We all know that pretty soon Mitsubishi won’t be the only company selling the Lancer here in Malaysia – a Proton styled variant is expected to hit Proton showrooms before the end of the year. For those that still want a Mitsubishi-badged C-segment product, you probably won’t have to settle for the Lancer sedan as these pix snapped in Putrajaya by reader suggests that Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia will offer the Lancer Sportsback here soon.
The Lancer Sportsback was first introduced at the Paris 2008 show two years ago. It’s basically a Lancer with a 5-door hatchback body, and in Europe it comes with a few engines including a baseline 4A91 1.5L DOHC, a 1.8L 4B10, or even a 140 PS Volkswagen engine. A Lancer Sportback Ralliart is also available, equipped with the 4B11T engine which takes a 4B11 and turbocharges it. In the Lancer Sportback Ralliart, the engine is detuned for 240 horses and 343Nm though, lower than in the Lancer Evolution.
Look after the jump for photos by readers Adrian and Sharfox, thanks guys! :) You can also find some hi-res photo galleries from the Lancer Sportback’s original unveiling.
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COOL!!!!
LANCER SPORTBACK= WIRA AEROBACK!!!
no lah…
WAJA aeroback. proton, pls rebadge this too! lol
isnt…gen2=wira aeroback
persona=wira
satria=satria neo
waja=lancer
i don think proton will rebadge this sportback since this not included in their licensing agreement
Then P1 shud make a new agreement then rebadge all Mitsu line up, haha… :D
luv the white one…the car look more suitable with that color
another “new” proton re-badged car?
Happy Raya 2010!
It still a nice car to re-badge… I don’t mind if P1 re-badge a good cars…
This car is great. Just wonder if mitsu will let proton re-badge this model too? The range of price would be…RM75k —> RM85k?
I dun think so. Coz it will kill the existing Satria Neo CPS.
anything will kill neo CPS..hands down.. Crappy car!!
Who knows after all maybe this Lancer hatchback is actually the one Proton is rebadging and not the sedan version?!?!…LOL
this gonna be Waja Aeroback later…..
if later 2 doors later come out, it would be satria…
then they added a large boot and call it PUTRA…..poor marketing….
hey dude, this car is hatchback NOT aeroback…..if to rebadge hv to wait Mitsubishi selling in the market 4-5 yr 1st….then it mayb will b rebagde for Satria model if poor Proton interested….hope u know that the 1st Satria model is actually is Lancer hatchback of previous previous generation…
it was mitsu colt if i’m not mistaken! not lancer..btw, is there any lancer hatchback b4 this? never heard bout it..
Satria Neo replacement…
Aiyer..dunno y, i felt like this model is fitting a Toyota Harrier 03′ rear onto a Mitsubishi Lancer butt..its kinda weird..
but the best thing is, it is kinda competitive against Subaru’s..Mitsubishi Lancer still ROARRSS~!!
Impreza, always BEHIND Lancer (or Evo in other case)……
Complaint with brain please….
the next neo hahhaha
Hmm…this better not be the next satria replacement model down the road.
look….. weird…..
the ralliart version is THE BOMB MAAN!
from behind looks like a shorter version of harrier…
this one has the 2.4 mivec engine found in the grandis and NOT the 2.0 turbo…Confirmed !
wow such a powerful engine for it class…must be very fast…
4B12 maybe…
design wise..Gen-2 still the winner….don’t even think to rebadge this….but to consider of redesign/ design new better performer of Gen-2 breed
better than G-2?? lol… dude get a pair of glasses or mayb get a life…
Thats the pre-facelift Lancer sportback? Aren’t we getting the facelifted one ?
Smart japanese marketing skills….Sedan sales not good as toyota & honda….sell license for Poor proton to sell their model under proton name….this smart japanese actually hv hidden plan for replace the hatchback Lancer….in future mayb ends up like sedan lancer but hv to wait for 4-5yr to be rebagde by poor Proton…if Poor Proton interested to replace their Satria model…it every common, almost all Proton car is from Lancer generation to generation….saga, wira, new & old waja, satria,…from 1985 until present….
yea indeed…Lancer hype gona last for year or 2 and thats it…..the nextime we saw “Lancer GT” we’ll say…”oh,its another proton model…….the taxi and Limo gona use it….PDRM patrol car……all sort of government institution or company car gona use it…..& we started to feel the Lancer as a very-very common car than the feeling that we have right now toward Lancer.
:) true enough. thats the reason you finf the new Camry, Vios & Altis as texi and Limousine in many neighbouring countries. Car manufacturers realize that they need the volume to sustain & expand, its a simple economic of scale formula
Merc also got taxi la kawan….
:) thats the one side of the picture mate, On the other side Mitsu is planning to rebadge the Exora & Persona into their Domestic market. The same time, they are also keen to use the local Satria Neo for their local rallies (results from the Neo S2000 APRC Hokkaido).
Btw, it was very heart warming to interview a local Japanese fan there, whom took a white piece of cloth, made some blue & red lines across, a yellow cressent moon & a star.. and supporting the Malaysian team competing there.
Looks better & performance better than Satria neo, if replace Satria Neo with Satria Neo price sure pll will buy!!! “Affordable”…..
fyi, old waja was proton’s 1st in-house developed car, not based on any existing car… its just the new 1 that’s a rebadge…
so you say japanese is so smart,, so malaysian si dump2 la.. are yau malaysian? so you are a dump2 2.. ok..
don’t point finger…with included u as well…dun worry m’sia ppl r vr rich really to donate $$$ for govt profits…it how our m’sian show patriotic way….understood….moron (aduss)
ya. im so stupid 2, like you 2, for me, we dont have to say that other ppl is so smart, bcos we will look like to stupid, that all.. sorry..
but japanese really deserve it….they r doing well in automotive industry in global….smart….
Bodoh! Dah tentu pasaran hatchback/aeroback kat Malaysia ni tak berapa bagus berbanding sedan. Memang patut la Proton ambik model Lancer sedan utk diubahsuai. Bior la Mitsubishi jual Lancer hatchback tu. Ada ke orang nak beli? Tengok la sendiri pasaran kenderaan2 hatchback/aeroback kat Malaysia ni tak sebaik sedan. Rakyat Malaysia suka keta sedan la bodoh. Tak faham ke? Sedan la bongok! Pegi mampus la dgn odel2 hatchback/aeroback. Memang bagus Proton rebadge model Lancer sedan tu utk ganti waja. Mitsubishi nak jual lancer hatchback/aeroback ni dia punya pasal la. Strategi pemasaran ke, strategi perogolan ke yg penting pengguna lebih suka model2 sedan. Ko yg guna enjin campro pun bongok. Cuba ko tengok masa keluar model Gen2. Antara Gen2 dgn Persona mana yg lebih laku? Mesti le Persona sebab Persona model sedan, Gen2 model Hatchback/aeroback. Gen2 dah tak laku dah. Persona terus laku. Itu semua kehendak pasaran la ngok. Ko ni buta ekonomi laa.
myvi tu, sedan ker hatchback? 3 tahun top seller ni.
pandai ko
myvi is compact car
myvi is a hatchback, small car is compact car, saga blm also compact car.
seems like you know nothing about car.
yup…myvi compact car lah..
Tongek Si bodoh…mitsubishi relationship with proton is like adik-beradik tak boleh pisah….Abang (mitsubishi) kata apa2 , si adik (proton) kena ikut cakap si abang….that is their origin partnership/ JV since adiknya lahir ke dunia pd 1985….until today the patent r same…
Si bodoh Tongek….look at iswara & wira Aeroback byk ATAU sedan byk??!!….Proton si adik kebelakangkan ini kurang keluar Si abang (mits) model sebab Mitsubishi x keluar Aeroback lagi…..only market sedan version & hatchback version….GEN2 is proton pandai pandai sendiri x kaji trends market….x laris GEN2 proton punya pasal…sendiri cari punya…mau tunjuk hebat….Nasib patah balik ke pangkalan jalan ke sisi Abang mitsubishi….macam ini baru good boy….Aeroback popular itu dah jadi sejarah….x lagi sesuai untuk Decades ini….
1 more important….p2 compact hatchback car : myvi, viva lagi laris & popular dari proton sedan…this is the fact u kena terima hakikat benar ini….bangun si Tongek
compact car ni selalunya tuk 2nd car, mksud nya, kereta g pasa, antar anak sekolah, bukan tuk balik kg atau jalan jauh2, 2 sbb compact car selalunya datang dengan CC yabg kecil,, bg aku org bodoh jer yg beli compact car tok main car.. viva elit? eh naper perlu beli keta yg terlalu mahal 2.. bg aku beli myvi lg bagus dari viva elit.. aduss.. sudah buta disuluh lampu.. erm..
mgs to campro : nk tanya aper beza hatchback dengan wagen? plzz tell me.. aku rasa keta atas ni mcm Wagen..
no need to get too emo la tongek. sembang pum pang je lebih.. -_-
isnt the old waja based on a renault platform ?
Nope. Mitsubishi Carisma for the European market.
It was based on a Mitsubishi model which also used in old Volvo S40.
Taiwan mitsubishi lancer fortis…
NOPE….is taken the Taiwan version Mitsubishi Lancer Fortis…bcoz that model Lancer look KNS…Proton no way so stupid pick damn ugly lancer*….sure take lancer fortis* more pretty lah…
*not current generation….
nope..its was a fully homegrown platform..proton 1st in-house-design chasis
Nope, the chassis is definitely from the Mitsubishi Carisma. Proton only designed the external sheetmetal and the interior. Mitsubishi engines from that generation of chassis can drop right into the Waja’s engine bay. The Waja’s suspension components are interchangeable with the Carisma’s and the old Volvo S40’s because they’re all based on the same platform with similar undercarriage.
Proton cannot lie into our citizen eye….citizens r not a fool….only design n build certain part alr self proclaim telling the world this is their 1st own fully build and design car….Say truly lah Proton face really TEBAL like the Pudu century old prison Wall…they dun knw the words called shame…. they words come out from mouth in the News cannot pakai….vr sombong & proud with themselves….after 2 decades, they still far far behind & poor improvement….go see see other car maker like korea kia/hyundai founded after their 2 decades, they r far far in front Proton and now their r competing wif japanese rivals… Good luck to proton for only control dominating in local market….their only market on earth with govt big big helps….
And who’s the winner here? The customer’s pocket or the customer’s absurd ego of buying overpriced cars?
Mitsubishi & Proton both win….u r loser same as every1 in local here included myself…buy japanese car oso damn expensive make the Honda & toyota most benefits from local NAP….go see see Thailand,Indonesia,Singapore….here proton car price = toyota vios / honda city….consumer rugi….but car makers & govt untung gila….
quit complaining on car price. there is nothing much we can do, just like the hot climate in malaysia. i guess we need to found some other way to get a better car, like work hard to get the money you need.
poor mitsu have to sold hatchback.. i hope waja much cool than mitsu done
guys, please stop the proton rebadge nonsense lar… tired of it liao lar, every thing also proton rebadge, fuso lorry wan or not, proton lorry,
anyway, this 2.4 is 4b12 not 4g69 found in grandis, giving higher horse under the hood…
sportback comes in 2 bumper, prefacelift – non turbo n after facelift – turbo ralliart
selamat hari raya
The car is so nice…I wonder if MMC goona release Hatchback variant for Evo X…its antagonist Subaru Impreza have it once..
nice! one of my fav hatchback. mitsu msia line up kinda boring actually..they should put more on the list.
Thought proton has went to the design direction, now back to round one, dun know how long proton can stand its ground like Korean companis, which is doing better and better on their design and powerplan…
To sale the car is good, but rather to have proton design their own car, at least it is own accomplishment at some way…
Got a feeling that this is a Proton rebadged…
since the proton decided to rebadged their proton waja to proton waja lancer… this kind of hatchback lancer also same like sedan, not interested already.
Downgraded and no second value!!
hopefully it’s a ‘lancer’…gonna get it if it’s real….
maybe when the sales going slow under MMM, they could rebadged it to Proton.
this is awesome! i wonder how much will it cost.=D..
1.8cc sell much cheaper than sedan or…
good move by Mitu Motor Msia. If MMC sees respond is good, then sell this model to P1 to rebadge again…hahaha….like we have the Wira Hatchback. Oh my…
I year later Proton will sell under their brand…what is hidden business…Mitsubishi should be shamed for what they are doing…Maybe they don’t care…only money they are looking for.
Proton spent so much for R&D but only learn to copy and paste with slight modification to run away from Patent issue.
All the best Mitsubishi!
its a cool car anyway..
The rear looks like Chevy Optra 5.
indeed it does…..i swear by it coz i just sold mine
Yes yes….my 1st sight the car’s back look vr familiar but cannot think out is which brand model….it really seem hv 90% similar with Chevrolet optra 5 hatchback… thx Storm for remind me
The overall roofline and sporty stance really looks like the Optra5, only the front end is visibly different from the side and front.
seriously, some sedans should just stay as sedans.
and the hatchback should stay as a hatchback (Ford Fiesta for example)
Hehe, it is a Putrajaya Parcel D .. where all new car must be undergone JPJ procedures~!
The rear looks like Chevy Optra 5 when i first looked at it. Anyway still prefer the sedan version over this. Just my 2 cents and cheers :) Btw, Selamat Hari Raya to all kawan-kawan Muslims.
Proton, rebadge the ralliart engine & sell at ‘rakyat’ price.. many will thank you.
new proton lancer…..the death of mitsubishi in malaysia…round 2
What are you talking about? Mitsubishi lives on stronger than ever by leveraging on their partner, Proton, to do the production and sales of rebadged Mitsubishi vehicles. Maybe the Mitsubishi distributor will die, but not the parent company’s interests in Malaysia.
why do all mitsu look the same
its good to have a family resemblance but they look exactly the same right from their small car “colt” to the top end EVO its ok to have similar grille but every car should have its own identity otherwise it aint exclusive
nup, you wrong…to be more exclusive just change the BADGE like ahbeng did from pussy ‘cat’ to prancing ‘horse’
another p1 rebadge model…..maybe sat***…better to replace with this model….current model not really selling….hardly see on the road esp in Sarawak….i think it will go back to the 80’s where mit. selling their unpopular model to P1….
I wonder what engine and transmission they will give. Let’s hope it’s a good one
2.4-litre 4B12 with dual-clutch 6-speed transmission. Ralliart version will throw in AWD with electronically-controlled center differential as well.
This is actually much nicer then the last evo wagon based on the evo7 design…
nice looking! very solid and aggressive too. should come with bigger capacity engine for the power and torque. i tot RALLIART had already ceased its operations in Japan? i may be wrong.
This actually looks good. Cool enough for youngsters and Functional enough for family men.
rebadge by proton later, who want to buy anymore?? :)
Lost interest with mitsubishi now, it will rebadge later…
Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslims! Anyone noticed the RalliArt sticker on the hood and the side of the door (covered with a white sticker)?
this one more to fight the madza3 hatch
Pls get it right, mazda3… Not madza3
the spoiler is a must… or else looks incomplete
proton also want to copy this car also ka? day dream laaaa…
Nice 1… rear really look like Harrier…
Awesome… what a nice combination =)
DON’T BUY!!! DON’T BUY!!! Wait for the cheaper Potong version lehhh…..
From my reliable source from Mitsubishi Authorize dealer, it’s confirmed that ASX and Lancer Sportback will be launched in Q4 2010. ASX price range should be below RM140K and Lancer Sportback should be RM120+, similar to Lancer GT and Ex.
Whoohooo ~
good to know they are looking at pricing the ASX below RM140k otherwise how la to compete.
What is the different between ASX and Lancer Sportback? from the exterior its look the same to me.
Side view is as good as Harrier 2003, yes. To be able to sell well at RM120k, the must-have goodies are: moon-roof, turbo 2.0L, auto-aircon, leather seats, telescopic steering, CVT auto, 17″ rim, V-Kool and at least 4 airbags, in order to compensate for the BRAND, resale value and smaller interior compared to Altis or Civic.
yup its launching, as feature in article on the Sun paper on thursday 9.9.2010…its the only way mitsu malaysia differentiate themselves fr wajalancer….but if sales is good…wajalancer hatchback will be copied too ^^
nice hatch!!
i love hot hatch!!
Proton re badge the Mitsubishi Lancer so, Mitsubishi introduces the Sportback version to Malaysia.
Proton, please rebadge the 1.5 manual! Price it at RM60k! I’m definitely going to trade in my car for this!
This will end up Proton Waja Aeroback soon in future too…. Hopeless for buyer who wanna buy mitsubishi again. :(
Urgh.. This one looks like such a sloppy slap on job..
Gee.. Subaru has a hatch that kicks ass… Mazda 3 also comes in a hatch.. let’s just make this a hatch too…
Looks ugly.. a truly sedan car with a slap on hatch, butt looks too weird.
dear lancer owners, kindly sell off your car before end of this year :)
lol next proton?
sjak aq tgk lnceer htchback nh,,rse syg kat neo ak rse cm maken menebal la plakk.npe ekk..haha
apa a buang masa dok bagi komen taksub.siap cakap org lainbodoh tu. if you smart, go get CEO position a….
waja aeroback yeah man…hahahahaha…
don’t think its a ralliart version in the pic. Ralliart got twin exhaust.
C’mon Mitsu M’sia, bring in the Ralliart version … price at RM150K … give a Golf GTI owner a good run for their money …
some good review http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZrM3oTjPs8
Proton must love it and want to rebadge with their own DNA…like Proton 25 years slogan ‘Pride, Passion & Progress’.
Im pretty sure if Mitsu is bringing in the sportback, they would bring the facelifted one, cuz , prefacelift is kinda tame and unexciting at the front, , and we would know that we’re getting unsold 2008/9 models instead….(or 2nd hand)
other excitng hatchback not available in malaysia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7rrKPwIh0s&feature=channel
From what I gather, the 2010 Mazda 3 Speed is coming to Malaysia to fight with the Civic Type R.
rear is dull,
not serious or no intention to make the rear looks aggresive.
and the car is too big to be a sportback.
looks not right
back look like chevrolet optra aeroback……old concept
i think Proton Holdings Berhad should change name to Mitsubishi (M) Berhad
this is mitsubishi news la for god sake…
why we didn’t get the car with the ‘rain’ light at the rear bumper
Seriously the white one looks cool,sporty! But always the same front bumper design for all lancer… kinda boring also.
I think this model will be very difficult to sell coz Proton is gonna launch the new waja.
how much its cost..?
Yeah rite the price basic RM140K and cheat enough buyers a year later (kompang roll please) it is Proton Gen2 Lancer at RM90K price! MANYAK CANTEK U POTONG WOOHOOHH!!!
come on guys…
if u all cant afford like me..just stick with proton..eg gen2..blm..
x ask proton to copycat..what a shame for proton that already 25yrs in da industry..
malu la rakyat malaysia…
bukan proton jer yg copycat.. boleh dikatakan kebanyakkn moto cmpny dalam dunia ni yg buat bizz copycat mcm ni.. aku tak tau la cmpny yg kat bulan @ pluto tak penah copycat keta plnet lain sbb aku org bumi… sory la kalau terasa.. end
haha… what an arrogance…
This actually looks better than the Sedan(referring to the back of the car)
Here we go again.. Guys.. Mitsubishi news.. Nothing on proton.. Please get the comments right!! Don’t assume all Mitsubishi do, proton follow..
just spotted this car in melaka ….
A while back(2008) proton and mitsu did have an agreement to jointly develop a small hatchback car(when they agreed to re-badge lancer as a waja). But I don’t think they would re-badging this car since it wasn’t in the agreement.
Not sure a newspaper articles from 2+/- year would do it justice, but here goes.
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/6/business/2735863&sec=business
I think they reassessed the market, especially seeing the response of the Gen-2 & the Persona and decided instead of hatch, they’ll sell a sedan. Lo and behold, the new Waja.
sweeeeeeeeeeeet, im waja aeroback for balik kampung raya 2011!
that’s the upcoming waja aeroback!
make it 2 doors and its a putra neo!
turn it into a hatch and its a satria neo neo! – “CULT” status for sure!
stick a bed behind it and its an arena neo!
Proton Waja Sportback coming soon.
Better wait and see lah..
Maybe after 2 years it will become WAJA AeroBack!
WaLan Aeroback.
MMC might just sell their backside to be Potong yet again.
Another possible prototype for P1 to clone something…………………..A.E.R.O. …………..BUTT! Strongly band Mitsubishi to launch this model to bring bek buyer confident. I have to say it is almost obsolute model recently that why many unit unable to sold in Europe and Asia therefore import to Malaysia to clear those old stock. Like Paul say, since 2008 already launched this model in other country, why until now only our market available? Must be some rubbish unsold in other country and send to here for new model. SUCK!!!
feel wasting time to read ppl comment P1 (80% above?) on Mitsu thread
I think most of them who comments here does not really knows the real thing. And for those idiots who can’t afford the original lancer sorry for you guys since the rebadge is only going to have a 1.8litre engine. No 6speed CVT gearbox. And definately won’t be good as the CBU lancer. Poor proton and the buyers
Pooton just destroy Mitsu…!pro!!!