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We first saw sketches (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/28/are-you-the-u-s-widebody-mitsubishi-i-miev/) of what Mitsubishi (http://autoblog.com/make/mitsubishi)'s i-MiEV (http://autoblog.com/tag/i-miev) might look like when it arrives in the United States, and now we have the first official images a week before the car's public debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show (http://autoblog.com/category/la-auto-show). Sure, the production-ready i-MiEV you see here loses many of the aggressive-looking elements of the preview sketch, but Mitsubishi has indeed followed through on its promise to offer more robust dimensions and an upgraded interior.

The U.S.-spec i-MiEV is 11.2 inches longer, 4.3 inches wider and 0.2 inches taller than the JDM version (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2010-mitsubishi-i-miev-review-road-test/). We're glad that Mitsubishi has added a lot of length and width while only minimally increasing height, since that should beef up the rather narrow i-MiEV's stance here on American roads. Inside, the interior looks substantially more comfortable, with a two-tone color scheme and a redesigned center stack, encompassing updated audio and HVAC controls.

Mitsubishi is still targeting an on-sale date near the end of 2011 for the all-electric i-MiEV, with prices coming in below $30,000 (before government rebates). Hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/09/first-photos-of-u-s-spec-mitsubishi-i-miev-revealed-ahead-of-la/#continued) for Mitsubishi's official press blast.


Gallery: U.S.-spec Mitsubishi i-MiEV (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/u-s-spec-mitsubishi-i-miev)

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Saw this at MOD. Interesting little thing...

I wonder how it'll do against the Leaf and the Volt.. Seems like it has received very little coverage in the mainstream media, even though it's just around the corner. Mitsubishi FTMFW (maybe)

real life range of driving would be key, because $30k is a lot

What the F???

:duh: