Mitsubishi Phils to introduce new models next year(quoted from Aida Sevilla's column)

[carlocaraddict]

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) plans to launch next year the long-overdue Galant which was totally redesigned in 2004. The top-of-the-line Galant is the 3.8 liter V6 GTS. MMPC will also bring in the 120-hp Lancer 2.0 liter and all-new Strada pickup.

aba! 2.0 Lancer!

to launch next year the long-overdue Galant which was totally redesigned in 2004. The top-of-the-line Galant is the 3.8 liter V6 GTS

ilang beses naudlot ito. mauudlot kaya ulit? I hope they will price it right.

and all-new Strada pickup

it should be the all new gen Triton/Strada/Storm. Baka nanaman walang kamatayang facelift yan.

I hope they will bring the Colt here.

[mazdamazda]

120 hp from a 2.0L engine?

WOW!

older 4G63s can do better than that!

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they needed a 3.8L to produce 230hp * 5.25K rpm, 340Nm * 4K rpm?

Accord 3.0L = 240hp * 5.5K rpm, 288Nm * 5K rpm
Camry 3.0L = 210hp 5.8K rpm, 298Nm * 4.8K rpm
Sonata 3.3L = 235hp * 6K rpm, 305Nm * 3.5K rpm
Cefiro 3.0L = 220hp * 6.4K rpm, 301Nm * 4K rpm

[SunTzu]

wow...120hp for a 2L? hahahaha

[niky]

Mitsubishi's engines are severely hampered by emissions controls because they're still using old architecture.

One hopes they'll bring in the 1.8 Turbo Lancer variant as a halo model... either that, or the 2.4... but I'd prefer the turbo.

[basti08]

the old 1.6L Cyclone engine in the 99-02 Lancer MX with 124ps is more powerful and surely thriftier in fuel than that 2.0L!!!


"they needed a 3.8L to produce 230hp * 5.25K rpm, 340Nm * 4K rpm?

Accord 3.0L = 240hp * 5.5K rpm, 288Nm * 5K rpm
Camry 3.0L = 210hp 5.8K rpm, 298Nm * 4.8K rpm
Sonata 3.3L = 235hp * 6K rpm, 305Nm * 3.5K rpm
Cefiro 3.0L = 220hp * 6.4K rpm, 301Nm * 4K rpm"---M2

power may not be very high on paper but its good that it has plenty of torque than the others and peak power is achieve at an early 5250rpm.

heard from one of the Forumer from motioncars that the Galant 3.8L will be sold for 2.3M...
if that's true, its gonna be a loser. trust me

[mazdamazda]

power may not be very high on paper but its good that it has plenty of torque than the others and peak power is achieve at an early 5250rpm.

well, they'll be needing all of that to haul an additional 100kg... most V6 equipped midsize sedans weigh only around 1500kg... the Galant weighs in at around 1600kg.

though engine sharing with the Pajero (Gas) is a good move to lessen spart parts availability.

[Automahn]

...though engine sharing with the Pajero (Gas) is a good move to lessen spart parts availability.

Sir mazdamazda, I guess you meant "to increase spare parts availability".

Mitsu was still in the running up to mga 1997 or 98, tapos it was all downhill from there.

[KCboy]

2.3m, for that price, just get an suv...a prado cost arnd 2.8m, while a patrol 2.2m...wrong pricing talaga.mag 3 series ka nalang. or get the top of the line accords or camries. what is mmc thinking???

[nugundam93]

what is mmc thinking???

exactly.

baka naman for the top-line model yan.

[tediber]

sana palitan na nila ang L300 FB hahahahahahaha

[carlocaraddict]

sana palitan na nila ang L300 FB hahahahahahaha

oo nga no! tama ka!

[tediber]

bwahehehehe me nag agree din LOL ...... truth is i like the L300 FB ..... it's very reliable ...... the only thing i want changed of it would probably it's gearshift, it sucks pag naluluma lumuluwag na at mahirap na kambiohin. yun lang siguro kelangan nila palitan sa desing ng L300. i'm wondering why toyota doesn't hmmmm make a competing vehicle a stripped down hi-ace for commercial use ...... ang nakita ko lang ata na ganun e parang special arrangement ata ng UPS yata yun nakita ko with them. or maybe hopefully HYNDAI would introduce the PORTER here locally .... kita ko mga commercials ng HYUNDAI PORTER sa taiwan/HK channels on cable and it looks smart.

[KCboy]

james,
kahit super sonic top of the line pa yan....2.3m will not make it sell.

[squala]

2.3M for the Galant? That's just a few hundred thousands less than a Pajero, which, I think, has the same 3.8-liter engine. Just get a Fortuner and an Altis. It's also quite a shame they've produced just 230 hp from a big engine. BMW can now churn out around 260 from a 3-liter.

Same goes to the Lancer 2.0. Only 120 hp? The 3S-FE of the Corona/Exsior is even more powerful, and that was more than 10 years ago!

With those figures, how are they supposed to sell their new cars? Or why not bring in the Zinger too?

[slamtaz]

i guess its kinda safe to say that among the more prominent & purely japanese car manufacturers, mitsubishi is lagging behind toyota, honda & nissan (i opted not to include mazda due to its affiliation with ford). proof of this is the luxury brands that the latter three carry which are lexus, acura & infiniti. likewise, as far as the engine output, the latter three churns out from about 250hp to 300hp with displacement from 3.2l to 3.5l only which is a far cry from 230hp from 3.8l engine.

toyota 3.5l
Horsepower 306 hp * 6400 rpm
Torque 277 ft-lbs. * 4800 rpm

honda 3.2l
Horsepower 258 hp * 6200 rpm
Torque 233 ft-lbs. * 5000 rpm

Nissan 3.5l
Horsepower 280 hp * 6200 rpm
Torque 270 ft-lbs. * 4800 rpm

maybe, among the japanese car manufacturers, mitsu have not been giving very high regard to its practice of "kaizen" (i.e. japanese philosophy of continuous improvement). imho, then again i maybe wrong. peace & happy new year to all

[KCboy]

mmc is losing money so they don't have money to invest in R n D. that's the foundation of a car manufacturer. mmc, i hope you can still get your act right. follow nissan. they too were going down but were able to get back when renault helped them.

[slamtaz]

mmc is losing money so they don't have money to invest in R n D. that's the foundation of a car manufacturer.

[/QUOTE]with all due respect to Nissan/Infiniti, Toyota/Lexus and Honda/Acura, they use VTC, VVT-i and VTEC, respectively, in their engines. proper comparo would be when the time comes that Mitsu would put MIVEC in that 3.8L V6.[QUOTE]

my point on the dot, i guess this is why mitsu, imho, is apparently lagging behind. but i'm sure there still is a bright light at the end of the tunnel for mitsu, coz they surely have great technology (i.e. mivec) and its such a pity to see this left behind.

[gearspeed]

Baka nanaman walang kamatayang facelift yan.

hahaha..
Oo nga palitan na yung L300FB naaalala ko tuloy yung commercial nun ah..
basta dalhin nila yung mga bago nila dito para masaya..hehe..

[basti08]

with all due respect to Nissan/Infiniti, Toyota/Lexus and Honda/Acura, they use VTC, VVT-i and VTEC, respectively, in their engines. proper comparo would be when the time comes that Mitsu would put MIVEC in that 3.8L V6.

my point on the dot, i guess this is why mitsu, imho, is apparently lagging behind. but i'm sure there still is a bright light at the end of the tunnel for mitsu, coz they surely have great technology (i.e. mivec) and its such a pity to see this left behind.

it may be because that the 3.8L V6 application in the Galant is meant to compete with Accords, Camrys, Mazda6s, Fusions, Altimas stateside. i mean those cars are meant to produce outputs ranging from low-200s to 244hp max.

so, the Galant's V6 even without MIVEC is just in the league of its major competitors when it comes to output and torque. i guess with Mitsubishi's decision to pull the plug off the Diamante, its flagship sedan, there's no more reason for them to invest on producing MIVEC 3.8s but then, even if they can keep up power-wise, the perception still, is that they're lagging the technology, which is somehow true.

[Hero]

the new colt na lang sana..ang daming na bumibili ng getz at jazz..may bumibili ba ng mga 3.0 sedans? ..ot ito but: did you notice biglang sobrang daming scooters, motorbikes buzzing around the city these days?