I bring you another announcement hot off the presses. Mitsubishi, just today, has announced that they will be unveiling the production versions of their Lancer Sportback and Lancer Sportback Ralliart at the Paris Motor Show early in October of this year.
The Lancer Sportback will be a five-door hatchback version of the (very) recently redesigned Lancer model that all, if not many of us, are familiar with. The Sportback slated to be run by a 1.5L or 1.8L four-cylinder, or a 2.0L turbo diesel. The Sportback Ralliart will be powered by a newly featured turbocharged 2.0L MIVEC engine, which boasts a said 237 Clydesdales and about 253 foot-pounds of torque. Relliart models will also feature Mitsubishi's Twin-Clutch SST transmission and an Active Center Differential, which will be responsible for sending the 253 foot-pounds of torque to the wheels able to utilize it. Take not. That the Ralliart slated to debut in Paris is slightly larger than the one many of us saw at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show earlier this year.
Mitsubishi’s new models will more than likely be sold in The States. The few specifications I mention in the previous paragraph are for Lancer Sporbacks and Sportback Ralliarts that are to be sold in the European markets. Specifications on how the cars will be in the U.S. are still unclear. For those anxious in copping one of these vehicles, Mitsubishi has set a general timeframe to be after the initial introduction of the Evo X…which I believe is here…I don’t know, maybe we’ll see them midway of next year.
~Ronski
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