Mitsubishi has announced that it will be launching its all-electric i-MiEV in the United States next year, though it will be substantially updated from the current model sold overseas.
According to Autoblog,We’ve stumbled upon one of Mitsubishi’s business plan presentations on the automaker’s global corporate site, and therein lies two renderings of what the upgraded U.S.-spec car might look like. It appears that the too-cute bubbly proportions of the current i-MiEV will remain intact, albeit with a much more aggressive front fascia and wider track. As we noted in our review of a JDM-spec i-MiEV, added width would indeed make the diminutive hatch feel more planted on the road, and while we rather like the design of the current car, the revised styling is sure to be more attractive to the vast majority of U.S. shoppers.
The car is expected to sell for under $30,000–less than the $32,780 MSRP for the Nissan Leaf–before the $7,500 federal tax credit.