Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback & Sportback Ralliart Hit the Web Ahead of Paris Unveiling

Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer SportbackRalliart
Mitsubishi Lancer SportbackRalliart
Mitsubishi Lancer SportbackRalliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback

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BabyMilo

personally i dont mind the look of the overall car, but i think that the tail lights could do with some tweaking...

September 26, 2008 7:22 am

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Kepe

I think it looks very good. A lot better than the Subaru Impreza! I'd say this is one of the best looking hatchbacks out there when it hits the stores.

September 26, 2008 8:14 am

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BritBoy

I agree the rear lights need some work, why is there so many of them, scattered all over the rear end? The bumper looks ridiculous. Is it really to much to incorporate the fog light and reflecters into the main units?

September 26, 2008 8:16 am

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daviepops

I have no problem with the look of the rear end including the tail lights ... but ... the nose would be way better left in the form of a split grille from the sedan rather than blatantly copy the single framed grille (turned on it's head) from Audi.

September 26, 2008 8:44 am

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tumbo

Exactly my thought...

September 26, 2008 9:23 am

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motorjedi

The rear overhang is too long for a hatchback. A few inches more and this would've been a station wagon.

September 26, 2008 9:30 am

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Tuner_Mad

Mitsubishi's 'boring' cars have improved greatly! Much better than that Subaru Impreza. Nice job Mitsu!

September 26, 2008 2:01 pm

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yas609

This looks good, but the mighty mazdaspeed3 still is the best looking hatchback...

September 26, 2008 3:38 pm

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hescian

Actually, no, this hatchback does not look good, and no it doesn't not look better than the Subaru. At least the Subaru looks like it was designed to be a hatchback. This looks like the hatch was slapped on as an afterthought. Too bad, cause the sedan looks great!

September 26, 2008 3:45 pm

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EJ255

What a shame the Ralliart model doesn't have Supersport mode on its TC-SST tranny.

September 26, 2008 4:04 pm

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Audi wanna-be since the first prototype showed. Where's originality?

September 27, 2008 2:50 am

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davethepetrolhead

That big foglight in the back bumper looks a bit like an afterthought surely they could have found somewhere better.

September 27, 2008 3:46 am

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Joe_Limon

I like how ppl keep saying that this car is just ripping off the audi's. Mitsubishi came out with a lancer concept car with this grill in 2005, the same year that the first Audis were adorned their new smiles, concept cars take a while to develop. So I highly doubt they stole the design, it's probably more comparable to the newton vs. leibniz argument.

September 27, 2008 4:44 am

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daviepops

Interesting timeline ... but totally wrong as I have a photo I took of the Audi Le Mans (R8 concept car) at the Melbourne Motor Show in March 2004 and that was at least a year after it was first displayed ... ergo Audi were using the single frame grille in 2003 (or even 2002) ... THREE years before the Lancer concept emerged.

September 27, 2008 8:54 am

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Joe_Limon

hmm your right, that was a 2003 concept car. My timeline wasn't totally wrong, the years I gave were correct, I just didn't think of the r8 concept car. K you got me, Mitsubishi must have totally ripped off Audi cause every one knows audi is the most epic company on earth... *eyes roll* oh well, tis only the lancer, pos looking car imo in the first place, it's just a box with a super aggressive front bumper.

September 27, 2008 2:05 pm

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carcrazy1234

lexus IS taillights?? very similar... who cares :D:D:D BUT...i must say this looks better than the new wrx impreza hatch. buuuut that also has grown on me... damn... where was i going with this lol totally forgot :(

September 27, 2008 5:15 pm

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