Mitsubishi Motors International Auto Show in Lyon [FR]

Mitsubishi Motors International Auto Show in Lyon

Saint Ouen l’Aumône, October 4, 2011 - Mitsubishi Motors will be at the Lyon International Fair to be held from 8 to 16 October 2011 at Eurexpo Lyon.

On its stand of 400m2, Mitsubishi Motors will present the main models in its range:

    the-road "hardcore":
                - The Pajero, the limited edition 30èmeanniversaire
                  will be launched at the Salon,
                - The L200, the pick up of professionals and individuals,

    crossovers:
                - Outlander, the crossover family
                - The ASX, the compact crossover,

    the standard bearers of technological know-how of the brand with three diamonds
                - Lancer Evolution sports car par excellence,
                - The i-MiEV, 100% electric vehicle, a concentrate of technology.

Mitsubishi 4x4 Experience
To think outside the box and Mitsubishi Motors International Auto Show in Lyon invite the public to enjoy the exclusive facilities of Eurexpo: it will be possible to test in real conditions, on a dirt track than 5 hectares, L200, Pajero , and Outlander ASX exclusively. Crossing, slope, tilt, ... the joys of the road for everyone!

Electric City
In an area of ​​5000 m² dedicated to electric mobility and sustainable development, Electric City aims to present the zero-emission models in a realistic, everyday, in order to shine a urban model where the electric car is natural and accessible .
At the heart of the show, with a path laid out by landscape, the public will be able to try different electric vehicles including the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the first electric car in mass production in the world to be marketed.

Mitsubishi L200 XStorm Limited Edition [FR]

Launch of Limited Edition Mitsubishi L200 XStorm

Osny, May 27, 2011 - After the adoption of a new front end and a new automatic transmission in early 2010, Mitsubishi Motors France Launches Limited Edition L200 XStorm.

The main objective of this limited series is to offer an alternative "recreation" in the current range for individuals, focusing on the exterior of the vehicle and the comfort on board.

This limited edition L200 XStorm is based on Intense (Club Cab and Double Cab) and Instyle BA * (Double Cab only) which are added the following equipment:

- Body color front fascia
- Dump Protection
- Parking sensors
- Pioneer Navigation System (Map Europe) with iPod connection and Bluetooth function
- Specific markings XStorm
- Hoop steel hard top or the customer's choice

The commercial offer includes all of this equipment represents a customer saving between 4900 and 5500 euros TTC depending on version.

For the record sales in France rose 30 L200% in 2010 (18% of the segment).

At European level, the L200 has sold 24,200 copies in 2010 (+36% compared to 2009).

* BA: automatic transmission

Citroen C-Crosser Exclusive PSP

Citroen C-Crosser Exclusive PSP


The French carmaker teamed up with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and launched the special edition Citroen C-Crosser Exclusive PSP. The Citroen C-Crosser Exclusive PSP comes with a PlayStationPortable Slim & Lite which comes with two games, a Memory Stick PRO Duo and a 4GB memory card.

The Citroen C-Crosser Exclusive PSP is based on the 160 HDi FAP version and its equipment list includes Xenon headlamps, automatic air conditioning, ESP, the handsfree Bluetooth and a NaviDrive navigation system. The car also comes with a music server that can store up to 2,500 songs.

The Citroen C-Crosser Exclusive PSP price starts at 33,990 Euros.

2009 DAKAR RALLY
15 DECEMBER 2008
SHAKEDOWN

TEAM REPSOL MITSUBISHI RALLIART COMPLETE DETAILED 2009 DAKAR RALLY PREPARATIONS

The Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Team have completed a final shakedown and a varied preparation program for the 2009 Dakar Rally, which starts in Buenos Aires on Saturday, January 3rd and finishes in the Argentine capital on Sunday, January 18th.

The Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart team has been set up by the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in association with partners Repsol, Valeo and BFGoodrich.

Key team members took part in a final shakedown in frosty and bright conditions at Le Creusot in France today (Monday). This was the culmination of several weeks of training for the world’s toughest off-road rally and took place in the presence of around 180 journalists from all over Europe.

Mitsubishi will field an unchanged team line-up in four new turbo-diesel ’Racing Lancers’, with drivers Luc Alphand, Stéphane, Hiroshi Masuoka, Peterhansel, and, Joan ’Nani’ Roma and being joined by their respective co-drivers Gilles Picard, Pascal Maimon, Jean-Paul Cottret and Lucas Cruz Senra in South America.

In the last four weeks, team members have taken part in physical training sessions and crucial tests to ensure that nothing is left to chance in the build up to what the Japanese manufacturer hopes will be a record-breaking eighth successive victory in the Dakar, which heads to South America for the first time.

Key team personnel took part in a five-day physical training session at Douarnenez, in the Finistère department of Brittany on France’s Atlantic north-western coast, between November 10th-14th.

This was followed by a second session at Prémanon in the Jura mountains on December 8th-12th to ensure that Mitsubishi’s all-important and renowned team spirit is working to its optimum and drivers and co-drivers are fully-prepared, both mentally and physically, and focused in readiness for January’s punishing schedule of motor sport competition.

The second physical training session was followed by a one-day shakedown at the Bourg-en-Bresse circuit, north-east of Lyon, on Saturday, December 13th and the second session at Le Creusot, in the Saône-et-Loire department of the Bourgogne region, today (Monday).

The team’s new Racing Lancers will leave by ’plane to Buenos Aires on Friday, December 19th, but the race trucks and team support vehicles are currently aboard the Grand Benelux, which set sail from Le Havre in northern France on Monday, December 1st and is reported to be passed the Bay of Biscay in the Atlantic Ocean and well en route for the Argentinean port of Zarata, near Buenos Aires.

Team personnel will spend Christmas with their families before the drivers and co-drivers fly out to South America on Saturday, December 27th to begin final preparations before the start of the 31st Dakar Rally on Saturday, January 3rd. The remainder of the 64-strong team will depart on Monday, December 29th.

WHAT THEY SAID...

Dominique Serieys, Team Director
"Everything has gone well with the physical training and the shakedowns. The purpose of the shakedown is to make sure that we are completely ready for the first special stage in South America. We have a new car for the Dakar, but we have enough experience to have left nothing to chance in our preparations.

"Our crews spent a week simulating higher altitudes to help them adjust quickly to any changes we will face. They will go to Argentina one week before the start to avoid the effects of any jet-lag and also to get used to the warmer summer temperatures."

Thierry Viardot, Technical Director
"The first shakedown on Saturday was useful for us to make any last minute changes to the electronics and to calibrate such things as the co-drivers’ display units. We used a tarmac surface, where the cars were clean, and we could make any adjustments without them getting covered in mud. The four cars are identical and today’s shakedown was a last chance to test out several components and give ourselves two days to make any changes before the cars leave for South America."

Luc Alphand
"Both the shakedown tests were great. It’s nice to get into a car, where everything is new and working well. We had no problems at all. I only drove for around five or six kilometres this morning, but I still have a good feeling about this car. The first thing you notice is the different noise, but it is powerful, has good torque and feels superb to drive.

"I suppose, with my skiing background, I should be least affected by the altitude and I was least affected in the simulation tests. I spent the last two nights at 3,000 meters and felt okay."

Hiroshi Masuoka
"The physical training sessions in the mountains and at the seaside went very well. Everything was okay with the tarmac test and the shakedown on gravel. It was perfect. We have a new place for the Dakar, a new world, with a new engine and a new car. This is very exciting for me. I will be taking part in my 21st Dakar Rally and will be hoping to win for the third time. If that is not possible, I would be very happy if Mitsubishi continued the winning run."

Stéphane Peterhansel
"We have enjoyed two quite different training sessions. The first was very nice in Brittany. We were able to use the mountain bikes in the mornings and then try our hand at sailing for the first time in the afternoons. This was good fun. Then, we went to the Jura mountains, near Geneva, and carried out some cross-country skiing. The course was not so high, maybe only around 1000 meters, but we slept in special simulated bedrooms with less oxygen, which was similar to living at about 2,500 meters.

"The two shakedowns were different, but useful. The tarmac one was used for checking all the data, things like air pressure and gas pressures. On the off-road course today we were able to check the shock absorbers and make any final changes.

"For me the move to South America does not mean that the event loses any of its character. I still think that it will be a very difficult race, with dunes and hard stages. Maybe in the past I have managed to take advantage of the sand dunes in Mauritania, but I still feel that this will be a close and exciting race."

Joan ’Nani’ Roma
"I have been very happy with the physical training and the two small shakedowns. In Prémanon we were able to ski each day and try and adjust to living at high altitude. We were simulating staying at around 2,500 meters to try and get a feeling for what it will be like on the higher stages in South America.

"We did some gym work and some stretching as well and this followed our first training session last month, where we rode on the bike and did some water sports, like sailing. I have also been working on my own training program with a personal trainer. I feel in great condition and will spend a few days at 2,500 meters in the south of Spain in the Sierra Nevada to make sure that I am ready for the race.

"We had two small shakedowns with the race cars over the last three days to make any last minute changes. The first at Bourg-en-Bresse was on the tarmac. It was useful for the engineers and also for us to get a feel for the cars. Today (Monday) was a little quicker. There was a small jump, but there were around 240 VIPs, sponsors, media and friends here, so it had a more relaxed feel to it."

Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart gets ready for the Dakar

SHAKEDOWN TEST
17 December 2007

"ALL SYSTEMS GO"
FOR REPSOL MITSUBISHI RALLIART TEAM

The four cars which are due to spearhead the Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Team’s 2008 Dakar bid successfully completed the special shakedown session which took place today at the squad's usual test venue in Marmagne, northwest of Macon, approximately 60km from its headquarters in Pont de Vaux, France.

All four crews braved the freezing weather to give their respective Pajero Montero Evolution MPR13s a final systems check before the vehicles are trucked to Lisbon, Portugal, in time for scrutineering and the official start of the African marathon which kicks off on January 5, 2008.
Luc Alphand/Gilles Picard (France), Hiroshi Masuoka/Pascal Maimon (Japan/France) and Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean-Paul Cottret (France) and Joan 'Nani' Roma/Lucas Cruz (Spain) all profited from the day to bed in a variety of mechanical parts and make a number of fine-tuning adjustments to their cars and seating positions round the maze of gravel tracks that make up the test base.

"Everything went perfectly smoothly," reported the Technical Director of Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sport (MMSP), Thierry Viardot. "The intention of today’s run wasn't to work on the set-up of the cars. That was done some time ago as a function of the results of the different test sessions organised during the year. Our objective was essentially to ensure there were no problems following the cars' build. Certain drivers were happy to call it a day after a brief drive, others spent longer at the wheel, but the exact distance covered by each crew was up to them. When you're talking about an event that lasts several thousand kilometres, it really wasn't a difference of a few of kilometres one way or the other today that will make a big difference once the competitive action begins next month.
"The beauty of the test facilities we use is that they offer a wide variety of surface types and we are free to make any changes we wish if we want to reproduce certain conditions,"concluded Viardot. "Another advantage is the fact that the tracks never get muddy, even it rains. However, with temperatures ranging from -6°C to -3°C today, that wasn't a problem this time!"
The shakedown session took place just days after the crews had completed their final physical fitness course of the year together. After their hike le Tour du Mont Blanc in July and a week of outdoor activities in Catalonia, Spain in November, this month's programme took them to the Thalasso Centre in Douarnenez, in Brittany, France, for a week of running, cycling, swimming, sauna and thalasso-therapy.

"It's always nice to get together off events but this sort of work is a vital part of our build-up to the Dakar," explained Luc Alphand's co-driver and former biker Gilles Picard. "The programme wasn't quite as intensive as it was the two other two times, and the sauna and thalasso-therapy were quite relaxing. That said, it was still sufficiently taxing to ensure we slept soundly each night!"
The 16-day 2008 Dakar starts in Lisbon on Saturday, January 5, and is scheduled to finish by the Lac Rose, near Dakar, Senegal, on Sunday, January 20.

-MMSP

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