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A guide to MMC Booth at the 34th Tokyo Motor Show
With the theme of "Transporting your Dream into Success", MMC will display a full range of characteristic and unique commercial and recreational vehicles, from light trucks to large class trucks and buses, and introduces and disseminates "today" of us as the most advanced transporters, to the guests and visitors.
At the Tokyo Motor Show 2000 announcing the last moment of this century for the new one, MMC is prepared to effectively present to our guests and audience a variety of our commercial
vehicles employing the state-of-the art technology of well-balanced efficiency and environmental awareness; by zooming in our outstanding researches and technologies connecting the future with comprehensible explanations.
We would like to cordially ask you to feel the results of our technology contained thoroughly with dreams and success, at our MMC's booth at the Tokyo Motor Show 2000.
FUSO Truck Zone

Super Great: Large Class Trucks
•Short Cab & All-wheel Air Suspension Truck
This is a sample exhibition model of the short cab of a in-line 6 cylinders turbo engine with low fuel consumption. It is a result of MMC's development of the V6 inter-cooler turbo chagered engine vehicle, with a totally new cab style, adding the variety to the large class trucks of the short cab that have called for the attention of the markets lately. This model will further lead the market of the economical transporters, adding the advantages of the excellent low fuel consumption, spacious cargo room of the 10-meter body with the bedless characteristics, and employment of the all-wheel air suspension system.

•Ultra-low Fuel Consumption Semi-tractor Specially
Designed for the High-speed Roads This is the ultimate model with the ultra-low fuel consumption on the high-speed roads. It has been introduced with the first-in-the-market high-pressure combustion engine for the truck engines, low-fuel consumption drive line, and the newly developed OD 9speed INOMAT: It is absolutely designed to achieve the superb economical advantages in high-speed truck transportation.

•Short Cab Dump Truck
This model is installed with the telescopic cylinder vessel of the light reinforced body on the short cab truck with the V8 naturally aspirated engine. It performs the high efficiency and the dump capability with the vehicle stability, as well as the increased loading space and load capacity due to eliminating the bed.

•All-wheel Air-suspension INOMAT Vehicle
This model is equipped with the all-wheel air-suspension to employ the air-suspension system with both front and rear suspensions, as well as with the INOMAT, the MMC's most advanced fuzzy controlled automatic transmission to realize the easy drive and the fuel-saving transportation. It will pursue further economical features in a large-quantity transportation.

Fighter & Fighter NX: Medium Class Trucks
•Refrigerator Vehicle with Air Curtain

The new star or the medium class cab trucks, Fighter NX. This model will be displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show as the refrigerator truck with the clean engine fully compliant with the pollution vehicle regulation enforced by the metropolitan cities of Japan. In addition to employment of the idling stop & start system that enhances the ecology-conscious properties, this model has introduced the air curtain and the under-floor container power gate in the freezer van, to fulfill the further functionality.

•All-wheel Air-suspension INOMAT Vehicle
This new model, Fighter, is equipped with the all-wheel air-suspension to employ the air-suspension system with both front and rear suspensions. It will realize the tremendously minimal vibration of cargo area and excellent seating atmosphere surpassing the conventional rear-wheel air-suspension trucks. This model is also installed with the INOMAT, the MMC's most advanced fuzzy controlled mechanical automatic transmission to realize the easy drive and the fuel-saving transportation. It will pursue the excellent transporting quality and further economical features.

•Light Top Wing Body Vehicle
Fighter NX is the lightweighted body specifications loaded with the 4-cylinder turbo engine. Installed with the light-top wing body that signifies the merits of the maximum loading capacity of this 4-ton class truck.

Canter & Canter Guts: Small Class Trucks
•Aerial Platform Truck of HEV Low-noise
Canter HEV Aerial Platform Truck has been developed and created from the idea of "a working truck with friendliness to the neighboring areas surrounding the work site". The HEV system operates the power generation with the engine and drives with the motor, enabling the short-distance drive with the power generating engine stopped in the housing areas, as well as reducing the exhaust gas. It also realizes the work at the site with the power of the batteries, which reduces tremendously the work noise.

•Electric Refrigerator Vehicle of Rear-wheel Air-suspension
Based upon the Canter's rear-wheel air-suspension truck which realizes the excellent transport quality, this refrigerator vehicle employs the new refrigerator machine corresponding with the idling stop & start system. With operation of the refrigerator driving by the power generator, it enables the excellent temperature control in the vessel at times when the engine is stopped.

•Petrol-engine Truck
The petrol-engine vehicles are now attracting large attention because of the excellent quietness, low vibration and clean exhaust gas. Low Nox content, exhaust gas without black smoke and low noise, all characteristic to the petrol-engines, will take the drive in the housing areas and early-in-the-morning or late-at-night transportation well into consideration

FUSO BUS ZONE

Aero Series: Large-size buses
•Aero No-step HEV
MMC will sample display this Aero No-step HEV which has been newly developed and created as a city bus of the 21st Century that is both passenger-friendly and eco-friendly with high practical use. Along with evolution of the pleasant "no step" function, this model has employed the HEV, hybrid electric vehicle, generating with the engine and driving with the motor. This has truly been put such advanced properties into shape, as being passenger-friendly and environment-friendly.

•Aero Queen I
A super high decker bus, Aero QueenáT, is well considered with the aged passengers, with a tilted lift and a barrier-free compliant toilet. It is installed with the new generation diesel engine fully compliant with the exhaust gas regulation of 1999 in Japan, as well as the super air-suspension that realizes the excellent seating and passenger control. Pleasant interior, fulfilled safety performance, all in all are meant to pursue the ideal of the sightseeing buses with large seating capacity.

Aero Midi: Medium-size bus
•Aero No-step Midi
Aero Midi has been newly developed and created as the no-step bus with the length of 9 meters, corresponding with size reduction requirements for the urban community bus and line bus. By introducing the new vehicle layout, it has realized the ultra low floor and the wide & flat floor surface. Further have been designed for the excellent passenger control, seating comfort, and other passenger-friendly measures such as the employment of the wheel chair area and slope panel for the wheel chair access.

Rosa: Small-size bus
•Long-body Route Bus
MMC will display this liner-specifications long body bus corresponding with the barrier-free requirements. Further with easy-access characteristics between the driver's seat and passenger door, it enhances the safety confirmation for the passengers as well as toll payment confirmation. This model further realizes the easy access of the wheel-chaired passengers by employing a rear lift containable under the floor.

Recreational Vehicles and Light Commercial Vehicles

•Pajero
In addition to achievements of the most critical environmental criteria with MMC's GDI V6 3.5 liter engine, this model has tremendously enhanced the driving performance at times of both the off- and on-roads, due to employment of the ladder frame built-in monocoque body and 4-wheel independent suspension system.

•Dion Hearty Run, moving passenger seat specification car.
Easier and freer moving, Mitsubishi Hearty Run series make such dream closer to us with its Dion, the car enjoyed by all family members. The special seat slides off the vehicle dynamically, while descending its seating level, which alleviates the hard work of the family member feeling difficulty in getting on/off the car or using a wheel chair.

•Toppo BJ Hearty Run, wheel chair specification car, 4WD
Kneel-down system adopted, when opening the back door, the vehicle level comes down, which enables to get on/off the car while riding on a wheel-chair. Adopting 4WD, the utility area becomes wider and wider.

•Delica Cryogenic Vehicle
A special purpose vehicle series has made a company with the Delica Truck series of the new age, fulfilling the users' business. At this Show, MMC will display a cryogenic vehicle for convenient use of distribution, to select among these special purpose vehicle series. A special Delica for a special work. The Delica trucks offer more variety to the business.

•Minicab Van
Minicab Van allows the abundant loading of cargo as well as the deliberate use easily. It will support the everyday work with the comfortable style of the wide cargo room and spacious cabin.

•Minicab Truck
The semi-cab style of Minicab creates the spacious cabin and wide cargo room. Its wide & low platform with full utility will give ease of use and pleasant work environment.

TECHNOLOGY ZONE
Environment Friendliness
(displaying the environmental harmony technology seeking for the future of trucks and buses)
•Concept Engine corresponding with the future exhaust gas emission control•Engine compliant with EURO 3•HEV(hybrid electric vehicles)system components
Economy and Efficiency Performances
(displaying the technology seeking for economy and efficiency performances of trucks)
•INOMAT(the MMC's most advanced fuzzy controlled mechanical automatic transmission)•All-wheel air-suspension system•Mitsubishi Fuso Total Support System
Safety measurements
(displaying the technology of the most advanced preventive safety precautions to support the safety drive)
• MDAS-áU(MMS Driving attention monitor)•Full Air Disk Brake•Electronic Control Braking System•Vehicle Movement Control system•Light Distribution Control Headlamp•Milliwave Radar•Convoy System
Displayed vehicles
1 Super Great Short Cab All-wheel Air-suspension Vehicle(Show model) 11 Aero No-step HEV(Show model)
2 Super Great Ultra Low-fuel Consumption Semi-tractor for High-speed roads 12 Aero Queen áT Sightseeing Bus with Large Seating Capacity
3 Super Great Short Cab Dump Truck 13 Aero No-step Midi
4 Super Great All-wheel Air-suspension INOMAT Vehicle 14 Rosa Long-body Line Bus
5 Fighter All-wheel Air-suspension INOMAT Vehicle(Show model) 15 Pajero Long
6 Fighter NX Air-curtain Installed Freezer Vehicle(Show model) 16 Ding Hearty Run Series
7 Fighter NX Light-top Wing Body Vehicle 17 Toppo BJ hearty Run Series
8 Center Aerial Platform Truck with HEV Low-noise(Show model) 18 Delica Truck Cryogenic Vehicle
9 Center Rear-wheel Air-suspension Electric Freezer Vehicle(Show model) 19 Minicab Van
10 Center Guts Petrol-engine Vehicle 20 Minicab Truck
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