We have been keenly following the development of the new Mitsubishi Outlander. After countless renderings, we finally have something concrete from Mitsubishi. The Japanese company has just dropped a teaser of a new concept vehicle that will make its world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March.
The image shows a face of the crossover – possibly the new Outlander. However the company refers to the concept as an ‘an innovative premium vehicle’. A teaser picture of the vehicle shows a similarity to the PX-MiEV II SUV concept unveiled at the Tokyo motor show last November.
Japanese automakers Nissan and Mitsubishi announced their partnership that will see them working together on a small car project. The joint venture sees the financially troubled Mitsubishi and the highly successful Nissan brand joining forces, not for the first time however. This plan kicked off with the appointment of Nissan’s Junichi Endo as the CEO of the joint-venture, while Mitsubishi’s Senior Executive Officer will be his counterpart on the other [ Read More ]
And finally the bells of wisdom have rung in Mitsubishi’s ears. The company that was never serious of the Indian market has finally decided to pull up its socks and get cracking! Mitsubishi is planning to ramp up production in the emerging markets like India. It will do so by ceasing production of a couple of its North American models and use the resources to increase output in BRIC nations. [ Read More ]
Mitsubishi has always ignored the Indian market never taking it seriously.One of the reasons has been its partner-Hindustan Motors. They have been slow in launching products, their marketing is lousy and they do not have proper service backup.
Mitsubishi has ambitious plans for 2010.The aging lancer and Pajero have been phased out from BS-IV compliant cities. The Outlander has a got a new life with a completely new look, added features and a lower price tag. Expect this to be officially launched later this month. Also on cards is a diesel Outlander.
This one gets a 2.0 litre diesel engine with a power output of 138 BHP and 310NM of torque. Transmissions include a 6 speed manual & 6 speed Auto. Expect this to hit Indian shores around Diwali. Mitsubishi is also working out to launch a stripped down version of the Outlander with 2wd and is working on heavy localization for it.
Next up is the Pajero sports which is an outright off roader worthy for the tag of an SUV. Powered by a 3.2litre diesel engine with a power output of 165 BHP & 351NM of torque mated to a 5 speed manual or 4 speed auto, this will doubtlessly be a good rival to the Fortuner and will be locally assembled.
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Mitsubishi’s latest offering in Indian market,The Outlander SUV is now available in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) too. Outlander was already available in major cities of India.
click for larger image The Outlander will be Mitsubishi’s trump card and there is a fair quota of chance for it to topple out the CR-V and claim the record of the lead selling premium SUV in India in under a year. At least if things go properly. Displayed above is IAB’s version of the Outlander which in reality, borrows styling cues from the Lancer. Our photoshop expert Milko, has [ Read More ]
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We all know that Mitsubishi India has been in doldrums for a long time. Its first launch was the Lancer in 1998 which was a good seller in the Luxury car segment. The advent of newer cars like Honda City, Tata Indigo and many others have dethroned the mighty Lancer. So while the rest of the world was getting new updated lancers and the special edition ones like the EVO, [ Read More ]
