Mitsubishi Concept D:5 is a concept for the next-generation Delica model. It wraps together the living space and functionality sought by owners in today's minivan and Delica's all-terrain capabilities. Deriving from its advanced 4WD system, Mitsubishi Concept D:5 offers a design that projects a sense of protective safety.

Design

The styling creates a wide-&-lifted mono-box architecture that reminds of the Delica model.

The approach of Mitsubishi designers is explained by their own words: "'Super-mobility' was the keyword driving design development: creating a vehicle that encourages driver and occupants to set off for any destination with a deeply reassuring sense of safety.

In creating the basic form, the design team went for a mono-box architecture crafted with straight lines and with an understated nose.

Minimizing design elements, the understated surface composition readily invokes the powerfully built lines of the Delica series while adding a fashionable tautness to create a robust and solid appearance.

The major defining feature of Mitsubishi Concept D:5's interior is its exposed "Rib Bone Frame"5 structure that serves as a visual device to accent the solidly-built construction and the stiffness of the body.

Other identifying elements are the full-size glass roof panel, which creates a very airy and open ambience, and the use of both metallic and natural materials.

This contrast between stiff and soft elements is used to express the melding of a reassuring sense of protective safety with an enriching sense of interior comfort that distinguishes the design."

Technologies and Safety

Mitsubishi Concept D:5 employs the same electronically controlled four-wheel drive system as Outlander. The powertrain mates a new 2.4-liter MIVEC engine to a Sport Mode 6-speed CVT.
The suspension features a MacPherson strut at the front and a multi-link arrangement at the rear.

For what concerns safety, the Concept D:5 incorporates active safety vehicle (ASV) technology that assists the driver in operating his vehicle safely and minimizes strain:

• Peripheral monitoring system: 10 approach sensors detect pedestrians or obstacles in the close vicinity of the car. The system promotes safety by audibly urging the driver to take extra care.
• Lane Trace Assist. An on-board camera monitors the lane dividing lines and the system applies a corrective torque to the electric power steering when it senses the vehicle is starting to depart from its lane, thus alleviating driver strain and fatigue.
• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC): The ACC system uses millimeter-wave radar to monitor the distance to the vehicle ahead and regulate engine power and the CVT reduction gear ratio accordingly. By maintaining a safe following distance at all times, ACC enables safe and strain-free cruising.

Mitsubishi Concept-D:5 specifications

(Source: Mitsubishi)