Showing posts with label Mitsubishi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mitsubishi. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Britain gets New Special Edition of 2012 Mitsubishi Shogun SUV



It has only been about two months since Mitsubishi launched the Shogun (known as the Pajero and Montero in other markets) in a mildly tweaked form for the 2012 model year in the UK, but the Japanese carmaker has already announced the presentation of a new special edition model called "Black" with enhanced exterior styling.

The name stems from the color of the styling details rather than the body itself which is available in a choice of five metallic hues including Frost White (solid), Cool Silver (metallic), Diamond Black (pearlescent), Orient Red (metallic) and Granite Brown (metallic).

Based on the current Shogun SG4 LWB that is powered by a 3.2-liter 4-cylinder diesel engine that delivers 197bhp and 441Nm (325 lb-ft) of torque, the Black Editions gains a satin black styling kit which includes black 20-inch alloy wheels, roof, spoiler, wing mirrors, grille and headlamp bezels, fog lamp surrounds, door handles and side steps.

Other standard features include a communication system with satellite navigation, parking camera and iPod connectivity, leather interior and auto lights and wipers.

The new 2012 Shogun Black Edition is available for order now with UK pricing set at £41,999, or £1,000 above the SG4 model.

 

Friday, December 30, 2011

Mitsubishi to Launch Electric Light Truck and Plug-in Hybrid Outlander in 2013



According to a report from Japan's Nikkei business daily, Mitsubishi is developing a pure-electric light truck that will be launched onto the market in the second quarter of 2013.

Mitsubishi has been one of the first carmakers to enter the EV market with its iMieV, an all-electric city car that like the Outlander SUV has also spawned PSA Peugeot Citroen variants.

Speaking of the Outlander, the report states that a plug-in hybrid version of Mitsubishi’s crossover will also hit the market at the same time as the electric truck.

The PX-MiEV II concept that was unveiled less than a month ago at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show may give us some clues to the Outlander’s replacement as well as its powertrain setup.

The plug-in hybrid is powered by a 2.0-liter MIVEC gasoline engine with an output of 94HP, and sports two 60kW (80HP) electric motors, one at the front and the other at the rear. Power is transferred to all four wheels via the acclaimed Lancer Evolution X’s Super-All Wheel Drive that is mated to a new twin-motor AWD system.

The Japanese carmaker has an ambitious plan to launch eight electric or plug-in hybrids and become a global EV leader by 2016.

The i-MieV will go on sale in the States next month as the “i”, while the 2013 hybrid crossover will be a global product. It is still unclear, however, whether the electric light truck, which as Nikkei says will be priced at around 1.5 million yen (US$19,200) after government subsidies, will be available outside Japan.

Story References: Autonews

 
Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

New Mitsubishi Mirage is a No Frills



You'd think that with the increase of the Japanese automatic marketplace, a stressed Western carmaker like Mitsubishi would up its activity and even take some dangers to obtain a advantage against your competitors.

Instead, Mitsubishi goes and brings about the Mirage – quite perhaps, the most plain looking metropolis car that you can buy today…

But perhaps that was Mitsubishi's strategy all along […] as the business promises that the style of the tiny subcompact style "was aimed on compactness, price, and substantial energy overall performance as a way to fit the needs of appearing areas as an inexpensive entry-level style as well as needs of superior areas for energy overall performance and low-CO2 exhaust."

In conditions of measurements, at 3710 mm lengthy, 1,665 mm large and 1,490 mm large, the Mirage rests between thoroughbred metropolis motors like the Fiat Panda and superminis like the Honda Bamboula.

A new 1.0-liter three-cylinder MIVEC energy powerplant with an available Auto Quit & Go (AS&G) program attached to a CVT pushes the top side tires of the car with Mitsubishi directed at a energy overall performance of 30km/L (equal to 3.3lt/100km or 70mpg US) on the Western examine period.

The new Mirage will go available in 2012 in Thailand first before Mitsubishi lets out it across the community later in the season.
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