Leaked Images of Mitsubishi’s Prototype S Concept Ahead of Geneva

Brad February 24th, 2008 2:15 PM Link

Hideous.

Fritz February 24th, 2008 3:46 PM Link

Too many doors…An EVO station wagon!

Greg February 24th, 2008 4:23 PM Link

The changes are subtle compared to the Ralliart sedan, but I think they make it better looking. I would buy one if they offer it in the US.

chartguy February 24th, 2008 5:13 PM Link

Maybe it’s a rasterization effect, but the chrome strip at the bottom of the windows doesn’t seem to line up between the two doors.

Otherwise, it looks like an Evo hatchback. I like hatchbacks, but prefer three doors to five doors.

Jonathan Fung February 24th, 2008 6:54 PM Link

Maybe not the best looking Evo-derivative, but definitely better looking than the STi.

Ducati Minor February 24th, 2008 8:36 PM Link

Jonathan is WAY off.

Sean February 24th, 2008 9:45 PM Link

Yuck.

There was an Evolution wagon for the 9. It looked tons better than this hatch.

Cicero February 24th, 2008 11:50 PM Link

I agree with Sean, the wagon looked better then this hatch, though I am sure the Europeans will be happy, they love hatches and should be good comeptition for the WRX hatch from Subaru

Auto News » Leaked Images of Mitsubishi’s Prototype S Concept Ahead of Geneva February 25th, 2008 8:09 AM Link

[…] andythibault wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt German webspace .autobild has gone ahead and seen fit to release these official-looking images of the Mitsubishi Prototype S before the car’s planned debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The concept sportback, which is said to foreshadow the production version of the Lancer five-door headed to the European market, looks almost as if it could be ready for sale as-is. The car’s Evo nose is gussied up a bit with LED lights at either corner, and the low-profile lines may need to be bulked up a smidge in the name of interior space. But taken in total, the Prototype S looks like a viable and natural evolution of the Lancer line. There’s still no word on Mitsubishi bringing the five-door Lancer stateside, and all the current information we’ve seen has the car pointed squarely at the European market. But we think the small-wagon could find an enthusiastic audience in the U.S., as […] […]

Jeff February 25th, 2008 1:56 PM Link

More attractive than the WRX with which it would compete. I would seriously consider it with the new Ralliart specs (245 HP, AWD).

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Kevin February 27th, 2008 6:23 PM Link

I really hope this makes it to US soil in the near future. I think its the perfect mix of performance, features, and utility for my needs. Compared to the WRX hatch, I think this is more attractive, has a better feature set (bluetooth, fastkey, music server, sunroof, recaros, HIDs etc), and is cheaper when similarly optioned.

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