PARIS — The ASX, a small SUV primarily based on the Renault Captur and obtainable in full-hybrid and plug-in hybrid variations, will lead Mitsubishi’s European relaunch when it arrives in showrooms in March.
Mitsubishi revealed the ASX on Tuesday. The ASX differs from the Captur primarily in its badging.
“As an electrified SUV, with a full bundle of superior know-how and infotainment, the brand new ASX is an ideal match for the European market,” Mitsubishi Motors Europe CEO Frank Krol stated in a information launch.
The ASX nameplate was first launched in Europe in 2010. Mitsubishi says it has offered greater than 380,000 in Europe. Final yr, simply 4,898 have been offered within the area, in response to figures from Dataforce.
Mitsubishi stated in 2020 that it might not launch any extra new merchandise in Europe, amid a give attention to cost-cutting on the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, as a substitute concentrating on Japan and the Southeast Asia market.
However that call was reversed when Renault and Mitsubishi reached an settlement in 2021 for 2 new fashions to be inbuilt Renault factories: The ASX and the Colt, a small automotive primarily based on the Renault Clio. The Colt will go on sale in November 2023.
The ASX is 4228 mm lengthy, 1797 mm large and 1573 mm tall. It will likely be inbuilt Valladolid, Spain, alongside the Captur.Mitsubishi didn’t disclose pricing for the ASX. The Captur begins at 23,400 euros in France and goes as much as greater than 37,000 euros for a top-trim plug-in hybrid model.
Just like the Captur, Renault’s European bestseller, the ASX can have a variety of powertrains, together with a base 1.0-liter gasoline engine, 1.3-liter gasoline engines with 12-volt gentle hybrid, and full- and plug-in hybrids primarily based round a 1.6-liter gasoline engine.
The Captur can be obtainable with a dual-fuel LPG choice, which isn’t provided on the ASX.
The Captur, now in its second technology, has been a stalwart atop the small SUV section, which was Europe’s largest within the first half.
Nonetheless, the Captur fell to fifth place within the first half, with gross sales of 72,488, a decline of 21.5 % over the primary half in 2021, when it ranked third. The section was led by the Volkswagen T-Roc, which had first-half gross sales of 79,336.
The ASX and Captur are constructed on the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s CMF-B platform, which underpins fashions together with the Nissan Juke small SUV and the Dacia Sandero and Jogger.
Mitsubishi has offered 34,365 vehicles by means of July in Europe, with the small House Star (which shall be changed by the Colt) its best-seller with 19,354 gross sales.
The Eclipse Cross compact SUV was second with 14,729. It offered greater than 148,000 vehicles in Europe in 2019, a determine that fell to 103,411 in 2020 and 73,370 in 2021, in response to European auto producers’ group ACEA.