wonderbot
07-02-2008, 03:20 PM
Filed under: Spy Photos (http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/), Paris Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/), Hatchbacks (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/), Mitsubishi (http://www.autoblog.com/category/mitsubishi/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/dsc00108_450op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/897517/)
Click above for more spy shots of the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback.
We're eagerly anticipating the debut of the Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback and its Ralliart variant in Paris (http://www.theautounion.net/index.php/topic,2360.0.html) this September, and these recent shots of the five-door making the rounds in Barcelona are just enough to keep us interested. Judging by the German numberplates and a couple of shots that surfaced on Autoweek.nl (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoweek.nl%2Fnieuws. php%3Fid%3D9225&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=nl&tl=en), we'd guess that the Ralliart Sportback is in the hands of motoring journalists abroad or was on its way to a photoshoot ahead of its launch.
As we've seen previously, the Ralliart hatch takes the Evo-styled front end from its four-door counterpart (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-were-sold/), along with new side sills, darkened wheels and a subtle rear spoiler. In Europe, the Lancer Sportback will come equipped with either a 1.5- or 1.8-liter four, or a 2.0-liter turbodiesel, while those of us in the U.S. get to enjoy an Evolution experience on the cheap, with a de-tuned version of the 4B11T/C 2.0-liter four, producing 237 hp and 253 lb.-ft. of torque. We like it in red (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856121/), white (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856122/) or slate grey would be our chosen hue when the Sportback goes on sale in the States early next year.
Gallery: Spy Shots: Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/dsc00108_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/897517/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/dsc00111_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/897519/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/dsc00109_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/897518/)
Gallery: Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/lancer_3_sportback_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856122/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/lancer_4_sportback_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856121/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/lancer_5_sportback_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856120/)
[Sources: The Auto Union (http://www.theautounion.net/index.php/topic,2360.0.html), Autoweek.nl (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoweek.nl%2Fnieuws. php%3Fid%3D9225&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=nl&tl=en)]
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/dsc00108_450op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/897517/)
Click above for more spy shots of the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback.
We're eagerly anticipating the debut of the Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback and its Ralliart variant in Paris (http://www.theautounion.net/index.php/topic,2360.0.html) this September, and these recent shots of the five-door making the rounds in Barcelona are just enough to keep us interested. Judging by the German numberplates and a couple of shots that surfaced on Autoweek.nl (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoweek.nl%2Fnieuws. php%3Fid%3D9225&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=nl&tl=en), we'd guess that the Ralliart Sportback is in the hands of motoring journalists abroad or was on its way to a photoshoot ahead of its launch.
As we've seen previously, the Ralliart hatch takes the Evo-styled front end from its four-door counterpart (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-were-sold/), along with new side sills, darkened wheels and a subtle rear spoiler. In Europe, the Lancer Sportback will come equipped with either a 1.5- or 1.8-liter four, or a 2.0-liter turbodiesel, while those of us in the U.S. get to enjoy an Evolution experience on the cheap, with a de-tuned version of the 4B11T/C 2.0-liter four, producing 237 hp and 253 lb.-ft. of torque. We like it in red (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856121/), white (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856122/) or slate grey would be our chosen hue when the Sportback goes on sale in the States early next year.
Gallery: Spy Shots: Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/dsc00108_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/897517/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/dsc00111_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/897519/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/dsc00109_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/897518/)
Gallery: Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/lancer_3_sportback_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856122/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/lancer_4_sportback_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856121/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/lancer_5_sportback_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856120/)
[Sources: The Auto Union (http://www.theautounion.net/index.php/topic,2360.0.html), Autoweek.nl (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoweek.nl%2Fnieuws. php%3Fid%3D9225&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=nl&tl=en)]
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