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"Looking like the funky offspring of a Volkswagen New Beetle and an Audi TT, the Mitsubishi i MiEV Sport Air, making its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, could foreshadow the Japanese company&amp;#039;s first all-electric production car for U.S. sale.   At around 143 in. in overall length, the Sport Air is about 2 in. shorter than a Mini Cooper. And like the British-born/German-built compact car icon, this Japanese show car features a very accommodating space for front passengers with tight confines for those in back.   The Sport Air makes use of a more powerful, 60 kW (80.5 bhp) electric motor versus the first i MiEV prototype&amp;#039;s 47 kW (63 bhp) peak output. Lightweight materials are put to good use throughout this cute compact 4-seater: The rear suspension and body panels are aluminum, other body panels and the roof are plastic. &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot; touches include solar cells embedded in the semi-transparent roof and hood, and a bamboo-based resin (plastic) in the carpeting and seatback panels.   Larger than the previous i MiEV prototype \u2014 nearly 8 in. longer and almost 5 in. taller \u2014 this new show car should exhibit improved driving dynamics with its 50/50 weight distribution and low-mounted lithium-ion battery pack, placed under the floor of its stretched wheelbase. Its upsized dimensions might also make it more palatable to both U.S. consumers and regulators alike. The combination of light weight (less than 2200 lb.), rear-wheel drive and the instant torque inherent in electric motors (170 lb.-ft.) should be sufficient for merging on American interstates. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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