Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross vs Renault Arkana

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Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

$19,857 - $44,990

2022 price

Renault Arkana
Renault Arkana

$32,500 - $47,990

2024 price

Summary

2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
2024 Renault Arkana
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 2.4L

Turbo 4, 1.3L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol/Electric

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
1.9L/100km (combined)

5.9L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Too expensive for what you get
  • Smaller boot and back seat than non-PHEV models
  • Poor human-machine interaction

  • Glitchy transmission
  • Firmish ride
  • Not the cheapest
2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Summary

The 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross has a new high-tech powertrain that allows it to run as an electric car, or run using the petrol engine, or even use both at the same time. 

But the new hybrid SUV is not like a Toyota hybrid - because this one can be plugged in at home to recharge the batteries, and you should be able to get at least 50 kilometres of EV driving out of just a few dollars worth of electricity.

We’re talking about the new 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Plug-in Hybrid EV, or PHEV as we’ve called it in the past. The brand has renamed it to include both ‘Hybrid’ and ‘EV’ in the name because, well, it reckons those terms have a bit more cut-through today than when the company first launched its Outlander PHEV back in 2014.

But with the new Eclipse Cross PHEV variants attracting a huge premium over the regular petrol-turbo models, does the extra money buy you a better car? Let’s find out.

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2024 Renault Arkana Summary

Renault’s Arkana coupe-style compact SUV has been hit with its first makeover, which ushers in a range of styling changes, increased equipment and new model grade names.

There are few cars like it in the compact SUV segment, where vehicles usually favour the boxier, traditional SUV wagon shape over the stylish but often internal space compromised coupe SUVs.

Renault Australia is only expecting about one per cent share of the segment or around 1500 sales a year.

But if you want to stand out from the crowd of Mazda CX-30, Mitsubishi ASX and Toyota Corolla Cross small SUVs then the Arkana might be for you.

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2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 2024 Renault Arkana

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