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Mitsubishi will be exhibiting the Mitsubishi Concept-ZT at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, one of the three concept vehicles that will be on display this October. The Mitsubishi Concept-ZT is powered by a 2.2 litre clean turbodiesel with a Variable Geometry Turbocharger that makes 188 horsepower and 400Nm of torque. This engine is mated to a Twin Clutch SST dual clutch automated gearbox, and like the Concept-cX, it will have a Green Plastic-based interior.
It also has S-AWC all-wheel drive combining a front Electric Limited Slip Differential, ABS and ASC, based on Mitsubishi’s famous 4WD system.
It looks like an enlarged version of the 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer, which might mean we are actually looking at the next generation Mitsubishi Galant here. It’s wheelbase is 2815mm, compared to the Lancer’s 2635mm wheelbase. Compared to the giant Mitsubishi 380/Galant which can be considered it’s predecessor, it is longer at 4950mm compared to 4835mm, but narrower at 1820mm compared to 1840mm.
The chassis is built using an aluminium space frame structure which combines aluminum extrusion and aluminum die casting, giving the body strength and rigidity yet being relatively lightweight. Outer panels use a shock-resistant, recyclable resin, similiar to the one on the Delica D:5′s front fenders.
Mitsubishi has also equipped the Concept-ZT with a number of gadgets. The Mitsubishi Concept-ZT has a pre-crash safety system that uses millimeter-length radar waves to detect cars far ahead as well as obstacles in the adjacent lane. It warns the driver to take action if the chances of a collision are high.
A lane-drift warning system uses a front camera, steering angle sensor, speed sensor, and a yaw rate sensor to calculate the possibility of the car veering out of its lane, thanks to the camera which can recognize lane markings on the road.
Wide-angle lense cameras are placed at the front, the rear, and the left and right sides of the car. Optical distortions are corrected by the system before displaying it on a screen in the car, allowing the driver to view the situation around the car as seen from the top.
A park assist system can also maneuver the car into a parking space without any driver intervention except for braking. Finally, the car is equipped with a pop-up hood that minimizes pedestrian injury by popping up the hood before the pedestrian’s head hits it, creating a buffer.
UPDATE: Check out more photos after the jump.
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very Audi-ish from the headlamps to the grille…. still nice tho…
looks too simple to be called a concept.i can see this one being manufactured right away without taking too much out of the design
Looks very sedated and statesman like.
I’ve always liked diesel cars…hope this one makes it to our shores…but keep the RM down…
audi front and italian side profile (alfa 156). I think the rear is italian too just like lancer
alfa rims
don’t like the design, but 400nm of torque is GREAT!!!!
this car doesn’t look as good as the lancer…
ERMMM….AINT LIKING THOSE GRILLS…SO ER *LOST OF WORDS, IN A BAD WAY*
*sigh* Mitsubishi is so in love with that front end design they’re slapping it onto their every car now. It definitely looks out of place on this one.
But the parking assist thing is awesome.
All the safety feaures are awesone @.@
My spelling kinda strange…lol…wondering when our local car industry can achieve what they have achieved, and what will they have achieved at that time.
I think this car is the replacement of DIAMANTE at Japan. http://minkara.carview.co.jp/car/214/
Lancer in Malaysia is actually called GALANT Fortis at Japan now.
Lancer at Japan is still the same as the old Lancer, no yet stop production.
A desparate effort to kill the disastrous 380 i think.
Those headlights looks like transformers’ eyes, especially combine with the grill, looks more alike… I think Mitsubishi engineer watch too much Transformer… HAHAHAHA
Much better try this time around…..after what was a nicely proportioned 7th Gen Galant, the 8th Gen was a disastrous lump of lard.
Hope the 9th Gen would turn out better. Mitsu desperately needs a better mid-full sized car to compete with the Accord/Camry/New 6/Impala, LaCrosse, and 300 in North America, where the bulk of the market it.
I’d say to Mitsu to bring back the Eclipse with a proper Turbo AWD drivetrain.
Is this the new Perdana?????
yo..i think if we see it with our own naked eye..it would turn out better lookin’….
pictures does’nt always do justice.
audi look a like grill and headlamp… hmmm
many tech gadget used here are from other makes…
If i’m not mistaken
radar pre-crash safety system (from Merc & Bosch)
a lane-drift warning system (can’t remember)
park assist system (Lexus had it!)
pop-up hood (Nissan)
and what most dissapointed are that “nuovolari grill” ??
it is perdana from japan . better buy lancer
Has the presence and size to compete with Camry but they need to drop that Audi-ish grill. Nice lights though. Just need better grills to match. The glass area seems small so I hope they didn’t compromise interior space. That’s the biggest turn-off about Camry, big car small interior. If I want intimate space, I’ll buy a Mini.
lulz the interior looks like a spaceship wtf
The rear lamps remind me of Bruce Willis’ famous cringe.