Mitsubishi Space Star
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The Mitsubishi Space Star is a mini MPV
from Mitsubishi Motors
, built in the NedCar
factory in the Netherlands
, a joint facility shared with Volvo, and is primarily sold on the Europe
an markets. It shares its platform with the Mitsubishi Carisma
and Volvo S40/V40
, and was first introduced to the market in the fall of 1998. Production of the Space Star ended in 2005.
Since the car's introduction to the market its visual appearance has stayed almost identical and it has only received a minor facelift in 2002. In 2001 the Space Star was crash test
ed by EuroNCAP
and received a three-star rating for the safety of its adult passengers and a two-star rating for the safety of pedestrians.
The base Space Stars were equipped with 1.3 litre petrol engine
s with a maximum output of 80 hp. The other gasoline-powered engines were a 1.6 litre with 97 hp and a 1.8 litre with 112 hp. A model equipped with a 1.8 litre GDI
engine with 121 hp was available until its discontinuation in 2002. Diesel engine
s were the 1.9 L DI-D with 101 hp, introduced in 2002, and the 1.9 L DI-D S version with 115 hp, released in 2003. All engines are straight-4
engines.
Mini MPV
Mini MPV is a car classification used to describe superminis or subcompacts which have taller build, fitting below the compact MPV and large MPV classifications....
from Mitsubishi Motors
Mitsubishi Motors
is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production...
, built in the NedCar
NedCar
NedCar, officially Netherlands Car B.V. and a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Motors, is the only large-scale automaker in the Netherlands. Based in Born on a 927,000 m2 site, it has a capacity of approximately 200,000 vehicles, and produced its millionth vehicle, a Mitsubishi Space Star, on October...
factory in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, a joint facility shared with Volvo, and is primarily sold on the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an markets. It shares its platform with the Mitsubishi Carisma
Mitsubishi Carisma
The Mitsubishi Carisma is a large family car produced for the European market by Mitsubishi Motors from 1995 to 2004. The model name was derived from a combination of the English car and the Greek kharisma, meaning "divine gift"...
and Volvo S40/V40
Volvo S40
The Volvo S40 is a small family car produced by Volvo. It introduced the first generation S40 and V40 cars in 1995...
, and was first introduced to the market in the fall of 1998. Production of the Space Star ended in 2005.
Since the car's introduction to the market its visual appearance has stayed almost identical and it has only received a minor facelift in 2002. In 2001 the Space Star was crash test
Crash test
A crash test is a form of destructive testing usually performed in order to ensure safe design standards in crashworthiness and crash compatibility for various modes of transportation or related systems and components.- Types :...
ed by EuroNCAP
EuroNCAP
The European New Car Assessment Programme is a European car safety performance assessment programme based in Brussels and founded in 1997 by the Transport Research Laboratory for the UK Department for Transport and backed by several European governments.-History and activities:Euro NCAP is a...
and received a three-star rating for the safety of its adult passengers and a two-star rating for the safety of pedestrians.
The base Space Stars were equipped with 1.3 litre petrol engine
Petrol engine
A petrol engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol and similar volatile fuels....
s with a maximum output of 80 hp. The other gasoline-powered engines were a 1.6 litre with 97 hp and a 1.8 litre with 112 hp. A model equipped with a 1.8 litre GDI
Gasoline direct injection
In internal combustion engines, gasoline direct injection , also known as petrol direct injection or direct petrol injection, is a variant of fuel injection employed in modern two-stroke and four-stroke gasoline engines...
engine with 121 hp was available until its discontinuation in 2002. Diesel engine
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
s were the 1.9 L DI-D with 101 hp, introduced in 2002, and the 1.9 L DI-D S version with 115 hp, released in 2003. All engines are straight-4
Straight-4
The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....
engines.
Annual production and sales
| Year | Production | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13,645 | n/a |
| 1999 | 58,871 | n/a |
| 2000 | 30,116 | 38,164 |
| 2001 | 44,908 | 42,987 |
| 2002 | 46,824 | 44,957 |
| 2003 | 57,090 | 42,392 |
| 2004 | 24,315 | 30,584 |
| 2005 | - | 10,193 |
| 2006 | - | 612 |