A redesigned Diamante may arrive for 2006 if all goes well for Mitsubishi Motors in Japan over the next couple of years. Right now, that's a big if. The automaker has been in recovery mode the past several years, wracked by scandals, disappointing sales and surging deficits. DaimlerChrysler, which has a controlling interest in Mitsubishi, has sent in new managers and piles of cash, but there's still no sign of a turnaround, and that could affect plans for future Mitsubishi models. Assuming there is a next Diamante, it would likely be a stretched version of the latest Galant, built on the same "Project America" midsize platform. Dimensions and styling would differ, of course, and an uprated Galant V6 seems likely too. Though Project America was conceived as a flexible basis for several U.S.-built Mitsubishi models, there's talk of Diamante production remaining in Australia rather than being transferred to the Illinois plant that builds Galants and the platform-sharing Endeavor SUV. All in all, the Mitsubishi story these days is a real potboiler, so keep checking back with us.