Mitsubishi Lancer
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The Mitsubishi Lancer is an automobile produced by the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors since 1973.
Mitsubishi Lancer | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors |
Production | February 1973 – August 2017 (worldwide)[1] December 1993– March 2024 (Taiwan) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Subcompact car (1973–1995) Compact car (1996–2024) |
Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (1973–1987) Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (1982–2024) Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (2007–2017) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Mitsubishi Colt 1200/1500 Hindustan Contessa (India) |
The Lancer has been marketed as the Colt Lancer, Dodge Colt, Plymouth Colt, Chrysler Valiant Lancer, Chrysler Lancer, Eagle Summit, Hindustan Lancer, Soueast Lioncel, and Mitsubishi Mirage in various countries at different times, and has been sold as the Mitsubishi Galant Fortis in Japan since 2007. It has also been sold as Mitsubishi Lancer Fortis in Taiwan with a different facelift than the Galant Fortis. In Japan, it was sold at a specific retail chain called Car Plaza.
Between its introduction in 1973 and 2008, over six million units were sold.[2] There have been ten generations of Lancers.[3]
Mitsubishi ended production of the Lancer in August 2017 worldwide, with the exception of Taiwan and China.[4] An extensive facelift was given to the car by Pininfarina's Chinese offices.