The Mitsubishi Concept-RA is a concept car manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors, and first revealed at the North American International Auto Show in January 2008."Mitsubishi Motors Lineup at 2008 North American International Auto Show", Mitsubishi Motors press release, January 14, 2008. It was speculated by the automotive press to presage a potential fifth generation of the Mitsubishi Eclipse."Mitsubishi Concept-RA: Next Eclipse?", Wes Raynal, Autoweek, January 13, 2008. "Mitsubishi Concept RA Will Become Eco-Friendly, Evo-Inspired Eclipse: Detroit Auto Show Preview", Basem Wasef, Popular Mechanics, January 13, 2008. "Mitsubishi Eclipse coming to Europe?", What Car?, November 29, 2007.
The car has an aluminium space frame chassis, and features a 4N14 2.2-litre clean diesel producing and , powering all four wheels through the company's S-AWC drivetrain and SST twin-clutch transmission. Following the lead of other Mitsubishi prototypes at the time, "green plastic" recyclable resin was used extensively in the body panels and interior for environmental reasons.
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