Developed from the show car displayed in 2001, Grandis is really a futuristically-styled take on the multipurpose vehicle. 5 door, seven seater machine continues to be newly developed make up the ground up, and also the launch model emerges with only one engine a 2.4i four driving out with the front wheels; a diesel 2.0 turbo unit arrives in 2005.

The styling is radical, with a lot of curves (not every one of which are within the right places, when the views of some critics should be heeded) and also the original way of thinking continues within the car, with a pleasing variety of curves ahead of the front row audience.

Mitsubishi did hard to combine low interior noise, a great ride, and enjoyable driving behaviour. There’s rumoured to become a four wheel drive version not far off, using the intelligent system found beneath Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution.