Mitsubishi has taken an interesting route with the all-new sedan version of its Mirage hatch. This isn’t simply the same body with a different rump, it has been stretched by 100 mm in its wheelbase to greatly increase legroom in the back seat. To the extent that it can seat More
When we reported on the launch of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV it was described by the Japanese company as being the first production plug-in hybrid electric SUV in the world. At the time our testing had been restricted to a brief on-road drive in and around Canberra. The following day More
In 2010 Mitsubishi introduced the first ever mass production electric car to go on sale in Australia. Now the Japanese giant that specialises in electric vehicle technology has brought the world’s first plug-in hybrid electric SUV downunder. Every electric vehicle we have driven to date (including the Mitsubishi i-MiEV) has More
Mitsubishi Pajero changed the way the world thought of 4WD vehicles when launched in the mid 1980s. It showed 4WDs didn’t have to be truck-based, they could be refined station wagons. Sure, the Range Rover took a similar route in the early 1970, but it cost far more than the More
Mitsubishi Lancer is a small to medium Japanese car designed and made to a high quality, making it one of the leaders in the reliability stakes. Aimed at the conservative buyer rather than the one looking for excitement Lancer is usually driven gently and maintained correctly. Which explains why More
Well aware of the white heat of competition in medium SUV sales in Australia, Mitsubishi, one of the original players in the SUV field in Australia, has added features to its Outlander 4WD. Appearance changes are minimal – the fitment of18-inch alloy wheels and a black-coloured roof rail in all More
The demise of the local manufacture of the Mitsubishi 380 was the result of a common ailment within the car industry – belief in your own hype. When sitting down to build the next generation Mitsubishi Magna the marketing people convinced themselves their new car was so much better than More
Just seven months after launching a refreshed ASX range Mitsubishi has added a new model to the stable. For the first time ASX will have an all-wheel-drive, turbo-diesel variant with an automatic transmission. The company also confirmed at the launch of the latest ASX that the current 1.8-litre turbo diesel, More
Mitsubishi Pajero is an important vehicle in the history of 4WDs in Australia. Prior to the Mitsubishi’s launch in the early 1980s buyers could choose between a 4WD that was truck-like, or find a lot more money and go for a very expensive Range Rover. Then Pajero arrived at an More
Mitsubishi Mirage was a major player in the small car scene in Australia during the 1970s and into the ‘80s. Indeed it was built in Adelaide for much of its time on sale here. Mirage faded from the local scene when the local branch of the giant Japanese company got More
