The athletic theme continues with four highly bolstered leather seats, each featuring four-point harnesses to keep occupants in
place. Mitsubishi has taken a note from the previous Nissan Skyline, and has fitted a retractable LCD display system to show the car's vital statistics live and on demand, but the system can also be used for the car's DVD Navigation and DVD audio system. Navigation? A fancy sound system? As you can tell, this is no ordinary EVO. Meanwhile, those riding in back may be pacified from the wild on-road antics of the driver via two LCD screens incorporated into the backs of the front headrests.
It may be a while before the next generation Lancer (if it is even called that) will hit production, but the foundations for the range are to be seen in this latest prototype. The Concept-X shows
that despite financial doldrums, Mitsubishi's designers, engineers and product developers have hardly thrown in the proverbial towel, but rather are still very much on the ball, producing vehicles - concept or otherwise - that are extremely tempting. Insiders claim that the Concept-X will go through to production vastly unchanged, news that should sure please all who favour this new design language.
One thing that Canadian enthusiasts are hoping for is that Mitsubishi checks and then double checks all EVO X standards to ensure that it's best and brightest will finally be available in our market. While the automaker's PR team guarantees that the car will indeed be sold north of the forty-ninth, I, for one, am not willing to get too excited until I see it in my local dealer's showroom.
Specifications:
Body Type: 4-door sedan
Layout: front engine, AWD
Engine (estimated): 300-hp, 290 lb-ft of torque, 2.0L, 24-valve, SOHC MIVEC I-4
Transmission: 6-speed sequential manual
Brakes (front/rear): disc/disc, ABS
Seating Capacity: 5 (2+3)
Web Site: www.mitsubishicars.ca
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| The athletic theme continues with four highly bolstered leather seats, each featuring four-point harnesses to keep occupants in place. (Photo: Mitsubishi Cars North America) |
It may be a while before the next generation Lancer (if it is even called that) will hit production, but the foundations for the range are to be seen in this latest prototype. The Concept-X shows
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| Those riding in back may be pacified from the wild on-road antics of the driver via two LCD screens incorporated into the backs of the front headrests. (Photo: Mitsubishi Cars North America) |
One thing that Canadian enthusiasts are hoping for is that Mitsubishi checks and then double checks all EVO X standards to ensure that it's best and brightest will finally be available in our market. While the automaker's PR team guarantees that the car will indeed be sold north of the forty-ninth, I, for one, am not willing to get too excited until I see it in my local dealer's showroom.
Specifications:
Body Type: 4-door sedan
Layout: front engine, AWD
Engine (estimated): 300-hp, 290 lb-ft of torque, 2.0L, 24-valve, SOHC MIVEC I-4
Transmission: 6-speed sequential manual
Brakes (front/rear): disc/disc, ABS
Seating Capacity: 5 (2+3)
Web Site: www.mitsubishicars.ca
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