At the same time, they increased the number of models imported from Mitsubishi: first came a smaller Colt ( based on Mitsubishi's Mitsubishi Lancer line ), then a revival of the Challenger ( though with nothing more than a four-cylinder under the hood, rather than the booming V8s of yore ).

The car was immediately competitive against such opposition as the Subaru Impreza WRC, the Ford Focus WRC and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.

Cosworth has broadened this range to supply complete high-performance Subaru EJ25 engines and components for Subaru Imprezas, as well as components for Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and Nissan vehicles with the VQ35 engine.

In 1993, a model called Proton Wira was introduced based on the Mitsubishi Lancer / Colt.

the Waja replacement based on the Mitsubishi Lancer as well as the rebadging of Proton Persona and Proton Exora as Mitsubishi vehicles in certain markets.

* Mitsubishi Sirius engine-includes the 4G63, which has the highest specific output of a turbocharged production engine in the world with the Lancer Evolution FQ-400 available in the United Kingdom ( 202. 9 hp / L )

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It then scored its first outright Group A victories with a Galant VR-4 in the late ' 80s, Mitsubishi homologated the Lancer Evolution, and in the hands of Finland's Tommi Mäkinen, winner of the drivers ' title for four consecutive years ( 1996 – 1999 ), they won the manufacturers ' championship in 1998.

Fully integrated active differentials are used on the Ferrari F430, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, and on the rear wheels in the Acura RL.

Cars such as the Nissan Skyline, Saab, Volvo 200 Series Turbo, Volvo 700 Series ( and 900 series ) turbo, Dodge SRT-4, 1st gen Mazda MX-6, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and Chevrolet Cobalt SS all use front mounted intercooler ( s ) mounted near the front bumper, in line with the car's radiator.

Higher spec cars include Volkswagen Golf R32s, Vauxhall Vectra VXRs, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and Vauxhall Insignia VXRs.

Meanwhile the Finn, for his part, continued to struggle with a newly homologated version of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution World Rally Car he had been entrusted with, which had only been introduced by his team a few rounds earlier in San Remo.

* Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, a sports car

* Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X ( Lancer Evo X )

* Mitsubishi Prototype-X ( Lancer Evolution Prototype )

Exotic cars feature high performance, expensive European cars like the Lamborghini Murciélago and Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren with some American models like Chevrolet Corvette and Ford GT ; muscle cars refer to mostly American cars such as the Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger and the Chevrolet Camaro ; while tuner cars are mostly Japanese-imported cars like the Nissan Skyline and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.

An example of this is the Knight ( based on the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII, with an AWD system in real-life ), which only has the power driven to the front wheels.

Mitsubishi decided to export the eighth generation Evolution to the United States in 2003 after witnessing the success Subaru had in that market with their long-time direct rival, the Subaru Impreza WRX STI and Nissan Skyline GT-R.

510 cc injectors were replaced with 560 cc injectors for better engine reliability due to more electrical " headroom " and the ECU was changed to include a flash ROM, allowing more boost pressure to the same TD05-HR as the Mitsubishi Evolution III and IV.

Yet another special edition Evolution VI was released in 1999: the Tommi Mäkinen Edition, named after Finnish rally driver Tommi Mäkinen that had won Mitsubishi four WRC drivers championships.

The Evolution VII was based on the larger Lancer Cedia platform and as a result gained more weight over the Evolution VI, but Mitsubishi made up for this with multiple important chassis tweaks.

The Lancer Evolution VIII displayed at the 2003 Tokyo Motor Show took the MR designation traditionally reserved for Mitsubishi Motors high-performance models ( first used for the Galant GTO ).

He is a four-time World Rally Champion, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, on all occasions driving the Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.

Mäkinen proved a late developer by the standards of some in rallying circles, only nabbing his first full-time manufacturer seat in a Group A formula Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution alongside former Group A rally champion Swede Kenneth Eriksson, in 1995-but success was to prove spontaneous thereafter.

That year Mitsubishi produced a ' Tommi Mäkinen edition ' of the road version of the Lancer Evolution VI to commemorate his previous title successes.

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The Mitsubishi Group ( 三菱グループ, Mitsubishi Gurūpu ) ( also known as the Mitsubishi Group of Companies or Mitsubishi Companies ) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate comprising a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy.

Mitsubishi is one of Japan's best known keiretsu, reaching from automobile manufacturing to the production of electronics such as televisions.

Designs included the Fairey Battle, Mitsubishi Ki-51 ( known to the Allies as " Sonia "), Lockheed Hudson, and Martin Baltimore.

The unified company was known as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ( MHI ), and was the largest private company in Japan.

Central Japan Heavy-Industries, now known as Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries, had already re-established an automotive department in its headquarters in 1953.

The Japanese Army Air Force's Mitsubishi Ki-46 " Dinah " twin engined fighter was used to test the Schräge Musik armament format in its Ki-46 III KAI version in June 1943, using a 37 mm Ho-203 cannon with 200 rounds of ammunition, the largest known calibre ordnance ever used for such an operational fitment.

Takasago was a fishing town and a place known for its ports, but it has since been industrialized and many factories for major companies dot its skyline in the south, such as the Mitsubishi Paper Mills, Kobe Steel, Takuma Power Plant, and Kikkoman Soy Sauce.

* Mitsubishi GTO also known as the Dodge Stealth, a sports car

As the company developed the land, it came to be known as Mitsubishi-ga-hara ( the " Mitsubishi Fields ").

The area where it is located was once known as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Yokohama shipyard and the Japanese National Railways classification yard, Takashima wharf and Shinko wharf of Port of Yokohama.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd sold the IU technology to Singapore, and the project was spearheaded by a Consortium comprising Philips Singapore Pte Ltd, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Miyoshi Electronic Corporation and CEI Systems and Engineering ( now known as CSE Global Ltd ) in 1995 through an open tender.

The Eagle Talon was one of three model names given to a sports coupe that was manufactured between 1990 and 1998 and sold by the then Chrysler Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors of Japan in a joint 50 / 50 corporate venture known as Diamond-Star Motors ( DSM ).

Amongst the makes, the best known was the Mitsubishi Colt.

* Mitsubishi Chariot, also known as Dodge / Plymouth Colt Vista Wagon, a compact MPV

* Mitsubishi 2MT, also known as Mitsubishi B1M

In Australia, where the car was made locally at Chrysler's Clovelly Park plant, it was known as the Chrysler Sigma and, after the buyout of Chrysler Australia by Mitsubishi, as the Mitsubishi Sigma.