Mitsubishi Colt

Colt was a name used as an export marque by the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation of Japan. Confusingly, Mitsubishi also offered a model in some markets as the Colt, usually denoting the export version of the Mirage.

The Colt marque was used principally in the United Kingdom, and phased out around 1984. In New Zealand, the Colt brand began disappearing in the mid-1970s in favour of Mitsubishi and surfaced as a model name only in the late 1980s and in 2003.

In the 1980s, Mitsubishi Motors Australia offered the original Mirage as the Colt, building it at its Adelaide plant. The Australian Colt was available as a four- or five-door with a 1.6-litre engine at the top of the range. It was sold as an entry-level model there and in New Zealand, where the second-generation Mirage was already on offer.

2003

In 2003, a new Colt was released by Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in Japan, with a design by Olivier Boulay and built on the platform of the Smart Forfour.