The end of GDI at Mitsu

[evomk8]

Mitsu will no longer be using GDI (gasoline direct injection) engines in its new models. Looks like we wont see these engines in a Mitsu on US shores any time soon if at all.
What we need now is a DOHC continuously variable version of MIVEC. 8)

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=1...yGk&refer=japan

[Tiptronic]

as usual, 1 step forward, and 5 steps backwards is how mitsubishi does business

[evomk8]

Hopefully Mitsu is pouring more R&D into MIVEC in order to update it and make it competetive against the fully variable systems offered by Honda, Toyota, Nissan etc.
There is already an indication of this, with the European Outlander expected to have an optional 200hp engine. Of course, it could simply be a turbocharged 4G63 rather than an improved and updated 4G69 DOHC MIVEC.
Lets hope for the best.

[RVR]

Great,didnt mitsubishi gotten away from MIVEC, and went straight toGDI.. Now Discontune GDI and gone back to MIVEC.. Next thing go back to GDI
Im getting confused...

[HeadAche]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Hourglass113)</div><div class='quotemain'>as usual, 1 step forward, and 5 steps backwards is how mitsubishi does business</div>

Hell yeah, there trying to be inovative but are sacrificing everything in the process

[evomk8]

A lot of this switching around has to do with production cost controls and application depth. The Mitsu GDI engine is still not really viable for the U.S., due to the sulfur content in our gasoline. The Isuzu and the BMW engines use a much lower compression ratio than the one designed by Mitsu, forgoing most of the fuel efficiency improvements.
The GDI engine is also more expensive to produce, and given the limited application, not an efficient choice right now. GDI may return in the new Global Alliance engines, which are expected to be far greater in production volume.
Mitsu is, hopefully, placing more R&D funds into MIVEC, to improve it and take it from a two stage system to a fully variable system within the next 2 or so years and also make it more compact and lighter (my personal fantasy would be that Mitsu will be the world's first car maker to launch a mass-production cam-less engine using electromagentically acutated valves...) :oops: :oops: :oops:

[Faction]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(HeadAche)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Hourglass113)</div><div class='quotemain'>as usual, 1 step forward, and 5 steps backwards is how mitsubishi does business</div>

Hell yeah, there trying to be inovative but are sacrificing everything in the process</div>


damn american engineers, stop designing japanese cars and sacrificing quality. F*ck all american made cars!