Misubishi Motor Corp (MMC) is dying.... [Renamed]

[luckytruck]

as long as they keep producing the pajero, mitsu pa rin ako

andy

[theveed]

Tama, other than the Evo, nothing in their lineup generates ANY interest...

[BlueBimmer]

kahit nakatabi ko ung new lancer sa traffic..hindi bago ang feeling ko not like sa altis n civic when both initially came out..i dont know but just feels old hehe

[odell]

evo talaga.. grabe.. ang saya ng naka evo noh? :D

[nugundam93]

colt turbo! heheh.

oto: which FQ? all the FQs (300, 320, 400) or just the FQ400 (which i suspect is the most likely to fail, after all, it's squeezing 200HP/liter)?

[OTO]

nugundam93: all the FQs were done by Owen Developments. As for reliability of the FQ-400 well there are only 100 units ever made in only RHD so it shouldnt matter for anyone here. Heck the FQs shouldnt bother us at all as it is an UK-only variant.

Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ-400

FQ-400 is Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ-320 plus:

Custom built Garret GT Dual Ball bearing Turbocharger
Owen Developments custom manufactured cast Stainless Steel Exhaust Manifold and Exhaust Elbow
Omega Forged Pistons
HKS Forged Con Rods
HKS 680cc Injectors
Zytec ITP116 High Pressure Fuel Pump
HKS 1.6mm Steel Head Gasket
Motec M800 OEM ECU
HKS Iridium Spark Plugs
Jan Speed High Flow Sports Cat
Alcon competition derived 240mm high clamp mode, heavy duty clutch complete with Cera-metallic 6 paddle sprung centred drive plate
HKS High Strength Head and Big End Bolts
Alcon Mono6 Brake Kit incorporating Monobloc 6 pot road caliper with 343mm curved vein Disc on a Aluminium mounting bell assembly with Ferodo DS2500 brake pads
Ralliart Aero Mirrors
Carbon Fibre Front Lip Spoiler
Carbon Fibre "Sharks Tooth" Rear Vortex Generator
PIAA High Performance Light and Wiper Upgrade
Gloss Black Team Dynamics Lightweight Alloy Wheels
Driver Training Course


FQ-400 vs Pagani Zonda http://www.owendevelopments.co.uk/news/article.html

[nugundam93]

thanks oto. :D

[airshaq20]

Just read from Motor Trend that Mitsu USA will discontinue sale of Montero next year.

[nugundam93]

i heard they're bumping the montero/pajero to a higher size class, and making the outlander fill in...daw.

[airshaq20]

i heard they're bumping the montero/pajero to a higher size class, and making the outlander fill in...daw.

The Outlander is a different class and competes with the smaller SUV such as the Toyota Highlander.


Mits Outlander


Toyota Highlander


Here's the news from Autoweek regarding the scrapping of the last Montero:

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102515

itsubishi dropping Montero; 2006 model year will be SUV's last
KATHY JACKSON | Automotive News
Posted Date: 6/6/05
LOS ANGELES - Mitsubishi's seven-seat Montero SUV will be dropped from the U.S. lineup after the 2006 model year.

Rich Gilligan, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc., says volume does not justify the cost of updating the nameplate. "The Montero is good, but the business model was not there for a new one," he said last week.

The company will introduce a redesigned Outlander with seven seats for the 2007 model year.

Montero sales have plummeted in the last two years. In the first five months, Mitsubishi sold 3,910 Monteros in 2003, 2,835 in 2004 and 1,365 this year. The base Montero is $36,424, including freight.

The Montero is Mitsubishi's only seven-seat SUV. Mitsubishi sells three SUVs in this country: the Montero, Endeavor and Outlander.

It killed the Montero Sport after the 2004 model year.

The Endeavor is the top seller, but its numbers were down 26.1 percent through May to 8,688 units.

Sources say the redesigned Outlander will have a 3.0-liter V-6 making 250 hp. It will be teamed with a six-speed automatic transmission.

The company originally wanted to offer an inline-four engine with the redesigned Outlander along with the V-6. But because of budget constraints, Gilligan confirmed that the redesigned Outlander will not initially get the new 2.4-liter inline-four produced at Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance in Dundee, Mich.

Global Engine is a joint venture of Mitsubishi, Hyundai Motor Co. and the Chrysler group.

The current Outlander seats five and has a 2.4-liter inline-four teamed with a four-speed automatic transmission. It produces 160 hp.

[nugundam93]

mivec na 2.4 daw yan airshaq? olats local outlander dito, 2.4 pero non-mivec, 135PS.

i freaking want the outlander turbo.

sana mitsu gets through this.

[airshaq20]

Mitsu briefly stops Eclipse sales; Posted Date: 5/30/05


Mitsubishi, desperate for a smooth launch of its redesigned Eclipse, stumbled last week when it had to stop the sale of about 1,200 units.

Technicians found a problem with the vacuum brake booster that could cause brake failure. The company said 44 cars with bad boosters had been sold, about 400 were in dealerships, and the rest were in transit.

Production was not stopped at the factory in Normal, Ill. Citing strong demand from dealers, the company said it would boost production to 1,000 a week, from 760 a week, by the end of the summer.

Meanwhile, the company tried to put a happy face on the problem. Said spokesman Dan Irvin: "This vehicle is so important to us that we will take care of any problems, even if it means going to customers' homes."

[nugundam93]

"This vehicle is so important to us that we will take care of any problems, even if it means going to customers' homes."

wow. dapat lang. heheh...

[airshaq20]

"This vehicle is so important to us that we will take care of any problems, even if it means going to customers' homes."

wow. dapat lang. heheh...

They are very much aware that most of their cars sell only during the first 2 years and right now, they just released the 4th gen 2006 Eclipse - and it will add more injury to them if this one flops.

[nugundam93]

true, true. but i still liked the concept one better than the production version. but the 2nd gen eclipse still is on top.

[MXFX]

they still make great cars, but just too many problems overall as a company. there is speculation already that they will be out of the u.s. market in a few years.

when i test drove and loved the endeavor in 2003, it became my wife and i's possilbe choice for our 2nd vehicle. i got annoyed when i saw their brochure which was just too trendy and lacking information about the vehicle. it pretty much showed yuppies doing things while inside an endeavor. the whole scene was a bunch of people on a night out. then finally the last few pages showed information.

the other brochures of the vehicles i test drove (subaru forester xt, highlander, sequoia, infiniti fx) mostly have trendy stuff in it too, but at least they covered enough to sell their vehicles (i.e. btw this vehicle can do light off roading too not just riding with friends, other uses of the vehicles). still, we almost bought the endeavor. their promo material just made me think at the time that they have a problem with their marketing.

lastly, add me to the peeps disagreeing that u.s. market is biased against japanese cars. actually it looks like the u.s. market is biased against american cars maybe except overall sales, but check reviews and ratings in general, japanese are always on top.

[airshaq20]

lastly, add me to the peeps disagreeing that u.s. market is biased against japanese cars. actually it looks like the u.s. market is biased against american cars maybe except overall sales, but check reviews and ratings in general, japanese are always on top.

Not on this site....most, if not all people here are aware of that.

[empy]

5 bucks says that that ugly eclipse flops

[luckytruck]

what i want to see in the philippines is the mitsu legnum. can you imagine a awd turbo wagon tha has about 220 hp? sarap nun. although it will no have any direct competitors or a defined market, it will eat into the market of the softroaders. pero magkano kaya ang aabutin nito

[eggman]

Kahit kailan ay di naging successful ang Pajero sa U.S kahit may traction control na siya.Walang kuwenta yung Endeavor at new Eclipse