Mitsubishi i MiEV Sport Concept

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The Mitsubishi i MiEV SPORT is based on the previous i MiEV Concept research vehicle, though the two cars look quite different from each other. The i MiEV SPORT Concept features Mitsubishi’s unique in-wheel motors and S-AWC all-wheel drive.

The MiEV system’s lithium-ion battery is installed in the lowest area under the floor, and in place of the rear engine in the standard combustion engine Mitsubishi i, you have your motor and inverter arranged underneath the luggage compartment. This arrangement provides an optimal weight balance and a low center of gravity.

Three motors – one in-wheel motor in each front wheel (27 horsepower, 250Nm torque) and another for the rear wheels (63 horsepower and 180Nm of torque) – together from an E-4WD system which electronically optimizes output to each motor. Electric Active Yaw Control (E-AYC) regulates torque between the left and right rear wheels, thus resulting in power to all four wheels being variable.

The i MiEV SPORT will be unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show in October this year.

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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Comments

  • silv3r (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 1:49 am

    electric car..
    nice..
    =D..
    so our future will be full with modified electric car..
    hehe..maybe no need for turbo anymore..
    use better batteries..
    hehe…

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  • mofo (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 2:17 am

    Paul, is there any issue on the picture ? i could not get it loaded. Thanks in advance.

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  • razor_clawzz (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 8:04 am

    I like!!! Probably the streets will get quiter

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  • 4G63T DSM (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 8:08 am

    I hope people dont get deceived by the 117 total hp. This thing gets 860Nm of torque at 0 rpm! Thats 634ft-lbs. Twice what my old turbo 2.0 made.

    Paul, 250Nm for each front motor correct?

    Li-Ion batteries are the way to go. Hope it doesn’t catch fire…..

    Wonder why they made it so fugly though.

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  • Capt Shopalot (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 8:19 am

    Mitsubishi i MiEV getting really CUTE
    I LIKE!!!

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  • wildthingz (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 10:15 am

    cute e-car hehehehehe i think with electrik car on road we can reduce accident ….this e-car run fast kah????

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  • arcana (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 10:56 am

    4G63T,

    thats 680NM….the rear only has 1 motor for 2 wheels.
    actually in fact 117 hp for this kind of small car is quite high i guess…..
    the torque numbers make it look like it can tow a caravan anytime.

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  • nmh (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 12:08 pm

    wow massive torq

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  • charleswkc (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 12:13 pm

    it looks like the front is at the rear…if u know what i mean..

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  • pekan (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 2:19 pm

    ugly

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  • kei9 (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 2:21 pm

    haha..anothertoad or izzit frog/ on wheels..hehe :D

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  • szw (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 2:28 pm

    yer…

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  • altis_fan (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 11:07 pm

    The shape definately looks bad. Very ugly. It’s like a turtle. I wish I don’t see it in Malaysian roads.

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  • nmh (Member) on Sep 10, 2007 at 11:17 pm

    hold on guys, its still a concept. I can see the potential to be tha answer for smart coupe. I can be redesign to be a proper light sportscar, strict 2 seater rear engined with lovely side air vent

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  • mystvearn (Member) on Sep 11, 2007 at 4:30 am

    needs a bigger book or it will not work

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  • aesthari (Member) on Sep 11, 2007 at 12:05 pm

    Cockpit up front, tall front, sloping, low rear, reminds me of Porsches.

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  • 4G63T DSM (Member) on Sep 11, 2007 at 4:06 pm

    My bad. so its 680Nm of torque…which is about 500ft-lbs.

    ….. Thats almost as much as the V10 Viper motor…….

    There’s got to be a typo somewhere….

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