Mitsubishi News
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At this month’s 2012 Paris Auto Show, Mitsubishi will take the covers off the long-awaited plug-in hybrid version of its recently revealed 2013 Outlander crossover. First hinted at in 2009 with the Concept PX-MiEV, Mitsubishi’s plug-in hybrid Outlander, which is labeled the Outlander PHEV, will go on sale next year where it will join other pioneering vehicles from the Japanese automaker such as the i electric car. As the internal views reveal, the Outlander PHEV feature a permanent four-wheel drive system capable of being powered solely by electric motors, but with a gas engine...
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Jeremy Foley's Pikes Peak Crash, From The On-Board Camera: Video
By now, nearly everyone in the United States, racing fan or not, has seen Jeremy Foley and Yuri Kouznetsov’s horrific crash during Sunday’s Pike’s Peak Hill Climb. The driver and co-driver even made an appearance on NBC’s Today Show, where Foley admitted that his last...
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Mitsubishi Selling Rebadged Infiniti M Sedans In Japan
As hard as it is to believe, there are two virtually identical versions of the Infiniti M sedan sold in Japan--one wearing Nissan badges and the other badged as a Mitsubishi. An Infiniti M being sold as a Nissan in Japan is nothing out of the ordinary, as this has always been the case with Infiniti...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Volvo Calls On Mitsubishi To Help Develop Next-Gen Infotainment System
Volvo has selected electronics giant Mitsubishi Electric, a subsidiary of the same group that owns the automaker Mitsubishi, to help develop next-generation infotainment systems for use in its future cars. Mitsubishi Electric will develop the central module and be the main supplier for the overall...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mitsubishi Unveils Pikes Peak Challenger: i-MiEV Evolution
This year's Pikes Peak "Race to the Clouds" could well be a turning point for electric vehicles in motorsport. As well as the converted electric BMW M3, and mountain master "Monster" Tajima gunning for the overall record in an electric prototype, Mitsubishi has announced it's to run two electric...
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Racer Beccy Gordon To Tackle Pikes Peak In An Electric Mitsubishi
If Beccy Gordon’s last name sounds familiar, it should. Brother Robby Gordon is an accomplished racer, having driven in series ranging from IndyCar though NASCAR and even the SCORE off-road series. Father “Baja Bob” Gordon was an off-road racing legend, and sister Robyn was the...
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Mitsubishi is showing an updated 2013 Outlander Sport, soon to be built in the U.S., at this week's New York Auto Show.
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2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Spy Shots
Mitsubishi is planning a mild facelift for its Outlander Sport, known elsewhere as the ASX or RVR, and we now have the first set of spy shots of a prototype for the latest compact crossover. The changes, which are likely to debut on the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, appear minimal, with only...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Live Photos: 2012 Geneva Motor Show
Mitsubishi has told us it doesn't want its model lineup to all look like the Evo, and it appears the next-generation Outlander crossover will be the first to diverge from that styling path. Introduced at the Geneva Motor Show, the new Outlander features Mitsubishi's new styling mojo that will...
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Guns For Pikes Peak Electric Record
Some may bemoan the fact that the famous Pikes Peak hillclimb in Colorado is now a paved course, but it's opened up the hill to more vehicles than ever before. That now includes electric cars--which is why, this July 8, Mitsubishi is fielding a race-prepared version of its 'i' urban electric car...
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2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Preview: 2012 Geneva Motor Show
That mysterious vehicle Mitsubishi was teasing recently has turned out to be the all-new 2013 Outlander crossover, which will make its official debut in just a few weeks at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Revealed today, however, in this single image, the new Outlander takes on a brand new look that...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mitsubishi Teases New Global Model Debuting In Geneva
Mitsubishi has confirmed plans to unveil a new global model at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March and released this teaser image showing part of its front-end. Mitsubishi describes its upcoming model as being a “strategic and innovative premium vehicle” that will go on sale later this...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
We couldn't resist showing you just one more concept from the recent 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, as next year's Detroit and Geneva shows approach at ever greater pace. You'll be familiar with Mitsubishi Cars, though perhaps less so with the Mitsubishi Group's Electric arm. It dabbles in everything from air conditioning units through solar power to LED displays, but the transportation division often looks to the future of intelligent transport solutions. This is exactly what the EMIRAI concept exists for. A video from the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show (via engadget) illustrates some of the cool features we...
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2011 Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV II: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show
The theme for this month’s 2011 Tokyo Motor Show is quickly shaping up to be an electric one, with Nissan and Suzuki showing off a handful of new electric car concepts recently and today Mitsubishi revealing an updated version of its Concept PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid SUV. The aptly named Concept...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
MIVEC Tech, Stop-Start For Better MPG In New Mitsubishis
Not so long ago, variable valve timing systems like Honda's VTEC and Mitsubishi's MIVEC were used to extract ludicrous horsepower from relatively small capacity engines. Now, in an age of MPG rather than MPH, the carmakers are using these systems to meet a greener end, reducing fuel consumption and...
Antony Ingram -
Guilty Pleasure: Mitsubishi Cordia
With Mitsubishi's combination of dodgy reliability and puzzling styling, you know the Three Diamonds' back catalog should be good for some seriously guilty automotive pleasures. I admitted to searching for a nice first-gen Diamante a few months back, but the Diamante might be a bit too, you know...
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Next Mitsubishi Flagship Could Be Rebadged Infiniti M--In Japan, At Least
Thanks to financial troubles, Mitsubishi's product lineup has been looking a little thin of late, with very few new models making it to the market. A new deal with Infiniti could be about to change this. Automotive News reports that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has made a deal with Nissan's luxury brand...
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Mitsubishi Auctioning Very Last Eclipse For Charity
Mitsubishi is auctioning off its very last Eclipse Coupe this week in an effort to help raise funds for the Japanese Red Cross. The last Eclipse is a one-of-a-kind 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupe SE, which was manufactured at the automaker’s plant in Normal, Illinois. It will go under the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Even as Mistubishi's Lancer Evolution heads in a new direction for its next generation, the rest of the Lancer lineup is getting more in touch with its roots--or at least with the pavement, gaining a new all-wheel drive model, according to the latest report. A new model, dubbed the Lancer SE, will get all-wheel drive like the Ralliart and Evo, but without the bigger price tags of the turbo models: it should start around $20,000, according to Automotive News. That would make the Lancer SE the least-expensive all-wheel-drive model in the company's lineup and one of the least expensive...
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Mitsubishi's i-MiEV: A Battery Backup For Your House?
If you own a computer, chances are good that you’ve got it tied into a battery backup just in case the power goes down while you’re hard at work, ignoring the adage to “save early, save often”. If you work in IT, you may even have massive uninterruptable power supply (UPS)...
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Guilty Pleasure: First-Gen Mitsubishi Diamante
After honoring a Chrysler-badged Mitsubishi in last week's Guilty Pleasure feature, I decided it was time to go back to Japan for real, with a genuine Mitsubishi-branded product. Strange how some cars never make much of an impression, though they lingered in the marketplace for quite a while; the...
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2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse SE marks the end of production for sports car
The Mitsubishi Eclipse, currently available in both Coupe and Spyder body styles, has enjoyed a vivid history but its run will soon be coming to an end. During its lifetime the Eclipse was sold through Chrysler’s defunct Eagle and Plymouth brands and even played a starring role in the first...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Official: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Development Taking New Direction
Earlier this month a shocking report came out claiming the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution may be culled after the current model, the Evo X, runs its course. Within hours, Mitsubishi released an official--albeit ambiguous--statement via its Facebook page quelling those claims but hinting that any...
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Don't Want The Mitsubishi Evo To Die (Or Go Hybrid)? Join The Cause
There are many great causes in the world. Causes to fight the many kinds of cancer, to help end hunger, to bring literacy and access to the Web to the poor. This isn't one of those causes. Instead, it's an entirely meaningless cause, but one we're half in support of: to save the Mitsubishi Lancer...
Nelson Ireson