| Make
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Mitsubishi
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| Model |
MMR525
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| Concept
year |
2008 |
| Production
year |
- |
| Engine |
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The Mitsubishi MMR525 concept was Mitsubishi's entrant
into the annual LA Auto Show Design Challenge. For 2008
the brief was to design a motorsport machine for the year
2025.
The Mitsubishi MMR525 Rally Racer concept is a wild and
crazy off-road machine which looks like a cross between
a futuristic dune buggy and a spacecraft. Of special note
are the innovative multidirectional rollers mounted to
the perimeter of the 'wheel' for increased traction and
maneuverability.
Dave O'Connell, Chief designer at Mitsubishi Motors R&D
of America said of the MMR525 concept and design brief.
"This year's Motorsport 2025 project is just the
sort of assignment the designers at Mitsubishi Motors
dream of. It's rooted it the reality of automotive competition
that our company is so successful at, but lets us look
way out on the horizon as to where technology may take
us. We all loved hearing the words, 'design a race car,'
but really smiled when we learned it was a race car for
the year 2025. That combined with linking the car to some
of the fabulous racing heritage that's taken place here
in California makes it indeed one of the most exciting
projects we've ever worked on. My dream would be to actually
build and drive this car on the course it was designed
for."
While the appearance of the Mitsubishi MMR525 concept
is shocking, the multi-terrain, omnidirectional wheels
consist of eight independently-controlled motors, allowing
for "8 x 4" wheel drive so that the car can be driven
forward while pointing in any direction. The MMR25 drives
sideways into a corner and points the nose of the car
outwards before even reaching the apex of the curve while
driving sideways or backwards.
The Mitsubishi MMR25 also uses special Oblique Aerodynamics
to give the vehicle aero advantages. The center wing acts
as a spoiler, actuated by pneumatic and fabricated from
Memory Metal Alloy while the front and rear spoilers double
as suspension blades which are able to control stiffness
and ride height.
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