Mitsubishi News

  • Mitsubishi shuts Australian factory

    The last Australian built Mitsubishi has rolled off its production line at the carmaker’s Tonsley Park site in Adelaide today, one month after officials first announced the closure of the plant. Mitsubishi first started building cars in Adelaide back in 1980 after acquiring the plant from Chrysler, but poor sales of the current 380 sedan (essentially a rebadged Galant) led to decision end production. Up to 930 employees will lose their job and the 380 will be discontinued from Mitsubishi’s local lineup. Officials made several major blunders when launching the new 380 back in 2005...

  • HKS prepped Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
    HKS prepped Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

    Most of Japan’s tuners are focused on the arduous task of cracking Nissan’s Fort Knox of an ECU in its GT-R supercar but that doesn’t mean they’ve forgotten about one of the country’s other tuning favorites, Mitsubishi’s new Lancer Evolution X. Turbo performance...

  • Peugeot and Citroen consider SUV based on Concept-cX
    Peugeot and Citroen consider SUV based on Concept-cX

    French carmakers Peugeot and Citroen could be developing a second SUV model based around Mitsubishi running gear, just as they did with the current 4007 and C7 cars which are based on the Outlander midsize SUV. Mitsubishi is planning to launch its own compact SUV along the lines of last...

  • Mitsubishi reveals future plans, working on all-electric models
    Mitsubishi reveals future plans, working on all-electric models

    A few days ago, Mitsubishi Motors released a mid-term business plan entitled "Step up 2010", which gave an outline of the carmaker's intended direction from 2008 to 2010. The plan includes details on several new models that Mitsubishi is interested in developing, with a focus on creating 'global...

  • Mitsubishi presents Panther Colt, Lancer and Grandis
    Mitsubishi presents Panther Colt, Lancer and Grandis

    Mitsubishi may have pulled its manufacturing operations out of Australia but that doesn’t mean the carmaker’s Aussie subsidiary will be totally ignoring this week’s Melbourne Motor Show. Unveiled today in Melbourne was a range of new ‘Panther’ concepts, with the Colt...

  • Nissan and Mitsubishi swapping more models
    Nissan and Mitsubishi swapping more models

    Nissan and Mitsubishi already have an agreement under which Mitsubishi supplies a range of three-cylinder ‘Kei’ cars to Nissan and in return gets a number of light commercial vehicles. The two carmakers now plan to expand the partnership with Mitsubishi set to supply Nissan with about...

  • Update: Mitsubishi Lancer Prototype-S official photos

    Updated: Mitsubishi today revealed its Protoype-S concept due in Geneva next week. The new high-res pictures detail the exterior and interior of the hatchback Lancer. Aimed squarely at arch-rival Subaru's WRX hatch, the new Protoype-S looks well-armed for the fight. Read on for the gallery and full press release. Original: Back in 2005 Mitsubishi rolled out a concept version of a Lancer hatchback and less than a year later officials revealed the car was headed for production. Since then nothing much has been seen or heard of the new Lancer hatchback or the original Sportback Concept. That was...

  • Mitsubishi ends production in Australia
    Mitsubishi ends production in Australia

    Global economic forces and poor sales of the Australian built 380 sedan (essentially a rebadged Galant) has forced Mitsubishi to end production at its Adelaide factory from the end of next month. Mitsubishi will remain in Australia as an importer but there are no plans in place to revive local...

  • Updated: 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupe and Spyder
    Updated: 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupe and Spyder

    Updated with high-res images. Images of Mitsubishi’s 2009 model year Eclipse range have turned up just days before the official release of the car at this week’s Chicago Auto Show. The biggest update for the car is the new front end, which sports a revised bumper styled similarly to the...

  • Mitsubishi presents 2009 Galant facelift at Chicago
    Mitsubishi presents 2009 Galant facelift at Chicago

    Mitsubishi will showcase its facelifted 2009 Galant midsize sedan at this week’s Chicago Auto Show before the first cars hit showrooms in the U.S. later this month. For the 2009 model year, developers added a new front-end, which includes a new hood and grille plus a revised lower intake. Up...

  • Update: Mitsubishi Lancer Prototype-S
    Update: Mitsubishi Lancer Prototype-S

    Update: We can confirm these concept sketches from last week are in fact the new Mitsubishi Lancer Prototype-S, which is set to be unveiled at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March. Just as the original Concept-X from the 2005 Tokyo Show and then the Prototype-X from last year’s Detroit...

  • Mitsubishi Concept-RA official details
    Mitsubishi Concept-RA official details

    One of the highlights of the Mitsubishi stable at this year’s Detroit Auto Show is the new Concept-RA eco-friendly sports coupe design study. Although the concept looks ready to roll onto showroom floors, officials assert that it was created solely as a ‘technology showcase’ but...

  • Mitsubishi previews WRC Lancer Evolution X Group N racer

    Only a week after the official reveal of the new Lancer Evolution X, Mitsubishi has given us a preview of next year’s Lancer Evolution X Group N rally car, which it plans to showcase at this month's Rally Japan. The car won’t be competing but will instead be used as a ‘course car,’ driving through the rally track prior to race to check conditions. The actual car will be running the full Group N specification, which means it will be packing a reinforced chassis, full roll cage, constant-mesh close-ratio gearbox and underbody protection. The exterior of the car remains...

  • Gallery: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X details
    Gallery: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X details

    The new Evo X is unashamedly one of our favorite cars of the year and we suspect it will be at the top of wish lists of many readers as well. Not many cars out there come close to matching the Evo in terms of bang for your buck and it doesn’t hurt that the latest model looks amazing as well...

  • Mitsubishi planning all-electric car for 2010
    Mitsubishi planning all-electric car for 2010

    After suffering a tumultuous past decade Mitsubishi is finally on the turnaround and has exciting products like the new Evo X and several upcoming concepts to keep us on out toes. Its president Osamu Masuko has now revealed the carmaker’s strategy for the future and plans to launch several...

  • Mitsubishi launches the GSR and RS Lancer Evo X
    Mitsubishi launches the GSR and RS Lancer Evo X

    After months of spy shots, leaked brochures, and supposed official images, Mitsubishi has finally revealed all the final details and images for the new Lancer Evolution X. The car officialy goes on sale today at dealers across Japan sporting the new S-AWC system and a five-speed manual transmission...

  • Mitsubishi releases new Lancer Evo GSR pics
    Mitsubishi Releases New Lancer Evo GSR Pics

    Mitsubishi released four new shots of the Lancer Evolution today--three of the JDM Evolution GSR's exterior, and one of the U.S. market's Evolution MR's interior. The latest images are a timely foil to the official teaser shot of the Subaru WRX STI that hit the web last week. The same 295hp...

  • Mitsubishi planning 3 Tokyo Motor Show concepts
    Mitsubishi planning 3 Tokyo Motor Show concepts

    With all the excitement surrounding next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show, we were a little surprised to see this announcement from Mitsubishi revealing its lineup for next month’s Tokyo Show. Mitsubishi will have three new concepts on show, the first being a new electric vehicle labeled the...

  • Mitsubishi Concept cX coming to Frankfurt

    Mitsubishi has released the first images of its new Concept cX, a new AWD concept car that it’s planning to unveil at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. Part of its new ‘Environment Initiative Program 2010,’ the Concept cX will showcase the carmaker’s latest Euro 5-compliant clean diesel technology that will be making its way into Mitsubishi’s production cars in 2009. The compact SUV concept features a similar design language to the Lancer range and is powered by a 134hp (100kW) 1.9L diesel with an available 280Nm (206lb-ft) of torque. The powertrain also...

  • Mitsubishi Evo X brochure leaked
    Mitsubishi Evo X brochure leaked

    A brochure for the Japan-spec Mitsubishi Evolution X has leaked online revealing the final styling of the new car’s exterior and cabin as well as its power and torque figures. Though the text is in Japanese there are a few important clues that we can gather from the images. Expected to make...

  • Chrysler to form unholy alliance with Hyundai or Mitsubishi?
    Chrysler to form unholy alliance with Hyundai or Mitsubishi?

    The newly independent Chrysler is pulling all stops to turn around its ailing car business. One of the plans involves an alliance with Hyundai or Mitsubishi that could involve the companies building engines for each other or share platforms. Frank Klegon, Chrysler executive vice president of...

  • Mitsubishi to present Concept-cX at Frankfurt
    Mitsubishi to present Concept-cX at Frankfurt

    Mitsubishi will unveil the Concept-cX crossover at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show in order to gauge public interest ahead of a possible introduction of a production version slated for 2009. The compact SUV will be powered by a new high-output 1.8L clean diesel engine equipped with a...

  • Production-ready Mitsubishi Evo X caught in the wild
    Production-ready Mitsubishi Evo X caught in the wild

    The latest iteration of the Mitsubishi Evolution series, now in its tenth generation, is set to be officially launched at October’s Tokyo Motor Show but until then these new spy images gives us a preview of how the new car will look out on the road. Though designers have retained most of the...

  • The technology behind Mitsubishi’s new Lancer Evolution
    The technology behind Mitsubishi’s new Lancer Evolution

    Mitsubishi is hard at work putting the final touches on the new Lancer Evo and has now released details about two handling and transmission technologies that should give the car a leg up over its rivals. First up, we have the Super All Wheel Control (S-AWC) system that uses a number of sensors...

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