Mitsubishi Grandis
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Overview
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The Grandis was launched on 14 May 2003 and sold in Japan, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica and South America.[1]
The exterior styling was based loosely on designer Olivier Boulay's earlier Mitsubishi Space Liner,[2] a monobox four-seat concept vehicle with centre opening "suicide doors", first exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2001.[3]
It was the first all new vehicle featuring the company's new common "face", comprising a curved lower grille edge and a sharp crease rising up the leading edge of the bonnet from the prominent corporate badge.[4] It shared its platform with the Mitsubishi Airtrek, minus the increased ground clearance.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The Grandis was also the basis for the Mitsubishi FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) concept, powered by a fuel cell technology developed by then controlling shareholder DaimlerChrysler. DCX's "FC System" uses a fuel cell stack to replenish an array of NiMH batteries from 117 litres of compressed hydrogen storage.[5]
The Grandis was launched in Malaysia on 28 July 2005 in conjunction with Mitsubishi's return to Malaysia.[6] The Grandis was updated in Malaysia in September 2007,[7] July 2009[8] and in August 2010.[9]
It won the Best MPV award at the Bangkok International Motor Show from 2005 to 2010.[10] During March 2009, it saw the cancellation of this model in the Japanese market. For 2011, it was discontinued globally.
Powertrain
Engines available were a 2.4-litre four-cylinder and a Europe-only Volkswagen sourced 2.0-litre turbodiesel, badged DI-D rather than TDI as Volkswagen denotes it. The diesel model arrived in conjunction with the Grandis' European launch in 2004. It originally used the Template:Cvt BSY version of Volkswagen's Pumpe Düse diesel engine; in 2008 it was changed to the Template:Cvt BWC variant of the same with no declared performance changes.
Revival
On February 18, 2025, Mitsubishi Motors Europe has revealed teasers of a revived Grandis based on the Renault Symbioz, which will be unveiled in full in July 2025.
Annual production and sales
| Year | Production | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Overseas | ||
| 2003 | 28,821 | 23,834 | 3,574 |
| 2004 | 19,173 | 5,247 | 14,352 |
| 2005 | 29,466 | 4,490 | 24,507 |
| 2006 | 17,928 | 1,756 | 16,870 |
| 2007 | 15,549 | 674 | 15,161 |
| 2008 | 8,583 | 281 | 8,283 |
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(source: Facts & Figures 2008, Facts & Figures 2009, Mitsubishi Motors website)
References
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- ↑ "Mitsubishi Motors Releases New Grandis", Mitsubishi Motors press release, 14 May 2003
- ↑ "Mitsubishi Grandis Review", Carpages.co.uk, 27 March 2005
- ↑ ""New" Mitsubishi Motors Introduces Exciting Car Concepts At 35th Tokyo Motor Show" Template:Webarchive, Mitsubishi Motors Press Release, 17 October 2001
- ↑ "Mitsubishi designer's vision unveiled", MMNA press release, PR Newswire, 9 January 2002
- ↑ "Mitsubishi Motors Builds Fuel-Cell Vehicle" Template:Webarchive, Mitsubishi Motors press release, 17 September 2003
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- ↑ "Mitsubishi Grandis and Strada win Car of the Year Awards at Bangkok International Motor Show" Template:Webarchive, Mitsubishi Motors Press Release, 29 March 2005
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