Mitsubishi announces new Colt range!!

subaruwizz · Jun 02, 2004, 2:01 PM

Mitsubishi announces new Colt range
[02 June 2004]

Mitsubishi has revealed details of its new Colt range, which will go on sale in Britain on 1 September priced from £8999 to £12,499. Powered by a choice of 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5-litre petrol engines and a 1.5-litre diesel, this will be available in four trim levels and offer options including a six-speed automated manual transmission.

Something of a make-or-break model for Mitsubishi on a global scale, the new supermini will offer dual front airbags, ABS/EBD, central locking, 15-inch alloys, CD, alarm and colour-coded bumpers as standard equipment across the range. All models available at launch will share the same five-door layout, with a three-door due to join the range next year.

The familiar Classic, Equippe, Elegance and Sport badges will be appended to the vehicle from the word go, with a pick-and-mix of engines available depending on which you go for. The entry-level 1.1 is a three-cylinder affair developing 75bhp, while the 1.3 gives you 95bhp and the 1.5 petrol tops the range with 109bhp. The direct-injection 1.5 turbodiesel also puts out 95bhp; all four are, of course, Euro IV compliant.

All engines come as standard with a five-speed manual 'box, but all apart from the 1.1-litre can also be had, at least in some trim forms, with Mitsubishi's AllShift six-speed Automated Manual Transmission. This hints at the fun-to-drive ethos behind the vehicle - though it won't be short on practicality, either, thanks to a wide, tall profile which Mitsubishi promises will offer class-leading cabin space. Key to this is a 40/60 split rear seat, each side of which can be individually reclined, folded or removed altogether - thus creating up to 645 litres of load space.

Mitsubishi reckons it will sell 3000 new Colts in the UK during the third of 2004 for which it will be on sale, with the introduction of the three-door model helping bump this up to 15,000 in 2005. 'Colt will be the third all-new Mitsubishi model to be launched this year,' said the company's UK boss Jim Tyrrell, 'and will truly cement in people's minds the new spirit of the brand and the new face of Mitsubishi.'

New Colt prices:

Classic 1.1 - £8999

Equippe 1.1 - £9999

Equippe 1.3 AllShift - £10,999

Equippe 1.5 diesel - £11,499

Equippe 1.5 AllShift diesel - £11,999

Elegance 1.3 - £11,499

Elegance 1.3 AllShift - £11,999

Elegance 1.5 AllShift - £12,499

Sport 1.5 - £11,499

SubaruKid37 · Jun 02, 2004, 4:54 PM

I saw most of their range today at the motorshow, and the convertable concept based on the colt. I would never buy one, but they will sell loads here in the UK, there are lots of old people in the UK, and they like cars that look like that

jimkk29 · Jun 02, 2004, 5:06 PM

It will be a very good car IMO, bot not sth that I would buy...
Not quite fond of the design, but pretty good engines and quality.
It will really help Mitsubishi get out of their trouble IMO.

subaruwizz · Jun 03, 2004, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimkk29

It will be a very good car IMO, bot not sth that I would buy...
Not quite fond of the design, but pretty good engines and quality.
It will really help Mitsubishi get out of their trouble IMO.

agree with you!!

jimbo james · Jun 03, 2004, 1:54 AM

Sounds good, i just hope they release an Evo version like mags and stuff are predicting.

Raith83 · Jun 03, 2004, 2:42 PM

any pictures? I'm too lazy to look them up

SubaruKid37 · Jun 03, 2004, 2:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raith83

any pictures? I'm too lazy to look them up

My pictures of them will be online tonight, or early tomorrow morning, and I have the pics of the new colt and the colt convertable...
I will then post them here if you like

Jun 02, 2004, 2:01 PM	#1
subaruwizz Poster Join Date: May 2004 Location: india Posts: 207	Mitsubishi announces new Colt range!! Mitsubishi announces new Colt range [02 June 2004] Mitsubishi has revealed details of its new Colt range, which will go on sale in Britain on 1 September priced from £8999 to £12,499. Powered by a choice of 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5-litre petrol engines and a 1.5-litre diesel, this will be available in four trim levels and offer options including a six-speed automated manual transmission. Something of a make-or-break model for Mitsubishi on a global scale, the new supermini will offer dual front airbags, ABS/EBD, central locking, 15-inch alloys, CD, alarm and colour-coded bumpers as standard equipment across the range. All models available at launch will share the same five-door layout, with a three-door due to join the range next year. The familiar Classic, Equippe, Elegance and Sport badges will be appended to the vehicle from the word go, with a pick-and-mix of engines available depending on which you go for. The entry-level 1.1 is a three-cylinder affair developing 75bhp, while the 1.3 gives you 95bhp and the 1.5 petrol tops the range with 109bhp. The direct-injection 1.5 turbodiesel also puts out 95bhp; all four are, of course, Euro IV compliant. All engines come as standard with a five-speed manual 'box, but all apart from the 1.1-litre can also be had, at least in some trim forms, with Mitsubishi's AllShift six-speed Automated Manual Transmission. This hints at the fun-to-drive ethos behind the vehicle - though it won't be short on practicality, either, thanks to a wide, tall profile which Mitsubishi promises will offer class-leading cabin space. Key to this is a 40/60 split rear seat, each side of which can be individually reclined, folded or removed altogether - thus creating up to 645 litres of load space. Mitsubishi reckons it will sell 3000 new Colts in the UK during the third of 2004 for which it will be on sale, with the introduction of the three-door model helping bump this up to 15,000 in 2005. 'Colt will be the third all-new Mitsubishi model to be launched this year,' said the company's UK boss Jim Tyrrell, 'and will truly cement in people's minds the new spirit of the brand and the new face of Mitsubishi.' New Colt prices: Classic 1.1 - £8999 Equippe 1.1 - £9999 Equippe 1.3 AllShift - £10,999 Equippe 1.5 diesel - £11,499 Equippe 1.5 AllShift diesel - £11,999 Elegance 1.3 - £11,499 Elegance 1.3 AllShift - £11,999 Elegance 1.5 AllShift - £12,499 Sport 1.5 - £11,499 __________________ I cranked the sound of the V-12 engines on my home theatre..... incredible!!!!

Jun 02, 2004, 4:54 PM	#2
SubaruKid37 grow old, never grow up Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Trapped on an island called UK Posts: 8,803	I saw most of their range today at the motorshow, and the convertable concept based on the colt. I would never buy one, but they will sell loads here in the UK, there are lots of old people in the UK, and they like cars that look like that __________________ -Tom

Jun 03, 2004, 2:42 PM	#6
Raith83 Tokyo Xtreme Racer 4 life Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Toledo / Ohio / U.S.A. Posts: 1,667	any pictures? I'm too lazy to look them up __________________ [color=green]"I don't break the rules, I bend them......alot"[/color]

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jimkk29 SCF Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,080	It will be a very good car IMO, bot not sth that I would buy... Not quite fond of the design, but pretty good engines and quality. It will really help Mitsubishi get out of their trouble IMO.

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