The Mitsubishi PS platform, also known as "Project America", is
mid-size
Mid-size—also known as intermediate—is a vehicle size class which originated in the United States and is used for cars larger than compact cars and smaller than full-size cars. "Large family car" is a UK term and a part of the D-segment in ...
,
front wheel drive
Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longitu ...
platform developed by
Mitsubishi Motors North America
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. is the U.S. operation of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, overseeing sales and research and development functions. The company manufactures and sells Mitsubishi brand cars and sport utility vehicles through a ne ...
. It is used for the
Endeavor,
Galant, and
Eclipse. The platform was designed in
North America, and vehicles based on it were built at its
manufacturing facility in
Normal, Illinois
Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 52,736. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, and Illinois' seventh most ...
.
["Mitsubishi Flexa-Facturing: It’s Nothing But Normal"](_blank)
Rob Wilson, ''Automotive Industries'', February 2003
, Mitsubishi Motors press release, February 14, 2000
The Galant-derived
380, built at
Mitsubishi Motors Australia
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) is a fully owned subsidiary of parent company Mitsubishi Motors Corporation of Japan. The company was established in 1980 and began vehicle manufacturing in that year, having taken over the facilities ...
's plant in Tonsley Park,
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
between 2005 and 2008, also used the PS platform.
["Mitsubishi 380 3.8L V6"](_blank)
Paultan.org, February 4, 2006
References
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