The Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback is an electric crossover built solely for North America. It is a rebadged, restyled version of the third-generation Nissan Leaf - a product of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, in which platform sharing between Nissan and Mitsubishi is increasingly common.
What differs from the Leaf. Mitsubishi has given the car its own bumpers and a different front fascia, swapping Nissan’s boomerang motif for a pattern of vertical “dashes,” and revised the tail-light graphics. The interior has not been shown and is expected to carry over from the Leaf.
Powertrain. Mitsubishi has not released technical details. For reference, the US-market Leaf produces 218 hp from a single front motor with a 75 kWh battery. There is a chance Mitsubishi reserves a lower-output version - 177 hp with a 52 kWh battery - a configuration that was announced for the Leaf but never reached the market.
Context. The new Nissan Leaf has sold slowly in the US, and Mitsubishi is betting it can attract buyers through its brand and, potentially, price. Sales begin in late summer or early autumn 2026. Pricing has not been announced; the Nissan Leaf starts at $29,990 in the US.
