As we revealed in an earlier post, Mitsubishi launched two new special edition Colts, badged as Black Hawks.
One was based on the 1.1 3dr CZ range, the other as we’ll discuss in these pages, carries the more potent 4-cylinder, 16 valve, DOHC Turbo from the Mitsubishi Colt CZT family.
Reaching a claimed speed of 132 mph and a 0-62 time in a fraction over 7 seconds, the Black Hawk CZT will certainly feel like it has wings.
Looking at the specification its pretty much the same as the standard CZT, with sports seats, rear tailgate spoiler, front fog lamps, sports grille, disc brakes all round and a six-speaker CD/radio with steering wheel remote controls. You are however getting two big silver strips running parallel the entire length of the car from bumper to bumper, privacy glass and a hot new set of 17 inch diameter, 7 inch wide “Black Hawk” alloy wheels married to ultra-low profile 205 / 40 tyres.
From the press images it looks the business, although i would have liked to have seen the suspension and exhaust getting a tweak, you know a little lowering here and there, just to give it that extra something. But at £13,026 quid your not paying for the privilage as it’s the same price as the standard CZT, so at least your getting your money’s worth.
Production is limited to 200 units in the UK with cars arriving at selected dealerships towards the end of this month.