In its second year of competing in this race, MITSUBISHI MOTORS sent two advanced MiEV EVOLUTION II vehicles to the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Equipped with a large capacity battery and a high-power motor that was previously developed based on mass-produced parts of standard production vehicles, its maximum output was 400 kW. With its quadruple motor consisting of a total of four motors, two in front and two in the back, its 4WD system was able to effectively transmit power to the road surface. In addition, the vehicle motion integrated the newly adopted S-AWC (Super-All Wheel Control) system with the aim of improving steering stability. The weight reduction and aerodynamic performance improvement of its dedicated body granted a much better drivability. Besides team manager and driver Hiroshi Masuoka, Greg Tracy (USA), a former six-time winner of the race's motorcycle division, was appointed as driver. With this two car lineup, they targeted the win in the electric car class.

During the practice days, the 20 km course is split into three sections (bottom, mid and upper). Qualifying for the electric car class was held in the bottom one. The MITSUBISHIs topped the rankings with Tracy ending up in first place and Masuoka recording the second fastest time. The MITSUBISHI MOTORS team had high hopes for the overall victory, all classes considered, including gasoline-fueled internal combustion engine vehicles. However, on the race day, the nature of Rocky Mountains’ Pikes Peak Mountain proved to be very difficult. Blue skies were showing in the morning, but the weather suddenly worsened. By the time the electric class cars were running, heavy rain was pouring down on the road. Tracy, the top runner in the electric car class, was forced to suddenly swap from slicks (tire without groove) to cut slicks (tire with groove) due to heavy rain that began just before the start of the race.

Tracey was forced to race in the face of deteriorating road conditions, but he managed to finish in 10 minutes and 23.649 seconds, about seven seconds above Masuoka's time the previous year, and the car’s significant improvement was put on display. The second driver, Masuoka, also went on the wet road surface, but he boldly tackled the course and finished in 10 minutes 21.866 seconds, beating Tracy’s time. However, they were outpaced by their rival as the road conditions improved, Masuoka ending up in second place and Tracy finishing third. As a result, the team had to put their plan to win the electric car class on hold until the 2014 event, which was the third year of their three-year program. At the 2013 Pikes Peak, where the drivers raced through a steep course of about 20km with 156 corners under wet condition caused by the heavy rain, the main asset of the cars was the S-AWC, which brings maneuverability and outstanding stability in abundance. This allowed the team to trust their machine and to continue racing forcefully. They ran out of luck at that race, but they were able to gather technical information for future EVs and PHEV performance vehicles and they felt more confident in winning the electric car class the following year.