That the next Mitsubishi Evo will be hybrid know long after the president of Mitsubishi Motors, Osamu Masuko has confirmed the sidelines of the exhibition, Australia.
The new Lancer will occur in 2014, with the fast Evo version coming on the market a few years later, and be close to 500 horses. The hybrid engine of the new Evo will borrow technology of electric MiEV Evolution II Pikes Peak who attribute a total of 544 horses.
The new-generation Mitsubishi Evo will be four-wheel drive featuring an upgraded S-AWC all-wheel drive will emit less CO2 than the Evo X and you will be able to move for a few kilometers solely on electric motors. Design is expected to borrow elements from the original Concept-RA which was presented by Mitsubishi in the report of Detroit in 2008.
At the same time, Mitsubishi prepares and PHEV version of Lancer, which will wear a 2.0-liter petrol engine which will work with two electric motors 60 kw (82 hp). It has an average consumption of 1.8 litres/100 km, you can move 65 km only with electric motors will emit less than 50 g/km CO2.
