02 October 2009 - 10:00
Electronic mail
It's a question that has vexed us for many years. When, far in the future, Postman Pat is replaced by an Evil PostBot, what will the mail-delivering mechanoid drive?
Here's your answer. This is the i-MIEV Cargo concept, a panel van version of Mitsubishi's all-electric i and the oddest-looking thing we've seen since, well, that mental old Dodge concept.
Like the passenger-carrying PX-MiEV, the Cargo is powered by a lithium-ion battery pack driving a small electric motor over the rear wheels.
It develops 63bhp and 133lb ft of torque, so it won't be quick - especially not when loaded up to the brim with Mrs Goggins' prescription contact lenses and, er, electric sheep and things - but it'll manage around 100 miles on a single charge.
Far more importantly, it looks ridiculous and we love it. If this is the future of electronic mail delivery, we want in. What do you mean, email?
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wtf !? get a grip mitsubishi and make another evo.
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it looks like a fish.
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Wow you cant do that to our poor postmen......
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lol...title should have been "Electric mail"
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So Tokyo 09 will give us everything from a V10 Lexus to an electric Kei Van? Can't wait! Very oddly shaped.
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we all know that houses evolved from the smart car millions of seconds ago. now we've found the missing link.
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electric veichles there will be plenty to come in the next few years at the moment they are all crap and ugly apart from some electric versions of eurpoean cars. be patient some good stuff will come but this is not it, and electric cars need more than 1 battery so one can be charged while the other is being used
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postman pat goes green!it looks sweeeeeeeeeet!
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postman pat goes green!it looks sweeeeeeeeeet!
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If i were postman pat i would rather drive a nissan micra than this. Enyway who's all going to Top Gear Live then, I AM :)
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I perversely like this.
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reminds me of a pope mobile... that's wierd! JohnJoe - two words. Lightning GT. Google it.
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It looks like some awful offspring of an inbred family of a van, a camper and a smart car.
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it is horrible, burn it, kill it, condem it to hell!!! stop pratting about mitsubishi, we dont want shit electric vans, go and build a supercar.
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if the pope ever goes to japan, he''l blend right in with this.
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ooooo ive always wanted a washing machine at the back of my car. It looks horrible
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I believe because this car isn't wide enough it could actually pose a lot of danger by being seriously high, just think plus with all those package at the back... and what's up with that attic window?
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quattro is right, its to high and too narrow. lucky its not fast enough to tip over. or deliver mail on time!
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If mitsubuishi want to do some thing use full they can alter the Evo X's looks a bit, then give it a W12, 8 turbo rocket engine! then call it the "Evo OMG!" ur inner child wants one!
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I think Mitsubishi has finaly run out of ideas
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i got a car disign for top gear that thay dont know about this car or no other county has its a ferrari mustang gt 5000 it got 5 turbo nos and super charger all so racing mufflers 5000hp eeki rims all so mystic spiler and roof scope ? i thinks its faster then all those cars on the show it gose up to 500 in 0.0 seconds if i do it it be grat then ford gt
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I'd radder house a psychopath, have him rape and kill me and my family then look at a picture of this thing ever again. Not really...but you get the idea.
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AlKim commented on this article
02 October 2009
The rear window thingie (or maybe it's just a ridiculously large black sticker, I don't know) looks a bit off. Other than that, though... I hate myself for liking it.
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