Friday, July 6, 2007

Mitsu Redux

The new Lancer is a great looking car, especially in Evo guise. Ironic, then, that this comes as a result of a backtrack in Mitsubishi's styling department. While they don't look exactly the same, the new Lancer shares its stance and shark-nosed front end with the previous generation Galant. Just further proof that stylists looking to make a statement often fail to think through their designs, releasing cars to the market that do not pass the "gag test". Case in point:
And...

'Nuff said.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I agree the new Lancer is a much more stylish vehicle than the outgoing one, and the current Galant is horrid. I really liked the shark-nosed look of Galant and Diamante of the '90s. I guess I hadn't really noticed the new one as a backtrack though...