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↑ 1989 Mitsubishi HSR II

The bubble-top shape of the 1989 Mitsubishi HSR concept car was meant to predict a look when highway speed limits are 200 mph.

The bubble-top shape of the 1989 Mitsubishi HSR concept car was meant to predict a look when highway speed limits are 200 mph.

Mitsubishi HSR II, 1989
Mitsubishi HSR II, 1989
Mitsubishi HSR II, 1989
Mitsubishi HSR II, 1989
Mitsubishi HSR II, 1989
Mitsubishi HSR II, 1989
The bubble-top shape of the 1989 Mitsubishi HSR concept car was meant to predict a look when highway speed limits are 200 mph.
Unlike many concept cars of the time, the 1989 Mitsubishi HSR concept car was fully drivable.
The HSR hugged the ground tighter as speed increased with the help of flaps that raised automatically to provide stabilizing downforce.
The 1989 Mitsubishi HSR concept car had a production-based turbocharged 2.0-liter twincam 4-cylinder engine and all-wheel drive.
Part of the HSR concept car's appeal was the fact that many of its features existed in some form on Mitsubishi production models, such as the Eclipse.
Ground-effects spoilers that looked like side running boards showed how the 1989 Mitsubishi HSR concept car blended styling and technology.
A rear-view video monitor was just one of the many near-future-think gadgets inside the 1989 Mitsubishi HSR concept car.
With Mitsubishi a technical leader in electronics, it was no surprise the cockpit of the 1989 Mitsubishi HSR concept car was packed with video displays.
Mitsubishi HSR II, 1989
Images: Mario Buonocunto Concept Cars Page; Publications International, Ltd.; eye-love.jp