The Mitsubishi Carisma is a large family car produced for the European market by Mitsubishi Motors from 1995 to 2004. The model name was derived from a combination of the English car and the Greek kharisma, meaning "divine gift". It was co-developed with Volvo, sharing its chassis with the first generation of the Volvo S40, and built at the NedCar factory in Born, Netherlands, which the two companies co-owned at the time. Over 350,000 were built during its production run. Available as a 4-door saloon or a 5-door hatchback, it featured gasoline engines from 1.6 L to 1.8 L, a... 1.8 L gasoline direct injection engine, and 90 hp 1.9 L turbodiesel powerplants sourced from Renault, later with the 100 hp 1.9 DI-D common rail diesel engine, the same as used in both Volvo and Renault cars. In spite of its name, the Carisma had a fairly neutral design as a result of being Mitsubishi's first attempt to target the traditionally conservative European company car market. Even when receiving a midlife facelift in 1999 that characteristic was not improved.
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