- Mitsubishi is launching an electrical car later this yr.
- It’s referred to as the Eclipse Sportback, and it’s based mostly on the brand new Nissan Leaf.
- The Eclipse Sportback options distinctive fascias and branding.
Mitsubishi has a brand new car in its lineup. It’s referred to as the Eclipse Sportback, and, if you cannot inform, it’s a compact electrical car based mostly on the most recent Nissan Leaf.
The 2027 Eclipse Sportback includes a distinctive entrance fascia with the Triple Diamond branding on the nostril. The Mitsubishi has an identical lighting signature on the entrance, with a twist, which sits above a very revamped bumper.
On the again, the brand new Eclipse ditches the Leaf’s Ni-San taillights for a pair of opposing L-shaped markers, a motif taken from the entrance. There’s daring Mitsubishi branding throughout the trunk, with a redesigned bumper.
The C-pillar trim on the Eclipse can also be completely different, and it seems the aspect skirts function striations, ever so barely differentiating it from the Nissan. It additionally wears sporty alloy wheels which are fairly distinct.
Mitsubishi offers no inside photographs, however we suspect it seems to be lots just like the Leaf.
The Eclipse Sportback will go on sale within the second half of this yr. The automaker will announce its specs, pricing, and on-sale date “within the close to future,” however we doubt it’s going to differ from the Nissan EV.
Nissan provides the 2026 Leaf in three trims, beginning with the entry-level Leaf S+ at $31,535 (worth contains the $1,545 vacation spot cost). It comes with a 75-kilowatt-hour battery paired with a 214-horsepower electrical motor, which is the precise powertrain we count on Mitsubishi to make use of within the Eclipse Sportback.
The Eclipse Sportback joins the Eclipse Cross in Mitsubishi’s lineup. In Europe, the Eclipse Cross is a rebodied and rebadged Renault.
Motor1’s Take: We don’t know the way a lot Mitsubishi can actually differentiate its new EV from the Leaf to the place its existence is justified. We doubt there will likely be any powertrain variations between the 2 and suspect the costs will likely be fairly comparable. It’s an odd transfer.
