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Mitsubishi's biodiesel Racing Lancer gearing up for Dakar 2009

Mitsubishi will be bringing four Racing Lancer vehicles to next year's challenging Dakar Rally and, while tearing up the landscape in a big SUV might not seem to be the most environmentally sound thing to do (because it's not) there is a green angle to the race. This is due to Mitsubishi's new turbodiesel engine that will be running on non-food-sourced biodiesel (which percentage blend Mitsubishi isn't saying). Mitsubishi is also proud of the renewable "green plastic" components - bumper corners and mud guards - made from carbon-neutral ... Read more →

Mitsubishi will test High Performance Clean Diesel engines in Dakar 2009 Sebastian Blanco

Mitsubishi's biodiesel Racing Lancer gearing up for Dakar 2009 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Mitsubishi will test High Performance Clean Diesel engines in Dakar 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The 2009 Dakar race will be the longest ever, so having an improved and powerful diesel under the hood is something Mitsubishi is probably quite happy to have. That these new diesel powerplants are also being called "clean diesels" is something the rest of us can cheer. Mitsubishi announced today ...

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