Mitsubishi hopes for a turbocharged future

Mitsubishi, a pioneer of turbocharging and regular in the 1980s and 1990s, is going back to enhanced engines to assist its turnaround.

During a meeting on Sunday, Mitsubishi executives informed American dealers that a series of turbocharged engines is on the way to the United States, led by a 1.5-liter engine that is arranged to make its debut in a new midsize crossover in 2018.

Dealers who went to the meeting stated that Mitsubishi executives revealed pictures of the crossover, which will slot into the lineup in between the next-generation Outlander Sport and Outlander. Mitsubishi may just offer about 100,000 automobiles annually in the United States, however executives informed dealers that the U.S. is Mitsubishi’s biggest market and a lucrative one– making it an ideal place to invest.

“They know we’re their finest possibility,” stated Ryan Gremore, chairman of Mitsubishi’s dealers council. “You put your resources where you get your best outcomes.”

Mitsubishi executives stated the firm is thinking about a turbocharged 1.1-liter engine for the next generation of the Mirage as well as Mirage G4 subcompact cars, and a bigger turbocharged engine for the next generation of the Outlander three-row crossover. Those three revisions are arranged to enter the market around 2019.