Start with what the Mitsubishi Concept-ZT is: a car with 4N14 2.2 , built from 2007, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. What it meant takes a little longer.
The story
The Mitsubishi Concept-ZT is a concept car developed by Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors, and first exhibited at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show in September 2007. The car has an aluminium space frame chassis, and features a 4N14 2.2-litre clean diesel producing 140 kW (190 PS) and 400 N⋅m (295 lb⋅ft), powering all four wheels through the company's S-AWC drivetrain and SST twin-clutch transmission.
Following the lead of other Mitsubishi prototypes at the time, "green plastic" recyclable resin is used extensively in the body panels and interior for environmental reasons. Although there was initially no official confirmation, the automotive press was confident that this prototype presaged the next generation of the Mitsubishi Galant, and the Galant-based Mitsubishi 380 in Australia. However, in August 2008, the company announced that it had abandoned production plans using the same drivetrain and a steel body, claiming they could no longer make a business case for the car.
What is underneath
The engine is 4N14 2.2 . Drive goes through a SST twin-clutch transmission. The layout matters: drive goes to all four wheels, which is what lets the power be used on a wet road. The wheelbase is 2815 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Volkswagen Tiguan, the Hyundai i30, the Nissan GT-R. Nearby in the Mitsubishi catalogue sit the Mitsubishi Lancer and the Mitsubishi 360.