三菱在今年日内瓦车展发布的XR-PHEV II概念车的量产版车型即将发布。最近谍照记者拍到了一组量产版照片，而量产版将是一款中级尺寸跨界车。虽然车身进行了重度伪装，但仍能看出它与概念车之间的渊源。车头的X形格栅清晰可见。前大灯比概念车更大，但仍不失时尚感。车尾的伪装也没能掩盖后部下垂的轮廓。虽然量产版看起来不像概念车那么极端，但锐利的车尾仍出现在了量产版上。新款CUV最早将于2018年上市。目前还不清楚该车的名称，但该车定位在欧蓝德Sport和三排座欧蓝德之间。该车动力系统预计将与概念车一样采用插电混动，同时还将有一款不带电机的版本。当时这款车正与福特Escape和起亚狮跑一起在沙漠进行测试，这表明这两款车将是新车上市后的主要竞争车型。

 

Mitsubishi caught testing production XR CUV

The sharp styling of Mitsubishi’s XR-PHEV II concept gets ready for the road in this new batch of spy photos. The show car debuted earlier this year in Geneva at the brand’s vision for a future midsize crossover.

 

Even through the heavy camouflage and cladding on this one, we can see cues from the concept. In front, the outline of the X-shaped grille is visible. The headlights are larger than the show car’s narrow slits, but they still look stylish. The covering on the back also doesn’t hide the way the roof arches downward at the rear. While this isn’t as extreme as on the version in Geneva, it looks like the sharp-edged tail is still possible on the production model. The new CUV could arrive in showrooms as soon as early 2018.

 

We don’t yet know the name for the production version, but it would slot between the compact Outlander Sport and three-row Outlander in Mitsubishi’s lineup. Like the concept, expect an available plug-in hybrid powertrain, but a version without electrical assistance is very likely, too. In these photos, the vehicle conducts desert testing with a Ford Escape and Kia Sportage, which reveals the models the automaker considers the new CUV’s major rivals.