The Mitsubishi ASX, also sold as the RVR and the Outlander Sport, could finally be replaced by a new-generation model in 2023. Czech publication Auto.cz recently had the opportunity to speak with the automaker’s local public relations manager who revealed that the current model has sold out and that it is no longer featured on Mitsubishi’s price list or configurator in the Czech Republic. This is because the next-generation model is apparently just around the corner.
Details about the new model are limited
but the publication claims that it could be one of the two models that
Mitsubishi has confirmed it is developing in cooperation with Renault for the
European market. The most likely possibility is that the next-gen ASX will share
its technologies and underpinnings with the Renault Captur and if this is the
case, it could be smaller than the outgoing model, Drive notes.
To say the current ASX / Outlander Sport
is crying out for a replacement would be an understatement. Mitsubishi has been
building the SUV since 2010 and over that time, it has undergone three
facelifts. Despite the automaker’s best attempts to keep it fresh, it is really
feeling its age, as we discovered when testing it out in mid-2020.
From a visual standpoint, the new ASX
should follow in the footsteps of the 2022 Outlander and Eclipse Cross with the
latest iteration of Mitsubishi’s ‘Dynamic Shield’ design language. That will
mean a large black grille with chrome trim, angular LED daytime running lights,
and a split headlamp design.
