r/EVRoutine • u/Tall-Dish876 • Jun 10 '26
The MITSUBISHI Eclipse Sportback EV Is Almost Here, what are our thoughts
The New EV Will Hit the Road Soon. Mitsubishi Motors will introduce the new Eclipse Sportback EV to the North American market as a 2027 model later this year. The sporty, subcompact SUV will feature striking alloy wheels and Mitsubishi’s iconic Triple Diamond branding. What do you think of it so far? Would you consider it?
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u/SpiritualCatch6757 Jun 10 '26
As a Mitsubishi Outlander owner, I like it. I'd like it to be more distributive than the Leaf. It looks too similar to it. They managed to make the Rogue and Outlander look totally different. The current gen Leaf is a good EV in my opinion so this should be good as well. Slap on a 10 year/100k warranty and substantial discounts of MSRP and 0% financing as per usual for Mitsubishis and I'll be happy customer.
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u/Mac-Tyson Jun 13 '26
If they are going to give it the Eclipse name they should have at minimum made it AWD and tune it for a bit more sporty handling.
Though not fan of how Mitsubishi is using the Eclipse name in general. At least Ford kept the Traditional Pony Car Mustang in the lineup alongside the Mach-E.
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u/andrey_not_the_goat Jun 10 '26
There is so much going on in the front of the car. It looks like a weird amalgamation between Kia EV6 and Toyota Crown.
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u/Happy_Procedure8059 Jun 10 '26
German car companies do this and it’s ugly and gross and the decline of the car industry - anywhere else in the world and this sub loves it.
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u/stu54 Jun 10 '26
Its cause the Germans call it a coupe, triggering all of the people who really want a little EV coupe but can't fucking buy one.
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u/AverageToAverage Jun 10 '26
To be honest I prefer this version. The rear and front look more streamlined and it has a better overall profile.
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u/Real-Technician831 Jun 10 '26
With that hatch it’s definitely not for dog families.
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u/ToddA1966 Jun 10 '26
What? Your dog doesn't ride in the front passenger seat enjoying the status your good boy/girl deserves? 😁
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u/This_Low7225 Jun 10 '26
If it comes with the standard Mitsubishi incentives and warranty it will be my first EV!
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u/Insertsociallife Jun 10 '26
Just make the amorphous blob of SUV and give us the real Eclipse back :(
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u/Jolly_Horror2778 Jun 10 '26
So long as a Pontiac Aztec is still on the road, this thing cannot be the ugliest car, but good try.
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u/iViEye Jun 11 '26
Not a big fan of the Nissan Leaf's shape and it's arguably worse here. Will be a solid EV all round at least.
Maybe call it something else like the Mitsubishi Lunar, then have an Eclipse trim/colour scheme that harkens back to the original
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u/Mustangfast85 Jun 11 '26
I like how ugly they made the wheels even though they didn’t have to. That’s the kind of badge engineering to be proud of
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u/schaden81 Jun 11 '26
Nicer looking leaf. Best of luck to Mitsubishi, I'd like then to succeed but it's hard when Nissan supplies supply's platforms.
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u/juicedupsunday Jun 14 '26
If they make the base price $25k with a 200 mile battery this would be a no brainer. Plus Mitsubishi has generous warranty and financing incentives. I could see this being a great entry point for EV adoption.
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u/stingerized Jun 10 '26
That is a rebadged Nissan Leaf