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MITSUBISHI UK has announced the availability of its ultra-efficient version of the already thrifty Colt, the Colt ClearTec, which uses a number of mechanical refinements to lower fuel consumption and boost efficiency.
A basic stop-start system is the biggest change, cutting fuel use by shutting down the engine when the car rolls to a stop.
The Colt’s [...]
MITSUBISHI HAS LAUNCHED the all-electric i MiEV in Japan this week, with corporate and government fleet buyers the first customers. Private buyers will have to wait until April 2010 before they can snap one up for themselves.
Priced at just over 4,599,000 yen ($58,000) - $15,000 more than than the $43,000 starting price last reported - [...]
IF YOU WERE running a list of news headlines you were expecting to see today – that probably wasn’t one of them.
It’s true: according to Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand General Sales and Marketing Manager Peter Wilkins, goats - like the Triton - are “hardy, versatile units which will integrate directly into existing farm operations,” and [...]
MITSUBISHI’S TRITON/L200 workhorse has won itself many a fan thanks to its versatility and capability, both attributes that we can attest to having spent a few days out in the bush with the GLX-R dual-cab.
Recent rumours have suggested that Mitsubishi is preparing to address the one major criticism of the Triton dual-cab, its small (compared [...]
IF YOU WERE FEELING a bit shirty at the news that the red hot Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ-330 and FQ-360 won’t be coming to Australia, you’ll be seeing red over the even more ballistic Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ-400, announced this week for launch in the UK.
While the FQ-330 offers 242kW and 437Nm of torque, with [...]
THE ALL-ELECTRIC VERSION of the Mitsubishi “i” kei car, the i-MIEV, is nearing its July release onto the Japanese market, with prices set to begin at AU$43,000 – nearly twice the price of the petrol/electric hybrid Honda Insight which starts at about AU$26,000 in Japan.
Developing 47kW and 180Nm of torque from its lithium-ion battery powered [...]
The Poms might not have our pristine beaches, beaut weather and icy cold beer, but they have scored the latest Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X FQ-330 SST, with 25kW and 71Nm of torque more than our top-spec Evo MR. Oh, and the new Evo also comes with a neat array of kit.
The FQ-330 sports Mitsubishi’s 6-speed [...]
While Mitsubishi showcased a left-hand-drive version of its all-electric i MiEV city car at New York, the Federal Government this week confirmed that the battery-powered vehicle was officially road-legal for Australia.
The i MiEV has satisfied all of the relevant Australian Design Rules to be road-registerable and, while it doesn’t guarantee we’ll see it come our [...]
Mitsubishi has unveiled the latest evolution of its compact SUV Outlander, revealing a performance-orientated GT Prototype at the New York Auto Show.
Drawing on influences from Mitsubishi’s Lancer sport sedans, the Outlander GT prototype is the centrepiece of the Japanese manufacturer’s exhibit at New York.
Mitsubishi’s design department has incorporated a number of striking physical changes compared [...]
If the Evo X is already a stunning piece of machinery, what happens when you tweak one for motorsport? We pulled on a helmet, strapped up the harness and found out…
How, exactly, do you build a better mousetrap? Mitsubishi’s Evolution X has been on sale for a while now, and countless aftermarket tuners are getting [...]
This year’s New York Auto Show will see Mitsubishi display its Outlander GT Prototype, but don’t be fooled by the ‘Prototype’ in the title. What you’re looking at is an updated version of the Mitsubishi Outlander.
The Outlander GT Prototype is most likely what we’ll see as a facelifted production update to the current Outlander. On [...]
Mitsubishi’s electric i MiEV is about to become a part of a NSW government test program to assess its ability to reduce carbon emissions from the State’s 26,000 strong vehicle fleet.
NSW Minister for Climate Change and Commerce, Carmel Tebbutt, announced that the i MiEV evaluation vehicle currently touring the country would be evaluated for potential use [...]
One wing not enough? Two wings still “not quite there”? You got problems buddy, but luckily for you Ralliart’s latest release for the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback allows you to plonk a grand total of three wings atop the hot-hatch’s sloping rump!
Is it wing overload? Would the addition of two extra wings (okay, a wing [...]
As a result of falling sales for the brand, Mitsubishi Motors is looking at making changes to the way it conducts its business in the European market.
Mitsubishi will move about 45 percent of its white-collar roles such as Sales, Marketing, Business Planning and Product Management to Japan. Remaining functions of the company will be overseen [...]
How hot is hot enough? We strapped the O’Kane rabbit into the Ralliart Lancer and let him loose to find out. He came back (damn) with a note-pad filled with heretical views. Here is his report.
Forget about racetracks and dragstrips: tight, twisting country backroads are arguably the ultimate proving ground of road-going sportscars.
Out here, bumpstop-smashing [...]
World Car Of The Year, the title awarded by a panel of 48 international automotive journos from 22 countries, is underway yet again. It’s only been running since 2005, but already it has become one of the most prized awards in the global industry.
The criteria for the eligibility is long and varied, but of them [...]
After conducting a feasibility study into an electric vehicle partnership back in June 2008, Mitsubishi Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen have today announced that a formal joint venture will be formed with the goal of sharing the development, manufacture and distribution of electric cars.
The biggest deal brokered as part of the agreement will be that [...]
While Alfa Romeo won class honours at the Bathurst 12-hour with the 159 JTD and 147 JTD, it was Mitsubishi that snatched the overall win thanks to the Lancer Evolution X.
Rod Salmon, Damien White, and Tony Longhurst scored top spot in the Skwirk Mitsubishi Evo X, while the West Surfing Products Evo X of Glyn [...]
Do you remember those kids in high school who wanted to be tough guys but couldn’t quite pull off the act? The kids who wore studded belts and safety pins but always managed to throw in a “please” or “thank-you”… the same ones who graffitied their school books with rock band logos but had hospital-grade [...]
Mitsubishi has released a special edition of its popular Outlander model, titled simply Outlander RX.
Packing the larger of the Outlander’s two engine options, the Outlander RX sports a 3.0 litre sports-tuned V6 MIVEC mill and a six-speed automatic transmission, featuring sports mode as standard. Fuel economy is impressive, with the V6 returning 10.9l/100km.
The special edition [...]
It may be a generation out of date, but the humble Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX has certainly still got it.
Seven of the turbocharged, Group N-homologated AWD rally rockets have placed in the top ten of the opening round of the Production World Rally Championship in Norway, proving that as a rally platform the last-gen Evo [...]
Above: The current UK-spec Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart
News has come down the pipes today that Mitsubishi is working with racing legend Tom Walkinshaw’s TWR outfit to bring a special edition of the Colt Ralliart to market.
While the 108kW (145hp) 1.5 litre engine of the standard Colt Ralliart will remain untouched, the TWR edition will feature [...]
Yet another manufacturer is trimming the fat and pulling-the-pin on extracurricular activities: Mitsubishi has announced it will withdraw from the famous Dakar series and all other cross-country races. At this stage there has been no mention of Mitsubishi’s plans for its WRC presence.
No surprises for guessing the reasons behind the move either, our unwelcome house [...]
We’re less than a month away now from the WPS Bathurst 12-Hour enduro, and word is already filtering-out of ‘who will be driving what’ at The Mountain come February 22.
Western Australian team Messages On Hold Racing has announced its driver lineup for the epic race, with 34 year-old track veteran Kerry Wade teaming up with [...]
Mitsubishi has announced that it will be extending the trail of its all-electric i MiEV compact car to Aussie roads. Two cars will be shipped Downunder in February and will make their grand entrance at the Melbourne Motor Show on the 27th of that month.
After the Show, the i MiEVs will embark on a tour [...]
Mitsubishi’s Triton GLX-R Turbo Diesel now sports a locking centre diff. But how good is it when the going gets tough? To find out, we let it off the chain in Victoria’s spectacular high country.
The Blue Rag Range Track sits high in the Victorian snow country. It forks west from the Dargo High Plains [...]
Mitsubishi will be taking the wraps off its latest all-electric concept car, the i MiEV SPORT AIR, at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
Flaunting a new body and tweaked mechanicals from the regular i MiEV, the SPORT AIR is intended to demonstrate that saving the environment need not be accomplished at the expense of driving [...]
Looking into the 2008 VFACTS Australian new vehicle sales figures is like analysing the entrails of a chicken – favoured, we’re told, by ancient Roman oracles for predicting the future.
Behind the VFACTS stats, once you start poking around in the giblets, you can discern the powerful trends that tell the real story of the state [...]
With its shark-like nose, squinting headlights and pumped guards, the CZ4A Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X already looks hard as nails in factory trim. However that hasn’t stopped Japanese bodykit specialists ings from shaping, refining and moulding their own aero kit for Mitsubishi’s performance flagship.
The fruit of their labour is one tough-lookin’ mama.
ings N-Spec kit for [...]
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