When I wrote the post about the unveiling of the Mitsubishi Concept-RA on Sunday, I really wanted to follow up on the note I made that the RA doesn't stand for Ralliart (the new version of which was unveiled at the same time) or an Egyptian god, but I couldn't for the life of me remember what the Mitsubishi hosts declared "RA" to mean. I knew I had recorded the description on tape, but there just wasn't time to go back and find that precise moment and check it out. I also guessed you wouldn't be too disappointed if I left that out, so I wrote the post without it. Now that I've had time to go and edit this video together, I was reminded that RA stands for "Road Alive," which I'll admit right now sounds strange to me. Maybe that's why I forget. I mean, considering the RA's Ralliart ties, why not just call this diesel concept an evolution of that car?

Anyway, we've got some video of the car in action (as it were), slowly rotating on the stage and quietly opening its doors. It's a fun little clip for a fun-looking little car.

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Mitsubishi has just released sketches of the concept coupe they will be showing at the January's Detroit Auto Show that looks set to take the best of the original Eclipse, the Audi R10 and the latest Evo X. Like so many other cars, the Eclipse has grown progressively larger and heavier with each generation. The Concept-RA looks set to return to its more sprightly roots with a lightweight aluminum space frame and plastic resin body panels.

Under the hood, the Concept-RA will feature a new 2.2L turbodiesel four cylinder that meets Tier2 Bin5 standards while generating 204 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque. Transmitting all that force to ground will be a torque vectoring all-wheel-drive system sourced from the latest Evo X that debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show including the dual clutch transmission. More details are in the Mitsubishi press release after the jump.

[Source: Mitsubishi]