Mitsubishi CS Design Concept Looks Like Production-Ready Colt

A Mitsubishi Colt replacement in the making, perhaps? It certainly looks worthy of carrying the near 50-year-old badge but this Mitsubishi CS Design Concept is just a concept at this stage, one conjured up by independent designer Gabor Farkas.

Mitsubishi CS Design Concept

Gabor Farkas’ approach combines futuristic visuals typically seen on ‘concept cars’ with a presence that wouldn’t look too out of place if it were to hit showrooms today. It features the same nose as the popular Mitsubishi Lancer too, which blends well with the completely new, and ‘phat’, rear-end shape.

Mitsubishi CS Design Concept

Adding a car like this into the lineup could help Mitsubishi a lot, and provide an additional option in the small car segment. Currently, the only car to come close is the Mitsubishi Colt sold today. It is a small car but it’s targeted towards the likes of the Honda Jazz; featuring small and tall, almost MPV-like, van proportions.

Mitsubishi CS Design Concept

This CS Concept offers much more aggressive looks and appealing contours. Gabor Farkas came up with this design over the Christmas break, and has since told Carscoop,

Mitsubishi Plans Plug-in SUV for 2013

Mitsubishi Plug-in SUV

 Mitsubishi said it plans to launch a plug-in hybrid Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in 2013. The company noted that the SUV will be similar to the Px-MiEV concept car, which it had shown at the 2009 Tokyo auto show. The company also added that the plug-in hybrid is in its final stages of development.
The four-wheel-drive Px-MiEV concept was powered by a 1.6-liter four cylinder mated to a hybrid system with two electric motors, with one for the front wheels and one for the rear. The Japanese car maker noted that at the time the Px-MiEV could travel up to 30 miles in electric mode before switching to gasoline-electric mode.
The company said that it also plans to launch its i-MiEV electric vehicle in just three West Coast states and Hawaii as the U.S. sales is expected to begin in November 2011. Mitsubishi has changed the name of the vehicle for the U.S. market from i-MiEV to the “i powered by MiEV.” The i will be a 2012 model when it goes on sale, added the Japanese automaker.

Mitsubishi’s New Global Small Car

Mitsubishi’s New Global Small Car

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is currently working on a new global small car that is expected to make its production debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March. The global small car will be a compact class vehicle with two engines choices namely the 1.0-liter and a 1.2-liter.
Mitsubishi’s global small model is anticipated to be smaller than the Colt and will probably be a five-door hatchback.  It will reportedly be based on a new platform currently under development by Mitsubishi and will join as an entry-level model.