A New 400-HP Mitsubishi EV Is Coming, But It Won't Be Made by Nissan

Mitsubishi’s EV Plans

Last year, Mitsubishi said its electric comeback would lean on Nissan, so most people expected future EVs to share Alliance hardware. That still looks likely for North America, but things are playing out differently in Australia. Mitsubishi’s first new EV for the Land Down Under in 15 years reportedly won’t use Nissan tech. Instead, it’s based on a model from Foxtron, the car division of Foxconn.

Foxconn, the company that assembles iPhones, just launched the Bria EV in Taiwan. That’s the car Mitsubishi is expected to use as the base for its new electric hatchback in Australia, according to Drive. What’s not clear is if this Foxtron-based EV is also headed for North America, or if we’ll get something different. It looks like Mitsubishi is shaping its EV plans to fit each market, depending on what makes sense for cost, rules, and timing.

Hot-Hatch Power

If Mitsubishi keeps most of the Bria’s hardware, the specs are promising. Base models get a single rear motor with about 229 horsepower, good for a claimed 0-62 mph in 6.8 seconds. That’s already quicker than a lot of mainstream compact EVs.

The real attention-grabber is the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive version. With about 400 horsepower, it’s said to do 0-62 mph in just 3.9 seconds, which puts it right in hot-hatch territory.

Every version uses a 57.5 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery. Foxtron claims up to 321 miles of range on the generous NEDC cycle for rear-drive models, but expect more like 260 to 270 miles by EPA standards. All-wheel-drive versions will likely get a bit less.

DC fast charging tops out at 134 kW, so you can go from 10 to 80 percent in about half an hour. The car is heavy for its class, at around 4,450 pounds, so getting the suspension and steering right will matter even more.

Which Mitsubishi EV Will America Get?

The Bria looks a lot like Foxtron’s Model B concept, with clean lines, full-width lights, flush door handles, and aero details. Pininfarina did the styling, but Mitsubishi could add its own design cues; it’s not clear how much will change.

Australia will reportedly see this EV in the second half of 2026. For the US and Canada, things are still up in the air. Mitsubishi hasn’t said if this Foxtron-based model is coming here, or if we’ll get a Nissan-based EV instead. Right now, the Bria-based car looks like just one piece of a bigger, still-changing EV plan.

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