Company sources revealed that the Mitsubishi Concept-RA previews the next-generation Eclipse which might be sold in Europe for the first time.
At this stage, this is pure speculation as the information has not been confirmed, but selling the Eclipse on the European market would help Mitsubishi to revamp its brand image here. Of course, the Eclipse will have to be close to the concept car styling if the Japanese car maker wants the Eclipse model to succeed on the competitive small coupé market. Unfortunately, Mitsubishi’s long history proves that its models look always too conventional compared to its concept cars.
This is not the first time, Mitsubishi would sell a coupé in Europe as it imported the Mitsubishi 3000 GT in the ’90s. Unveiled in 1990, the car was derived from the HSX concept car seen at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show. It featured a 3.0-litre V6 engine which had an output of 276bhp.