Mitsubishi confirms ASX crossover vehicle for Australia
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited has confirmed its new sub-compact all-wheel drive vehicle will be known as the ASX when it arrives in Australia in August. According to MMAL’s president and CEO, Masahiko Takahashi, the ASX nameplate is based on the concept of an “Active Smart Crossover.” “The ASX is primarily a city car - very stylish and manoeuvrable around town - and the adoption of the European brand name reflects this. “But ASX is more than just a pretty face. It also has the added benefit of being very smart, especially in terms of the technology that drives its engineering, design and all-wheel drive ability,” Takahashi said. The ASX is closely based on the Concept-cX show car, first unveiled at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. The vehicle is available in Europe and Japan with a variety of power plants, and the choice of either two or four-wheel drive configurations. While MMAL has not yet revealed full specifications for the ASX range, the company has confirmed that the Australian line-up will include both diesel and petrol engines and will be available for sale in Australia in August.
Mitsubishi Motors Lineup at the Geneva
TOKYO, March 2, 2010 - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today gave the new ASX compact crossover its global debut at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show which runs from March 2 through March 14 at the Geneva Palexpo exhibition and conference complex (opening to the general public on March 4). MMC will display a total of 8 vehicles (11 during public days) including vehicles already sold in Europe and its revolutionary Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV", which contains the Mitsubishi Plug-in Hybrid System , and was first displayed at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show.
The ASX compact crossover is the European-spec version of the RVR, which was unveiled on February 17, 2010 in Japan.
The ASX achieves superior environmental efficiency with the combination of its DI-D MIVEC direct-injection diesel engine jointly developed by MMC and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Ltd. featuring Automatic Stop & Go and a VG (variable) turbo, mated to a 6-speed manual transmission
In recent years, the crossover category has grown in the European automobile market, and MMC is responding by addingASX to its midsize Outlander.
In addition, the Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV concept car is installed with the all-new Mitsubishi Plug-in Hybrid System. Withishi Plug-in Hybrid System , it runs primarily as an electric vehicle with a gasoline engine in support which, acts as an electric generator or provides an additional source of motive power. The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV is a new-generation crossover that balances high environmental efficiency and motive performance by utilizing electric differential motors and an all-new S-AWCx2 that utilizes E-AYCx3 which controls torque to the rear wheels.
·1: P: Plug-in hybrid, X: cross-over, MiEV: Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle
·2: Super All-Wheel Control
·3: Electric-powered Active Yaw Control
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TMR Bathurst Edition Lancer Evolution
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