Japanese car fans, or anyone for that matter, probably knows of the grudge rivalry between Mitsubishi and Subaru fan-boys. With a new generation of Evo and WRX models out, that rivalry is only heightened with speculative claims from both sides. But which car is really the next king of rally? Leave it to Top [...]

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The announcement has been made that Mitsubishi will unveil a production version of the Lancer Sportback at the Paris Motor Show in early October. The car has so far been better known as the Mitsubishi Lancer Prototype S.
The Lancer Sportback is a five-door hatchback version of the recently redesigned Lancer sedan already on sale [...]

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In Japan disheartened Mitsubishi fans have something to cheer them up - sort of. The Mitsubishi Colt, that tiny little Chrysler-tag-team-failure, has gotten a much needed upgrade. By upgrade we’re not talking about anything to do with the engine, oh no, we’re talking about “improved rigidity.” There’s no word on pricing, but will consumers [...]

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I’ve always been a fan of Nihon Car, and for good reason - the guys over there take their hobby very seriously, so much so that tuners leak tantilizing tid bits to them directly. This time around HKS blog shared this nice picture of their amazing tuned Evo X.
Not much is known about the [...]

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Mitsubishi announced today that the Mitsubishi Outlander will be available with twin-clutch Sports Shift Transmission (SST) (the same transmission that also equips the Lancer Evolution X. An Outlander equipped with the SST and paddle shifters will be shown at the Paris Motor Show in early October and will officially go on sale early next [...]

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Mitsubishi is really serious about stretching the Lancer range as far as possible in an effort to fit every niche available. The Lancer Ralliart was just one way of plugging into the Subaru Impreza market, but still, Mitsubishi was missing a utility hatchback. That is, until they created the Mitsubishi Sportback. Mitsubishi’s answer to [...]

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Weeks after shamefully closing an Australian plant and laying off hundreds of workers Mitsubishi has decided to storm the Melbourne Auto Show with a range of new gawdy ‘Panther’ concepts, the trademark ‘Panther Claw’ sticker is included for free.
Lowered ride height gives all of the Panthers a sporty, aggressive stance and each car receives [...]

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Mitsubishi has spilled the beans on the Geneva-bound Mitsubishi Lancer Prototype S. Huh? S? It stands for Sportback! Remember those Evolution hatchback sketches from a few weeks back? Well, yeah, this is it! And dont you dare call it a station wagon. The Lancer Evo Sportback is crucial for Mitsubishi’s European market, where functional [...]

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