Mitsubishi 500

The Mitsubishi 500 was the first car to Shin Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., one of the companies that later became Mitsubishi Motors built. It cost 1960 yen 390,000 - and was an air-cooled, built in the rear two-cylinder inline engine with 493 cm3 and a power of 20 hp ( 15 kW) driven at 5,000 min-1. The engine was equipped with a single downdraft carburetor and the engine power was transmitted via a manual three-speed transmission to the rear wheels.

1961 got the car a bigger engine with 594 cm3 with better acceleration. This model was 500 Super DeLuxe offered as Mitsubishi.

1962, the car was redesigned and was called from now on Colt 600

Motorsport

Today, Mitsubishi rather for their success in off-road competitions with one on the Mitsubishi Pajero -based rally car or on the Mitsubishi Lancer -based WRC known, but the first homologated racing car was a touring car based on the 500 Super DeLuxe, the 1962 used in the Macau Grand Prix. Kazuo Togawa could make a name for himself in a furious race debut because of the small Renner took the first four places in the class up to 750 cm3.