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Mitsubishi Motors Debuts Two Concept Cars in Southern California

24 December 1998

Mitsubishi Motors Debuts Two Concept Cars in Southern California

              SST Spyder and Montero Sport CityCruiser Represent
                   Distinctive Style and Driving Excitement

    WHO:       Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (MMSA)
               Greater Los Angeles Auto Show

    WHAT:      -- Montero Sport CityCruiser -- a modified 2WD SUV packed
               with all the punch of a high performance car.  With so much
               aftermarket customization happening these days on both 2WD and
               4WD sport utility vehicles, we've found a way to enhance the
               power and styling to make our 2WD Montero Sport really stand
               out.  Teaming up with high performance aftermarket leader HKS
               USA, we've created a turbocharged alternative to sport utility
               vehicles, in a distinctively sporty and aggressive package.

               -- The SST Spyder concept car previews advanced styling for
               roadsters in the next millennium.  Designed and built at
               Mitsubishi Motors Research and Design of America (MRDA) studio
               in Cypress, Calif., the SST embodies a "geo-mechanical" theme
               that is expected to appear in future production vehicles.  This
               fully driveable sports car is powered by a 250-horsepower
               4-cylinder, however is constructed by materials -- including
               composites and carbon fiber -- which are in their rawest,
               purest form.  Even the SST Spyder's iridescent "tangerine
               dream" exterior color mimics the cadmium look of tooled metal.

    WHERE:     Greater Los Angeles Auto Show
               Mitsubishi Motors Display (South Hall) S-311

    WHEN:      Press Day -- Wednesday, December 30, 1998 at 11:30 a.m.

    INTERVIEW
    OPPORTUNITIES:

               Pierre Gagnon, executive vice president and chief operating
               officer, MMSA, who will focus on the victories Mitsubishi
               Motors has achieved in 1998 and the turnaround story the
               company expects 1999 to bring.

               Roger Zrimec and Dan Sims, leading designers responsible for
               both concept vehicles, from Mitsubishi Motors Research and
               Design of America (MRDA).

    CONTACT:   Mitsubishi News Bureau, 800-828-6672 (California) or
               800-233-6672 (National).