Based on the C-platform to be used for the upcoming Evolution model, the 2007 Outlander is essentially a new vehicle. Company designers call it a “smart crossport.” The front end treatment, including sporty headlights and a large lower air intake, is swept back and imparts a sense of speed, while the bulging wheel wells offer a touch of muscularity. Side flanks are clean, or what Mitsubishi calls “taut, tidy, with refined detail.”