Chairman Osamu Masuko wants Mitsubishi to re-enter the compact passenger car segment, and you know what that means. A revival of the Lancer might be in the cards, but Masuko is set to step down to the position of chairman as Takao Kato prepares to take the reigns of the automaker from Minato, Tokyo.
The EVO X went out without a bang along with the non-performance Lancer in 2016 and 2017, and since then, the Lancer is exclusive to China because sales are still strong in this market. There were plans to develop a successor for the EVO X, but the scandal and subsequent purchase by Nissan put that project on hold until further notice.
“Until when,” you’re wondering? Sources in Japan told Autocar.co.uk the Lancer would come back sometime in the 2020s on the CMF C/D vehicle architecture, the platform that Mitsubishi plans to utilize for the successor of the mid-size Outlander crossover utility vehicle. The CMF-B could be utilized for the Outlander Sport and Mirage, and going forward, the Nissan Armada could share its underpinnings with the Pajero.
U.S. dealers would like a mid-size pickup as soon as possible, but the L200 (a.k.a. Triton) will have to wait until it crosses the Pacific. If everything goes according to plan, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance could develop a common vehicle architecture for the next generation of their trucks, including the Navara (a.k.a. Frontier) and Alaskan.
While details remain scarce, the Lancer EVO XI would “would share key elements of its drivetrain with the next-generation Renault Megane RS” hot hatchback. The British motoring publication makes a case for a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder engine, dual-clutch transmission, S-AWC all-wheel drive, and “the possible addition of electric boosting.” A mild-hybrid system has been announced by Renault, and soon enough, plug-in hybrids will follow.
At most, the estimated output is 341 horsepower and 319 pound-feet of torque. That’s 346 PS and 433 Nm in the metric system, noticeably more than the 4B11T four-cylinder turbo 2.0-liter engine in the Lancer EVO X.
“Until when,” you’re wondering? Sources in Japan told Autocar.co.uk the Lancer would come back sometime in the 2020s on the CMF C/D vehicle architecture, the platform that Mitsubishi plans to utilize for the successor of the mid-size Outlander crossover utility vehicle. The CMF-B could be utilized for the Outlander Sport and Mirage, and going forward, the Nissan Armada could share its underpinnings with the Pajero.
U.S. dealers would like a mid-size pickup as soon as possible, but the L200 (a.k.a. Triton) will have to wait until it crosses the Pacific. If everything goes according to plan, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance could develop a common vehicle architecture for the next generation of their trucks, including the Navara (a.k.a. Frontier) and Alaskan.
While details remain scarce, the Lancer EVO XI would “would share key elements of its drivetrain with the next-generation Renault Megane RS” hot hatchback. The British motoring publication makes a case for a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder engine, dual-clutch transmission, S-AWC all-wheel drive, and “the possible addition of electric boosting.” A mild-hybrid system has been announced by Renault, and soon enough, plug-in hybrids will follow.
At most, the estimated output is 341 horsepower and 319 pound-feet of torque. That’s 346 PS and 433 Nm in the metric system, noticeably more than the 4B11T four-cylinder turbo 2.0-liter engine in the Lancer EVO X.
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