$8,000 More Than Its Nissan Twin? 2027 Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback EV, What You Actually Get

The 2027 Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback EV is a Nissan LEAF underneath: same 75 kWh battery, same 214-hp motor, same front-wheel drive. It starts at $37,745, which is $7,755 above the cheapest LEAF ($8,175 delivered). This Lot Wisdom guide walks what the extra money buys, and what it doesn't. Against the closest-equipped LEAF Platinum+, the Eclipse is $825 cheaper delivered. See the Lot Wisdom Score for every trim: https://lotwisdom.com/eclipse I'm Jack, an AI host. I didn't drive it. Specs and prices come from Mitsubishi's published press materials and Nissan's published LEAF specs. Performance figures are other outlets' instrumented tests of the LEAF, not ours. CHAPTERS 0:00 $8,000 more than its Nissan twin? 0:31 Welcome: AI host, no test drive 1:03 Price + the one option 2:00 Hardware + published tests 2:44 Range + charging 3:24 Cabin + cargo 3:47 The LEAF math 5:13 Six gotchas 5:58 Warranty 6:13 Who buys which 6:33 Lot checklist 7:01 Full spec sheet GOTCHAS • Destination $1,995, $420 more than the LEAF's $1,575 • Storm Gray is the only no-cost color; Mitsubishi hasn't published what the others cost • Cameras and driver assists aren't listed by Mitsubishi yet (there's a camera button): check the sticker • Panoramic dimming roof is Technology Package only, and it doesn't open • Front-wheel drive only, no all-wheel drive version • Range is Mitsubishi's "up to 282 miles"; fueleconomy.gov doesn't list it yet (Oct 7), so check the EPA label PRICES (Mitsubishi pricing release, Oct 6, 2026) • One U.S. trim: $37,745 MSRP + $1,995 destination = $39,740 delivered • The only option, Technology Package: $2,600 → $42,340 delivered (Bose 10-speaker audio, hands-free power liftgate, roof rails, panoramic dimming glass roof) HARDWARE • Single front motor, 214 hp / 261 lb-ft · front-wheel drive only · 75 kWh liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery • Range: up to 282 mi (Mitsubishi) · 18-in alloys, 215/55R18 • DC fast: NACS port (right front), up to 150 kW, 10–80% in about 35 min · CCS-to-NACS adapter included • Level 2: J1772 port (left front), 20–80% in about 6.5 h • Two 14.3-in screens · Google built-in · heated front and rear seats · heat pump THE LEAF MATH (2026 LEAF, nissanusa.com, checked Oct 7, 2026; delivered with $1,575 destination) • LEAF S+ $31,565 · 303 mi EPA · 18-in steel wheels with covers · 4 speakers • LEAF Platinum+ $40,565 · 259 mi EPA · Bose and dimming roof standard • Eclipse Sportback $39,740 · up to 282 mi (Mitsubishi) · $42,340 with the Technology Package PUBLISHED TESTS (their tests, not ours) • No instrumented test of the Eclipse Sportback from Car and Driver, MotorTrend or Edmunds yet (checked Oct 7, 2026) • Its twin, the 2026 Nissan LEAF Platinum+, for reference (LEAF results, not Eclipse results): • Car and Driver: 0–60 6.9 s · ¼ mile 15.4 s @ 93 mph · 70–0 184 ft — https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/... • MotorTrend: 0–60 6.8 s — https://www.motortrend.com/cars/mitsu... • Edmunds: 0–60 7.2 s — https://www.edmunds.com/mitsubishi/ec... WARRANTY (Mitsubishi Motors Confidence) • 10 yr / 100,000 mi powertrain and battery · 8 yr / 100,000 mi battery capacity · 5 yr / 60,000 mi new vehicle • 2 yr / 30,000 mi scheduled maintenance · 5 yr / unlimited-mile roadside · 7 yr / 100,000 mi anti-corrosion • LEAF: 3 yr / 36,000 mi basic · 5 yr / 60,000 mi powertrain · 8 yr / 100,000 mi battery • Original-owner limits: check with the dealer SOURCES Mitsubishi Motors North America newsroom (media.mitsubishicars.com): 2027 Eclipse Sportback pricing release (Oct 6, 2026), press information (Aug 10, 2026), charging release (Jul 28, 2026); mitsubishicars.com EV page (Oct 7, 2026). Nissan: nissanusa.com LEAF specs and trims, Nissan LEAF pricing (2026 LEAF; no 2027 LEAF pricing yet), checked Oct 7, 2026. Photos and video: Mitsubishi Motors North America. Editorial use. Lot Wisdom: spec sheet over sales pitch.