Road Test: 2013 Mitsubishi i

Originally published: January 30, 2013 6:11 PM
Updated: January 31, 2013 11:19 AM
By LARRY PRINTZ The Virginian-Pilot

Photo credit: Scripps Howard News Service/Mitsubishi | The 2012 Mitsubishi i was named a 10 Best green car by Kelley Blue Book.

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Let's start with this car's name. It's the Mitsubishi i, the company's first mass-produced electric automobile. In the rest of the world, it's known as the i-MiEV, which stands for Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Car. Neither name is memorable, but at least the second one makes sense in an unpoetic, corporate-speak way.

By contrast, the car's egg-like shape is wonderfully odd. What a shame...

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