Mitsubishi SSU

The Mitsubishi SSU, short for Super Sports Utility, was a concept vehicle shown by Mitsubishi Motors at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in 1999. It was meant to show how the performance of the 3000GT could be combined with the usefulness of the Montero Sport. It was developed and built by the company's American research and development unit, MRDA, as its second model after the 1998 SST, the concept behind the third-generation Eclipse, and was known inside the company as Mad Max. Its twin-turbocharged 2.5-litre V6 produced 228 kW and drove all four wheels through a five-speed automatic, with Active Yaw Control as used in the Lancer Evolution. The rear doors were hinged at the back so that all doors opened from the middle, and it had LED headlamps and laser-design tail lamps. No production version was planned, although the 2003 Endeavor took up some of its design elements. The SSU also appears in the 2002 film Minority Report.