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Mitsubishi SUW Compact

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SUW Compact: A new type of urban compact car: smart, user-friendly and ecology-minded,A smart urban runner poised for the 21st century

In recent years, compact wagons have become increasingly important, gaining popularity with energy-saving performance, deft urban manoeuvrability, and superior utility. Anticipating the demands of the 21st century, Mitsubishi has developed the town-car of the next generation: the Mitsubishi SUW Compact. The development theme was to create a "smart urban runner," based on our SUW (smart utility wagon) concept, which calls for an environment- and people-friendly car. We then added cutting-edge technologies to the underlying ecology conscious and smart design elements, to create a vehicle that lives up to the name.

SUW COMPACT

Ecology conscious features meet the demands of the present - and future
Ecology conscious features meet the demands of the present - and future The GDI-ASG* (Automatic Stop & Go) heads the SUW Compact's impressive list of ecology conscious features. GDI-ASG stops the engine when the car is stopped in traffic, and automatically starts it when the driver engages the accelerator. The GDI's superior starting affords practical performance that will feel natural to most drivers. With the GDI-ASG and other fuel-saving features, the SUW Compact's fuel economy is an excellent 4.5 litres per 100 km. With further refinements, it has potential to clear the European 3-litre car standard (3.8-litres of petrol per 100 km).

A smart design leads to a people-friendly car
A smart design leads to a people-friendly car The exterior design theme was "smart and active runner style", while the interior theme was a "user-friendly universal design" that would lead to pleasurable, stress-free driving.

Safety received top priority. The SUW Compact is equipped with the latest safety features, including our safety-enhanced body structure, SRS front airbags, SRS side airbags built into the seatbacks, ABS, and brake assistance.

The SUW Compact's compact dimensions (3,580 mm long, 1,685 mm wide, 1,515 mm high) and short front and rear overhangs achieve the excellent manoeuvrability essential for an urban vehicle.

The interior's user-friendly universal design features innovative centre meters of superior legibility. And for a distinctive look, the most striking element of the exterior, the fender design, is echoed inside in the door trim, armrest, and other areas, for a vehicle of style as well as substance.


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