2011 Mitsubishi ASX [EU]

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to Premiere All-new ASX Compact Crossover at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show

The ASX

TOKYO, January 19th, 2010 — Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will premiere its ASX all-new compact crossover from Tuesday March 2, 2010 to Sunday March 14, 2010 at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show held at the Geneva Palexpo in Switzerland.

The ASX is the European-spec version of the Japanese RVR, which is slated to go on sale in Japan from February 2010. MMC's new compact crossover will seat 5 and will be sequentially introduced in European countries from late spring 2010, aimed at expanding MMC's passenger car footprint in the region, following in the footsteps of the larger and recently redesigned Outlander mid-size crossover.

Prodrive releases Group N Spec Subaru Impreza N2010 [UK]

18 January 2010. Prodrive releases new Impreza Group N

Prodrive has launched the Impreza N2010, its latest FIA specification group N rally car.

The Impreza N2010 uses the new larger 33mm air restrictor, introduced by the FIA to help balance the performance of Group N and the unrestricted Super2000 rally cars. Increasing the restrictor diameter from 32 to 33mm, fitting high flow fuel injectors and recalibrating the ECU increases peak power by 20 bhp, but more significantly, improves torque and responsiveness throughout the rev range.

The improvements in engine performance have been matched by enhancements to the car’s dynamics. The N2010 Ohlins dampers have been revised with extra travel front and rear, while all the suspension bushes have been strengthened.

“The engine and suspension changes make the N2010 far more competitive,” said Graham Prew, Prodrive sales manager. “On gravel the Impreza is certainly a match for any Super 2000, but it is on tarmac, that the additional engine performance will really come into its own and make the N2010 a competitive alternative to a Super 2000, but at about half the price and with significantly lower running costs.”

The Impreza N2010 prices start at £120,000 and for the first time Prodrive has introduced a financing option to enable the car to be leased over two years with an option to buy the car at the end of the agreement. The package includes insurance and system rebuilds.

2010 Dakar -Stage 14 [SAT 16-JAN-2010]

Stage 14 - Santa Rosa to Buenos Aires Saturday, January 16

FINAL STAGE 2010 DAKAR

* Liaison : 166 km

* Spéciale : 206 km

* Liaison : 335 km

* Total : 707 km

Celebrate the heroes

From the first to the last, staying focused is key on this final special where the statistics are formal: there are always withdrawals just a few lengths away from the finish. The 206 kilometres of special, covered on very fast tracks therefore have to be negotiated extremely carefully. At the finish, the heroes of this 32nd edition will at first be celebrated in the village of San Carlos de Bolivar. The aficionados, aware that the most intense moments of joy occur on the line, will certainly have come in numbers. After the avalanche of emotions, the competitors will drive to Buenos Aires where a huge crowd will be expecting them for more glorious moments.

BIKES Stage 14

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	019	FARIA (PRT)	KTM	01:26:48	00:00:00
2	004	ULLEVALSETER (NOR)	KTM	01:30:33	00:03:45
3	005	RODRIGUES (PRT)	YAMAHA	01:30:45	00:03:57
4	014	DUCLOS (FRA)	KTM	01:31:22	00:04:34
5	012	FRETIGNE (FRA)	YAMAHA	01:31:43	00:04:55

BIKES Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	002	DESPRES (FRA)	KTM	51:10:37	00:00:00
2	004	ULLEVALSETER (NOR)	KTM	52:13:29	01:02:52
3	009	LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL)	APRILIA	52:20:25	01:09:48
4	005	RODRIGUES (PRT)	YAMAHA	52:30:10	01:19:33
5	012	FRETIGNE (FRA)	YAMAHA	53:06:33	01:55:56
6	014	DUCLOS (FRA)	KTM	53:09:12	01:58:35
7	024	STREET (USA)	KTM	54:00:20	02:49:43	02:00
8	011	PRZYGONSKI (POL)	KTM	54:26:36	03:15:59
9	016	PAIN (FRA)	YAMAHA	54:38:57	03:28:20
10	034	PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP)	KTM	54:44:25	03:33:48	02:00

CARS Stage 14

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	306	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) GOTTSCHALK (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	01:19:42	00:00:00
2	303	SAINZ (ESP) CRUZ (ESP)	VOLKSWAGEN	01:20:18	00:00:36
3	307	CHICHERIT (FRA) THOERNER (CHE)	BMW	01:20:25	00:00:43
4	301	PETERHANSEL (FRA) COTTRET (FRA)	BMW	01:20:50	00:01:08
5	305	MILLER (USA) PITCHFORD (ZAF)	VOLKSWAGEN	01:21:21	00:01:39

CARS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	303	SAINZ (ESP) CRUZ (ESP)	VOLKSWAGEN	47:10:00	00:00:00
2	306	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) GOTTSCHALK (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	47:12:12	00:02:12
3	305	MILLER (USA) PITCHFORD (ZAF)	VOLKSWAGEN	47:42:51	00:32:51
4	301	PETERHANSEL (FRA) COTTRET (FRA)	BMW	49:27:21	02:17:21
5	307	CHICHERIT (FRA) THOERNER (CHE)	BMW	51:12:49	04:02:49
6	314	SOUSA (PRT) BAUMEL (FRA)	MITSUBISHI	51:41:45	04:31:45
7	300	DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	52:20:19	05:10:19
8	302	GORDON (USA) GRIDER (USA)	HUMMER	53:12:24	06:02:24
9	311	TERRANOVA (ARG) MAIMON (FRA)	MITSUBISHI	53:14:47	06:04:47
10	322	SPINELLI (BRA) PALMEIRO (PRT)	MITSUBISHI	53:23:41	06:13:41

QUADS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	251	PATRONELLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	64:17:44	00:00:00
2	277	PATRONELLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	66:40:43	02:22:59	05:00
3	256	GONZALEZ COROMINAS (ESP)	YAMAHA	69:25:15	05:07:31	03:00

TRUCKS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	501	CHAGIN (RUS) SAVOSTIN (RUS) NIKOLAEV (RUS)	KAMAZ	55:04:47	00:00:00
2	500	KABIROV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS)	KAMAZ	56:17:55	01:13:08
3	508	VAN VLIET (NLD) VAANHOLT (NLD) VAN VEENENDAAL (NLD)	GINAF	65:48:07	10:43:20

2010 Dakar - Stage 13 [FRI 15-JAN-2010]

Stage 13 - San Rafael to Santa Rosa Friday, January 15

* Liaison : 76 km

* Spéciale : 368 km

* Liaison : 281 km

* Total : 725 km

Life in grey

With two days to go before the finish, the standings can still be modified. No-one can consider being clear of staying stuck in the grey sand of the Nihuil dunes, the last few of the rally. After this part of close to 40 kilometres, larger and faster paths will lead the competitors to the finish of the special. These portions will be a rare opportunity to test on the distance the top speeds of the vehicles while taking good care of the mechanical aspect.

BIKES Stage 13

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	004	ULLEVALSETER (NOR)	KTM	03:27:05	00:00:00
2	002	DESPRES (FRA)	KTM	03:27:48	00:00:43
3	001	COMA (ESP)	KTM	03:29:51	00:02:46
4	009	LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL)	APRILIA	03:32:40	00:05:35
5	014	DUCLOS (FRA)	KTM	03:33:29	00:06:24

BIKES Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	002	DESPRES (FRA)	KTM	49:38:44	00:00:00
2	004	ULLEVALSETER (NOR)	KTM	50:42:56	01:04:12
3	009	LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL)	APRILIA	50:47:18	01:08:34
4	005	RODRIGUES (PRT)	YAMAHA	50:59:25	01:20:41
5	012	FRETIGNE (FRA)	YAMAHA	51:34:50	01:56:06
6	014	DUCLOS (FRA)	KTM	51:37:50	01:59:06
7	024	STREET (USA)	KTM	52:26:57	02:48:13	02:00
8	011	PRZYGONSKI (POL)	KTM	52:52:21	03:13:37
9	016	PAIN (FRA)	YAMAHA	53:06:47	03:28:03
10	034	PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP)	KTM	53:09:41	03:30:57	02:00

CARS Stage 13

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	301	PETERHANSEL (FRA) COTTRET (FRA)	BMW	02:58:25	00:00:00
2	306	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) GOTTSCHALK (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	02:59:46	00:01:21
3	307	CHICHERIT (FRA) THOERNER (CHE)	BMW	03:02:10	00:03:45
4	303	SAINZ (ESP) CRUZ (ESP)	VOLKSWAGEN	03:02:18	00:03:53
5	305	MILLER (USA) PITCHFORD (ZAF)	VOLKSWAGEN	03:05:54	00:07:29

CARS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	303	SAINZ (ESP) CRUZ (ESP)	VOLKSWAGEN	45:49:42	00:00:00
2	306	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) GOTTSCHALK (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	45:52:30	00:02:48
3	305	MILLER (USA) PITCHFORD (ZAF)	VOLKSWAGEN	46:21:30	00:31:48
4	301	PETERHANSEL (FRA) COTTRET (FRA)	BMW	48:06:31	02:16:49
5	307	CHICHERIT (FRA) THOERNER (CHE)	BMW	49:52:24	04:02:42
6	314	SOUSA (PRT) BAUMEL (FRA)	MITSUBISHI	50:16:14	04:26:32
7	300	DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	50:58:56	05:09:14
8	302	GORDON (USA) GRIDER (USA)	HUMMER	51:50:44	06:01:02
9	311	TERRANOVA (ARG) MAIMON (FRA)	MITSUBISHI	51:52:37	06:02:55
10	322	SPINELLI (BRA) PALMEIRO (PRT)	MITSUBISHI	51:58:51	06:09:09

QUADS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	251	PATRONELLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	62:13:52	00:00:00
2	277	PATRONELLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	64:37:25	02:23:33	05:00
3	256	GONZALEZ COROMINAS (ESP)	YAMAHA	67:22:03	05:08:11	03:00

TRUCKS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	501	CHAGIN (RUS) SAVOSTIN (RUS) NIKOLAEV (RUS)	KAMAZ	53:20:29	00:00:00
2	500	KABIROV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS)	KAMAZ	54:32:22	01:11:53
3	508	VAN VLIET (NLD) VAANHOLT (NLD) VAN VEENENDAAL (NLD)	GINAF	63:57:48	10:37:19

Hydro-Quebec Partners with Mitsubishi Motors in Canada's Largest Electric Vehicle Project [CA]

Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, a Division of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, and Hydro-Québec Partner in Canada's Largest Electric Vehicle Project

Ambitious undertaking will put up to 50 i-MiEV all-electric cars on Boucherville roads

Tokyo, January 15, 2010— Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced an unprecedented collaboration by its Canadian unit Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. (MMSCAN) and Hydro-Québec that will put up to 50 zero-emission all-electric i-MiEV passenger cars on the streets of the City of Boucherville, an independent municipality and a suburb of Montreal, in the largest Canadian project ever fielded to integrate, test, and evaluate all-electric vehicles on urban streets under real-world conditions.

Announced also at the Montreal International Auto Show, the pilot program will expose fleet drivers from Boucherville, Hydro Québec, and other approved companies to the Mitsubishi i-MiEV all electric minicar, in both fall and winter urban conditions.

2010 Dakar - Stage 12 [THU 14-JAN-2010]

Stage 12 - San Juan to San Rafael Thursday, January 14

* Liaison : 23 km

* Spéciale : 476 km

* Liaison : 297 km

* Total : 796 km

Between fairies and dinosaurs

For the longest stage of the rally, the program will be as lively as it will be spectacular. We will leave the area of dinosaurs on tracks cut by rios, surrounded by canyons and "fairy chimneys". After around 200 kilometres of special, the competitors will momentarily use the road in order to avoid a classified and protected natural site. The second part, exclusively sandy will have many jumps. The bikers can expect to have sore arms and the best of them will rarely ride at over 100 km/h. The day will be even more tiring due to the fact that it will end with a long liaison.

BIKES Stage 12

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	009	LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL)	APRILIA	03:48:34	00:00:00
2	012	FRETIGNE (FRA)	YAMAHA	03:49:14	00:00:40
3	004	ULLEVALSETER (NOR)	KTM	03:49:47	00:01:13
4	001	COMA (ESP)	KTM	03:51:42	00:03:08
5	005	RODRIGUES (PRT)	YAMAHA	03:55:33	00:06:59

BIKES Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	002	DESPRES (FRA)	KTM	46:10:56	00:00:00
2	009	LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL)	APRILIA	47:14:38	01:03:42
3	004	ULLEVALSETER (NOR)	KTM	47:15:51	01:04:55
4	005	RODRIGUES (PRT)	YAMAHA	47:24:12	01:13:16
5	012	FRETIGNE (FRA)	YAMAHA	47:51:08	01:40:12
6	014	DUCLOS (FRA)	KTM	48:04:21	01:53:25
7	024	STREET (USA)	KTM	48:48:19	02:37:23
8	011	PRZYGONSKI (POL)	KTM	49:17:07	03:06:11
9	016	PAIN (FRA)	YAMAHA	49:23:46	03:12:50
10	034	PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP)	KTM	49:24:31	03:13:35	02:00

CARS Stage 12

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	303	SAINZ (ESP) CRUZ (ESP)	VOLKSWAGEN	03:30:29	00:00:00
2	306	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) GOTTSCHALK (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	03:31:21	00:00:52
3	305	MILLER (USA) PITCHFORD (ZAF)	VOLKSWAGEN	03:34:51	00:04:22
4	301	PETERHANSEL (FRA) COTTRET (FRA)	BMW	03:41:18	00:10:49
5	302	GORDON (USA) GRIDER (USA)	HUMMER	03:41:25	00:10:56

CARS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	303	SAINZ (ESP) CRUZ (ESP)	VOLKSWAGEN	42:47:24	00:00:00
2	306	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) GOTTSCHALK (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	42:52:44	00:05:20
3	305	MILLER (USA) PITCHFORD (ZAF)	VOLKSWAGEN	43:15:36	00:28:12
4	301	PETERHANSEL (FRA) COTTRET (FRA)	BMW	45:08:06	02:20:42
5	307	CHICHERIT (FRA) THOERNER (CHE)	BMW	46:50:14	04:02:50
6	314	SOUSA (PRT) BAUMEL (FRA)	MITSUBISHI	47:00:49	04:13:25
7	300	DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	47:52:18	05:04:54
8	302	GORDON (USA) GRIDER (USA)	HUMMER	48:39:58	05:52:34
9	322	SPINELLI (BRA) PALMEIRO (PRT)	MITSUBISHI	48:42:46	05:55:22
10	311	TERRANOVA (ARG) MAIMON (FRA)	MITSUBISHI	48:42:56	05:55:32

QUADS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	251	PATRONELLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	57:26:04	00:00:00
2	277	PATRONELLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	59:44:38	02:18:34	05:00
3	256	GONZALEZ COROMINAS (ESP)	YAMAHA	62:38:29	05:12:25	03:00

TRUCKS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	501	CHAGIN (RUS) SAVOSTIN (RUS) NIKOLAEV (RUS)	KAMAZ	49:39:52	00:00:00
2	500	KABIROV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS)	KAMAZ	50:53:35	01:13:43
3	508	VAN VLIET (NLD) VAANHOLT (NLD) VAN VEENENDAAL (NLD)	GINAF	59:55:52	10:16:00

2010 Dakar - Stage 11 [WED 13-JAN-2010]

Stage 11 - Santiago to San Juan Wednesday, January 13

* Liaison : 211 km

* Spéciale : 220 km

* Liaison : 3 km

* Total : 434 km

Saluting the Aconcagua

It's through the Paso Libertadores, at an altitude of 3500 metres that the competitors will leave Chile to return to Argentina where the day's special will take place. For the first fifty kilometres which will actually be the only portion of the rally competed at high altitude, the mechanics will need to work on settings to compensate with the lack of power. The competitors will race on the high hill tops of the Andes with views on the famous Aconcagua that dominates the area from the top of its 6859 metres. To reach San Juan, one will then need to find a way through the rios. In the same time the cars and trucks will have to take good care of their brakes for a long descent of close to 20 kilometres.

BIKES Stage 11

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	001	COMA (ESP)	KTM	02:39:13	00:00:00
2	012	FRETIGNE (FRA)	YAMAHA	02:44:26	00:05:13
3	008	VERHOEVEN (NLD)	BMW	02:44:50	00:05:37
4	024	STREET (USA)	KTM	02:44:53	00:05:40
5	009	LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL)	APRILIA	02:45:58	00:06:45

BIKES Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	002	DESPRES (FRA)	KTM	42:05:10	00:00:00
2	009	LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL)	APRILIA	43:26:04	01:20:54
3	004	ULLEVALSETER (NOR)	KTM	43:26:04	01:20:54
4	005	RODRIGUES (PRT)	YAMAHA	43:28:39	01:23:29
5	014	DUCLOS (FRA)	KTM	43:59:49	01:54:39
6	012	FRETIGNE (FRA)	YAMAHA	44:01:54	01:56:44
7	024	STREET (USA)	KTM	44:41:05	02:35:55
8	016	PAIN (FRA)	YAMAHA	44:54:17	02:49:07
9	011	PRZYGONSKI (POL)	KTM	45:17:28	03:12:18
10	034	PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP)	KTM	45:17:54	03:12:44	02:00

CARS Stage 11

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	307	CHICHERIT (FRA) THOERNER (CHE)	BMW	02:34:51	00:00:00
2	311	TERRANOVA (ARG) MAIMON (FRA)	MITSUBISHI	02:35:21	00:00:30
3	300	DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	02:35:30	00:00:39
4	306	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) GOTTSCHALK (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	02:36:32	00:01:41
5	305	MILLER (USA) PITCHFORD (ZAF)	VOLKSWAGEN	02:37:41	00:02:50

CARS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	303	SAINZ (ESP) CRUZ (ESP)	VOLKSWAGEN	39:16:55	00:00:00
2	306	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) GOTTSCHALK (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	39:21:23	00:04:28
3	305	MILLER (USA) PITCHFORD (ZAF)	VOLKSWAGEN	39:40:45	00:23:50
4	301	PETERHANSEL (FRA) COTTRET (FRA)	BMW	41:26:48	02:09:53
5	307	CHICHERIT (FRA) THOERNER (CHE)	BMW	41:40:35	02:23:40
6	314	SOUSA (PRT) BAUMEL (FRA)	MITSUBISHI	43:11:07	03:54:12
7	300	DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	43:56:28	04:39:33
8	322	SPINELLI (BRA) PALMEIRO (PRT)	MITSUBISHI	44:45:20	05:28:25
9	311	TERRANOVA (ARG) MAIMON (FRA)	MITSUBISHI	44:50:37	05:33:42
10	302	GORDON (USA) GRIDER (USA)	HUMMER	44:58:33	05:41:38

QUADS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	251	PATRONELLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	52:27:42	00:00:00
2	277	PATRONELLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	54:50:47	02:23:05	05:00
3	256	GONZALEZ COROMINAS (ESP)	YAMAHA	56:44:28	04:16:46	03:00

TRUCKS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	501	CHAGIN (RUS) SAVOSTIN (RUS) NIKOLAEV (RUS)	KAMAZ	45:12:38	00:00:00
2	500	KABIROV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS)	KAMAZ	46:25:01	01:12:23
3	508	VAN VLIET (NLD) VAANHOLT (NLD) VAN VEENENDAAL (NLD)	GINAF	54:33:40	09:21:02

2010 Mitsubishi Pajero "Inform" [DE]

Mitsubishi Pajero "Inform"

Full-roader with an attractive entry price

* Pajero "Inform" from 29,990 euros

* Comprehensive standard equipment includes automatic air conditioning

* Up to 3.5 tonnes towing capacity

Hattersheim, 11 January 2010. The entry into the world of the classic SUV Pajero is now already possible for 29,990 euros. By offering the 3-door Pajero "Inform" Mitsubishi Motors, especially the business customers that care about the legendary Pajero bearing qualities of the place, an excellent price / performance ratio. The long version of the Pajero, the five-door model is offered in the equipment version "Informal" for 32,990 euros at a very attractive price.

Those customers who value the reliability, robustness, superior terrain features and the high tension of the Pajero, are excited about the new entry-level models. In terms of trailer moves the Mitsubishi Pajero has always been in the premier class. Depending on the equipment draws Pajero 3.2 DI-D 5-door up to 3.5 tonnes and a 3-door 3 tons.