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The Euro-built Mitsubishi ASX will share its non-hybrid turbo-petrol four-cylinder with the Renault Captur when it arrives in Australia this year.
More Australian details on the European-sourced 2026 Mitsubishi ASX small SUV have been confirmed ahead of its launch by the end of the year.
Government approval documents confirm the new ASX – an identical twin to the Spanish-built Renault Captur – will launch in Australia with a 1.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine, without mild-hybrid or full-hybrid systems increasingly found in rival models.
Familiar to the current Renault Captur in Australia, the 1.3-litre turbo-petrol develops 113kW and 270Nm, and is matched to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
While it is more powerful than the 110kW/197Nm 2.0-litre non-turbo four-cylinder petrol found in most current ASX variants, it is down on power compared to the 123kW 2.4-litre non-turbo available in the GSR and Exceed, though it delivers more torque than the 2.4-litre's 222Nm.
In pre-facelift guise, a 1.3-litre turbo Renault Captur had a combined fuel consumption of 6.6 litres per 100 kilometres in Australia, down from 7.6L/100km for a 2.0-litre ASX automatic and 7.9L/100km for a 2.4-litre ASX.
Overseas, the ASX is available with a Renault-sourced full-hybrid system to further cut fuel use, based around a 1.6-litre non-turbo four-cylinder engine, while the 1.3-litre turbo is offered with mild-hybrid technology.
When it launches in Australia later this year, the new ASX is expected to be offered in three variants: LS, Aspire and Exceed.
The documents confirm the LS will feature 17-inch alloy wheels, while the Aspire and Exceed will upgrade to 18-inch items.
New stock of the existing Mitsubishi ASX, which dates back to 2010, has started to dwindle in Australia, with minimal examples of the most-affordable GS and ES grades remaining on dealer lots.
Pricing for the new model is likely to start above $30,000 before on-road costs, as the current ASX LS with a CVT automatic costs $30,490.
Mitsubishi Australia CEO Shaun Westcott told Drive in April the incoming ASX will be "more expensive" than the current, Japanese-built version.
"If you look at the product, the quantity of the finish, and the premiumness of that product, inevitably it's going to be more expensive," Westcott said.
"But it's still going to be good value for money for what you're going to get.
"What we are not playing in … [is] cheap. When in the past people used to talk about Mitsubishi as a value for money brand, that was done in the negative sense that we were cheap; cheap and cheerful.
"We are still a value-for-money brand. We will still be a volume brand, but with a more premium product, and this product is a more premium product in every sense. And yes, it will inevitably cost more."
Standard equipment in the 2026 ASX could include a 10.4-inch infotainment touchscreen, a six-speaker audio system, a 7-inch instrument cluster display, keyless entry and start, cloth trim, climate control, and key active safety features.
Based on its European specifications, the higher grades are likely to add a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, a nine-speaker Harman Kardon audio system, leather upholstery, a 360-degree camera, adaptive cruise control, heated front seats, and a wireless smartphone charger.
Production of the outgoing Mitsubishi ASX ended for the Australian market in December 2024 along with the Eclipse Cross and Pajero Sport, as they do not meet the requirements of the autonomous emergency braking (AEB) mandate introduced on March 1, 2025.
Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.
