Although the company had no intention of marketing it, the convertible helped attract the public's attention to the more mundane sedan.
[2] Mitsubishi has presented its heritage in its motor show exhibits, using vehicles from its past displayed in parallel with new model introductions.
[3][4] The following year they revisited the theme by promoting the newest version of their Mitsubishi Pajero sport utility vehicle alongside a 1934 Mitsubishi PX33, a pre-World War II military prototype which was the first Japanese sedan equipped with four-wheel drive.
[5] They took the same approach a third time in 2007, with the tenth iteration of the rallying-derived Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.
It was exhibited at the North American International Auto Show in 2007 alongside the Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR, which gained renown after winning the Safari Rally in 1974.