVR".
Oct 14, 2026
Ken ChesterHOST
They all went away.
Ken ChesterHOST
So they got down to the Outback, the Outback Sport, or the Outlander, I'm sorry, Outlander Sport, and their little funky thing, the Mirage, and the Mirage G4, by the way.
Ken ChesterHOST
Problem is, as they lost all that, they lost market share, they lost focus, and their dealers weren't making money.
Ken ChesterHOST
Got real ugly.
Ken ChesterHOST
Mitsubishi figured the only way it was going to survive was to team up with these two, which were having their own problems, by the way.
Ken ChesterHOST
But they did.
Ken ChesterHOST
And in fact, if you look at an Outlander Sport, if you look at an Outlander, you might recognize certain cues from Nissan.
Ken ChesterHOST
It's basically a Nissan Rogue.
Ken ChesterHOST
The Endeavor went.
Ken ChesterHOST
They all went away till they got down to the Outback, the Outback Sport, or the Outlander, I'm sorry, Outlander Sport, and their little funky thing, the Mirage, and the Mirage G4, by the way.
Ken ChesterHOST
Problem is, as they lost all that, they lost market share, they lost focus, and their dealers weren't making money.
Ken ChesterHOST
Got real ugly.
Ken ChesterHOST
Basically, it saved Nissan.
Ken ChesterHOST
It really did at the time.
Ken ChesterHOST
Mitsubishi figured the only way it was going to survive was to team up with these two, which were having their own problems, by the way, but they did, and in fact, uh, if you look at an Outlander Sport, if you look at an Outlander, you might recognize certain cues from Nissan.
Ken ChesterHOST
It's basically a Nissan Rogue.
Joel SpencerHOST
Yeah.
SebastianHOST
The Outlander Sport, okay, and the Eclipse Cross-
Joel SpencerHOST
Oh, so they still do Eclipse, okay
SebastianHOST
... which is the little SUV.
SebastianHOST
Oh look, it's based on the Renault Scenic, which is also in the Nissan group.
Joel SpencerHOST
Also, uh, there you go.
SebastianHOST
[laughs] All right, and what's the, uh, Outlander Sport?
Joel SpencerHOST
Here he goes, down some more rabbit holes.
Ken ChesterHOST
and they also produced a family-sized car called Gallant in addition to that.
Ken ChesterHOST
Most people only remember Mitsubishi right now for their last products, which was the little bitty Mirage, the Outlander, and Outlander Sport, and that's pretty much it.
Ken ChesterHOST
But actually, at one time, Mitsubishi had almost a full lineup.
Ken ChesterHOST
They even produced a compact pickup truck.