Geneva 2014: Mitsubishi shows two new concepts

    Both Mitsubishi XR-PHEV and GC-PHEV will be offered with plug-in hybrid powertrains.

    Published On Mar 06, 2014 09:43:00 PM

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     Mitsubishi Motors gave sizable clues about two crucial forthcoming production models at Geneva, both of them due in the next three years, and both slated to be offered with plug-in hybrid powertrains. The XR-PHEV and GC-PHEV concepts, first shown in Tokyo last November, preview closely the next ASX crossover and Pajero/Shogun models respectively.
     
    The former suggests Mitsubishi’s Qashqai-chaser is in for much more adventurous styling in its second generation. 
     
    Wearing a much bolder waterfall-style radiator grille than the current car, more aggressive bumper styling and much more sculptural surfacing, the XR-PHEV demonstrates a newfound sense of confidence and identity from Mitsubishi.
     
    In production form it will feature a simplified version of the Outlander PHEV’s petrol-electric powertrain with a smaller engine-generator and only one electric motor rather than two. The GC-PHEV shows how Mitsubishi plans to execute a replacement for the Shogun full-sized SUV. “Shoguns are hard-working utility machines as well as large luxury passenger cars,” a company spokesperson told us. “The rugged styling of the ‘GC’ concept speaks to that identity.”
     
    A diesel-electric version of the PHEV powertrain could yet be signed off for the car to ensure lowest-possible CO2 emissions.
     

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