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Mitsubishi at the Paris motor show 2008

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Guy Bird, 06 October 2008 09:13

The heavily revised Mitsubishi Colt was the biggest real-world news for the Japanese brand at Paris. It now gets the large signature jet fighter grille from its bigger Lancer brother, alongside a whole new front end, interior changes and a Ralliart version.  Tell me more about the Mitsubishi Colt? It’s not just a nose job, honest. The rear of the ...

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Mitsubishi at the Paris motor show 2008

Rated 3 out of 5

Guy Bird, 06 October 2008 09:13

The heavily revised Mitsubishi Colt was the biggest real-world news for the Japanese brand at Paris. It now gets the large signature jet fighter grille from its bigger Lancer brother, alongside a whole new front end, interior changes and a Ralliart version.  Tell me more about the Mitsubishi Colt? It’s not just a nose job, honest. The rear of the ...

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Mitsubishi takes its Evo X racing

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Ben Whitworth, 16 September 2008 13:22

Mitsubishi is taking its Evo X racing. Working with ADR Motorsport - the team that already builds and runs the two-works Mitsubishis currently competing in the British Rally Championship – Mitsubishi will enter a race-prepped Evolution X into the Britcar Championship.Driven by BTCC regular James Kaye, the Mitsubishi works entry will wear the official red and chrome Ralliart livery and ...

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Mitsubishi's world debut at Paris

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Tim Pollard, 15 September 2008 09:37

Mitsubishi today released this mysterious teaser photo of a new car – thought to be the new Colt – that will make its world debut at next month's 2008 Paris motor show. It's hard to see much from the shadowy pixels that have been issued: it looks like a generic, modern Mitsu with the Lancer's deep grille and wedgy headlamps. ...

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Mitsubishi readies diesel Racing Lancer for Dakar

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Nick Eaton, 09 September 2008 06:45

Mitsubishi will enter this new turbodiesel Racing Lancer into 2009's back-from-the-dead Dakar Rally. Mitsubishi is pinning all its hopes on the Racing Lancer in its bid to take an eight straight title. It's the first time a Japanese manufacturer has used a diesel car in the event, but the Europeans have competed with derv racers before. A diesel-powered VW Touareg took a ...

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Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart: the first pictures

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Dimitri Pesin, 11 June 2008 14:39

Mitsubishi has unveiled its new Sportback today, in both Ralliart and hum-drum regular form. The former, the Ralliart version, is a cut-price hot-hatch with Evo looks, but a more mainstream price. It will also be available in four-door saloon form, but not in the UK. Combined with the regular models, Mitsubishi reckons that the Sportback range will account for 80 percent of Lancer sales ...

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Mitsubishi launches world's first twin-clutch SUV

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Mike Elwin, 31 March 2008 14:15

Mitsubishi will sell the world’s first SUV with a twin-clutch gearbox this autumn when it launches the Outlander Twin Clutch SST. Previously such systems have been the preserve of sports cars and performance-orientated hatchbacks, and definitely not off-roaders. CAR Online has tested the SST system in the new Evo X and been impressed by the speed and quality of the ...

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Mitsubishi Prototype-S at Geneva

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Jonny Smith, 05 March 2008 13:31

What’s new on the Mitsubishi Geneva motor show stand? A whole family of Lancers. And finally, Lancers with strong memorable faces. The final (third) jewel playing centre stage in Mitsubishi’s crown is the Prototype-S. I know what you’re thinking – it looks like an Evo X hatch. You’re not wrong. It’s the Lancer Ralliart Sportback. What were they thinking? A ...

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Mitsubishi Prototype-S

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Ben Pulman, 26 February 2008 12:41

Welcome to the new Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback. Although this concept is badged Prototype-S, this is the five-door version of the latest Lancer, and it will be launched in autumn 2008. The concept, which will be shown at next week's Geneva Motor Show, is powered by the 237bhp turbocharged 2.0-litre from the Lancer Ralliart. Power is fed to all four wheels ...

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Mitsubishi Prototype-S sketches

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Tim Pollard, 28 January 2008 10:13

Fancy a cut-price Mondeo? Mitsubishi is readying a hatchback version of its Lancer family car for launch later this year – and will drop a few clues with this Prototype-S at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2008. Called Lancer Sportback, the production car will be a classic five-door, although you can bank on removing the wilder excesses of the ...

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Mitsubishi Concept-RA

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Tim Pollard, 14 January 2008 00:59

Mitsubishi picked an elegant way to signal its intention to sell more diesel models in the US; its Concept-RA unveiled today in Detroit is a slinky two-seater coupe that's more likely to turn heads for its sharp looks than its 2.2-litre turbodiesel. It also points to the new Eclipse, which could come to Europe next time round. The sports car ...

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