Brazil: Mitsubishi Pajero TR4 Flex to launch in July
Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Mitsubishi
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Ethanol-friendly Brazil is getting a new flex-fuel SUV from Mitsubishi. The locally-built Pajero TR4 Flex is a 4WD SUV derived from the also-Brazilian-built Pajero TR4. Unlike its standard sibling, the TR4 Flex's 2.0-liter four can run on any combination of gasoline and ethanol. ECU mods allow for optimum combustion regardless of said fuel mixture, and it pumps out 133 horsepower whether its running on gasoline only or on E100 (no numbers were provided for in-between mixes). When running on 100 percent ethanol, the engine also generates a slightly greater amount of torque. The Pajero TR4 Flex goes on sale in Brazil next month, and Mitsubishi is still targeting FY 2009 for the release of a FFV in the US.
Press release after the jump.
[Source: Mitsubishi]
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