Your Source For Finding Free Articles On All Your Favorite Topics. / en Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:44:57 GMT /Article/Peugeot_Mitsubishi_joint_work_projects_hint_strongly_at_alliance_detnews_com_The_Detroit_News/5685 Mon, 7 Sep 2009 18:08:11 GMT Could another French-Japanese automotive alliance be in the offing? In the shadow of the successful Renault-Nissan Alliance, France's other major carmaker, PSA Peugeot Citroën, and Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. have become well-acquainted after working together on small ventures. Paris-based Peugeot and Mitsubishi have developed SUVs jointly for the European market, they are planning to build vehicles together in Russia, and they are teaming up on electric cars. On Friday, the chief executives of the... b84f48575c4e5fd9e8bd72c16967357c /Article/Mitsubishi_Leaves_Dakar_Rally/5295 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:29:16 GMT Shocking news from Japan: all the work of Mitsubishi Motorsports is stopped, so there will be no more rallying, no more Dakar prizes. The automaker has taken part in Dakar rally 26 times, 12 of which were won. The Japanese manufacturer got so good in sport that it kept coming first seven times in a row. But those days are in the past because the company is cutting corners as well as many other firms and sport suffers first as an unnecessary luxury. Mitsubishi claims its good results in rallies for the... a4a857b8eb183d60f481548c4d985e71 /Article/Mitsubishi_i_MIEV_soon_to_vroom_on_the_roads_of_Iceland/5009 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:30:21 GMT EcoFactor: Zero-emissions electric car. Mitsubishi’s zero-emission “i MIEV” launch in Iceland might help the country achieve its target of being fossil-fuel free in the coming years. Iceland has been trying real hard to convert to sustainable energy. Currently, most of the country’s electric power needs are met by hydroelectric and geothermal sources. Iceland signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation regarding acquisition of a fleet of its... cd3e8f23f1ae99a781724dd82b18d935 /Article/Mitusbishiâ_s_mini_car_scheduled_for_2010/4904 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:37:51 GMT Mitsubishi Motors is planning a mini low-cost world car for 2010, based on the company’s mini car platform. The new car will initially be geared toward Europe, China or Southeast Asia. The company plans to simply export its Japanese-spec mini car, albeit with a bigger engine and more equipment. By Japanese law, mini cars are limited to having engines no bigger than 660cc and dimensions no more than 3.41 metres long and 1.52 metres wide. They are hugely popular in Japan 1/3 of all new-car sales... 299ec22d492667deeef7fa8f09dd1a40 /Article/Mitsubishi_will_close_down_their_Illinois_plant_down_for_7_weeks/4689 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:59:31 GMT Mitsubishi have announced that they will suspend production at their Illinois plant for seven weeks during 2009, after the sales have dropped by 25 percent in November. The Japanese automaker has decided that the production will stop on the 16th of February and continue on the 3rd of April.[source] 447e32e714ba0297de56736491deda4c /Article/Mitsubishi_will_close_down_their_Illinois_plant_down_for_7_weeks/4658 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:59:05 GMT Mitsubishi have announced that they will suspend production at their Illinois plant for seven weeks during 2009, after the sales have dropped by 25 percent in November. The Japanese automaker has decided that the production will stop on the 16th of February and continue on the 3rd of April.[source] 15b7b8adf893d581e1f2d61a74319da9 /Article/Mitsubishi_and_Proton_join_forces_to_produce_a_fresh_vehicle/4549 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:20:24 GMT It was announced just recently by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation MMC the signing of an agreement with Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd PONSB, Malaysia’s major auto manufacturer, including the technology for, together with the design and manufacture of, a new Proton vehicle.[source] 46b21e9484e2b5aed6df143dbd6e4ee3 /Article/Mitsubishi_and_Proton_join_forces_to_produce_a_fresh_vehicle/4494 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:19:47 GMT It was announced just recently by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation MMC the signing of an agreement with Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd PONSB, Malaysia’s major auto manufacturer, including the technology for, together with the design and manufacture of, a new Proton vehicle.[source] 5de0469ac8e9864e42e72dd197b0e778 /Article/Mitsubishi_and_Proton_join_forces_to_produce_a_fresh_vehicle/4471 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:19:40 GMT It was announced just recently by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation MMC the signing of an agreement with Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd PONSB, Malaysia’s major auto manufacturer, including the technology for, together with the design and manufacture of, a new Proton vehicle.[source] c5e89b456a881f72d7f7d5e61f8bfb0a /Article/Mitsubishi_Lancer_Sportback_to_feature_Ralliart_and_GTS_Editions/4375 Thu, 4 Dec 2008 15:19:14 GMT Two engines were certified for sale by the Environmental Protection Agency EPA in the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, signaling that the car will be made available at the outset only in Ralliart and GTS versions.The Lancer Sportback attained the EPA city/highway scores of 17/25 mpg for the turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder and 6-speed TC-SST transmission, a mixture that is particularly Ralliart. The normally aspirated DOHC 2.4-liter four-cylinder with a choice of five-speed manual EPA rated at 20/27... a961106cc4f486ab275817bb16e400ef /Article/EPA_docs_confirm_2009_Mitsubishi_Lancer_Sportback_coming_in_GTS_and_Ralliart_trims/4301 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 07:00:11 GMT Any chance we get to grill a Mitsubishi PR person about the 2009 Lancer Sportback, our questioning inevitably centers on whether the five-door will be packing the Lancer Ralliart's turbocharged, all-wheel-drivetrain. At the New York Auto Show, we were told that the Sportback would "probably" carry the Ralliart's 237-hp, turbocharged inline-four and Evo IX-derived AWD system, but nobody from Mitsubishi would confirmed it. Some snooping at the Environmental Protection Agency's EPA website reveals that... a37966951a036e40e8ac144c5299f3b7 /Article/New_Mitsubishi_Lancer_EVO_X_FQ_400_Limited_Edition_with_405HP/4270 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:58:51 GMT In what promises to be the fastest and most expensive EVO yet, the Lancer EVO X FQ-400 will pack a souped-up version of the standard car's 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine with a new ECU and exhaust system to produce around 405HP and 400lb-ft of torque. That should be good enough to propel the EVO from standstill to 60mph 96 km/h in around 3,5 - 3,7 sec. Comparatively, the 354HP EVO X FQ360 sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 4,1 sec.[source] aae48967a0a0b437a811e892876a3784 /Article/Mitsubishi_Evolution_X_FQ400_coming_with_405_hp/4250 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:58:38 GMT 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... 008913b19c1a22e2a0a072364d98d0f8 /Article/Mitsubishi_pulls_out_from_2009_Detroit_Auto_Show/4044 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:00:32 GMT 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] a7695bc4aa63b791f665dcdbb9401b03 /Article/Mitsubishi_pulls_out_from_2009_Detroit_Auto_Show/3996 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:57:58 GMT 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] 8a6543da841361ebb1ae2b54822043e1 /Article/Chinese_may_benefit_as_Mitsubishi_drops_out_of_auto_show_The_Detroit_News_detnews_com/3894 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:29:05 GMT 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... 0ba0a1d31e024f4c9a5d9f39232dcee5 /Article/2009_Mitsubishi_Eclipse_Spyder/3715 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:30:17 GMT 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... c9819b448679aeac43180a2ee24505e5 /Article/Mitsubishi_Concept_RA/3565 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:18:30 GMT 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... 11f9c6955d499f5483aac1665233bf82 /Article/Mitsubishi_Concept_CX/3564 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:14:45 GMT  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... b6674e2731f3330e47efd26986910a12 /Article/Mitsubishi_Pajero_Sport/3554 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:47:42 GMT  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... 5b75679ec15acd96d8db8a33b9eaca0a /Article/2009_Mitsubishi_Eclipse_Spyder/3518 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:23:05 GMT  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... 3c4b2d67103d0f312e3e04aeb80c94f7 /Article/Update_Mitsubishi_i_MiEV_to_begin_testing_in_California/3424 Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:29:27 GMT 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... 8328a9644590ae114fa370b62b7b98d2 /Article/2009_Mitsubishi_Lancer_Sportback/3288 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 05:21:23 GMT We were introduced to the Lancer Prototype-S at the 2008 Geneva show. There was no need to guess what the S stood for, as Mitsubishi was upfront about the production Sportback that would follow.Two versions of the five-door hatchback will be launched initially in Europe. The base Lancer Sportback will be powered by a choice of 1.5- and 1.8-liter gasoline engines, or a 2.0-liter turbodiesel - all of which will send their power to the front wheels.The Lancer Sportback Ralliart gets the same powertrain as... be140af2365606c946223ecbb2dc7ea1 /Article/Mitsubishi_Prototype_S/3232 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:31:02 GMT Mitsubishi is serious about extending its range of Lancer products to fill every niche between the base ES model and the range-topping Evolution X MR. The introduction of the Lancer Ralliart was one way of plugging the gaping hole between the lesser Lancer and its rally-bred big brother, but still, something was missing: utility. Mitsubishi's answer to the Subaru WRX Sportwagon and Volkswagen's four-door GTI is the Lancer Prototype-S, a new model that will move on from concept to production within the... 985fb02e5498bb3a7b6e0d4891a47e6d /Article/U_S_pricing_for_2009_Mitsubishi_Eclipse/2360 Sat, 3 May 2008 09:04:54 GMT Mitsubishi has finally announced pricing details for its 2009 Eclipse and Spyder after first unveiling the new model back in February. Set to go on sale in the U.S. from next month onwards, the new Eclipse coupe will start at $20,099 for the GS four-cylinder. Upgrading to the more powerful V6 with a five-speed Sportronic automatic transmission will set you back $24,999. Pricing for the Spyder convertible starts at $25,799 for the four-cylinder and $29,999 for the V6. Power from the 3.8L petrol V6 with... 1a9d3b97d76c8d9d8305be306f807e26 /Article/Mitsubishi_fits_SST_dual_clutch_gearbox_to_Outlander_SUV/432 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 07:50:57 GMT Already heralded as one of the first high-performance dual-clutch gearboxes to be put into an affordable car, Mitsubishi’s Sport Shift Transmission SST will also see use in the company’s Outlander SUV. This is the first implementation of a dual-clutch gearbox in an SUV and is another step towards the eventual demise of the torque-converter based automatic transmission. Advantages of dual-clutch technology over both traditional automatic and manual transmissions are numerous. Lightning quick... 6e13df7b23623b8dab6507e1ab96419f /Article/Mitsubishi_shuts_Australian_factory/345 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:36:31 GMT 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... 8aaab521ac2840bfca6d07c60b489184 /Article/Mitsubishi_L200_Savana_snorkels_into_Brazil/319 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:33:57 GMT Click image for a high-res gallery of the L200 SavanaThis week, Mitsubishi's Brazilian operation announced the return of the L200 Savana the model had been previously available. While it shares its name with the snazzy-looking L200/Triton sold in many other markets including Brazil, the offroad-flavored Savana variant is based on the last-gen truck. While the ultra-1990s interior is indeed dated, the overall package is pretty bitchin'.Power comes from an 2.5L SOHC turbodiesel making either 121hp/189... 1dca631cd06e2475e5fb0aa90e685f7a /Article/HKS_prepped_Mitsubishi_Lancer_Evolution_X/247 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:47:44 GMT 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 experts HKS has now revealed its full specs for the Mitsubishi including a 376hp version of the car’s 2.0L mill. The engine pack consists of a higher power turbo, an upgraded intake manifold and a modded ECU. All these goodies push... a612e640bf65b5b77b8c95e1a760eac4 /Article/Mitsubishi_Lancer_Evo_X/232 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:11:55 GMT DrivingThis car is all about performance, and the Evo X delivers incredible pace. It’s available in three power outputs, and even the base 290bhp car accelerates from 0-62mph in 4.7 seconds. The engine is a gem, but the big news is the availability of a VW DSG-style twin-clutch transmission, called Sport Shift Transmission. Lightning-quick changes make this one of the best semi-autos we have ever tried. The car’s handling is also brilliant. Lots of technology means that grip is super and... c14c9b3155c81c22d96ac1ed81c172b1 /Article/New_York_2008_The_Mitsubishi_i_is_A_OKei/108 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:54:37 GMT Click image for a high-res gallery of the turbocharged Mitsubishi iI'm the resident kei car obsessive here at Autoblog. That means I'm the guy who actually thinks, "That is awesome," when he reads the Google translated announcement of yet another Suzuki Wagon R variant. Hell, I did two posts on the one-off Hello Kitty Mitsubishi i. Keis are cool. So, you can imagine how happy I was to see that Mitsubishi brought along a small fleet of its i minicars to the New York Auto Show this year. Mitsubishi's... 3b76bd307577dc7ce1b5d4b74edd3243 /Article/Mitsubishi_crossover_delivers_surprising_luxury/78 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:54:31 GMT The Mitsubishi Outlander is one smooth ride, which is a little surprising for a vehicle bearing a name like that. Outlander sounds akin to "Rough Rider," or maybe something closer to Dodge's rugged Durango or Jeep's Wrangler. However, there's nothing rough about the Outlander. The engine is so quiet that I didn't know it was running when I first got behind the wheel. The 2008 model has one of those electronic keys that you don't have to insert in the ignition. Just have it on you or in the car, then... b070aa4417c07a64617162b6d929dca6