MITSUBISHI GRANDIS

VEHICLE - MITSUBISHI GRANDIS
REGISTRATION - 314970
LOCATION - SALWA
DATE - 06.09.2008
THE PROUD OWNER/USER - NOT YET KNOWN

The Mitsubishi Grandis is a seven seat MPV built by Mitsubishi Motors to replace its Chariot/Space Wagon/Nimbus line. It was launched on May 14, 2003 and is sold in Japan, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Mexico, South America, and for 2009 models North America. Engines available are a 2.4 litre four cylinder and a Volkswagen-sourced 2.0 litre turbodiesel, badged DI-D rather than TDI as Volkswagen denotes it.

The exterior styling was based loosely on designer Olivier Boulay's earlier Mitsubishi Space Liner, a monobox four-seat concept vehicle with centre-opening "suicide doors", first exhibited at the 35th Tokyo Motor Show in 2001. 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.

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.

It won the "Best MPV" award at the 26th Bangkok International Motor Show in 2005