Fourth generation

Fourth Generation

Production	1988–1992
Body style(s)	3-door hatchback 4-door sedan 5-door hatchback
Layout	Front engine, front-/four-wheel drive
Platform	C61A–C65A
Wheelbase	2,455 mm (96.7 in)
Related	Mitsubishi Mirage Mitsubishi Chariot/Space Wagon/Expo Dodge/Plymouth Colt Eagle Summit Eagle Vista
Designer	Masaru Furukawa (design) Yasukichi Akamatsu (engineering)[4]

In 1988, a more aerodynamic-looking Lancer was launched, following the shape of the Galant. A five-door hatchback was added to the range. The Mirage and Lancer nomenclature continued. The station wagon continued on the old platform and shape, as did, in some markets, a five-door version of the Mirage. In Australia, all models were sold as the Mitsubishi Lancer, initially designated as the CA series and from 1990 as the CB. By that time, the Lancer name was shared with the Dodge Lancer sold in North America. The sedan was sold as the Mirage Aspire in Japan.
In some markets a 'van' model was produced, being the three-door hatchback without rear side windows (attracting a reduced sales tax in the Dutch market).
In the Philippines, the fourth generation lancer is also known as "Lancer singkit". "Singkit" is a Tagalog word that describes the typical almond-shape that the epicanthic fold gives the eyes of East Asians. It is a reference to the shape of the headlamps and turn signals which taper at the sides. The headlamps of the previous generation were rectangular in comparison.