Mitsubishi has started developing a new line of cars following joining the Renault-Nissan alliance. Let us remember that the three companies announced, at the beginning of the year, that they will invest 23,000 million euros until 2030 with the aim of launching 35 electric and carry out a deep restructuring with a clear objective: to save costs.
One of those models will be the Colt, which Mitsubishi has just announced will hit the market in 2023. It thus represents the return of an iconic vehicle for the Japanese brand and the return of a name known to many.
What do we know to date?
Frank Krol, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Europe, commented: “The brand offering is set to increase dramatically in 2023 with the addition of the new Colt and the recently announced Colt. ASX, joining the current Space Star and Eclipse Cross PHEVs. The Colt brand is synonymous with Mitsubishi Motors’ long history in the B-segment. We look forward to writing a new chapter in the history of Colt and our brand in Europe.”
The truth is that Mitsubishi has not advanced much data on how the next Colt will be. Yes, it has provided a teaser photo, which is the one that accompanies the article, and in which certain aesthetic features reminiscent of French cars can be seen, although logically, with the hallmarks of the future ‘Mitsu’.
At the mechanical level, a hybrid variant is confirmed. Mitsubishi does not specify what type, although it does say that the platform used to manufacture the new Colt is the modular CMF-B already used by the Renault Clio. For this reason, everything seems to indicate that the hybrid system is the same as that used by the aforementioned Clio and now debuts in the Nissan Juke, with a 90 horsepower gasoline engine, two 49 and 20 horsepower electric motors and a lithium-ion battery with a net capacity of 0.85 kWh. There is no data on dimensions or boot capacity.
As soon as we have more information, we will expand the article.
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