Spy Shots: Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart sneaks out ahead of Paris show
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/" rel="tag">Paris Motor Show</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></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/897517/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/dsc00108_450op.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><em>Click above for more spy shots of the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback.</em><br /><br />We're eagerly anticipating the debut of the <a href="http://www.theautounion.net/index.php/topic,2360.0.html">Mitsub ishi Lancer Sportback and its Ralliart variant in Paris</a> 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 <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2F www.autoweek.nl%2Fnieuws. php%3Fid%3D9225&hl=en&ie= UTF8&sl=nl&tl=en">Autowee k.nl</a>, 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. <br /><br />As we've seen previously, the Ralliart hatch takes the Evo-styled front end from its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-were-sold/">four-door counterpart</a>, 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 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856121/">red</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856122/">white</a> or slate grey would be our chosen hue when the Sportback goes on sale in the States early next year.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/">Spy Shots: Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/897517/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/dsc00108_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/897519/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/dsc00111_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-sportback/897518/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/dsc00109_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/">Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856122/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/lancer_3_sportback_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856121/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/lancer_4_sportback_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-lancer-sportback/856120/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/lancer_5_sportback_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Sources: <a href="http://www.theautounion.net/index.php/topic,2360.0.html">The Auto Union</a>, <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2F www.autoweek.nl%2Fnieuws. php%3Fid%3D9225&hl=en&ie= UTF8&sl=nl&tl=en">Autowee k.nl</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.theautounion.net/index.php/topic,2360.0.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/02/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-sportback-ralliart-sneaks-out-ahead/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1243725/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/02/spy-shots-mitsubishi-lancer-sportback-ralliart-sneaks-out-ahead/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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