Mitsubishi RVR moves production to U.S.

Mitsubishi has announced that production of its small sport utility vehicle RVR would be moved from Japan to its plant in Normal, Illinois by mid 2012.

According to Shinichi Kurihara, president of Mitsubishi North America, nearly half of SUV products will be exported.
RVR (Outlander Sport U.S.) was offered for sale in North America in November 2010 and shares the same platform as the Outlander and Lancer.

January 20, Mitsubishi had presented his plan "Jump 2013. It was learned then that the Galant, Eclipse and Endeavour, all manufactured at the plant in Normal, are abandoned by the next three years.

A total of 1,517 RVR were sold in North America in January, including 1,065 U.S. and 452 in Canada.

Mitsubishi released the first pictures of the redesigned Lancer X 2012

The car has new front bumper, dominated by a large radiator grille with chrome frame. Seeing and new side air vents. Lancer is upgraded with new 16 inch wheels.


The interior appeared a new color display on the dashboard. New and improved is the insulation against the noise of the cabin. Motor vehicle remained unchanged - two petrol and 1.8 volume of 1.5 liters and power, respectively 109 and 143 hp, and two-liter diesel engine that is combined with standard manual gearbox with five degrees.

Mitsubishi Lancer will be sold in several different grades of equipment and in nine colors of the body. Rooms redesigned Lancer X Europe will not change.

Gold Mitsubishi Eclipse Spider in Tokyo Auto Salon

Golden car out of the salon in Tokyo Mitsubishi Eclipse Spider, marketed in Japan. This is the third generation of this model.


But there is something more interesting. The car has a two-liter boxer engine from Subaru, unit became quite popular in Japan. To remember that it is inside a Toyota F86.


The interior design of the open Mitsubishi also impressive, although it causes associations with kitsch. Either way, this model of Mitsubishi was one of the most discussed in Tokyo.

Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback

Mitsubishi will launch a new supercar to compete to the five-door Subaru Impreza,The Lancer Sportback engine line-up in Europe is reported to be 1.5 to 1.8-liter petrol engines along with a 2-liter turbodiesel. The daddy of them all is a Sportback Ralliart version powered by the same turbocharged 2-liter MIVEC engine powering the Evo X.

The Sportback Ralliart will be putting out 237hp and 253lb-ft of torque to all fours via Mitsubishi’s highly acclaimed Twin-Clutch SST four wheel drive system and its Active Center Differential. Considering the Evo X officially made it to our shores without keeping us waiting for too long, don’t be suprised to see the Ralliart Lancer Sportback storming down our highways soon after its launch.

Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback

Mitsubishi will launch a new supercar to compete to the five-door Subaru Impreza,The Lancer Sportback engine line-up in Europe is reported to be 1.5 to 1.8-liter petrol engines along with a 2-liter turbodiesel. The daddy of them all is a Sportback Ralliart version powered by the same turbocharged 2-liter MIVEC engine powering the Evo X.

The Sportback Ralliart will be putting out 237hp and 253lb-ft of torque to all fours via Mitsubishi’s highly acclaimed Twin-Clutch SST four wheel drive system and its Active Center Differential. Considering the Evo X officially made it to our shores without keeping us waiting for too long, don’t be suprised to see the Ralliart Lancer Sportback storming down our highways soon after its launch.

Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback and Ralliart

Less than a week before the new Lancer Sportback and its 240HP Ralliart sibling make their world debut at the Mondial De L’Automobile in Paris, Mitsubishi released a full set of images of both versions of the 5door Lancer hatchback or as we prefer to call it for apparent aesthetic reasons, hunchback. 

More Pictures here ---> Car Scoop

Mitsubishi Lancer VR4 Station Wagon

A member of the Dutch ‘Galantfans’ forum came up with this rendering depicting a sporty station wagon version of the new Mitsubishi Lancer (Galant Fortis in Japan). Although it’s apparent that the ‘chop’ was made by mating the body of a… VW Passat Variant (check out the mirrors) to the front-end of the Lancer along with adding a set of tasty alloys that are housed in blown up wheel arches, the overall result looks very promising.

Nicely Modded Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X

It’s amazing what the right set of rims combined with a lower suspension can do to the appearance of a car. And although the owner of the Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X, Ryan Gates, is actually setting the car up for track use and in particular, for the NASA TT-A class and the Street AWD class at select Redline Time Attacks, those absolutely stunning black-colored 18-inch rims could make any EVO X look totally sick.

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2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart

2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart: One Less Reason to Look at the WRX

Filling a performance hole left between the ho-hum 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer and the scorching 2009 Lancer Evolution, the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart offers desirable specs in the performance department at a price that fills the sweet spot in Mitsubishi’s lineup and poses the AWD small sports sedan as a direct competitor to the new 2009 Subaru WRX.

The Lancer Ralliart’s engine has quite a pedigree, being the same basic 2.0 liter block and head used in the Lancer Evolution, though detuned, with less boost, for application in the Ralliart. An interesting inclusion at this price point is Mitsubishi’s TC-SST transmission, a paddle shifted, dual clutch sequential manual.

The styling is more Lancer Evolution than Lancer throwaway econobox, and manages to maintain the snarling look of the Evo while staying subdued enough to appeal to compact sports car fans who may be turned off by oversize hood scoops and picnic table rear spoilers.

This is not to say that the Lancer Ralliart is conservative in any way. Think of it as the Lancer Evolution on a diet: plenty of performance, chiseled and eye-catching design, and a price and driving dynamics that anyone can appreciate.

Engine
Power bhp: 237

Torque lb-ft: 253
Type: Turbocharged Inline 4 Cylinder

Performance
Acceleration 0-60 mph: 5.5 Seconds
Fuel Consumption : 17 city /25 highway mpg

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

Teasing time is over. Here are the first official pictures of the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution—or Evolution X as it is known back home in Japan.The born nemesis of the Impreza STI. The new Evo is the most sophisticated version of the legendary high-performance model series that began 16 years ago. It remains true to the core values that have made the Lancer Evolution synonymous with thrilling performance, the next-generation model offers all around capability and user technology that distinguish the world's best performance models.
Engine
Power bhp: 291
Torque lb-ft: 300
Red Line at RPM: 7000
Type: Turbocharged Inline-4
Performance
Acceleration 0-60 mph: 5.1 seconds
Top Speed: 157 mph

My Rating ***/*****

Base Price: 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X - $32,990