Update: Mitsubishi i-MiEV to begin testing in California
Update: Mitsubishi is planning to begin testing of its i-MiEV electric cars in cooperation with power company Southern California Edison SCE. The tests will be used to gauge how electric vehicles will connect to the future electric grid and ’smart’ meters being developed by SCE. In addition, the collaboration may explore future requirements for vehicle communication and connection, including home energy management and control. The new program will begin in the summer of 2009. “Southern...

2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
 Mitsubishi has seen fit to bestow upon us a whole slew of new high-res images showing the updated 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT and Eclipse Spyder doing their groove thing on the road. As we mentioned last week when we previewed the vehicle, the styling changes are evolutionary and include a new front end housing a blacked-out trapezoidal grille that mimics the maw of the Lancer Evolution, as well as a blacked out rear apron where a new dual exhaust system peeks out that provides the car's V6 with...

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
 MMC is believing that the new Pajero dirty story SUV preoption make a strong solidification to its SUV range, which over includes the pajero and outlander. The new Pajero Sport inheritance move phased in selected regions*2 counterpart as russia, the asean area, the halfway east, Latin America and oceania starting in the gravitation this year. The new Pajero individualist features dynamic and sporty superstratum lines, complemented by a the compleat and vast farmscape space that engenders a nuance...

Mitsubishi Concept CX
 Mitsubishi has released the first sketch of its Frankfurt-bound concept crossover, the Concept -cX. It sports a look up front that's clearly evocative of the new Lancer, and its hatchback-style bodywork is set off by an upward-sweeping character line along its flank. The Euro 5 emissions-compliant crossover will be powered by a 1.8L clean diesel engine that features a variable-geometry turbocharger, a diesel oxidation catalyst, and a diesel particulate filter. The economical powerplant is mated to...

Mitsubishi Concept RA
It's a rare day when a concept makes us visibly wretch, but Mitsubishi did just that when it ripped the sheets off its Concept-RA. Maybe it was the ill-proportioned front fascia that took all the wrong cues from a Vector, or the generic styling of the rear three-quarter view, but overall, it left us cold, despite Mitsu's infinitely looped Daft Punk/Kanye West mashup.Regardless, the Concept-RA uses some innovative materials aluminum space frame and recycled plastic body panels and we like the idea of an...

2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
The GT starts at $29,649 and boasts a 265-horsepower, 3. Provocation frugal as long as the GS is familiar at 19 mpg magistracy and 26 mpg highway. However, unlike the eclipse, the Spyder has a fully-lined turn changeable cloth top that lowers in 20 seconds with the push of a button and disappears beneath a hard tonneau cover. 8-liter mivec v6 engine and is available in both six-speed manual and five-speed sportronic® well-worn transmissions. 18-inch drill steel wheels, HID headlamps, rear spoiler...

Chinese may benefit as Mitsubishi drops out of auto show | The Detroit News | detnews.com
M itsubishi Motors Corp. pulled out of Detroit's upcoming North American International Auto Show -- the fifth automaker to do so -- leaving the door open for Chinese carmakers to finally get a place on the main floor. "For the time being, we're redeploying resources to other more customer-focused programs," Dan Irvin, a Mitsubishi spokesman said Friday. "The decision not to attend Detroit wasn't an easy one." The decision also reflects the company's efforts to conserve cash because of the global...

Mitsubishi pulls out from 2009 Detroit Auto Show
The 2009 Detroit Auto Show will open its doors at Cobo Hall eight weeks from now. It is reported that Mitsubishi won’t be there. Like other high-profile car companies, including Rolls-Royce, Land Rover, Ferrari, Suzuki, and Porsche, the Japanese automaker has pulled out due to cost.[source]

Mitsubishi pulls out from 2009 Detroit Auto Show
The 2009 Detroit Auto Show will open its doors at Cobo Hall eight weeks from now. It is reported that Mitsubishi won’t be there. Like other high-profile car companies, including Rolls-Royce, Land Rover, Ferrari, Suzuki, and Porsche, the Japanese automaker has pulled out due to cost.[source]

Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ400 coming with 405 hp
Autocar snagged a handful of pics and some initial specs of the UK-only Mitsubishi Evolution X FX-400, and as suspected, the hotter Evo is a road-going version of the ADR Motorsport-prepared sedan that successfully campaigned this past September in the 24-Hour Britcar Championship.The turbocharged 2.0-liter 4B11 will put out approximately 405 hp and 400 lb.-ft. of torque thanks to a new turbo, retuned ECU and center-exit exhaust. As opposed to the outgoing FQ400, the Evo X-based model won't use a race...