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Press photos Final Edition
The pre-production model was built for this purpose, to look good at the presentation.

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My thoughts on the pre-production model from the USA – US0000
White turns to black.... The beginning is inextricably linked to the end…. I bought my Lancer back in 2009 (2008 model year), one of the first models in Austria. This Mitsubishi has always been my dream car, ever since I first saw it in a car magazine. And it still is. That's why it hurt all the more when the 10th generation Lancer series came to an end. That was 10 years ago now. At that time, I also became aware in Austria that the Final Edition was being built, but since
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The scrapping
Authorities in the USA ordered Mitsubishi North America to scrap the pre-production model of the Final Edition. The series was introduced in 2015, and the car was scrapped in 2019. It had managed to remain hidden at Mitsubishi North America for a considerable amount of time. Why was it scrapped? Since pre-production models were built solely for presentation purposes, they do not have a chassis number stamped on them. Therefore, all pre-production models built in the USA will

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