Mitsubishi Motors Discussion

[Haste]

Mitsubishi’s Ralliart Concept Is Either Awesome or a Crossover With a Diffuser

Could this be Mitsubishi's first car with any sort of performance aspirations since the Evo X?

Until 2010, Ralliart was both Mitsubishi's championship-winning world rally team and its high-performance division. Both were phased out for more than a decade before the automaker announced an eventual revival in May. Now we have our first indications of what a future for Ralliart could actually involve.

This is the first teaser of what Mitsubishi is calling a Ralliart concept car. It will debut at the Tokyo Auto Salon alongside a production-ready electric kei car concept in mid-January, but the Ralliart concept is meant to "[express] the company's vision for the new Ralliart." In theory, that could be anything from a pie-in-the-sky concept of an outlandish sports car to define the future of Mitsubishi to an Eclipse Cross with some aftermarket aero pieces.

The teaser photo shows a diffuser integrated directly into the rear bumper of a car, truck, or SUV of some sort. It gives very little to go on, but Mitsubishi's current product line leaves very little room for a serious performance variant. In the U.S, Mitsubishi sells only the Outlander, the Eclipse Cross, and the ultra-light Mirage. The Japanese line is larger, but it still does not include another sedan or performance-ready hatchback. That leaves only a wholly new concept for a Ralliart halo program or a simple look at a lightly modified existing Mitsubishi.

Could this be the first step toward the impossible dream of a GR Yaris-fighting Mirage G4 Evo? Probably not, but it might be something worth seeing.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a38568543/mitsubishis-ralliart-concept/

 

[Houston.RZ34]

Based on the pic alone....

A.) A crossover with a diffuser.
B.) EV Evo.

 

[therumblewagon]

Yeah, given lack of visible exhaust tips I'm putting my bet behind EV something or other.

 

[Haste]

Yeah, I believe y'all are right about it being an EV. To me that diffuser says, "we took some parts from a gaming console and made a diffuser out of it." I'll still hold out hope for the 1% chance that this concept has side-exit exhaust lol

 

[jdm-rhd]

really hoping they bring something cool to the table. been eons since they had anything exciting. loved and miss my 2g eclipse and always wanted an evo.

 

[Houston.RZ34]

I'm pouring one out for the VR-4 Family, 3000GT is what got me into imports back in the 90s.

 

[bboypuertoroc]

Please be an Eclipse, please be an Eclipse pleasebeanecplise.

Or at least a new Evo.

Or at the VERY least a new 3kGT.

(watch it be some stupid fucking electric crossover with a 10 second 0-60 time)

 

[SS727Z]

Please be an Eclipse, please be an Eclipse pleasebeanecplise.

Or at least a new Evo.

Or at the VERY least a new 3kGT.

(watch it be some stupid fucking electric crossover with a 10 second 0-60 time)

Good news! It’s an Eclipse...

CROSS!

Actually though, I’m pretty positive that’s what it is.

 

[bboypuertoroc]

Good news! It’s an Eclipse...

CROSS!

Actually though, I’m pretty positive that’s what it is.

 

[Haste]

Welp... ??

https://www.thedrive.com/news/43836/mitsubishis-new-ralliart-concept-is-here-and-yup-its-a-crossover

 

[NissanFreak2021]

?

 

[Haste]

Good news! It’s an Eclipse...

CROSS!

Actually though, I’m pretty positive that’s what it is.

Here's the Ralliart style Eclipse Cross that you speak of...

https://www.autoblog.com/2022/01/11...liart-concept-tokyo-auto-salon/#slide-2376599

 

[therumblewagon]

 

[bboypuertoroc]

Welp... ??

https://www.thedrive.com/news/43836/mitsubishis-new-ralliart-concept-is-here-and-yup-its-a-crossover

I mean that's probably the best looking thing to come from Mitsubishi since the Evo.

 

[Houston.RZ34]

Pour one out for the homie...