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Potential 3000GT/Evo successor

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RalliKai

Posted: Apr 8 2014, 07:01 AM

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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mitsubishi/ev...00gt-set-return

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Mitsubishi is looking to replace the EVO not with a saloon, but a hybrid 2+2 coupe

The next Mitsubishi Evo could be a 2+2 coupe rather than a four door saloon, Auto Express can reveal. Such a car would be the spiritual successor to the 3000GT, only it would use a development of the all-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid technology used in the Outlander PHEV to ensure it is frugal as well as fast. There have already been rumors about the next Evo being a hybrid, but this is the first time that a coupe body style has been mentioned.

Lance Bradley, Managing Director of Mitsubishi Motors UK, said a hybrid Evo would most likely be based on the next Mitsubishi ASX crossover platform so would therefore be slightly smaller than before. “It's possible it could be a high performance coupe - smaller rather than bigger than current Evo. Therefore a 2+2 coupe would be a sensible body choice.” Bradley said that while there were no concrete plans for the next Evo there was “ an interest and willingness within MMC (Mitsubishi Motors Corporation) to produce one” and that hybrid technology was the way to go for such a car. He said: “There is demand for a car which performs well and makes problem feel good for themselves in terms of its efficiency. If we can do an SUV which emits just 44g/km of CO2 then we can do the same with a performance car.”

Bradley hinted that by investing in electric-powered motorsport like the iMiEV Evolution Pikes Peak entrant, the company was paving the way for a high performance electric-powered car. “There is a plan to do more racing with electric vehicles as it shows people they are not milk floats and normalises the technology,” he said

I'm still not big on hybrid technology. Would be more impressed if they could make a successor to the Evo that is smaller and lighter while not sacrificing the technology onboard and further refining the 4B11.

Spaz	Posted: Apr 8 2014, 08:50 AM
Just a guy towing a car across the country to chase a dream. Group: FORUM MODERATOR Posts: 9,272 Member No.: 30,193 Joined: Jul 25th 2008 Location: Plymouth, MN	If the P1 and the 918 haven't sold you on hybrid tech, then you're never going to be sold. I'm sorry, but it's here to stay and it's incredible what can be done with it with a proper set of ideals behind it (none of this low fuel consumption happy horseshit). The iMiEV Evo and Evo II were exceptionally competitive cars on electric power alone, and now Mitsu wants to mate that tech to a conventional engine, something they've proven themselves capable of producing brilliant examples of for years, and you're dogging on it? LOL, man. This is the future. Mitsu will no doubt aim this thing at the GT-R if they plan to keep even close to the output of their aforementioned pikes peak EV cars, and with what they've proven themselves capable of doing with driveline technologies, I'm excited.
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RalliKai	Posted: Apr 8 2014, 09:13 AM
IDW Goldmember Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,164 Member No.: 3,607 Joined: Oct 9th 2004 Location: Update Profile	Color me out of the loop but I forgot about the P1. I thought it was the idealist/environmental mindset being put over the improve performance mindset in Mitsubishi which is why I was iffy about hearing them talking about moving towards a hybrid platform but I understand efficiency such a system offers in performance. This post has been edited by RalliKai on Apr 8 2014, 09:18 AM

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