![]() ![]() The Smart Forfour also shared the 2003 specification chassis, with Brabus releasing a performance version of the Forfour in 2004 using the same engine as used in the 2004 European cz- T, but squeezing 30 PS (22 kW) extra out of the same 4G15. A three-door arrived in 2005 for Europe only. In 2004, the Colt was launched in Europe and Australia, with models including a 1.1, 1.3, and a 1.5-litre, fuel injected petrol engines with MIVEC as well as a turbocharged version of the 1.5. This generation is not sold in the United States. A European version made at Mitsubishi's NedCar facility followed into production a year later (see below). In Japan, it was sold at a specific retail chain called Galant Shop. In November 2002, a new Colt was released by Mitsubishi in Japan with a design by Olivier Boulay and built on the same platform as the Smart Forfour. The third Colt line was the smaller, fastback Colt 800 and its derivatives the 1000F, 1100F, and 11-F. The larger Colt 1500 arrived in 1965, the Colt 1100 replaced the Colt 1000 in 1966, and the Colt 1200 took the 1100s place in 1968. ![]() To complement the 600, a larger compact car was introduced in 1963, the Colt 1000. ![]() MHI, which had been formally dismantled after World War II, resumed operating as a single entity in 1964, but continued to use the "Colt" marque until the 1970s in Asia, and the 1980s in Europe. At this time, Mitsubishi did not yet exist as an autonomous company, and vehicles were being produced by three regional subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The Colt 600 is powered by a 594 cc NE35B OHV air-cooled straight-twin engine. Mitsubishi introduced the "Colt" name in 1962 on the Mitsubishi Colt 600, the first of a line of small family cars complementing their Mitsubishi 500, the company's first post-war passenger car. Main articles: Mitsubishi Colt 600, Mitsubishi Colt 800, and Mitsubishi Colt 1000 In New Zealand, the Colt brand ceased in favour of the Mitsubishi name in 1970, upon the release of the "Dyna-wedge" Galant model.Ĭolt 600, 800, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1500 (1962–1971) ![]() The nameplate is also used in Indonesia for a series of light commercial vehicles consisting of Delica-based "Colt T100/T120/元00" (1968–present), Suzuki Carry-based "Colt T120SS" (1991–2019), and Canter-based "Colt T200/Diesel" (1975–2022).Ĭolt was also used as a marque from 1974 to 1984 by the Colt Car Company to market Mitsubishi vehicles in the United Kingdom. The L200 pickup truck in South Africa utilised the "Colt" nameplate from 1992 to 2008. Various other unrelated models have been designated "Colt" over time as well. Unlike previously, the "Colt" nameplate was used internationally. Between 20, the nameplate was referred to a subcompact hatchback (and derivative body styles) that replaced the Mirage line. Between 19, the nameplate was applied to export versions of the Mirage in markets such as Europe and for a time, in Australia. These models continued on in various similar forms until 1971. The "Colt" nameplate was first introduced in 1962, which started as a line of small cars sold predominantly in Japan. Nameplate history Mitsubishi Colt 元00 Diesel pickup (Indonesia) The name has also been disaffiliated from Mitsubishi as an independent marque in some markets. In addition to these small cars, "Colt" in the Mitsubishi vernacular has been used for unrelated vehicles of various forms as discussed below. Mitsubishi replaced this series in 2013 with a newer generation which reverted to the Mirage name. The most recent version was a subcompact car model manufactured between 20, sold under the Colt nameplate internationally. Chrysler, Mitsubishi's longtime partner, also used the name when applying its long-running practice of rebadging Mitsubishi vehicles as the Dodge and Plymouth Colt captive imports for the North American market between 19. It was first introduced with a series of kei and subcompact cars in the 1960s, and then for the export version of the subcompact Mirage between 19. The Mitsubishi Colt is a nameplate from Mitsubishi Motors that has been applied to a number of automobiles since 1962. 2013 Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart 5-door (UK) ![]()
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