2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback

If anyone out there is looking for a hatchback version of the new Mitsubishi Lancer, your wish has just been granted. The company confirmed last month that it will indeed bring the Lancer Sportback and Sportback Ralliart to the U.S. this summer. The car is already on sale overseas. The company is showing the Ralliart version at the 2009 Chicago auto show.The Lancer will come in two trim levels: a Sportback GTS with a 168-horsepower, 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine and either a five-speed manual or a continuously variable automatic transmission, and a Sportback Ralliart with an upgraded 237-hp, turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder and all-wheel drive. That version also comes with the Lancer Evolution's six-speed twin-clutch transmission.Rear cargo volume is an impressive 52.7 cubic feet with the rear seats folded flat. The Subaru Impreza only sports 44.4 cubic feet, and the outgoing Mazda3 hatchback has just 43.8 cubic feet.Both Sportbacks will go on sale this summer, and we expect them to be priced similar to their sedan equivalents, which go for $18,340 and $26,490 for the GTS and Ralliart, respectively.

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