Sunday, November 24, 2013

FORWARD-THINKING CONCEPTS

Mitsubishi unveiled three world premiere concept cars at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013. Incorporating a new design that symbolizes the functionality and reassuring safety inherent to SUVs, the three concepts take as their theme Mitsubishi's @earth TECHNOLOGY and point to the direction company's development and manufacturing will take in the near future.



The Concept GC-PHEV (Grand Cruiser) is a next-generation full-size SUV with full-time 4WD. It is based on a front engine, rear-wheel drive layout plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) system comprising a 3.0-liter V6 supercharged MIVEC engine mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission, with a high-output motor and a high-capacity battery to deliver all-terrain performance truly worthy of an all-round SUV. The PHEV system automatically switches operation between pure EV drive and hybrid drive depending on driving conditions, remaining battery charge and other factors.

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