Mitsubishi's PX-MIEV looks a bit like the production Outlander SUV, and dimensionally, the two are evenhandedly close (177.5-inch overall length, 103.5-inch wheelbase and 61.5-inch track for the concept). But the PX-MIEV is a plug-in hybrid and in concept bears similarities to production Toyota hybrids and the Subaru's Hybrid Tourer concept.

It has a 1.6-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine up front, as well as a front-drive electric motor and a rear-drive electric motor. Together, the motors are good for 80 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque, according to Mitsubishi, and together, they effectively create four-wheel drive, albeit in the unconventional, wait-there's-no-center-differential sense.

Rated at 114 hp and 92 lb-ft of torque, the gas engine can either help drive the front wheels (like a parallel hybrid) or work as a generator (like a series hybrid – Chevy Volt) to recharge the PX-MIEV's lithium-ion batteries. Its generating capacity is 70 kW, says Mitsu. You can also plug in the PX-MIEV to restore charge, and it has the same variable-current charging system as Mitubishi's limited-production i MIEV electric car.

Mitsubishi also makes the interesting attending that when you're not driving the PX-MIEV, you can use its stored electricity to power home appliances — useful if a storm knocks the power out.

The company claims an overall fuel consumption figure of 50 km/liter (117 mpg), which is probably very theoretical.

More details and photos of the PX-MIEV's cabin after the jump.