Mitsubishi would probably change his image with excellent model i-MiEV, but is still in the form of a 4×4 it has presented an interesting concept of hybrid serial / parallel to the Tokyo Motor Show. 4.51 m long, 1.83 m wide and 1.66 m high, the PX-MiEV has a name not easy, but these dimensions are altogether reasonable, while the chassis has raised assets important when it comes to house all the hybrid components. There are 3 engines. 2 power 60 kW and 200 Nm of torque, one for each train, and a 1600 gasoline engine of 115 hp under the hood.


The vehicle has 3 modes of operation. It may first operate as a pure power, its batteries, which offered him 50 km of autonomy. 50 km, front wheel drive mode. If adhesion is weak, the electric motor also turns back on, but autonomy decreases. The second mode is a hybrid series, which comes up for the previous mode when the batteries are discharged. Third mode Finally, the parallel hybrid mode, where the car is front drive, led by its petrol engine, possibly assisted by an electric motor.

The electric motor forward to provide immediate and strong response to the accelerator, the electric motor to the back where the interests of adhesion. Or 2 at a time … So there is a big electronic brain to determine at every moment what is the mode of operation more efficient. The storage capacity of electricity in the car then, is cleverly exploited, because if you can load it into his garage at night during off-hours, you can also download on the ground anywhere, picnic with for example a microwave oven that plugged into the cockpit.

Mitsubishi advance consumption exceptionally low, less than 2 l/100 km. But like all rechargeable hybrids, while in fact depends on how often you recharge the battery industry. The manufacturer then stresses the sophistication and therefore effectiveness of its anti-roll E-AYC (Electric-powered Active Yaw Control), which always determines the best time when to start the rear electric motor with a dynamic control of torque distribution between left and right wheels.

Mitsubishi will launch a new small 4×4 light in early 2010, but the PX-MiEV announced aesthetically a later model, probably a new generation Outlander, and hybrid technology could be on the production car. That is all we want, even if it is to know at what price. Lacks Mitsubishi models compete for the Clio and Golf on the European market, but this concept PX-MiEV shows vividly that the mark to the 3 diamond capacity development are the technical equal of the best.