Mitsubishi, weirdly enough, where I’m from (Philippines), they are doing just fine, but they are struggling everywhere else. Mitsubishi have a special place in our hearts, we love our box-type Lancers, Galants, and especially Pajeros. Today though Evos are gone, the Eclipse is an SUV, I really loved the new Mirage but they never thought of making a hot hatch, which would have been perfect!
They can also buy V-engined cars. For example, Alfa Romeo sells the Giulia Quadrifoglio, which has a V6 engine, with 3 liters of displacement, of Ferrari origin with biturbo, generating some 500hp and 620Nm of torque. Mercedes Benz-AMG and BMW’s M division also make models with biturbo V8s, which are insane.
The point is that a turbocharged four-cylinder can generate much more power and torque than an aspirated V8, but with much less fuel consumption. They manage to get 400hp out of a Volkswagen Golf with a 1.9 TDI diesel engine by modifying the turbine and have city car consumption. Why would a European spend so much if he can get the same performance for less? The comfort and construction quality are crap, but the main point of a sports car like this isn’t to show off or be luxurious, it’s to break the competitor’s ego…