New Mitsubishi on the Cards

Jan 24 2012

If you’re holding back your next auto loan to first see what the Geneva Motor Show comes up with, you will most likely be pleasantly surprised.  A number of manufacturers will showcase some very interesting new models at this show.

One of them is Mitsubishi.  The company will debut a brand new concept car at Geneva in March that will give us a taste of what the company plans for the next few years, specifically for the Outlander.

From the grainy teaser picture it is hard to make out much, except that the car seems to follow the new styling trend we saw on the concept PX-MiEV.  The effect of the intricate headlights and sculptured body panels is augmented by the trademark Mitsubishi badge flanked by two bold chrome bars.

So far Mitsubishi has not provided any information on what type of car the concept is going to be.  All the company was prepared to say is that it will form the basis of its new “Jump 2013” business plan.  That programme includes the expansion of the company’s range of electric and plug-in vehicles as well as its range of SUVs, particularly in emerging markets.

Keeping that in mind one can fairly safely assume that the car to be showcased at Geneva will be a hybrid plug-in SUV that will have a significant effect on the design of the next Mitsubishi Outlander.

The plug-in hybrid PX-MiEV concept car had a 1.6-litre engine utilising two electric motors and boasted fuel consumption of more than 140mpg.

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