Mitsubishi Colt 600

Manufacturer	Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries, Ltd
Production	1962 to 1965
Body style	2-door sedan
Layout	Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive
Engine	594 cc NE35B, air-cooled OHV Straight-twin engine
Transmission	3-speed manual
Wheelbase	2,065 mm (81.3 in)
Length	3,385 mm (133.3 in)
Width	1,410 mm (56 in)
Height	1,370 mm (54 in)
Curb weight	555 kg (1,224 lb)

Mitsubishi Colt are a series of passenger cars of the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors 

History 

In autumn 1962, the Colt 600 came as a successor to the Mitsubishi 500 on the market.A five-seat, two-door passenger sedan produced by Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries, Ltd - The 600 was the first Mitsubishi to bear the "Colt" name With the same technology with two-cylinder rear engine and the same wheelbase, the body was revised and enlarged. A few months later, a lower class notchback sedan was also offered. The designer Giovanni Michelotti drew the Colt 1000 with relatively large windows. Soon, a three-door van ( Mitsubishi Colt Van ) came on the market. In 1964, Mitsubishi sold nearly 30,000 van vans.The price new was 429,000 yen. 

1965 Mitsubishi finished with 46,000 copies sold the fourth place among all Japanese manufacturers. In the same year the successor model of the type 600, the Colt 800 F appeared , and only a month before its market introduction the larger Colt 1500 . Thanks to the successful Colt model family, production reached a new high in 1968 with 130,253 cars.

Mitsubishi debuted the new Colt 600 as the successor to the first postwar vehicle 500 in the fall of 1962. The quick car with a top speed of 90 km/h was similar to the Goggomobil and the Fiat 500. The first Colt had a displacement of 594 cc and a power output of 18 kW / 25 hp.

PERFORMANCE: Mitsubishi Colt 600

ENGINE CAPACITY: 36.33 cu in, 594 cu cm;
FUEL CONSUMPTION: 40.3 m/imp gal, 33.6 m US gal, 7 Ix 100 km;
MAX SPEED: 62.7 mph, 101 km/h;
max power (SAE): 25 hp at 4800 rpm
max torque (SAE): 30 1b ft, 4.2 kgm at 3400 rpm
max number of engine rpm: 5600
specific power: 42.1 hp/l
max speed in 1st gear: 19.9 mph, 32 km/h
max speed in 2nd gear: 37.9 mph, 61 km/h
max speed in 3rd gear: 62.7 mph, 101 km/h
power-weight ratio: 48.8 lb/hp, 22.12 kg/hp
useful load: 882 1b, 400 kg
acceleration: standing 1/4 mile 26.3 sec
speed in top at 1000 rpm: 11.2 mph, 18.1 km/h.

The body was designed to be edgier and more modern than its predecessor. The 9th Tokyo Motor Show included a convertible 2 seat variant, which was the company's first "show car," but it was never sold to the general public. In the 1963 Malaysian Grand Prix, Mitsubishi entered two Colt 600 touring cars, which finished second and third in the under 600 cc class, respectively. In 1965, production was discontinued in favour of the more current Colt 800 fastback.