Archive for the 'Mitsubishi' Category

First Drive: 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is right-sized at the right time

Mitsubishi? They still make those? Why yes, yes they do, as any Evo fan will be more than happy to tell you. The Japanese automaker has been hiding in plain sight in the U.S. market for years and is sending up flare named the 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport to remind us that the brand […]

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

New York 2010 Live: Mitsubishi hopes 2011 Outlander Sport will be their volume leader

Let’s just go on ahead and make that much needed volume leader. The great economic collapse of 2009 smashed Mitsubishi in the teeth with a much larger brick than most other manufacturers. Thinks have slightly improved, but their February sales were still down 10 percent, and from an already frighteningly low level. Obviously, something […]

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

First Drive: 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT is a CUV we can live with

Mitsubishi presented its best and brightest rides for us to drive over the course of an eight-hour event in the parched desert oasis of Palm Springs, CA. Everything from a tuned, 290-hp Lancer Sportback Ralliart to an electric i MiEV. And drive them we did. We rocketed up winding mountain roads and down gravel-caked trails. […]

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Mitsubishi shows off EVOlved 2010 Outlander GT

The Mitsubishi Outlander GT prototype made its debut in New York earlier this year, a sign that the Lancer Evolution’s front end would be spreading to other models in the lineup. Along with the new look, the GT concept also received sportier options like 19-inch OZ Racing wheels, larger Brembo brakes, a lightweight aluminum roof […]

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

New-for-2010 Mitsubishi Evo MR Touring pricing announced, starts at $40,990

Mitsubishi finally posted pricing information on its new top-of-the-Evolution-ary-chart MR Touring model, and it definitely isn’t cheap. A bargain to some maybe, but definitely not cheap. We had first seen this uplevel MR at a local car gathering that seems to attract just about every bit of new enthusiast candy, but back then, they were […]

Monday, October 19th, 2009

First Test: 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT

It’s almost unheard of nowadays to see an automaker’s one-off prototype transform into a production-ready vehicle that’s actually stayed true to its conceptual form. Not only is it logistically difficult to do, but it’s an expensive endeavor as well. It can, however, be accomplished, and when done correctly, the end result can be as satisfying […]

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Mitsubishi Reveals electric i-MiEV production version

Mitsubishi has released extensive details about the upcoming Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Select customers will be able to take delivery of the car on lease as soon as July, ten months before the car officially hits the market.
The Japanese automaker specifically released the car today to mark the United Nations’ World Environment Day, pointing out that […]

Thursday, June 11th, 2009