Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

Ford's second-most popular vehicle by sales has failed a critical crash safety test, earning the worst safety rating of seven small SUVs tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for front passenger-side crash protection.

A good year for Mitsubishi.

A new package is also available.

Lots of new features like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

The new small crossover will use a fresh, in-house-designed turbocharged engine.

Mitsubishi calls its CVTs "constant velocity transmissions." That's pretty ironic, given this recall.

Only 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sports with the base 2.0-liter engine and a continuously variable transmission are affected by this latest recall.

Mitsubishi brought a pair of "concepts" to the Geneva Motor Show, but so far as we can tell, they're nothing more than a couple of fancy paint jobs.

Mitsubishi's strategy for US success in the coming years: electric vehicles and crossovers. We detail the company's product plans through 2020.

Mitsubishi will axe the i-MiEV but will launch a trio of new or updated crossovers in the US before the end of the decade with EV or PHEV variants.

Mitsubishi gives its Outlander Sport a new nose, updated interior content, and some fresh 18-inch wheels for 2016. See for yourself at the 2015 LA Auto Show.

Mitsubishi reveals a facelifted version of the Outlander Sport at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show with modestly updated equipment inside and out.

On the back of strong CUV sales, Mitsubishi will flesh out its crossover offerings by slotting in a new model between the Outlander and Outlander Sport.

The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is a compact crossover you can buy. It's best not to have any further expectations.

Mitsubishi's UAW contract is reportedly making it very difficult to find a buyer for the automaker's factory in Normal, IL. Production of the Outlander Sport ends there in November.

Mitsubishi will be shutting down production and selling its Normal, IL factory, where it currently builds the Outlander Sport crossover.

Auto Express reports that Mitsubishi is discussing the possibility of a high-performance version of the next-generation Outlander Sport that would wear an Evo badge.

The NHTSA has issued two separate recalls for the Mitsubishi Lancer, Lancer Sportback, Lancer Evolution, Outlander and Outlander Sport, both related to visibility problems.

Mitsubishi is making a more powerful, 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine with 168 horsepower and 167 pound-feet of torque available in the ES and GT trims of the Outlander Sport. Plus, the models get a little extra equipment, too.

Poor exchange rates put a stop to Mitsubishi's plan to import a South Korean-buit midsize sedan from the Renault-Nissan Alliance into the US. However, the Japanese brand is not giving up on selling a future four-door here quite yet.