Mitsubishi HSR

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Mitsubishi HSR
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Overview
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors
Production1987–97
Designer Akinori Nakanishi
Body and chassis
Class Concept car
Body style 2-door coupe
2-door roadster
Layout M4 Layout
Powertrain
Transmission 6-speed Manual

The Mitsubishi HSR (Highly Sophisticated-transport Research) [1] is a range of concept cars exhibited by Mitsubishi Motors through the late 1980s and 1990s. There were six distinct iterations of the vehicle released biannually to coincide with the Tokyo Motor Show, with each model after the original identified by a Roman numeral suffixed to the name. The meaning of the acronym varied over the years. The first iteration meant Hi-speed Running Research, the second Hi-Sophisticated Research, and the third Human Science Research. [2]

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Models

Specifications

GenerationEngineDisplacementHorsepowerTorqueWeight
HSR I 4G63T V6 1,997 cc (121.9 cu in; 1.997 L)295 PS (291 bhp; 217 kW)450 N⋅m (330 lb⋅ft)1,200 kg (2,600 lb)
HSR II 6G72 V6 2,972 cc (181.4 cu in; 2.972 L)350 PS (350 bhp; 260 kW)464 N⋅m (342 lb⋅ft)
HSR III 6A1 V6 1,597 cc (97.5 cu in; 1.597 L)180 PS (180 bhp; 130 kW)199 N⋅m (147 lb⋅ft)1,220 kg (2,690 lb)
HSR IV1,300 kg (2,900 lb)
HSR V 4G64 V6 1,834 cc (111.9 cu in; 1.834 L)300 PS (300 bhp; 220 kW)386 N⋅m (285 lb⋅ft)1,200 kg (2,600 lb)
HSR VI2,351 cc (143.5 cu in; 2.351 L)150 PS (150 bhp; 110 kW)224 N⋅m (165 lb⋅ft)1,120 kg (2,470 lb)

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References

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  2. Technical Information: Mitsubishi HSR-III, Tokyo, Japan: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, 1991, p. 17
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