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New models - Mitsubishi - Magna - Sports wagonMitsubishi launches hot haulerMagna muscle: Sports car performance is available in a family wagon now that Mitsubishi's Magna Sports load carrier has arrived. Hot local estate is just the thing for fast-paced family life19 Dec 2001 By JUSTIN LACY AFTER a long gestation period and much teasing, Mitsubishi Australia has given the family man something to lust after with the release of a Magna Sports wagon. First shown at the 2000 Sydney motor show, the hot Magna wagon was due to hit showrooms around the end of October but has only now gone into production. Priced at $39,990, an additional $1200 over the cost of the equivalent Sports sedan model, the performance wagon will only be produced in limited numbers, even though it is an ongoing model. And as you would expect, the showcar version has been tamed somewhat in its transition to a production model, with the road-going version missing out on the wild chroma-flair paint job and 17-inch alloy wheels. In its place there is standard Sports fare 16-inch alloy wheels and the regular colour range, although the Sports wagon does pick up silver highlights (or black when the base colour is Pewter) on the body kit. Other exterior Sports features include lowered suspension settings, twin lamp headlights, front fog lights, a tailgate-mounted roof spoiler and roof rails. Inside there is a leather-bound steering wheel and gearshift, white-faced instrument dials with red markings and black seat and door trim. Under the bonnet is the tuned 3.5-litre V6 engine from the Sports and VR-X models, which was upgraded at the release of the TJ series Magna with a new profile camshaft, free-flow exhaust and unique engine management ECU calibrations to produce 163kW of power and 317Nm of torque. The engine is matched to Mitsubishi's tiptronic-style five-speed automatic transmission and traction control system but, unlike the sedan, a manual gearbox is not available in the Sports wagon. The list of standard equipment extends to ABS, dual airbags, climate control air-conditioning, remote central locking, electric windows and mirrors, cruise control, eight-function trip computer and an alarm. All new models Alfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chery Brabham Chrysler Chevrolet Cupra Citroen DS Dodge Fiat Ferrari Foton Ford Great Wall FPV Haval GWM Honda Holden Hyundai HSV Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Pagani Opel Porsche Peugeot Ram Proton Rolls-Royce Renault Saab Rover Smart Skoda Subaru SsangYong Tesla Suzuki Volkswagen Toyota VolvoMotor industry news GoAutoNews is Australia’s number one automotive industry journal covering the latest news, future and new model releases, market trends, industry personnel movements, and international events. |
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