Mitsubishi Teases Compact SUV, Production Version Of XFC Concept

Mitsubishi briefly pulled out of the European automotive market, and although it returned this yr with a bunch of rebadged Renaults, it’s a tiny participant there, and you continue to gained’t discover the model within the UK in any respect.

However issues are completely different in Indonesia, the place Mitsubishi is a powerful pressure due to automobiles just like the Xpander minivan, which is constructed within the nation and has topped the gross sales charts. And it seems to be just like the Japanese model might need one other hit on its palms with a brand new compact SUV being teased forward of a August 10 debut on the Indonesian Worldwide Auto Present.

Mitsubishi had already issued a number of teaser pictures in Might, however now it’s dropped a second batch, together with a video displaying glimpses of a design sketch, the infotainment display screen and a prototype being put by its paces on the check monitor.

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Although none of these clips or pictures provides us a transparent have a look at the completed automotive, Mitsubishi’s 2022 XFC Idea helps us fill in a number of the styling blanks. The brand new compact SUV is basically a showroom model of the XFC, and although particulars just like the idea’s camera-based door mirrors and invisible door handles gained’t characteristic on the manufacturing automotive, the fundamental design of the physique with its kicked-up waistline and floating C-pillar, and the form of the grille and entrance and taillights, seems to be carried throughout. As do sure parts of the inside, such because the the form of the infotainment display screen that extends from the digital gauge cluster.

Mitsubishi hasn’t revealed a lot in the best way of technical particulars, mentioning solely that it’ll have a “top-class” 8.7-in (222 mm) floor clearance and have 4 driving modes, together with a Moist mode for the primary time on one of many model’s automobiles. The opposite modes are Regular, Gravel and Mud, which is smart in case you’ve ever seen the state of Indonesia’s roads within the wet season. The corporate additionally proudly trumpets its new Yamaha sound system, which suggests there gained’t be a lot groundbreaking technical gadgetry onboard.

There definitely gained’t be any EV powertrains as a result of this SUV’s meant ASEAN market is lagging behind that of China, Europe and America in the case of EV uptake. The brand new SUV additionally seems to be front- reasonably than all-wheel drive, judging by the declare that the Energetic Yaw Management (AYC) solely adjusts the ability going to the entrance left and proper wheels.