Mitsuoka, a Japanese custom car maker known for its retro-inspired take on modern cars, reveals the latest Jaguar Mk 2-inspired Viewt Story. Mitsuoka may not be the Japanese car firm which first springs to mind, but they have been making quirky takes on mainstream Japanese cars for at least 30 years. Regular readers will have […]
New Mitsubishi ASX is a Renault Captur in Mitsubishi clothes – NOT for the UK
The new Mitsubishi ASX is revealed as a rebadged Renault Captur, with a PHEV option and going on sale in select European markets. As the car marketplace becomes ever more difficult for car makers to keep up with advancing technologies, many are resorting to platform sharing and rebadging models from other makers as their own […]
Mitsubishi UK FLOGGING its Heritage Collection and personalised number plates
Mitsubishi Motors is leaving the UK and is selling both its Heritage Fleet of cars and its personalised number plates. Plenty of car makers have a ‘Heritage Fleets’ of cars past which get rolled out at press events (like the 1974 Escort Mexico we played with more than a decade ago) and used at promo […]
NEW Mitsubishi Outlander SUV revealed – but you can’t have one in the UK
The new Mitsubishi Outlander SUV has been revealed online on Amazon but, despite its popularity in the UK, the new version isn’t heading here. For the last few years Mitsubishi has had a big success story on its hands with the Outlander PHEV, selling more than 50,000 in the UK and becoming the best-selling plug-in […]
Mitsubishi set to wither on the vine in the UK – and a slow death for the UK’s best-selling PHEV
Mitsubishi will not replace any of its current models in the UK and Europe as it takes drastic action to stem losses by departing from Europe. It might seem that Mitsubishi is doing well in the UK, with the best-selling plug-in hybrid – the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – still doing good business. But not good […]
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV hits 50,000 UK sales since launch in 2014
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, the UK’s favourite plug-in hybrid, is celebrating passing 50,000 sales in the UK since it launched in 2014. We’ve run many stories in the last six years about the success of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, a plug-in hybrid UK, and European, buyers have bought in significant numbers, thanks in no small […]
Mitsubishi L200 Trojan joins Mitsubishi’s L200 range in the UK
Following the arrival of a new Mitsubishi L200 Pick-up last year, Mitsubishi has added a new models – the L200 Trojan – to its range in the UK. Last summer, the new Mitsubishi L200 Pick-up was launched as Mitsubishi updated their workhorse L200. But it’s not really a workhorse, but instead, for the vast majority […]
Mitsubishi Mirage City Car gets a makeover for 2020
The Mitsubishi Mirage – Mitsubishi’s budget City Car – gets a makeover for 2020 with new looks, some new materials and updated tech. It does seem likely that City cars – affordable compact transport for urban areas – will start to disappear before long as emissions regulations make it all but impossible for car makers […]
Mitsubishi Mi-Tech Concept – a gas turbine with four motor electric 4WD
The Mitsubishi Mi-Tech Concept is heading to the Tokyo Motor Show as a chunky off-roader with four electric motors powered by a gas turbine. With the Tokyo Motor Show looming on the horizon, you can expect Japanese car makers, in particular, to get busy teasing concepts using future, and part-imagined, technology. That fits with the […]
Mitsubishi TEASE new compact plug-in hybrid SUV for Tokyo
Mitsubishi tease a new plug-in hybrid compact SUV heading for a debut at the Tokyo Motor Show, with 4WD and a downsized PHEV powertrain. There’s no denying Mitsubishi has done well with PHEVs, managing to deliver the UK’s most popular plug-in hybrid with the Outlander PHEV which accounts for 25 per cent of all PHEV […]