Spy Shots: Mitsubishi Ralliart Sportback spotted in MI
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports/GTs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchbacks</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/mitsubishi/" rel="tag">Mitsubishi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a></p><a href="http://www.nextautos.com/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback"><img width="580" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="318" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/lancersportbackmi.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /> <small>
<div align="center"><em><stron g>Click above for another shot of the Lancer Sportback</strong></em><br /></div>
</small> <br />The crew at NextAutos caught a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/MitsubishiLancerSportback/">Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback</a> testing in the great state of Michigan, providing us with further proof that the WRX-fighter is on its way to the States. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/03/paris-2008-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/">Sportback</a> is the hatch/wagon/combi variant of the Lancer <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/03/paris-2008-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/">that originally debuted in Paris</a>, and while Mitsubishi still hasn't confirmed drivetrain choices for the U.S., we've been assured that a Ralliart version is in the cards.<br /><br />The Sportback aims to unseat the five-door Subaru Impreza both here and abroad, with gasoline engine choices in Europe spanning the range from 1.5- to 1.8-liters, along with a turbodiesel displacing 2.0 liters. The Sportback Ralliart will be powered by the same turbocharged 2.0-liter MIVEC four equipped on the sedan and putting out 237 horsepower and 253 lb-ft of torque to all four wheels through Mitsubishi's new Twin-Clutch SST transmission and Active Center Differential. Expect the Sportback to arrive on U.S. shores later this year, with the Ralliart variant following shortly thereafter.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.nextautos.com/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback">NextAutos</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/07/spy-shots-mitsubishi-ralliart-sportback-spotted-in-mi/">Spy Shots: Mitsubishi Ralliart Sportback spotted in MI</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nextautos.com/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/07/spy-shots-mitsubishi-ralliart-sportback-spotted-in-mi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1421032/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/07/spy-shots-mitsubishi-ralliart-sportback-spotted-in-mi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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