The new Sebring four-door...
The new Sebring four-door family saloon goes on sale here in right-hand-drive form next year.
Making its worldwide...
Making its worldwide debut at the Detroit Motor Show in January, the four-door is the firm"s eagerly awaited Ford Focus rival.
As you can see from this official sketch, it looks just like the stunning Concept-X design from the 2005 Frankfurt expo. The Lancer debuts Mitsubishi"s global platform, which will also underpin its Outlander SUV, while engines will come from a line-up developed with DaimlerChrysler and Hyundai. These include a 109bhp 1.5 petrol powerplant and, for the first time in a Lancer, a turbodiesel.
There will be a Ralliart-badged "warm hatch" and a flagship Evo X with a 2.0-litre turbocharged unit, four-wheel drive and a bold bodykit. It is set to debut at the Tokyo Motor Show next October.
A five-door hatchback will be revealed at September"s Frankfurt expo and reach showrooms in 2008, but the four-door Lancer will be on sale in summer, priced from ÷£12,000.