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09-19-2008, 06:40 PM
Filed under: Economy (http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/), Euro (http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/), Paris Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/), Hatchbacks (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/), Mitsubishi (http://www.autoblog.com/category/mitsubishi/)
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Click above for a gallery of the 2009 Mitsubishi Colt
Our hunch that Mitsubishi would bring a redesigned Colt to the Paris Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/Paris-Motor-Show/) after it released a teaser (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/15/mitsubishi-releases-ambiguous-teaser-ahead-of-paris-debut/) earlier this week has been confirmed when the automaker inadvertently (?) posted a banner ad of the new sub-compact on its webpage.
The new Colt benefits from the familial angry-eye headlamps and trapezoidal grille, although both elements have been toned down to better suit the Colt's smaller proportions. The compact cruiser is available in both three- and five-door body styles, with an upright backside that should maximize cargo space. A range of miserly mills power the current Colt, ranging from 1.1- to 1.5-liters, along with a 1.5-liter DI-D diesel. We expect some of these engines to carry over to the new model, and a cabrio version is probably right around the corner.
If Mitsubishi wants to do battle with the Yaris, Fit, Versa and... ahem... Aveo/G3, we might see the Colt come Stateside. But we're not quite ready to hold our breath.
Gallery: 2009 Mitsubishi Colt (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mitsubishi-colt/)
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[Source: es.autoblog.com (http://es.autoblog.com/2008/09/19/primeras-imagenes-del-mitsubishi-colt-2009/)]
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/colt5pdel1_450op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mitsubishi-colt/1046547/)
Click above for a gallery of the 2009 Mitsubishi Colt
Our hunch that Mitsubishi would bring a redesigned Colt to the Paris Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/Paris-Motor-Show/) after it released a teaser (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/15/mitsubishi-releases-ambiguous-teaser-ahead-of-paris-debut/) earlier this week has been confirmed when the automaker inadvertently (?) posted a banner ad of the new sub-compact on its webpage.
The new Colt benefits from the familial angry-eye headlamps and trapezoidal grille, although both elements have been toned down to better suit the Colt's smaller proportions. The compact cruiser is available in both three- and five-door body styles, with an upright backside that should maximize cargo space. A range of miserly mills power the current Colt, ranging from 1.1- to 1.5-liters, along with a 1.5-liter DI-D diesel. We expect some of these engines to carry over to the new model, and a cabrio version is probably right around the corner.
If Mitsubishi wants to do battle with the Yaris, Fit, Versa and... ahem... Aveo/G3, we might see the Colt come Stateside. But we're not quite ready to hold our breath.
Gallery: 2009 Mitsubishi Colt (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mitsubishi-colt/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/clolt3planc2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mitsubishi-colt/1046547/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/colt3planc1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mitsubishi-colt/1046546/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/colt5pdel1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mitsubishi-colt/1046549/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/colt5ptras1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mitsubishi-colt/1046548/)
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