Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV: car review | Martin Love

The Outlander is a big, capable 4x4. It's also Britain's bestselling electric vehicle - and Boris Johnson loves it

Price: 28,304
Top speed: 106mph
0-62mph: 11 seconds
MPG: 148

Toki Sekiguchi won't forget the day he bumped into Boris Johnson in Tokyo. The 10-year-old was the unwitting stooge who failed to get out of the rampaging mayor's way last autumn. Boris was in Japan to highlight its role as the host of the next Rugby World Cup, and also to launch Mitsubishi's latest Outlander. You can watch clips of BoJo pulling the silken wraps from the car before forcing Lance Bradley, Mitsubishi's UK MD, into the car for a test drive in downtown Tokyo. "Where are we going?" laughs a manic Boris. "I've no idea," replies a terrified-looking Lance. Later, Boris says: "It's a beautifully smooth machine. Totally silent. The only noise is a slight whine" like a self-satisfied cat."