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The new Evo I (one)!?

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Old May 18, 2012 | 02:41 PM
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http://jalopnik.com/5911406/mitsubishi-i+miev-goes-evo







Mitsubishi will enter the wild tube-frame, carbon-body AWD electric racecar you see here at this Year's Pikes Peak hillclimb. One electric motor drives the front wheels and two power the rear for a total output of 320 HP.



Other details remain scarce aside from Mitsubishi's insistence that this one-off, custom framed, custom bodied race car remains close to the production i-MiEv jellbean. The Evolution is fitted with a massive 35 kWh battery pack.



"Developed for the Pikes Peak event, the i-MiEV Evolution basically uses the same motor, drive battery and other major components as the production i-MiEV," states the company.



The production i-MiEv is powered by a single 66 HP electric motor driving the rear wheels and uses a 16 kWh battery. Mitsubishi actually plans to race one of those too.


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Old May 19, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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I don't like the look of that hybrid race car.



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Old May 20, 2012 | 05:44 PM
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Mitsubishi insists that this one-off, custom framed, custom bodied race car remains close to the production i-MiEv jellbean.


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