Weekend Edition – It's Better This Way: Mitsubishi HSR-II

Antti Kautonen

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The 1989 HSR-II is one of six Mitsubishi’s Highly Sophisticated Transport Research concept cars, and my favorite of those. It’s a wild, elongated aerodynamic shape, and it even has a double bubble roof.

These promo shots depict the car in the desert, and they have an otherworldly quality about them.

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The HSR-II, like the side script says, has the 6G72 V6 from the then-upcoming 3000GT/GTO. It also has movable fins and aerodynamic aids, and a rear view camera.

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It seriously looks insanely good, too. But my favorite part is the wacky super-futuristic interior.

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The drag coefficient of the car could be varied from 0.20 to 0.40 depending on setup.

[Images: Mitsubishi]

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The resident Finn of Hooniverse. Owns old Peugeots and whatnot, writes long thinkpieces on unloved cars. These two facts might be related.

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8 responses to “Weekend Edition – It's Better This Way: Mitsubishi HSR-II”

  1. Plecostomous Avatar
    Plecostomous

    Reminds me of the Corvette Indy, Oldsmobile Aero and Corvette CERV-III
    And a little bit of the Dodge M4S Turbo Interceptor better known as the Wraith…

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  2. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    I love the HSR concepts, the world lost something when Mitsubishi stopped doing them.

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  3. Felis_Concolor Avatar
    Felis_Concolor

    Pontiac's Firebird/Trans Am pair had their screaming chicken hood decals; Pontiac's Fiero had its Pegasus; Mitsubishi had its – Nazca Lines Bird?
    There's more than a little bit of fanciful Cyber Formula in those design touches and active aero; I love it.

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  4. Kogashiwa Avatar
    Kogashiwa

    I wish they still cared that much.

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  5. gomerpig Avatar
    gomerpig

    I see some of these lines in that first image:
    <img src="http://expensiveautomobile.com/images/2001-acura-nsx-t-large-11.jpg&quot; width="600">

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  6. yobobjm Avatar
    yobobjm

    This is one of those things that makes you think, what the hell is Mitsubishi doing right now.

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  7. TDI_FTW Avatar
    TDI_FTW

    It's interesting to see the movable flaps in the back. Pagani uses a similar system in the Huayra. Not as original as it seems apparently.
    And the huge display in the center console of the Tesla Model S shows up here too. I bet it works a lot better in the Tesla than it did in this Mitsubishi

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  8. drshimmies Avatar
    drshimmies

    It's like a drivable action figure! Too cool!

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