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paultan.org - Paul Tan's Raves and Rants on the Automotive Industryhttp://paultan.org [paultan.org - Paul Tan's Raves and Rants on the Automotive Industry] The engines will be produced at Mitsubishi’s engine plant in Mizushima. According to spec sheets of the concept, it’s powered by a 3-cylinder turbocharged MIVEC engine, so likely that and a normally aspirated version would be supplied to smart.

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Autoblog.comhttp://www.autoblog.com [Autoblog.com] Autoblog - www.autoblog.com _: Mitsubishi and smart already cooperate quite a bit, with the Mitsubishi Colt and smart forfour sharing production facilities at NedCar, a automotive assembly plant in the Netherlands. With smart looking to cut costs, and Mitsubishi looking to sell its manufacturing capacity, this is a win-win deal for both companies.

Popularmechanics.com[Popularmechanics.com] PM: New Cars - August 2005: By adapting the company's i-Active Valve Lift System from the Outback, naturally aspirated versions of the Subaru see 8 hp more than before, while the 2.5 XT Limited (the only turbocharged Forester in the lineup) jumps from 210 to 230 hp. Refinements to the vehicles' structure and suspension improve ride and handling.

http://blog.gtroc.com [Blog.gtroc.com] Dino's "J-Style" - GTROC Official Partner's Blog: Cars Archive: I was expecting the car to feel different to the 8 MR mainly due to the adoption of Mitsubishi's variable valve timing (MIVEC) for the inlet cam, but out on the road its very hard to feel gains in torque (407 Nm for the GT) compared to older cars. One thing I did notice is that the delivery remains very flat until about 5500rpm and then trails off quite noticeably.

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