I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Mitsubishi is reintroducing the Eclipse EV to North America as the 2027 Eclipse Sportback EV, launching in late summer or early fall 2026. Despite marketing it as 'all-new,' the vehicle is actually a rebadged next-generation Nissan Leaf with unique exterior styling. Sourced from alliance partner Nissan, it will be sold through approximately 300 US dealerships.
Mitsubishi is bringing a fully electric vehicle back to North America for the first time in over a decade, and it’s calling the 2027 Eclipse Sportback EV “all-new.”
It isn’t. The Eclipse Sportback is a rebadged next-generation Nissan Leaf, sourced from Mitsubishi’s Alliance partner and reskinned with new bumpers and lights.
Mitsubishi confirmed the vehicle in a press release, describing it as “the global debut of an all-new fully electric vehicle” that will launch across the US and Canada in late summer or early fall 2026, sold through roughly 300 dealer partners in the US.
The company is upfront about where it comes from, at least. The release says the Eclipse Sportback EV is “sourced from Mitsubishi Motors’ Alliance partner Nissan Motor Co, based on the next-generation Nissan LEAF.” So “all-new” is doing a lot of work here.