It looks like Mitsubishi is getting back in the consumer import game aggressively if you take a long look at the automaker’s push at the 2015 LA Auto show.
Mitsubishi broke out two new vehicles during the show today, including the 2017 Mirage hatchback and the 2016 Outlander Sport crossover. It’s a bold move for the automaker that took a step back from aggressive competition in the marketplace in recent years after discontinuing past models like the Eclipse.
The Outlander Sport is Mitsubishi’s current top seller. So, the edition of a new model is big news for the company and an aggressive first step if it want to reintroduce itself.
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The latest model has a newly designed exterior with a front grille featuring Mitsubishi’s “Dynamic Shield” front design. The 2016 Outlander Sport gets new wheel lip moldings, power folding side door mirrors and 18-inch alloy wheels.
The inside gets a new steering wheel, new fabrics, 6.1-inch display audio system and auto-dimming rearview mirror with Homelink.
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The Mirage is one of the work’s most affordable cars, and it should still sell for around $12,000 when it return in 2017.
The upcoming models will include an enhanced exterior with a redesigned face, chrome upper and lower grille, a new hood, HID automatic on/off headlights and LED tail lamps.
The Outlander Sort should arrive in showrooms mid-2016.
The interior gets new seat fabrics, an illuminated combination gauge cluster and steering wheel, new smartphone link, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
As one of the smaller hatchbacks on the market, the car serves up 78 horsepower atop suspension enhanced by optimizing the spring rate and damping the force of the shock absorbers.
While the Mirage took a one year break from the Mitsubishi line, it will return in mid-2017.
