Mitsubishi Motors has announced that drivers can get a sneak peak at their latest compact crossover, the ASX, at the 80^th Annual Geneva Auto Show this March. The ASX will be the European spec version of the Japanese market RVR and it will see a sequential release throughout Europe this spring. Normal Mitsubishi dealers should see the car arrive here in the States in the fall, but it’s not known what name the vehicle will be released under.

In fact, not much is known about the ASX at all right now. What we do know is that it’s based on the Concept-cX which we saw back in 2007 at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The Concept-cX was a vibrant demonstration that driving pleasure and corporate responsibility are not mutually exclusive and was a showcase for the all-new Euro-5 Clean Diesel family of engines. The ASX will follow suit by running on a Euro-5 compliant 1.8 liter turbocharged, direct-injection engine. While we know engine will be coupled with a 6-speed manual transmission, we don’t know any power specifics or if it will be all-wheel drive like the Concept-cX upon which it’s based.

So how does the ASX compare to the Mitsubishis you’d find at your Bloomington IL car dealers right now? For starters, it will be slated below the Outlander when it comes to size. The ASX will be a 5-seat crossover coming in at 4.3 meters long. The smaller size and likely lighter weight, combined with fuel saving “Automatic Stop & Go” technology, should yield impressive results at pumps everywhere. The ASX will be slot below the Outlander when it comes to pricing as well, but there are no details about just what its price will be. The base version of the 2010 Outlander starts at under $21,000 so look for the ASX to be even lower than that! I’m already looking forward to fall when this compact crossover should arrive at the Normal Mitsubishi dealers!

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