Mitsubishi News
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Update: The vehicle has been unveiled as a Montero Sport and is not due in the United States. Click here for more details. It was at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show where Mitsubishi presented three concept cars all previewing future production models. One of these was a concept called the “GC-PHEV” (shown below), which Mitsubishi presented again at the Chicago Auto Show just last month. The vehicle was hyped as “the return of a legend,” leading many to believe that the eventual production version will end up reviving the Montero name. We now have our first spy shots of that...
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500-WHP 311RS Evo X Spec Blew Previewed At Twin Cities Auto Show
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X may be on its last legs before dying an odd death—to be reincarnated as some type of hybrid—but the gang at 311RS have breathed new life into the car once again. ALSO SEE: Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC For Alleged Punch Thrown, No...
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Mitsubishi Previews 473-Horsepower Lancer Evolution X Final Concept
About a month ago, Mitsubishi’s U.S. chief Don Swearingen said the Lancer Evolution’s time had “come and gone” and that there would be no direct replacement for the car once the 2015 model year is out. The Mitsubishi exec also said that a special edition model would be...
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Evo’s Time Has Come And Gone, Says Mitsubishi’s U.S. Chief
Mitsubishi’s U.S. chief has confirmed what most of us already knew: That there won’t be a direct replacement for the awesome Lancer Evolution when the current model bows out of the market after the 2015 model year. WATCH: Chris Harris Gets Sideways In The Ferrari LaFerarri: Video...
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Mitsubishi Evo Decides To Quit Racing & Become A Gymnast: Video
Hillclimbs are crazy. They often take place on tight roads that feature tons of technical turns, and all of it has to be tackled at very high speeds. MUST SEE: Miniature W-18 Build Is Mesmerizing: Video You need to be the fastest person up the hill, so you have to push both yourself and your...
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Will the Mitsubishi Evo be replaced by a hybrid SUV?
We miss few recently defunct cars like we miss the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Born of rally and bred for the street, the car evolved to become a high-tech, if somewhat heavy, piece of asphalt artillery. Now it’s dead. But it might come back, in tortured and demented form, as a hybrid SUV...
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Mitsubishi has revealed a new plug-in hybrid concept that it will be showing at next week’s 2014 Paris Auto Show. The concept is called the Outlander PHEV Concept-S and it’s described as a special design package for the regular Outlander PHEV first shown at the 2012 Paris Auto Show and eventually due on sale in the U.S. ALSO SEE: McLaren 650S Spider Crashes Into Guardrail In Austria It aims to add some much-needed sportiness to the somewhat bland Outlander—inside and out. The wraparound headlights and tapered grille are said to add a sense of motion, while the grille is also...
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Bows Out With 2015 Model
Mitsubishi has confirmed that its Lancer Evolution will bow out of the market after the 2015 model year, and at this point it’s not clear what will replace it. Mitsubishi has said in the past that any successor to the Evo will be very different to past generations of the car, with many...
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Mitsubishi Gears Up For 2014 Pikes Peak With 603-HP Electric Racer
Mitsubishi will tackle the Pikes Peak Hill Climb for the third time in a row using an electric race car packing similar technology to that found in its i-MiEV zero-emission minicar. The Japanese automaker will be bringing two third-generation electric racers, known as the MiEV Evolution III, and...
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Mitsubishi brings Concept XR-PHEV Evolution Vision Gran Turismo to virtual life
It's dead. No wait, it's alive! Okay, it's kind of dead, but we might bring it back as something different. Fine, it's dead... or is it? It is. Nope, we fooled you because it's coming back to life, as a playable piece of a video game. If you're a fan of the Mitsubishi brand, you'll immediately know...
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Mitsubishi Evo Replacement May Be A Hybrid 3000GT Successor: Report
Nissan has had great success with its GT-R revival and will soon be launching a new version of its giant-killing sports car. The success has spurred Acura to launch a new generation of its NSX and Toyota to bring back the Supra, and soon we may be able to add Mitsubishi to that list. It’s...
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X To Be Discontinued This Year: Report
Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution is getting on in years, with the current generation, the Evo X, having been with us since the 2008 model year. Mitsubishi has hinted at launching a radically different successor, but there’s no official word that we’ll ever see such a car in the next...
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A new Mitsubishi Evo is in the works, only it won’t be based on the Lancer platform anymore and its design will be being taken in a new direction. That direction is likely to be an electrified one, with most reports suggesting the next Evo will likely feature a diesel-electric hybrid drivetrain. Now Motor Trend has shed some new light on the car’s development. Citing an inside source, the American publication reports that the design goal for the next Evo is “uncompromised handling with state-of-the-art plug-in hybrid EV technology.” This is said to have warranted the...
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Mitsubishi concepts at Tokyo Motor Show: GC-PHEV, XR-PHEV, AR
It may be struggling in the U.S. market, but Mitsubishi is still a big global automaker. For the Tokyo Motor Show, it rolled out three separate concepts. Two of them pointed toward future designs for vehicles that may be sold in North America--a full-size sport utility vehicle and a replacement for...
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Mitsubishi Delays New Evo To Focus On Mainstream Models And EVs
The wait for a successor to the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X may be a tad longer than originally expected, as Mitsubishi focuses its resources on its strengths such as SUVs and electrified vehicles. That’s the claim of the automaker’s product chief, Ryugo Nakao, who spoke recently with...
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Mitsubishi Previews New Design Language And Tech With Three Tokyo Concepts
Mitsubishi at long last looks to be emerging from an era of acceptable yet somewhat dull product design with an exciting trio of concept cars that hint at the automaker’s future design language and technology. The three new concepts will be unveiled at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show on November 20...
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Models Recalled For Faulty Clutch
Mitsubishi has issued a recall on certain versions of its sporty Lancer Evolution. The recall is due to a defective clutch master cylinder, which could end up failing. Should this occur, owners of manual-equipped models may have trouble shifting the vehicle into or out of gear, increasing the risk...
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2014 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Priced From $35,820
Mitsubishi is holding on to the saving grace of its lineup, the Lancer Evolution. This four-door all-terrain rocket has arrived for the 2014 model year with minor updates and some new pricing. New amenities include a 6.1-inch touchscreen display, HD radio, SiriusXM with a 3-month subscription, and...
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A new generation of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is coming, only it won’t be like any Evo we’ve seen before. Mitsubishi confirmed in 2011 it will be taking its Evo in a new direction, enhancing the breed while at the same time bowing to environmental pressures and changing consumer trends. Numerous reports have suggested that some form of vehicle electrification was likely for the new Evo, an Evo XI to all the fans, but with a turbocharged four-cylinder (possibly a diesel) and all-wheel drive intact. While this is still expected to be the case, Autocar is reporting that the car...
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Mitsubishi Returning To Pikes Peak With Two MiEV Electric Racers
Mitsubishi is returning to Colorado’s famous ‘Race To The Clouds’ with a pair of electric race cars utilizing technology from the automaker’s road-going i-MiEV hatch. Mitsubishi entered the Pikes Peak competition for the first time last year with its original i-MiEV...
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When Is A Wreck Not Worth Rescuing?
Taking on an automotive project vehicle is always an exciting undertaking. Sometimes a car might need a bit of bondo and paint, or it might need a whole lot more attention to make it right. For one automotive enthusiast Redditor, however, it's quite a bit more involved. It's not everyday that...
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L'Estage & Richard Have Big Off At Oregon Trail Rally: Video
Any form of motorsports is serious business. Safety is of the utmost concern, no matter what speeds or road types are involved. Rally racing involves all sorts of varying speeds, road types, and is one of the most dangerous forms of motorsports out there. Tree-lined stages give way to...
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Special Edition Mitsubishi Evo Announced - But Not By Mitsubishi
When it comes to compact, affordable all-wheel drive performance sedans, buyers in the United States are stuck with a choice between Subaru and Mitsubishi. Both offer AWD performance cars in varying levels of output, but the real choice comes between the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and the Subaru...
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Mitsubishi GR-HEV Hybrid Pickup Concept Debuts In Geneva
Mitsubishi is giving a clear indication of its future plans with the reveal of two new concept vehicles at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show this week. Both vehicles fall into the ‘electrified’ category, though the two couldn’t be more different. One is a diesel-electric hybrid pickup...
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