1 May 1979
A five-speed manual gearbox, square headlights, revised tail-lights, plastic bumpers and some cabin trim changes sum up the LC Lancer, now sold only in Liftback form (ahead of the RA Colt series hatchback that was planned for local release in 1980).
However strong sales from the larger Sigma-based Scorpion range and a new Celica model saw the Lancer’s popularity sag.