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