What's New - 20 Nov 2002

Mitsubish Colt

Announced this week, the new Mitsubishi Colt is closely based on the CZ2 concept car shown at Tokyo a year ago and the first production Mitsubishi from design director Olivier Boulay.

About the same size as the small Honda Jazz, the car launched is for Japanese markets only, although a similar car will be available in Europe shortly after the launch of the four door Smart with which it shares a platform.

A monospace with similar side profile to the Mercedes A-class, the Colt also features the new corporate face of Mitsubishi that grows out from its geometric logo and has a novel swivel and sliding front passenger seat that aids ingress/egress on the amusingly named 'Hearty Run' model.

	What's New
	Click for larger images	Mitsubish Colt Announced this week, the new Mitsubishi Colt is closely based on the CZ2 concept car shown at Tokyo a year ago and the first production Mitsubishi from design director Olivier Boulay. About the same size as the small Honda Jazz, the car launched is for Japanese markets only, although a similar car will be available in Europe shortly after the launch of the four door Smart with which it shares a platform. A monospace with similar side profile to the Mercedes A-class, the Colt also features the new corporate face of Mitsubishi that grows out from its geometric logo and has a novel swivel and sliding front passenger seat that aids ingress/egress on the amusingly named 'Hearty Run' model.
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