The GX5h and GX5hS models gain Nappa leather seats, an upgraded Alpine audio system, mood lighting, USB charging ports for rear passengers’ auxiliary devices. Styling tweaks including an Outlander bonnet badge, side steps, LED fog lamps and daytime running lights, and a rear spoiler.

Thanks to impressive economy credentials, the Outlander PHEV also brings solid financial benefits. The model emits 44g/km of CO2 with an official combined fuel consumption figure of 148mpg. As a result the top-of-the-range GX5hs, which is priced from £37,899 (after the Plug-in Car Grant), brings a monthly BiK bill of £75 and is exempt from road tax. It is eligible for the Government’s plug-in car grant and companies can offset 100% of the purchase value against profits in the first year.

Clive Messenger, head of corporate sales at Mitsubishi Motors in the UK, said: 'The GX5h and GX5hs plug-in hybrid Outlanders offer such a fantastic package of benefits for both companies and company car drivers – high specification, luxury feel, low running costs, strong environmental credentials. We are expecting it to quickly populate company car choice lists UK-wide.'