Difference between revisions of "Colt (RG)"

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The seventh generation Mitsubishi Colt was the second Colt to be released on the Australian market. It was released in Japan in 2003, with a European release in 2004. It arrived in Australia in August 2004. There were two model designations for the seventh generation. The 5 door hatch received the '''RG''' designation while the 2 door cabriolet received the '''[[Colt (RZ)|RZ]]''' designation.
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The '''Seventh Generation Mitsubishi Colt''' was the second Colt to be released on the Australian market. It was initially released to the Japanese market in 2003, with a European release in 2004. It arrived on Australian shores in August 2004. There were two model designations for the seventh generation. The 5 door hatch received the '''RG''' designation while the 2 door cabriolet received the '''[[Colt (RZ)|RZ]]''' designation.
  
 
==MY04==
 
==MY04==
The first of the seventh generation Colts appeared in August 2004 and featured the controversial [[Olivier Boulay]] designed "corporate face". The MY04 spec Colts were powered by the 1.5 Litre [[4G15]] [[MIVEC]] engine with [[INVECS III]] CVT transmission. The MY04 was only available in LS and XLS trim styles. Fuel consumption was stated at 6.4L/100Km combined cycle *<SMALL>[[ADR 81/01]]</SMALL>.
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The first of the seventh generation Colts appeared in August 2004 and featured the controversial [[Olivier Boulay]] designed "corporate face". The MY04 spec Colts were powered by the 1.5 Litre [[4G15]] [[MIVEC]] engine with [[INVECS III]] [[F1C1A|CVT transmission]]. The MY04 was only available in LS and XLS trim styles. Fuel consumption was stated at 6.4L/100Km combined cycle *<SMALL>[[ADR 81/01]]</SMALL>.
  
 
The LS featured electric power steering, anti-lock brakes with brake assist and electronic brake force distribution, CD player, driver and passengers airbags, air conditioning and power windows with side and curtain airbags and metallic or pearl paint optional.
 
The LS featured electric power steering, anti-lock brakes with brake assist and electronic brake force distribution, CD player, driver and passengers airbags, air conditioning and power windows with side and curtain airbags and metallic or pearl paint optional.
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==MY06==
 
==MY06==
At the beginning of 2006, Mitsubishi released a revised model of the RG Colt with a new 1.5 litre [[4A91]] [[MIVEC]] engine, boosting peak power at 6000 rpm from 72kW to 77kW and reducing the combined cycle fuel figure to 5.9L/100Km. Trim levels were changed with the ES as base model, LS, VR-X and Ralliart. A 5 speed manual transmission became the standard transmission, with the [[INVECS III]] available as a $1500 option on the ES, LS and VR-X.
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At the beginning of 2006, Mitsubishi released a revised model of the RG Colt with a new 1.5 litre [[4A91]] [[MIVEC]] engine, boosting peak power at 6000 rpm from 72kW to 77kW and reducing the combined cycle fuel figure to 5.9L/100Km. Trim levels were changed with the ES as base model, LS, VR-X and Ralliart. A [[F5MGx|5 speed manual transmission]] became the standard transmission, with the [[INVECS III]] available as a $1500 option on the ES, LS and VR-X.
  
 
The Ralliart used a turbo-charged version of the [[4G15]] outputting 113kW at 6000 rpm and 210 Nm at 3500 rpm.
 
The Ralliart used a turbo-charged version of the [[4G15]] outputting 113kW at 6000 rpm and 210 Nm at 3500 rpm.

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