The new Sport­back and Sport­back Ral­liart have debuted online prior to the Paris Motor­show in a series of stun­ning images.

Aimed squarely at the pop­u­lar hatch­back and sedan Imprezas, the base Sport­back will come in four cylin­der 1.5L, 1.8L or 2.0L tur­bod­iesel mod­els, with the Sport­back Ral­liart reciev­ing a 2.0L, 177kw/​321nM tur­bocharged MIVEC four.

The Evo­lu­tion X’s AWD sys­tem, Twin Clutch SST and Active Cen­tre Dif­fer­en­tial round out the Sportback’s impres­sive list of features.

[Source: Net­CarShow ]

2009 Mit­subishi Lancer Sport­back Ralliart:

2009 Mit­subishi Lancer Sportback

As spec­u­lated pre­vi­ously, the mys­tery Mit­subishi teaser images are actu­ally of the upcom­ing 2009 Mit­subishi Colt. The new Colt shares styling cues clearly poached from the new Lancer.

Both the front and rear of the Colt have been exten­sively over­hauled, to suit the aggres­sive new snout. The new car comes in both three and five door forms, with an almost micro-​​van like rear end to increase capacity.

Intended to go head to head with the likes of Toyota’s Yaris and Honda’s Fit/​Jazz, the new Mit­subishi can be optioned with fuel sip­ping 1.1L to 1.5L 4 cylin­der petrol engines, and a 1.5L DI-​​D diesel.

2009 Mit­subishi Colt Teasers

At first glance the teaser dis­plays the now famil­iar cues we asso­ciate with Mitsubishi’s  new Lancer, but the pro­por­tions appear a good deal smaller, and the head­lights are def­i­nitely rounded, as opposed to the stan­dard Lancer’s sharp lights.

Spec­u­la­tion is rife about the new vehi­cle, but the two like­li­est can­di­dates are the Con­cept cX and the new face-​​lifted Colt. We’ll see what tran­spires come Octo­ber 2nd.

Press Release:

MITSUBISHI 2008 PARIS MOTOR SHOW PRESS CONFERENCE

Three World Premieres

• Press Con­fer­ence — Octo­ber 2nd at 10.45 AM, Hall 3
• Keynote speak­ers: Kurihara-​​san (Head of Prod­uct Strat­egy at MMC) and Tim Tozer (MME’s Pres­i­dent & CEO)
• MMSP (Mitsubishi’s motor sports team) rep­re­sen­ta­tives also available

Mit­subishi Motors are happy to wel­come you to their stand for their Press Con­fer­ence at the forth­com­ing Paris Motor Show, and the unveil­ing of a string of sig­nif­i­cant new prod­ucts, on Octo­ber 2nd at 10.45 AM, Hall 3.

Three World Premieres:

• Lancer Sport­back — Mitsubishi’s dis­tinc­tive 5-​​door “Sports Hatch” for the C/​D segments.
• Rac­ing Lancer — Mitsubishi’s entry at the 2009 Dakar Rally, mod­elled after Lancer Sport­back and pow­ered by an all-​​new 3.0 V6 turbo-​​diesel engine.
• Mit­subishi Motors will reserve a third world pre­mière for the Paris Motor Show (see below), which can only be dis­cussed on Octo­ber 2nd.

A Euro­pean Pre­mière:
Paris will also see the Euro­pean pre­mière of the 240PS Lancer Ral­liart, in both Sports Saloon and Sport­back (5-​​door hatch) forms.