All-New 2023 Mitsubishi Lancer Rendering Features a Completely Original Design 19 Feb 2021, 13:35 UTC · by The car industry is a lot like the comic book industry, where you can have a run of multiple issues in which a popular character is killed off, only to be brought back 12 months later through some convoluted way. The point is, comic book characters don’t stay dead too long, and popular car nameplates, even though they can go years or even decades on the sidelines, can always be resurrected. 41 photos When Mitsubishi said that it would quit on the Lancer, we admit, it left a bitter taste. The carmaker decided in 2017 to focus on its crossover and SUV models and didn’t even plan for a successor, basically giving up on its sedan heritage. Sure, you can still order a 2021 Mirage G4 sedan, but that’s not exactly a critically acclaimed nameplate.