Mitsubishi's Eclipse Sportback EV Starts $7,755 Above the Leaf It's Based On
Mitsubishi's Leaf-based Eclipse Sportback reaches U.S. dealers this month with one option, up to 282 miles of range, and a $39,740 sticker with destination.
Mitsubishi has priced its new electric crossover, and it will cost more than the Nissan it is built on. The 2027 Eclipse Sportback starts at $37,745, the automaker announced on October 6, and U.S. sales begin this month.
That number does not include the $1,995 destination charge ($2,120 in Hawaii and Alaska), so the cheapest Eclipse Sportback on a dealer lot will carry a $39,740 sticker. It is the same car that won Green Car Journal's 2027 Green SUV of the Year in September, before anyone knew what it would cost.
One price, one option
Mitsubishi is keeping the order sheet short. There is a single extra-cost item, a $2,600 Technology Package, which takes a fully optioned car to $40,345 before destination and $42,340 with it. The company calls the standard car "exceptionally well equipped" but has not yet published what the package adds.
The hardware is the part Mitsubishi has already detailed. A 75-kWh lithium-ion battery delivers up to 282 miles of range by the company's figure. The car is not listed on the EPA's fueleconomy.gov yet, so treat that as Mitsubishi's number for now.
Every Eclipse Sportback gets two charge ports: a J1772 inlet for Level 1 and Level 2 charging at home, and a native NACS port for DC fast charging, which puts it on the list of EVs that can use Tesla Superchargers without an adapter. Mitsubishi said in July that the car peaks at 150 kW and goes from 10 to 80 percent in about 35 minutes. Output and drive layout for the U.S. car still have not been announced.
The Leaf sets the benchmark
Mitsubishi confirmed in June that the Eclipse Sportback is based on the next-generation Nissan Leaf, with its own front and rear styling, lighting, wheels, and badges. That makes the Leaf the obvious yardstick, and it is cheaper. Nissan prices the 2026 Leaf from $29,990 for the S+ to $38,990 for the Platinum+, with a $1,575 destination charge, and every version uses a 75-kWh pack.
The gap at the bottom is $7,755. Against the mid-level Leaf SV+ at $34,230, it shrinks to $3,515, and the base Eclipse Sportback undercuts a Leaf Platinum+ by $1,245. On range, the EPA rates the Leaf at 259 to 303 miles depending on wheels, and Mitsubishi's 282-mile claim lands inside that spread.
Where Mitsubishi does pull ahead is coverage. The Eclipse Sportback gets a 10-year/100,000-mile limited warranty on the powertrain and battery, plus an eight-year/100,000-mile battery capacity warranty and five years or 60,000 miles of basic coverage. Nissan covers the Leaf's battery for eight years or 100,000 miles.
Against the wider market, $39,740 is not a bargain. It would miss our ranking of the 10 cheapest new EVs in America, where the Toyota C-HR SE holds tenth place at $38,675 with destination. The federal EV tax credit expired on September 30, 2025, so there is no $7,500 to take off.
What comes next
The Eclipse Sportback is the first all-new model under Momentum 2030, the plan meant to nearly double Mitsubishi's four-model U.S. lineup. A rugged, off-road-focused version of the Outlander follows in early 2027, and the brand says it intends to return to pickups through its collaboration with Nissan, with no name or timing yet.
Still missing for the EV: an official EPA rating, U.S. power figures, the contents of the Technology Package, and a date for first customer deliveries.
