2009 Audi A4 Allroad Quattro

Audi A4 allroad quattro (2009) which will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show has been unveiled by Audi. A choice between three engines will be offered at 2009 Audi A4 allroad quattro: a 2.0 TFSI petrol with 211PS and 350Nm, a 2.0-litre common rail TDI with 170PS and 350Nm, and the 3.0-litre common rail V6 TDI with 240PS and 500Nm.

2009 Audi A4 allroad quattro offer the gearbox choices included with a 6-speed manual transmission and the S tronic twin-clutch transmission. The four-wheel-drive system with 40:60 front / rear torque split will be offered too on 2009 Audi A4 allroad quattro alongside with ESP and Offroad Detection (ORD) technology.

2009 Audi A4 allroad quattro also features stainless steel guards, wheel arch extensions, and a new front bumper and grille. With allroad-specific body styling, the 2009 Audi A4 allroad quattro comes with a 20mm wider track and an elevated ride height of 180mm.

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Mitsubishi Prototype i MiEV Concept

Mitsubishi Prototype i MiEV concept vehicle will be premiered by Mitsubishi at Geneva Motor Show this year.

Mitsubishi Prototype i MiEV features a wider track and longer overhangs alongside with its left-hand-drive to the model.

Mitsubishi Prototype i MiEV showcar is part market test conducted by the Japanese carmaker to see whether or not it will introduce the electric vehicle on the European market.

Mitsubishi Prototype i MiEV represents the pinnacle of Mitsubishi Motors’ green technologies.

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Mitsubishi Prototype S Concept Car

Mitsubishi Prototype S concept car will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this year as announced officially by Mitsubishi. The Mitsubishi Prototype S is a combination between the execution of the Lancer Evolution X and the design of the Concept-Sportback. Powered by a 240ps and 343 Nm of torque 2.0 liter turbo engine, the Mitsubishi Prototype S features a Twin Clutch SST gearbox, full-time 4WD drivetrain featuring Mitsubishi Motors’ Active Center Differential.

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Lancer Prototype-S
Just as Concept-X (2005 Tokyo) and then Prototype-X (2007 Detroit) announced the new Lancer and Lancer Evolution X (ten), Mitsubishi Prototype S will follow in the footsteps of the much-acclaimed Concept-Sportback show car (2005 Frankfurt) to preview the shape of the forthcoming Lancer Sportback.

When launched later in the year, this 5-door hatchback variant of the new Lancer family will be the most important of all in Europe, representing 70% of the forecasted Lancer volume in the overall region and 80% in the UK. Sporting a powerful metallic orange - similar to the one selected for Lancer Ralliart at the Detroit Auto Show a few weeks ago - Mitsubishi Prototype S will add the convenience of a lift-gate and flexible rear seating to the driving dynamics of the new Lancer range. It will hit the same unconventional buttons as Lancer Sports Sedan, albeit in a hatchback format, benchmarking the likes of Alfa Romeo with the 156 / 159 Sportwagons (dynamic benchmark) and of Saab with the legendary Saab 900 Turbo Combi-Coupé (aspirational benchmark).

Mirroring this aspiration: a sporty wedge-like profile, sharply chiselled lines, assertive stance born from a long wheelbase and wide track proportions, a high-shouldered rear end and the very expressive rear roof spoiler will embody Mitsubishi’s vision for a flexible sports sedan in the C/D sector, away from the traditional hatchbacks.

Fittingly, Mitsubishi Prototype S will blend elements from Concept-Sportback (the overall concept), Lancer Evolution X (the execution) and Lancer Ralliart (240ps / 343 Nm 2.0 litre turbo engine, Twin Clutch SST gearbox, full-time 4WD drivetrain featuring Mitsubishi Motors’ Active Center Differential), as well as proposing a further evolution of Mitsubishi Motors’ Jet Fighter grille.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is to give the Mitsubishi Prototype S concept for a sports hatchback its global debut at the 78th Geneva International Motor Show which runs from March 4 through March 16 at the Geneva Palexpo exhibition and conference complex (opening to the general public on March 6.)

Deriving from MMC’s sport sedan family, which includes the Lancer (named the Galant Fortis on the Japanese market) launched in 2007 and the Lancer Ralliart announced at the 2008 Detroit Motors Show and the Lancer Evolution (Lancer Evolution X in Japan) premiered at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, Mitsubishi Prototype S takes the form of a hatchback — a very popular body type in European markets.

Distinguished by the inverted-slant nose with trapezoidal grille front fascia that marks Mitsubishi Motors new design identity and with wide-and-low proportions that leave no doubt as to the concept underlying its design, Mitsubishi Prototype S uses exterior lines to craft a shape that is powerful and sporty even by European standards, echoing the acclaimed 2005 Concept-Sportback show car.

In its mechanical specification Mitsubishi Prototype S is powered by a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder DOHC MIVEC*1 intercooler / turbocharger engine [developing maxima of 177 kW (240 PS) and 343 Nm (35 kg-m)] mated to Mitsubishi Motors’s high-efficiency Twin Clutch SST automated manual transmission that marries fun-to-drive control with outstanding fuel efficiency. The full-time 4WD driveline features Mitsubishi Motors’ Active Center Differential (ACD) that uses an electronically controlled multi-plate hydraulic clutch to optimally tailor front/rear drive torque split to different driving conditions and deliver the best balance between steering response and traction.