2007 Mitsubishi i MiEV Sport

The i MiEV Sport explored a compact electric sports car before Mitsubishi’s electric hatchback became a familiar production model. Its fastback shape and unusual motor arrangement make the 2007 show vehicle a useful record of the company’s early performance-EV thinking.

A distinct 2007 Tokyo concept

Mitsubishi introduced the i MiEV Sport in its September 2007 announcement for the 40th Tokyo Motor Show. Its name must remain separate from the production i-MiEV, the i-MiEV Cargo and later similarly named studies. The space and punctuation can vary in search results, so identification should rely on the complete name, date and photographed design rather than the word MiEV alone.

Mitsubishi Motors: 40th Tokyo Motor Show release, 7 September 2007

Electric motors and integrated control

The original release describes front in-wheel motors combined with a rear drive motor and S-AWC control. This arrangement is part of the announced concept proposal. It should not be replaced by the production electric hatchback’s conventional specification. This archive does not assign a present-day battery-health result, measured range or charging performance to a show vehicle whose public technical description belongs to a particular historical moment.

Mitsubishi Motors: 40th Tokyo Motor Show release, 7 September 2007

A compact fastback with its own identity

The flowing roof, small footprint and rounded front make the concept look quite different from a conventional Evolution sedan. Its design can be read as an effort to make electric motoring appear light and engaging. The included period photograph documents that physical presentation. It does not prove that every proposed electrical or vehicle-control function was operating during the photographic event.

A physical concept and a limited road series

The archive follows the documented concept identity. It does not turn a photograph of one display vehicle into proof that exactly one engineering body was ever made. Styling models, running development vehicles and conserved exhibition objects may require different evidence. No customer road-production quantity or worldwide prototype census is assigned. The concept stays outside road-car production arithmetic and remains marked for the archive.

Mitsubishi Motors: 40th Tokyo Motor Show release, 7 September 2007

Reading the evidence together

Start with the original manufacturer description for the programme’s name, date and proposed equipment. Use the photograph for the physical design and the exhibition event recorded in its caption. Keep those roles distinct when comparing related Mitsubishi entries. A later appearance, alternate angle or newly discovered picture should enrich this record’s chronology, rather than create a duplicate vehicle identity. Design comparisons in this article are editorial interpretation, not evidence of shared components.

Specification and identity reference

Rarity and production scope

Documented physical concept identity. No customer road-production quantity or audited prototype-build census assigned.

This record belongs to the archive. Concepts are excluded from customer road-production totals; a documented individual is a member of its wider model series and is not added as extra production.

Identifying the documented subject

Match the complete model name, date and programme to the linked evidence. Keep any chassis-specific provenance separate from a general description of the model. A period image confirms what was photographed, while a production or technical claim requires the corresponding document.

Comparisons and related profiles

Continue through these connected Mitsubishi records, each with its own factory identity and production scope.

• Mitsubishi Concept-RA
• Mitsubishi eX Concept

Frequently asked questions

What is the rarity scope of this archive record?

Documented physical concept identity. No customer road-production quantity or audited prototype-build census assigned.

Does the title date match every photograph?

2007 is the documentary reference used for the profile. A later exhibition or museum photograph can show the same programme. Its caption identifies the photographic scope without creating another edition.

Sources and further reading

1. Mitsubishi Motors: 40th Tokyo Motor Show release, 7 September 2007

Research checked 15 October 2026. Factory literature, independent EPC-derived records and photographic evidence are identified separately. Design readings and documentation guidance are editorial interpretation.