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MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION Annual Report 2007
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Anti-lock Brake System
Active Stability Control
Active Yaw Control
Active Center Differential
Intuitive driving performance
Outstanding stability
Swift gear shifting
High efficiency and
good mileage
Corporate
Philosophy
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION Annual Report 2007
Utmost driving
pleasure
18
In line with its corporate philosophy, MMC is pursu-
ing priority R&D activities reflecting the three as-
pects of the company’s vehicle strategy: utmost
driving pleasure, reassuring safety, and responsibil-
ity to the environment.
True to this philosophy, MMC has developed many
distinctive automobiles, including the
Outlander
SUV, which offers sporty driving performance em-
bodying driving pleasure and safety; the
Pajero
epito-
mizes safety; and the
Delica D:5
incorporates SUV
functionality into a minivan and ensures safety. In
terms of responsibility to the environment, MMC is
currently developing clean diesel engines and the
i
MiEV
electric vehicle, while launching a flex-fuel
vehicle (FFV) based on the
Pajero iO
in Brazil that
can run on any mixture of ethanol and gasoline.
New Vehicle Dynamics Control Technologies S-AWC and Twin Clutch SST
The Ultimate Vehicle Dynamics Control Technologies
That Realize Our Corporate Philosophy
Technology Development
Features
Realizing intuitive handling and outstanding stabil-
ity by reflecting driver intentions in real time; read-
ing and maximizing drive torque and braking force
at each wheel using an electronic control system
Integration of ACD, AYC, Sport ABS and active stability
control (ASC) based on an 4WD system to maximize
drive torque and braking force at each wheel.
Sensors detect steering angle, braking pressure, fore, aft,
and lateral acceleration, yaw rate and other factors to pre-
cisely grasp driver intentions and driving conditions.
Responsibility to
the environment
Reassuring
safety