This article is about the Mitsubishi kei car. For the Mitsubishi i electric car, see Mitsubishi i-MiEV.
"i-Car" redirects here. For other uses, see ICAR (disambiguation).
Motor vehicle
Mitsubishi i
Overview
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors
Production
2006–2013
Assembly
Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan (Mizushima plant)
Designer
Olivier Boulay
Body and chassis
Class
Kei car
Body style
5-door hatchback
Layout
Mid-engine, rear-/four-wheel drive
Platform
Mitsubishi MR platform
Powertrain
Engine
659 cc 3B20 DOHC MIVEC 12v normally aspirated or turbocharger I3
Transmission
4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2,550 mm (100.4 in)
Length
3,395 mm (133.7 in)
Width
1,475 mm (58.1 in)
Height
1,600 mm (63.0 in)
Curb weight
890–900 kg (1,960–1,980 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor
Mitsubishi Pistachio Mitsubishi Minica
Successor
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Mitsubishi eK
The Mitsubishi i (三菱・i, Mitsubishi i) is a kei car from automaker Mitsubishi Motors, first released in January 2006,[1] twenty eight months after its debut at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show.[2] It is the first four-door automobile since the 1960s to employ a "rear midship" setup with the engine behind the passengers, in an attempt to improve safety and interior space without enlarging the overall exterior.[1][3][unreliable source]
The innovative layout and styling of the i proved an immediate critical and commercial success, exceeding Mitsubishi's initial sales targets by 20 percent and winning thirteen awards in its first year.[4][5] Although designed with the Japanese keijidōsha light automobile class in mind, the attention it generated led to its subsequent introduction in right hand drive markets in Asia, Oceania and Europe. It is also used as a basis of the 2009 i-MiEV battery electric vehicle.
^ ab"New concept for the future of small: 'i'" (Press release). Mitsubishi Motors. January 24, 2006. Archived from the original on April 4, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2006.
^""i" Concept Test Car". Mitsubishi Motors. Archived from the original on May 6, 2006.
^Wan, Mark (November 18, 2005). "Mitsubishi i". Autozine. Archived from the original on August 24, 2006.
^Facts & Figures(PDF). Mitsubishi Motors. 2007. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2012.
^Rowley, Ian (November 14, 2006). "Mitsubishi's award winning minicar". Businessweek. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007.
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