Mitsubishi revives the Evolution
MITSUBISHI HAS REVIVED the Evolution moniker at the Tokyo motor show with the reveal of the e-evolution concept.
The pure-electric, fourwheel drive SUV coupé can achieve Level 4 autonomy. It has the dramatic angular styling of recent Mitsubishi concepts but is less rugged in its execution.
The concept is at the sportier end of the Mitsubishi range and will be the brand’s flagship model if it reaches production.
Three motors power the mid-sized SUV – one at the front and two at the rear – with the two rear ones enabling active yaw control.
Traction control akin to that seen on current SUVS confirms that the concept is also geared towards off-road driving, and has separate settings for snowy and sandy conditions.
Inside, the technologyladen e-evolution uses both augmented reality, to feed information to the driver more efficiently, and artificial intelligence, to underpin the car’s autonomous capability.
The model previews a future Evo, which will return as an SUV despite the model’s history as a road-going version of its rallying sports saloon. It was last sold in this form in 2015, but none of the 1000 Final edition cars made it to the UK.
During the late 1990s Mitsubishi briefly produced a Pajero Evolution SUV in order to homologate cars for competitive use in a category of the Dakar Rally.